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Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun

2.0 star property
Travelers start their day with a continental breakfast before stepping out to discover the historic treasures of Dongdaemun right outside the door

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Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun sits in central Dongdaemun, where guests enjoy continental breakfast and free in-room WiFi. The vibrant Namdaemun Market awaits nearby, while the property offers practical conveniences like dry cleaning services and help with booking tours and tickets.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen

Room options

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Single Room | Free WiFi

Single Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Daily housekeeping
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Free WiFi

Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Daily housekeeping
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double Room | Free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room | Free WiFi

Twin Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Located in Jongno-gu, a neighbourhood in Seoul, Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun is near a metro station. Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Dongdaemun History and Culture Park and Namsan Mountain Park. Check out an event or a game at Gocheok Sky Dome, and consider making time for Lotte World, a top attraction not to be missed. Visit our Seoul travel guide
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28-7, Changsin-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Seoul, 110-540

What's nearby

  • Nice vantage point on a hill to do some long exposure photography.
    Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Cheonggyecheon which includes night scenes, a high-rise building and a city
    Cheonggyecheon
    4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Dongdaemun Shopping Complex in Seoul, South Korea.
    Dongdaemun Market Mall
    7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Dongdaemun Design Plaza showing outdoor art, a city and a sunset
    Dongdaemun Design Plaza
    8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Dongdaemun Market showing street scenes, markets and nightlife
    Dongdaemun History and Culture Park
    9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Dongmyo Station
    7 min walk
  • Seoul Station
    14 min drive
  • Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.)
    60 min drive

Restaurants

  • 원보양꼬치
    7 min walk
  • 동대문 설렁탕
    3 min walk
  • 빠뜨로
    2 min walk
  • 어다우커피
    1 min walk
  • 진고개
    3 min walk

About this property

Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun

Hotel near Dongdaemun History and Culture Park
Close to Dongdaemun Market Mall and Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun provides free continental breakfast, dry cleaning/laundry services and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Tour/ticket information, luggage storage and coffee/tea in reception
  • Smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun boast comforts, such as air conditioning, as well as
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Communal kitchens and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

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 midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 17 and younger are not allowed at this property; all guests older than 17 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a 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 and cash

We should mention

Children 17 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

National rating

Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities and services.

Property is also known as

Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun Seoul
Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun
Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun Seoul
Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun
Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun Hotel
Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun Seoul
Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun Hotel Seoul

Frequently asked questions

Is Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Where is Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun located?

Located in Jongno-gu, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park and Dongdaemun Market Mall. Dongdaemun History and Culture Park and Dongdaemun Design Plaza are also within 15 minutes. Dongmyo Station is 7 minutes by foot and Dongdaemun Station is 8 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

9.6

Staff & service

9.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 138 out of 198 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 198 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 198 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 198 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 198 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフさんのご好意でスイートルームに宿泊させていただきました。 少し奥まった住宅街にありますが、駅近で、近くコンビニやスーパーもあり、とても便利な立地環境でした。 ホテルに到着後、とても親切かつフレンドリーなスタッフの方々が笑顔で明るく迎えてくださいました。 不慣れな電車でやっとの思いで辿り着いたのでとても疲れが
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Changkeun

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

추억을 만드는 곳

사장님이 매우 친절하시고 건물 노후화에 비해 매우 깨끗했다. 복도에 지나온 히스토리 추억 사진들이 보여주듯 잘 갖추어진 시스템과 친절과 정이 느껴졌다. 또한, 아침식사는 전혀 부족함 없이 먹을 수 있어 든든했다. 단점이 있다면 전기장판을 틀고 자는 중 뜨거워 온도를 낮추려 하였지만, 안전상(?) 고정되어 있어 전원을 아예 끄던가 뜨겁게 자던가 선택해야 했고, 생각외로 좁았다. 그래서 방음이 되질 않는다. 시스템이 잘 갖추어져 있어서 10시 이후 이용객들이 조용 하였다(특정 이용객이 씨끄러워서 밤을 설침) 비즈니스 때문에 와서 바쁘게 돌아다니기만 하여 조금 아쉬웠다. 다음에 다시 오고 싶은 곳이다.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Furuya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excelente y acogedor lugar!muy practico y cómodo, con excelente ubicación y el anfitrión da muy buenos tips del pais
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

LINGYU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
超棒的!是我去了韓國10幾次 價格便宜 整體也最滿意的一家~ 以後都想來這住!!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

ひとみん, 日本

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
場所が分かりにくかった。慣れたら、東大門から近いし良かった！ ドアのロックと解除がややこしかった。 部屋は清潔で快適に過ごせた。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
離東大門非常近從東大門一號出口搭手扶梯上來回轉，第一個路口右轉直走約3~5分鐘看到左手邊GS25超商對面的小巷子進去就看到了，很好找!! 來東大門N次了，這是我住的民宿裡第一名!! 雖然說老闆是老外但現在出門都有網路有翻譯機所以這並不是太大的問題^^ 再來要說的是~~我親眼看著老闆每間退房後他自己親自打掃消毒更換床單，他非常注重清潔進門要求客人一定要換上拖鞋並且要求不能將鞋子踩進屋內，從這一點就知道他個人很注重衛生，每天都詢問我是否需要整理房間，打掃完還會點上香氛蠟燭讓屋內香氣芬芳超級舒服，老闆個人應該非常喜歡種植植物屋內屋外都有很多植物看了都很舒壓!! 公共區域:用餐區每天都一定準備好煮好的白煮蛋在桌上，讓客人隨時想吃都可以吃補充蛋白質~很貼心!! 早餐除了雞蛋與果醬/吐司之外還會準備起司片真的是很棒!! 零食區有泡麵/杯麵/茶包/咖啡....隨你享用~~~100分啦!! 真的是值得推薦的好民宿~100分~100分~100分!!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fabulous stay, feels like home
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, great hospitality & superb service. Feel like our own home there.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hui Son Maria

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

Home away from home

We get around easily being located near subway and shopping area too. The manager in charge was very helpful and informative. The room is sizeable for 2z what I like most is each room have its own toilet.. it gives you a cosy feeling of a home away from home feeling.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
とても親切です、初めて一人での韓国でした 出来るだけ劇場近くに泊まると楽だと友人に勧められて口コミを見て決めました 口コミ通りとても満足しました 駅からも近いです 今回は空港迄始めて一人で地下鉄に乗ることもでき自分でもビックリです また年内渡韓するのでお世話になりたいと思います
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

kaori, 福岡

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフの男性はとても優しくて、親切なサービスをしてくれたのですが、私の韓国人の友人を非難するような発言を長々としたのは、正直不快でした。彼は日本人の私にとても親切にしていて何も悪くないのに、韓国人というだけで色々言われて理不尽だと思いました。 共同スペースにハエが飛んでいるのが嫌だったので、ゴミの管理をもう少し徹底して欲しいのと、変換プラグが、接触が悪く使い物にならなかったのが残念でした。 部屋の雰囲気はとても可愛らしいし、飲み物がフリーなのは有難いし、清潔なタオルも置いてくれていて助かりました。
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hilkon, 名古屋

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフの方がとても親切で、好感を感じました！
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
環境乾淨溫馨，不過特別加價訂較大的雙人房但後來可能因為我是單人還是安排空間偏小的房間，浴室也比較窄，房間隔音普通，如果有人在走廊或餐廳公共空間聲音蠻明顯，但hostel主人夫婦很親切，地理位置也很方便，如果對空間及隔音要求不高，會是好的選擇。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
location - convenient. near Dongdaemun station and GS25. easy to take bus to airport.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
大変快適に過ごせました。
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
feels like a home away from home.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

GUMSU, 동관

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
만족입니다. 깨끗하고 친절하고 동대문시장 을.둘러보기엔 딱 좋은 위치입니다.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

非常棒

位置位於東大門站一號出口步行約五分鐘可到達 巷口有超商 是一個位置非常好買東西給方便的地方 老闆非常友善 房間乾淨也舒適 非常棒 下次還會想入住
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
東大門の駅からすぐだったので大変、便利でした。ご家族でバニラ1.2.3を経営されてるそうで、次回からは直接、LINEで予約可能なことなど…オーナーさんが、ゆっくり分かりやすい英語で教えてくださいました。お風呂は、トイレにシャワーが付いている感じなので最初は、かなり戸惑いました。。が3日もしたら慣れました‪‪☺︎‬お部屋でゆっくり𖠚ᐝと思ってらっしゃる方には、おすすめではないですが、寝に帰るだけの旅には、もってこいのホステルでした。宿泊客は、たまたまか全組、日本人でした！皆さんと食堂でコミュニケーションを取りながら楽しく過ごせました。昔のペンションのような感じです◎
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the station and convenient. Owner, very kind. I was relieved to have stayed.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
スタッフの方がとても親切だった。
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
オーナーさんがとにかく親切で、とても過ごしやすかったです。韓国旅行に行く際はまた泊まりたいと思うようなホステルでした。
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

P, bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
สต๊าฟเป็นมิตรมากค่ะ ห้องพักสะอาดดี และอยู่ใกล้รถใต้ดินค่ะ
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

AY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
everythings nice! close to a metro station with 3 mins walking distance!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Syun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
房間隔局雖小，但有附早餐 房東也很親切
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018