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Reviews of Inno Hostel & Pub Lounge Hongdae

2 out of 5
Inno Hostel & Pub Lounge Hongdae
37-7, World Cup-ro 8-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Seoul

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 127 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 127 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 127 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 127 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 127 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Tanish

Liked: Staff & service
Gets the job done, nothing stellar, but worth it for solo travelers!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Jimmy

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to meet other fellow travellers but I should have just stayed at my other hostel in Myeongdong for the whole time given the place is far from the main places I wanted to go to, and costs roughly the same. This place doesn't have an elevator so if you have heavy luggage you'll be dragging it up some stairs. It's quite dirty and there is a gap under the cabin curtains so no complete privacy. There was also a sock left hanging on top of the curtain, presumably from the previous guest that slept in my bed. If you have an upper bed, the wooden stairs are slightly broken on the side so there's risk of getting splinters if you're not careful. Powerpoints are indented so any big bulky travel adapter you have won't fit, and you'll have to buy a small one that can accommodate for your big adapter at reception. There are also no lockers for your belongings. To get a towel you had to pay a rental fee. The shower facilities weren't that great, with things broken. Check-in was also quite slow, as I waited 30 minutes in line. Recommend you leave your luggage at the reception area and go do whatever you need to do and come back later when you're free. Owner was also openly vaping in the building.

8/10 Good

Eunjin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It wasn't too bad. But While I was sleeping, some people were noisy outside the room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

R, Auckland, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Close to transport & relatively clean
About 10minute walking distance to the nearest metro station. It’s not spotless, but relatively clean. The Lounge did have a bit of a smell situation going on. Our stay was quiet as not many guests were occupying anyways.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for the price
The hostel was really empty when I stayed there. I was the only one staying in a 6-bed room which was nice but it would have also been nice to meet people. The staff were to themselves so didn't really get to meet them. The bar area is fine but everything was pricey. BATHROOMS WERE GROSS. Mold was growing everywhere and the beds had hair all over them, walls had snot, and there were mosquitos. As said in the title, this was a good price for the place but the location of the hostel was a bit creepy to walk to in the middle of the night. Not angry just not sure how to feel of it.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location, walking proximity to Hongdae
Shared the room with with 5 other guests, making it slightly cramped. The breakfast they provide is toast with spread, anything else such as coffee or tea is chargeable. While it is not the cheapest hostel, it is located in a convenient location, walking proximity to Hongdae.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really enjoyed my stay there! The staff are really nice, friendly and helpful. The pub is good though! Location of the hostel is pretty convenient, it is near hapjeong station and in walking distance to hongdae. But the hostel is a bit difficult to find at first time, anyway, google map will help. I would probably stay here again if i go Seoul next time!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Justine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it!
Had so much fun staying here meeting lots of nice people and staff. Was travelling solo but made some new friends staying here, its at a great location close to Hongdae and the subway. When I plan my next trip to South Korea i am definetly want to come back to Inno Hostel and Pub.

10/10 Excellent

Louie, Las Vegas, NV.

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Place to Stay
I stayed for a week and had a great time. The owner was very nice and his staff were great! The location was far from the tourists places but you can easily figure out how to get there by subway. Hongdae is also walking distance from this hostel where you can experience the nightlife. There is a market close by called Mapjeong where you can enjoy local food. Mapo Dumpling is close and it is open 24 hours with $3 ramen soup to cure your hangover. It is across Tous Les Jours which is also a great place to relax with coffee and pastries.

8/10 Good

Jade, SG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to train station
Abit of walk from Hapjeong train station. But from there there is lot of bars and food options in hapjeong and just one station from hongdae. U can walk to hongdae even.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hostel
The staff were very kind. The room I stayed in was fairly clean. But it had a little vanity in it and when I opened it, it was filled with dead bugs. The stairs were fairly steep but thankfully a staff member helped me carry my luggage up to the highest floor where I stayed. In the morning there was a terribly annoying ringing sound like a cellphone alarm that went on for 3 hours! I can heard the people in the other rooms complaining about it too. I was unable to have breakfast because the staff couldn't find the food! We just had water. One guest got pretty upset and left the place in an angry state. I had to check out early but the check out area was locked so I had to leave my key in the room.

2/10 Terrible

Daniel, Sydney

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty Average
This hostel is located close to Hongdae and convenient to public transport but if you are thinking about the single room your money is better spent elsewhere. Perhaps the dorms are better value as there are plenty of good reviews but the single room is very disappointing. Although this is a hostel the pricing for a single room is similar to that of many of the local 4 star hotels, however the service and amenities do not come close. There are very steep stairs and if you have more luggage than a backpack getting up to your room is quite a workout. The front desk is closed between 10am and 3pm and I found the staff quite rude even when the desk was open. If you need to speak to the manager he is there only on Fridays so good luck with that too. We booked for 8 nights but only stayed for 3. They have a very strict cancellation policy so we chalked those extra 5 nights up as a lesson in being more selective for the future. But I hope this review is helpful to anyone else looking to stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
friendly vibe, great value for money.
Great staff, busy place with a home feeling to it, professional service that would go the extra mile when they can. Definitely recommended, great value for money.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good budget stay in a friendly hostel
My stay was really fine. Staff were friendly and accommodating, service was good, rooms were small, but with a great value for money overall. Recommended for a budget stay in town.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loud hostel and not clean.
Hard to sleep with people talking in the hallway & going up and down the stairs. Breakfast is just toast & jam. If you want coffee you have to pay. It was not clean. No housekeeping.

10/10 Excellent

MITSUGI, 沖縄

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good stay to enjoy !
It was very good to stay here. also my family enjoyed this stay. especially the pub and guests is good! I prefer to stay here next time too!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

10/10 Excellent

Joe, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great decor, nice interior design, homey
felt like i was in a kdrama sometimes while i was eating breakfast

10/10 Excellent

Mohammad, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Loveable

6/10 Okay

KO

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

8/10 Good

Karin

Nice food!

8/10 Good

Karissa A, Maine, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the best hostels I've experienced in Korea
I recommend having the address on hand to give to a taxi driver, as it's difficult to find by yourself. I stayed in the womens' dorm, and I liked that each bed had curtains and a lamp, both to keep out unwanted light when you're sleeping and to keep your lamp from disturbing others. All doors have a code that you will get upon check-in. Your stay includes free toast and Americano, but if you want to upgrade to waffles like I did, it's less than $4000. The womens' dorm has a powder room with 2 private shower stalls and 1 shared BR. There's a hair dryer as well.

6/10 Okay

Joungei

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

RYUTA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
過ごしやすかったです！
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Yui

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Natsumi

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
人は優しかったけどクリーンな感じではない
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Chisato

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
awsome bar on the first floor
The hotel was sooo amazing place to meet up new people including locals because it has awsome bar on the first floor. The host is really funny and welcoming guy who helps backpaers with his best. 5 stars rated. come and see
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
다좋았는데 10시가 넘어도 리셉션이 안열리네요 다들어디갔지
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
カプセルホテル型の寝床ですが、清潔感がありました。寝床にはライト、鏡、貴重品入れがありました。それぞれの寝床はカーテンで閉じれるので、目線を気にせず落ち着いて寝れました。隣の人の動く音が聞こえるほどの防音なので、こちらも音はだせません。お店の方の雰囲気がとても良かったです。ドライヤーやシャワー、洗濯機などもしっかりありました。コスパはとても高いと思います。また利用させていただきます。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

yu-hsi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Charles, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel !!!!!! Near the subway station around 5 mins by walk. It is good place for backpacker
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
펍라운지가있어좋았고...시설이다좋긴했는데샤워하러갈때 실내화가없다보니 좀....불편하긴했어요 운동화신고 샤워장가거나 맨발로가거나둘중하나였으니까..실내화없다는거말고난 다좋았어요!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It’s close to metro and the staff are nice. The room is on the 1st floor but that’s fine for me.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

boram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
잘 다녀갑니다.
깔끔하고 잘 정돈되어 있고요. 타월은 1000원의 추가 요금을 내고 빌릴 수 있습니다.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great! Nice staff and comfortable room
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
ホンデイックとハップジョン頑張れば歩ける間にある土地で、静かなところに位置するホテル。カフェも多くて充実。すぐ近くに有名なミシュランのお店もありました。
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Yeonha

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
사장님 친절해요~^^
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
シングル利用 ・弘大入口と新村から緑の09番バス利用で、ホステル至近にバス停あり ・コンビニは徒歩圏内 ・シングルは3Fで、テラスに面して部屋の入口があるので迷った ・外からの鍵は1万wのデポジットで借りるが、借りない場合はチェックアウトの手続き不要。内側からは鍵がかかる ・部屋は冷暖房のみ、Wi-Fiは速い ・部屋の壁が薄い ・トイレ、シャワーは男女別。清潔感はイマイチ 1泊3000以下なら次回以降利用するか検討。 ただし1泊が限度。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
アイロンが置いてあったのがすごく助かりました！いい出会いがたくさんできる宿泊施設だと思います☺︎ただ場所が少しわかりにくく、いただいた地図通りに行っても着きませんでした（ ｉ _ ｉ ）
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Tamura, Japan tokyo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
立地は良いが設備や清潔感は悪い
女2人旅で3泊4日利用しました。 従業員の接遇は良かったです。共有の風呂場は髪の毛だらけで水圧がとても悪く、湯が出たり出なかったりの繰り返しで12月に行ったのですがとても大変でした。トイレは毎回紙詰まりが起きていて、流すと排水溝からトイレの水が溢れていました。寝床は男女共学の8人部屋だったのですが、ゴミだらけで帰国の際には身体に湿疹のようなものがいくつかできており、ダニがついていたんだと思います。 男一人旅で予算重視の方には最適ですが、女性の方にはオススメできません。
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
１人旅でダブル（シャワー・トイレ付きの部屋）でした。清潔感はあまりありません。アジアバックパッカーの為のゲストハウスとゆう感じです。隣の部屋の話声も聞こえます。部屋も清潔ではないのと床の素材の関係で裸足では歩けません。スリッパ必須です。スリッパは備えてありますので持参しなくて大丈夫です。今までホテルしか泊まったことがない方は苦痛かと思います。 しかし、一階にバーがあるので、１人旅の私はそこでビールを飲むことが出来、とても便利でしたし、スタッフの方々も親切です。夜、サービスでお酒をくれたことは嬉しかったです。昼間はとても可愛いゴールデンレトリィバァのイノ（名前）がフロント兼バーに居ます。人懐っこく可愛いくて癒やされました。 場所は合井駅から歩いて10分程度。大通りから中に入り静かな場所にあります。駅までの道のりは急ではないですが長い坂になっています。到着する日は下り坂なので歩きやすいですが、帰りは上り坂です。 とはいえ、10分歩けば駅、合井・上水の繁華街の入口なので便利です。最近話題の望遠洞も歩いて行けます。
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
j'ai pas payer trop cher donc c'est bien
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

ジミー, 東京

Liked: Staff & service
静かな住宅地にあるパブ併設のホステル
駅から5分ほどの静かな住宅地の中にあります。周辺の治安は良さそうでした。エk近くに大きなショッピングもーるもあります。3階のシングルルームでしたが、ベットだけぐらいの広さです。壁がうすく隣の音がかなりはっきり聞こえます。1階のpubの音は聞こえませんでした。共同シャワーもありますが、チムジルバンに行ったので使いませんでした。スタッフも丁寧でいい感じでした。
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Te basaal
Onhandig hostel (twee toegangsdeuren met codes) zeer kaal hokje met een bed (met een matrasje van 10cm op zijnhoogst) en een tafeltje. Niks aan de muren, niets op de vloer. Wel zeer behulpzaam personeel (dat prima hielp om een hotel voor mij te vinden).
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017