Star Hostel Dongdaemun Suite

Close to metro and grocery store and a lot of restaurants nearby

Disappointed with this hostel..since we dont have the choice to book other hotels because its a day before our trip, because we have problems with the agency who was supposed to booked everything for us, so this was actually a last minute booking for us and since most of the hotels were fully booked already we end up with this hostel...photos from the booking.com was far different from the actual..there was NO elevator we were in 4th floor so imagine our struggle everyday to go up and down..the towels were too small to use when taking a bath so i suggest u bring ur own bath towel..the staff is not always in the reception area and it seems she is the only staff there we stayed for 4 days 3 nights and i never saw anybody but her.she is always grumpy..in this hostel its like ur a prisoner you cant eat in the room you have to go down to the cafeteria to have your food there, and for us who is in 4th floor its not ideal to go up and down jz to eat our food there,you need to cooked your own breakfast they wil provide u with eggs , coffee tea bread etc but its all DIY,you need to wash your own plates, cups etc so basically it’s like staying in your own house where you do everything. There is no cleaning service in our room from the time we arrived til the day we check out the room was not cleaned by the staff.and when we check out of the hotel the receptionist is very strict that at exactly 11am you need to leave the room without any consideration to think we check in at 8pm on our first day..this area is in red light district so its surrounded by a lot of restaurants and establishments...the area is narrow but so far is safe..atleast from the time we stayed there..the only thing i see that is good in this area is that its close to metro station and close to grocery but thats about it..this hostel for me is jz a place to sleep other than that i didnt enjoy most of my time in this place.i wouldnt recommend this place esp to families...

The lady at the front desk was unfriendly and extremely rude. She was never at the desk for any help, never smiled, no greetings. Guests are not allowed to eat/drink in the room, not even dry snacks! She gave me a long lecture on my 2nd night for keeping food in the room claiming that I spilled tomato sauce on the bedsheet and that she needs to clean the sheet twice to remove the stain. First of all, there was no tomato sauce in the room. Secondly I checked in at 1am the night before after flying for 11+ hours. I grabbed some snacks on my way to the hostel not knowing the policy. She neither asked me if I was tired nor cared as a host. I was not even aware that I can't eat/drink in the room. She was of no help with the trip itinerary. Didn't meet a single person at the dining hall. If you want to stay right next to a train station with absolutely zero comfort in the room that you paid for, go for this hostel. I would not recommend this hostel to anyone.

Behavior of the front desk lady was extremely rude, no food/drink policy in the room, no chance of meeting new people.