Name: Philstay Dongdaemun Economic
Address: 3-5 Fl. 11, Eulji-ro 38-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Seoul, Seoul, 100-411, South Korea
Rating: 8

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Heating

Terrace

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Non-smoking rooms

Soundproof rooms

Cable TV

Minibar

Hairdryer

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Meals

Free Wi-Fi

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English

Korean

Chinese

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No parking

Parking

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Pool and beach

Pets Not Allowed

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Sinseol-dong

City Hall

Wangsimni

Jung-gu

Dongdaemun Market

Gwangjang Traditional Market

Namsangol Hanok Village

Changdeok Palace

Ssamji-gil

N Seoul Tower

Namdaemun Market

Deoksugung Palace

Gwanghwamun

Gyeongbok Palace

War Memorial of Korea

National Museum of Korea

Lotte World

Seoul Grand Park

Gimpo International Airport

Incheon International Airport

Philstay Dongdaemun Economic

Seoul

Pro: good location 

Con: Room was tiny & didn’t look like the picture. The walls are paper thin, you can hear everything and you must be quiet all of the time. The bathroom is small, smelly and there was black mold on the ceiling causing me to cough everyday I stayed there. The beds are hard and uncomfortable. There is no elevator. Overall, the hotel is very outdated and dirty. There is never any staff around, only when you check in and out. 

Don’t recommend unless you’re on a budget

It is true that some photos are not reality like the reception or the rooms, since I was staying in a private room without windows to the bathrooms did not work... but if I saw other rooms that were as they were in the photos, the staff was very kind and polite. In addition, their situation is very good 5 minutes walking by metro and three stops from the central station.

Something basic.

The historic center is also within walking distance. There are plenty of 24-hour shops like 7-11, cafes and street food. Actually, that's all. Now about the sad. Don't go to the beautiful photos, it's all wrong. The room is small. It's not just small, it's tiny. The window doesn't open, so the air conditioning issue will be sharp. The bathroom is a separate song: a glass cabin that holds the entire bathroom.

Don't act like that.

I don't know where the enthusiastic reviews come from, but this hostel or hotel ruined the impression of the trip. We were placed in room 302, the door to the shower room was slammed and not closed, while the hobbit room created serious inconvenience, if someone needed to go to the bathroom, someone else better go for a walk.

Number 302

Room is not big but spacious enough to leave a 26" suitcase open. There is a window but no view from my room. Staff is very attentive. When I arrived at ground floor in day of arrival, the staff on duty promptly hopped out (from nowhere) to carry my luggage upstairs. Similarly on the day of checkout. I suspect there is only one person on duty at a time but service remains attentive. CCTVs around the property probably helped. The room is clean when I entered but there wasn't any cleaning service or towel replacement during my stay. Facilities are reasonable for such a small property - they even have adorable tiny washing machines! Location is perfect. It's right next to airport bus stop and within 10 mins walk from dongdaemun shopping area, jongbu market and gwangjang market. Towels are provided but not for toothbrushes and slippers. Bring your own if needed. The property lists itself as hostel / B&B but I didn't find the breakfast/kitchen and didn't ask either. Receptionist speaks some English. I am very happy with what I paid for. It's a very economical option around dongdaemun (as name suggests). Recommended!

Small but sufficient

Because baseball tickets in Korea were only purchasable by Koreans, the receptionist then was willing to purchase it for me and even went out of his way to ensure i got them. Since I hadn't paid much for this budget hotel, I think it exceeded my expectations in terms of quality. They had a rooftop kitchen and dining tables, where breakfast was served daily (bread, jam, coffee, tea, instant noodles etc.). It was also near to the subway station (and this subway station is connected to many lines which made transport so much easier for us). Right out of the hotel were a bunch of restaurants, and of walking distance would be convenience stalls, and the famous Gwangjang market. Great place to stay in!!!

Great service

The services were average, the receptionist are not always available but he did help us to get the directions to Myeongdong. There is no breakfast provided, even i could not get an access to the kitchen to cook my own breakfast, since the kitchen is located in the rooftop it requires a key or password. I also checked out without telling the receptionist due to he barely stay at the recepsionist desk

Average

Please make sure your hotel location and address before you doing booking, as we found 2 philstay hotel in dongdaemum and 3 philstay in myeong dong.  

The hotel stuff is polite and helpful, able to speak Chinese/ Mandarin and a bit of English. 

Location is good and safe, as Police station is just at the corner. 

Shopping mall, road side food stall, fast food and restaurants is just nearby to the hotel. 24 hours convenience stall is just at the corner.

Philstay Dongdaemun

Situated in poorly lit environment. I don't feel safe walking back from metro station during late hours. Hotel building co-shared with 2 other business occupants. 1st or ground floor is occupied by a local family restaurant. Hotel occupies 3rd to 5th floor (roof terrace) of the building. Rooms are on 3rd & 4th floor. There is NO elevator in the building, carrying my luggage up/down the building was a nightmare as I had knee problem. Our room is small, not very clean and bathroom has space only for standing room. No daily housekeeping. Bath towels are miserably small, size of a face towel! Hot water is not consistent during shower, water turned freezing cold most times during shower. 

Poor value for money

Excellent service, very friendly attitude All clean, snow white sheets Located in the Russian quarter. If you need cheap and good you definitely come here! Great for a 2-3 day new manager in a hotel - not a boom boom in Russian, but speaks great English!

Philstay Dongdaemun Economic

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