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Yakorea Hostel Itaewon

2.0 star property
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Exterior
Interior detail
Reception
Breakfast area

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
16 13 Hangang Daero 62Na Gil, Seoul, ICN, 4382
  • War Memorial of Korea
    6 min walk
  • U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan
    11 min walk
  • Itawon Street
    15 min walk
  • Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.)
    42 min drive

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Twin Private Room

  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Bunk Twin Private Room

  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Single Private Room

Single Private Room

  • 13 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Private Room

Double Private Room

  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Seoul

With a stay at Yakorea Hostel Itaewon in Seoul (Yongsan-gu), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Namdaemun Market and Myeongdong Street. .This hostel is 8.6 mi (13.9 km) from Lotte World and 9 mi (14.5 km) from Lotte World Tower.
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What's nearby

  • Lotte Outlets Seoul Station - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • N Seoul Tower - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Namdaemun Market - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • National Museum of Korea - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Myeongdong Street - 4 min drive - 4.0 km

Getting around

  • Samgakji Station - 4 min walk
  • Seoul Station - 6 min drive
  • Gimpo Intl. Airport (GMP) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪봉산집 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪신의주부대찌개 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪주사부 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪원대구탕 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪대원식당 - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Yakorea Hostel Itaewon

Hostel in Seoul, near Namdaemun Market
Yakorea Hostel Itaewon offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with washers/dryers and complimentary bottled water. 25-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators, microwaves, and rice cookers are provided. Bathrooms include showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Seoul hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply).

Make yourself at home in one of the 17 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include wireless internet access (surcharge) and tour/ticket assistance.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Limited parking is available onsite.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)

Parking and public transport

  • Limited on-site parking

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Washer/dryer

Guest services

  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 25-inch LCD TV
  • TV channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Rice cooker
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Slippers
  • Washer and dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: KRW 10000

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: KRW 10000 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

SunCity Hostel Seoul
SunCity Seoul
YaKorea Hostel Itaewon
YaKorea Hostel
YaKorea Itaewon
YaKorea
Yakorea Hostel Itaewon Seoul
Yakorea Hostel Itaewon Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Yakorea Hostel Itaewon Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Seoul

Yakorea Hostel Itaewon Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 105 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 224 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I have stayed here before, I will stay again. Basic accommodations at a reasonable price with friendly and accommodating staff. You can't ask for more.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Strategic Plaxe
The hostel location is very strategic. Staff is very helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

julius , australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst accommodation I have never met in my life
1. Lots of mosquito are dead on the wall with blood disgusting! 2. Beds are not beds. Like stones not comfortable 3. Bathroom, washing basin is terrible. Dirty water drop straight to floor also yakky smell is coming up. 4. If fire is up, no exit. Everybody will be dead. Window is blocked by steel bar and just one access to downstairs. So dangerous. 5. Environment beside building is no good as well. Messy spoooky
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

vin

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Close to subway station and convenience store. Some eateries nearby. Johnny is helpful. There is laundry service available and that is great.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Okay
The drain was very strange - everything from the sink drained in the opposite direction across the floor, so you basically had to step in it to get around the bathroom. The pillows had stains all over it, which was a bit unpleasant. Location was very convenient as it is close to the war memorial as well as the subway. Check in and out was a breeze.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lean and Comfortable Great staff
I have lived in Korea for two years and usually when in the Itaewan area I stay here.But, if you want good wifi or TV with good English channels and a good shower, you might want to look elsewhere. Its all personal preference. One thing that does stand out here is the staff. ALWAYS friendly and helpful. There is a girl there, I think her name was Sandra, who went way out of her way to help me locate a place I wanted to see. Not too many would have done that. Another girl there, from Taiwan, who also speaks great English along with Sandra, is very friendly and helpful. So, it really is what you what at the time. I do stay elsewhere when I plan on relaxing and using the wifi a lot. Its very clean and quiet and I'm sure you will like it there even with the pitfalls.

10/10 Excellent

edna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice staff and good location
It was such a very nice vacation spent in this hostel. The following staff, johnny, hanna and angela were very friendly and accommodating. The place is equipped with microwave, refrigerator, stove, rice cooker - simply anything you can see in the kitchen, they have it and you can use it. The room is very clean. The place is very convenient and close to subway. It was AWESOME...We will come back to this place and I will recommend it to my fellow airline employees.

8/10 Good

Allen C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little budget spot
Stephanie and Mike were great. The place is a little older but fairly clean. There is a bit of mold here and there. But all in all it was very suitable. The single room was perfectly proportioned and had everything that I needed, though I think some hooks in the entrance of the room and a little stool would be nice additions. The 10 minute walk to Itaewon was refreshing and there is a direct bus if you are feeling a little lazy. Close to the subway with easy access to everywhere.

8/10 Good

Anne, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice host
Near to train station, very convenience to travel anywhere. I got free room upgraded by the host. They are friendly and very helpful. Good place with reasonable price.

8/10 Good

Fenny

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!!
Stayed at YaKorea over the holiday last week. It was a fantastic experience. The staff was very friendly and helpful throughout my stay. Any information you need they are more than willing to help. The area is also great with many restaurants/things to do. Will definitely come here again when I make a trip to Seoul. I recommend it to anyone who wants to stay kana great part of Seoul and feels like exploring their area.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

SUHAIMI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very convenient and many extra service.
It is very good and nice place to rest after long days travelling and sightseeing. Feeling like own home.

8/10 Good

Aris, Gwangju, Korea

Liked: Cleanliness
Clean Hotel near Subway Station
The hotel is clean, easy to find, and close to subway station.. but the facility is little bit old, but acceptable..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You"ll Stay Here Again
The hotel is in the area of Itaewon where there is a lot of western shopping and western food along with the usual Korean. Safe area and good night life if that's what you enjoy. The hotel is in a great location for the subway. It's literally a two minute walk. The hotel staff speaks great English and are very helpful.I have been in Korea over a year and have stayed at different places along the way. I always come back to this hotel due to the subway location,a comfortable place to stay, and a great staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
My flight arrived late, I called ahead, and they were kind enough to accommodate my late arrival. It's a budget hostel and a value. I would consider it if I was passing through again.

6/10 Okay

John, Baltimore

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ya it was pretty decent!
Modest place but clean and well run by the staff. I'll stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

David, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, great staff
Great place to stay! It was exactly what I was looking for - wonderful location, clean, secure, and very good price. The staff was friendly and helpful and answered my questions. I would choose to stay here again.

4/10 Poor

Rebecca, Suwon

Disliked: Cleanliness
Sleep, but don't shower here.
I stayed in this hotel a few months back when I was in Seoul. I don't think the bathroom has been cleaned since then. There was mold, mildew, and crud everywhere.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

CJ, Daejeon, South Korea

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location near subway
My overall experience was good. I was a bit uneasy arriving to the check in counter as the facility is located behind other buildings, in an alleyway. While it’s ok during the day, it’s a bit unnerving at night. Scott at the check in counter was super friendly, spoke phenomenal English and even helped me order some food. The room was decent. The only thing I was disappointed with were the sheets on my bed. They were soiled. The shower was great! In the end, you get what you pay for.

2/10 Terrible

Alana, Canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Surprisingly bad, given other reviews
I always spend a lot of time combing through reviews before booking anything, so I was honestly quite surprised at the condition of this hostel. From what I can understand there's been a change in ownership recently and they're in the middle of renovations. Our bathroom was half painted and had very strong fumes. Sink was dirty. Toilet had paint poured in it at some point. Toilet didn't flush properly. Staff was disorganised but provided a pleasant breakfast. I would have preferred a "cook it yourself" breakfast and had staff spend time tidying up common area.

4/10 Poor

Marc, Canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No heating even in sub-zero temperatures...
The location is excellent, near Samgakji subway station, the room was of a decent size for that budget-range in South Korea, bathroom small but functional, wi-fi and TV functioning. We were informed that they no longer provided breakfast, regardless of my reservation form stating that it was included, and two days later started offering breakfast at 4000KRW per person. They told my wife a fable about the name having changed to YaKorea but very recently, though I booked it months in advance and remember clearly having seen that hostel when I booked at another hotel at the end of last year. Worst of all, even on the coldest nights, they just told me that they couldn't provide any heating, with no apologies. In similar temperatures, I was much warmer in a one-star Nepali hotel... The room is only cleaned on demand, and that doesn't mean that they'll think of refurbishing the announced free toiletries, or even toilet paper... The attitude of the staff is unprofessional, and they are ignorant of even such major touristic attractions as the Korean Folk Village. Though the area is quiet, they did have a few parties late at night, and once they even did the laundry at midnight. This was my third time in South Korea, I can't wait to go back there next June, but I'll definitely be staying elsewhere.

4/10 Poor

Yeon

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Zishan, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Get your money's worth
2 mins from Samgakji station exit 13. Front desk made check-in easy (very friendly and spoke English well). Good if you want a private bathroom. Not good if you have lots of luggage because it's on the 3rd floor (Korean), no elevator and the room has barely any space left after the 2 beds and mini fridge. Itaewon is 2 stops away and is technically walk-able if the weather is nice. I recommend for crashing after partying in Itaewon.