Travelodge Dongdaemun Hotel

Great location Sweet staff Excellent breakfast for only about $9 US Quiet rooms- all you need Great shower! Firm bed

Great helpful staff

The rooms were very small and not cleaned. The breakfast was horrible. The only good thing was the staff were helpful and nice.

Very pleasant stay

The hotel was fine for a 3 star hotel. The staff on the desk were very pleasant. The problem was that the rooms are not serviced. I requested mine was cleaned after 3 days but it was never done during the 6 days I was there. Other guests just got frustrated and piled their rubbish outside their room in the corridor for over 4 days.

Very friendly, professional, and accomodating staff. I stayed in a single-bed room (as a solo traveler) for 5 nights. Worked for me as I was out exploring the area most of the time. The hotel is in an excellent location, close to parks and shopping malls. It's also about 15 minutes from Meongdong, which I didn't know upon booking the room. Meongdong is a fun touristy place to walk around and try street food. The single rooms in the hotel are quite compact, so if you are planning to travel with others and/or be inside for lengthy periods, perhaps opt for a larger space. Still, I was very comfortable--bed, bathroom, shower etc. all was well-kept and clean. I also paid for breakfast each morning at a very reasonable price. They offer buffet style with many options. I am vegetarian and was able to get my fill of eggs, fruit...and coffee. I will plan to stay here again when back in the area. Many thanks.

Place is small and they lied to me that it was king beds. After paying and getting to the room it was too small for my children to sleep in the bed and they refused to refund my money. I spoke with the manager and he acknowledged his rep/co worker lied and still he refused to cancel. They kept my money and my children and I had to leave and find somewhere else to stay. They ruined day one of my vacation and robbed my $500 USD

My stay was very good! There were a couple of malls nearby that were about a ten minute walk away. There is also a convenience store right next door. The staff was very nice during my check-in and even helped with my bags when going up to my room.

I stayed at this hotel mainly because of its convenient location — being within walking distance to Myeongdong, Dongdaemun, and Cheonggyecheon. In that regard, the location is excellent. However, the experience overall was disappointing. The hallways had no ventilation at all, so the air was stale and the temperature was uncomfortably hot. The room itself was extremely small. While the air conditioning worked, it was too strong — it actually felt cold, and there was no way to adjust the temperature. There was a laundry room, which was convenient, but for a hotel with over 240 rooms, having only one washer and one dryer was simply not enough. It felt like there was no real consideration for guests’ needs. When I entered my room, I found leftover makeup stains from the previous guest and dirt at the bottom of the trash bin. It was clear that the room hadn’t been cleaned properly. On top of that, the drain near the laundry area smelled terrible, likely because it hadn’t been cleaned in a long time. I stayed here for two nights as a way to slightly cut down on costs during my month-long trip in Europe. But looking back, I wouldn’t stay here again. Even at a similar level, I’d say Toyoko Inn offers a much better experience in terms of cleanliness and guest care. If the ventilation and cleanliness were improved, this hotel could be a good choice given its location. But as it stands, I can’t recommend it if you value space and cleanliness, this may not be the right choice

it was okay, room was missing the toilet paper ,body wash and the ref has the opened/used water bottle still inside

good for a short stay

Overall I had a good stay. For the price, it was a great choice. I think they can improve on keeping the rooms a bit cleaner. My room was dusty on the desk and there was hair on my bed. There were a lot of marks on the wall which made the room look dirtier than it actually was. Also it looked like there was a lobby bar/cafe on Expedia’s pictures, but it was closed the whole time I was there. I may have considered other hotel options if I had known that. The best part by far is the rooftop terrace with great views that is open 24 hours. A great place to bring a group of friends or sit by yourself, have a drink and enjoy city and mountain views of Seoul. The staff were also friendly. In general, a good option if you’re traveling on a budget, but if you have a little extra to spend, you may want to consider other options in Dongdaemun area, especially if offer similar rooftop views.

The rooms are super small. No space for large luggages. Family of 5 - two rooms - struggling with space to move around.

Everything I needed Great location Would stay again

Staff are friendly courteous and helpful. Room was also good for a 3 star hotel

Good location and decent price

Staff were great and very helpful. Unfortunately my room wasn’t very clean and it was small. Yet I enjoyed my stay and it was convenient for a short stay.

We had a pleasant stay at this property. Pros: Close to public transportation, markets and tourist attractions Clean Nice terrace garden Cons: Tiny rooms (though this seems like the norm for Seoul) Breakfast options limited if you have dietary restrictions, staff not aware of what is being served

Great place to stay

Convenient

The room was very clean and spacious. Overall it was a comfortable place to stay. Only drawback was not much choice in terms of restaurants nearby. There's a convenience store next door and the station next door as well, which were all a plus. The hotel has a restaurant which I didnt get to see or try. Overall, good.

Check in was easy. The room was as they advertised and was clean. Staff was friendly and nice.

Room was very small and i had to climb on bed to draw curtains. But bed was comfortable and overall had a good 2 nights stay.

Great for a stay when we had to move from A previous hotel. Room is great, but breakfast buffet can be a lot better.

Thought our room towels and garbage would be done daily.

Rooms were so small

Excellent front desk staff

Great central based hotel with convenience store next door and subway just a 30 second walk

Very convenient location, Room size is quite cramped but there is cool glow-in-the-dark ‘starry night’ wall paper

Need clean! So much dust

The hotel is a decent option for a short stay, especially if you plan to explore the city. While there isn’t much to do in the immediate area, it’s conveniently located near subway stations, making it easy to reach other neighborhoods. The rooms are clean and comfortable, though nothing particularly special. Overall, a good choice for one or two nights if you’re mainly using it as a base for sightseeing.

it was close to the subway and its on the city centre.. everything is accessible

Easy access to shopping, transport and local markets.

Not bad, but the room was very small.

Great location. The temperature settings were uncomfortable but outside of that it was great

My room was uncomfortably hot. Besides that, everything else was fine.

Very convenient for Toegyero or Dongdaemun. Unfortunately, no parking, even for a motorcycle.

Some staff were nice but some were not. Average customer service with no specific uniqueness. Accessing to the subway and site spots was convenient.

It wasn’t what I was expecting. Overall it’s an A-ok place to stay for a single traveler. 2 people is quite tight. Room is quite small literally fits a queen bed with probably 5 inch space between the wall and the bed. Bathroom is spacious enough to shower comfortably. It’s not an ideal size but at least you get to move around comfortably.

The property is in a good location to explore Seoul. However there are a few negatives. There’s only one washing machine for the whole hotel, so we had to use the coin laundry down the road. The gym is very small. We were given a room in which the whole walls had glow in the dark stars all over them, this made it impossible to sleep. The toilet/shower in the room are in a glass cube, with zero privacy. Pretty strange

So and so too tiny I don’t like it.

Breakfast buffet looked good but didn’t taste good. I think the food was prepared off-site then reheated. Truly mediocre

Very small room and not much space to move around

Had a last minute layover in Seoul and most of the hotels were fully booked. Travelodge Dongdaemun is a 5-10 minute walk from the heart of Dongdaemun and a 10-minute walk to Gwangjang Market. If you take transit, it’s a few bus stops or few subway stations away from Myeongdong. Airport limousine bus 6001 has a stop across the street at Baiton Hotel. The staff here are very helpful. The queen room I was assigned to has lots of wear and tear and the glass panel adjacent to the sink wasn’t clean. The room would feel tight for 2 people. There is a Wow Pass machine in the lobby and luggage scale. Overall, I enjoyed my short stay here.

Stay was okay. Good room to get if not spending much time in room. Got the triple single bed room, rooms were small with small window. Arrived late and mostly just used the room to sleep and shower which it did its job. A little overpriced for a one night stay for a small room in my opinion.

Everyone was very friendly and spoke wonderful English. They helped us get a taxi for our trip to Seoul station. Highly recommend!!!!

Nothing only too small room and not kindness

Rude, not foreign friendly staff, dirty rooms. Not for foreigners. We were greeted by a memeber in the middle of the night arrival who was particularly rude, unhelpful and couldnt even confirmed whether we were at the right hotel or not. He was yelling at us to pay foe the taxi, which we intend to, had we known we are at thw right place. The rooms are extremely dirty and unhealthy.

I like the location of this hotel, which is very close to the area's two public markets where there are many options for street food. Very close to subway stations and a major shopping area (Dongdaemun Design Plaza)., with lots of restaurants. Room small but clean. The only down point is the room does not have good noise insulation so we can even hear people next to us coughing. Staff are good in English and quite friendly and polite.

I would highly recommend this hotel . The area of Seoul it is located is close to 3 coffee shops , a cultural park , the subway station ,shopping malls, and dinning options all with in a 5 to 15 min distance via walking . The subway station is literally located outside the doors of the hotel . Down stairs from the hotel is a conscience store with several basic goods and 5-10 min down the street there are several coffee shops. A Starbucks being one of them. The staff were very helpful and patient to help me navigate the city . The laundry was easy to do and cost 3000$ Won. There are also 3 money exchange locations with in walking distance .

They advertise that they have a restaurant in the hotel , they do not , also on check out I handed over one plastic key card the staff were insistent that I need to go back to the room and retrieve the second one otherwise I would be charged !, can not understand the thinking behind this

The location is great you may go to popular places such as Myeondong, hongdea or itewon, the property condition is great but little bit small rooms but it is ok for Seoul, the staff is also very much helpful. I will choose this hotel for the next visit also.

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Perfect hotel and perfect location for the train so you can move around to any place in Korea. Also it’s next to the the stop where you take the bus to go back to the airport

The room that I was in had stains in multiple areas of the carpet.

Very small room, and only made up once every three days, unless you wish to pay an additional fee.

The location of this hotel made access to many sites for exploration. The staff was always available and supportive on obtaining transportation or excursion options. The close proximity to medical help is an added plus. It is an economical place to stay. I will go there again.

Very close to subway stations. Clean, nice view and not far on subway to a range of attractions.

The rooms are a bit small and cramp and no place to hang your clothes. Other than that, it was alright.

As a solo older travel who had mobility limitations this facility made traveling to Seoul enjoyable. The room was adequate and well maintained providing a consistent cleanliness. The breakfast offer was delicious and fullfilling, and the staff was helpful. The staff at the registration desk was always helpful with directions, getting transportation, and providing solutions for unplanned issues. This hotel is very economically worthwhile.

Stated had ocean view, but very obscured and window wasn't clean so you couldn't see out anyway. Room was older and needed some updating. Furniture was clearly a little older. Carpet had multiple small stains, but cream color. Beds were good size and comfortable. Room was clean and a good size. Plenty of natural light, but bathroom lighting wasn't very bright. Pool was very nice and heated. It had a nice view and it was heated. I believe you had to borrow a towel. There was a small restaurant on the rooftop. There were three heated igloos you could either rent for 20,000 for an hour or it was free to use if you ordered food up to 30,000. Food was a bit above average price, no appetizers, a few cocktails and 1 vegetarian option. However, the food was good and had a good presentation. Hotel was a bit away from the downtown area and buses were confusing and slow. Pros: Near ocean, nice rooftop area with enclosed igloo to rent/use nice pool area, clean and good size room Cons: Older room- older appearing furniture, can see some wear and tear, some small stains on carpet, further away from city and no easy public transportation 8/10

Fantastic location. Very small room but adequate. Good facilities and excellent services. Breakfast buffet(need to pay ₩9,900) helped to start the day. Gym was small, and laundromat had only a pair of washer/dryer. Air conditioning worked well, and bed was comfy.

-Rooms had a damp moldy smell, floors were cover in stains. Bed was comfortable. -traveling with a large suit case, no were to place it beside the floor but can not fully slide under the bed. - Couldn’t walk around the bed the way it was positioned in the room. breakfast was good as long as you showed up within the first hour. After that you were lucky to get stuff. But, worth showing up early for.

Good location and good price!!

The air conditioning was broken in the first room and we were a bit cold for the first night, but the staff was very kind and quick with changing rooms for us. The area is very convenient in going around Seoul.

Disappointing experience. The room was dusty, the carpet was full of stains. Not enough room to even hang the clothes as my coat was brushing against the teapot. Breakfast was really sad. Just to give you an idea of the class of this establishment - the sugar for coffee in the breakfast area was in a glass jar from strawberry jam. Pros: close to the center, a small grocery store and fruit stall are right there.

Check in was quick and hassle free. Excellent WiFi and great location. The carpet in the room was extremely stained. We had two single beds and they were really small, however slept well.

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Great place and location for a great price. Safe, clean, modern, comfie

This is a reasonably priced tourist hotel. The staff was excellent. The rooms are small but comfortable.

Great location

The property & room were very good for the price we paid. The room was a bit small, but it was ok for the 2 of us. The front staff were very friendly and extremely helpful during our stay. It is within walking distance of many restaurants & shopping malls & stores. Train line is just outside Travelodge, and the airport bus is just across the street. They have a nice rooftop area with tables that you could sit and enjoy the city scenery. I would recommend

Check-in and received the dirty room. Bed sheet not clean, there is no warm water, especially the toilet is super dirty. Call the lobby to tell that the room are dirty and they said that the house keeping is not working until tomorrow. Also they mention about “if you need your room clean, please call them ahead”. So disappointed when received the room.

Great hotel and modern

We stayed five nights in this hotel in a 'superior room', which is essence, was clean and tidy but somewhat on the very small size; tiny in fact; a bathroom and a bed with not much space between. However, one needs to consider that Dongdaemun is a big tourist area. The staff were very facilitative and overall, we enjoyed out stay.

Very noisy. Not convenient connecting for the public transportation . No restaurants in the hotel

Tucked away between the busy streets of Dongdaemun and Myongdeong, this foreigner friendly hotel sits in the wholesale home building supply district and dried fish market. It’s still very quiet and the hotel rooms have the bare necessities— tv, mini fridge, shower, tea kettle and desk. Subway is 2 block walk and bus stop is 2 block walk. Cafes and restaurants near by.

Great staff. Clean facility.

It was worst experiment.

Nice convenient location. Convenience store is next door, open 24 hours. Room is bit small and working desk is also bit small.

The staff are always willing to help when asked and train station is right out side and a 24 hour food store

Helpful staff

Good. But need clean more washroom

Good. But washroom cleaning is really bed

Easy to access to all interesting spots in Seoul

This hotel could use some updating. It is a perfect hotel.for a traveling student. The beds are comfortable but our room had stained carpet that needed to be replaced. I purchaesd the breakfast package and the food was cold everyday. This hotel was a hit or miss.

Hotel was great and was close to the DPP and metro station. breakfast was basic but good and affordable. the only issue i had was that the room would only get hot. i wasn't able to turn on the AC cool option. i fixed the issue by just turning off the heater and keep the room at what every temp it would stay at. i would stay at this hotel again especially since it was next to a GS25.

Overall staff was good and the room was small yet had the right essentials and ac was adequate. My only issue was the bedding was terrible. Ive been in seoul for 6 years and this was probably in my top 5 worst hotel stays.

Great customer service, they assisted us on any queries and always great us with a smile when we pass by. Albeit the slightly cramped room, it was pretty clean and cosy. Would stay again for the affordability and the convenience to many of the landmarks and places of interest.

Good area, convenient. However it might near to warehouse or wholesale stores so areas around might be different. Value for money. They given us a room at the end of the floor but we have requested to not have that.

The staff was really nice! The room wasn’t as clean as I hoped, but for only sleeping it was good enough.

room was kinda small, but clean. bathroom was nice and view was nice.

Very close walk to Jogno, Dongdaemun and Euljiro area.

The area is great and the staff was very helpful! Will love to stay here again in my next visit!

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My first trip to Seoul my son Attended classes at Dongguk university it was a great stay stag so helpful and kind. Will stay again Thank you

Best location

Hotel room in good condition.

This is where I stayed for 4 days and 3 nights.All services are provided at reasonable prices. The staff were all kind and in good condition in the room. It is a hotel in a good position. You can see the night view if you ask for a high number of floors. Breakfast is also delicious. It would be good to use this hotel regardless of whether you travel to Seoul or business.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Breakfast is nice, quite a lot of choice and staff services are excellent too