E-Livingtel - Hostel

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May 2026

June 2026

Fridge, microwave, stovetop, cookware/dishes/utensils - E-Livingtel - Hostel (Seoul)

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Rooms
Location
Policies

E-Livingtel Hostel puts guests in the middle of Seoul's energy while offering quiet moments in its garden or on the terrace. The property balances city excitement with calm outdoor spaces, and travelers stay connected with WiFi available right in their rooms.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Kitchen

Room options

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Tonight

May 1 - May 2

Tomorrow

May 2 - May 3

Single Room, Shared Bathroom (Private shower)

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed
Free WiFi

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed
Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Located in Seocho-gu, a neighborhood in Seoul, E-Livingtel - Hostel is in the entertainment district and near a metro station. Myeongdong Cathedral and Gwanghwamun 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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12-3, Banpo-daero 30-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06647

What's nearby

Teheran-ro
16 min walk - 0.9 miles
Seoul Arts Center
17 min walk - 0.9 miles
Central City Shopping Mall
8 min drive - 1.3 miles
Gangnam-daero
9 min drive - 1.8 miles
National Library of Korea
12 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

Seocho Station
3 min walk
Anyang Station
17 min drive
Gimpo Intl. Airport (GMP)
49 min drive

Restaurants

우밀가 안동국시
1 min walk
소연
1 min walk
백화요란골동반
1 min walk
초원복집
1 min walk
멘노아지
2 min walk

About this property

E-Livingtel - Hostel

Hostel near COEX Convention and Exhibition Center

E-Livingtel - Hostel provides amenities like a terrace and a garden. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.

You'll also find perks like:

Tour/ticket assistance, smoke-free premises, and a water dispenser

Room features

All 50 rooms feature comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.

More amenities include:

Communal kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, and cookware/dishes/utensils

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Family friendly

In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

Limited-hour front desk
Shared microwave
Shared refrigerator
Water dispenser

Guest services

No housekeeping service
Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

Garden
Terrace

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

Slippers
Towels provided

Food and drink

Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Refrigerator
Shared kitchen access
Stovetop

Air conditioning
Heating
Shared accommodations

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Early check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

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), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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, debit cards, and cash

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

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

Property is also known as

E Livingtel

E-Livingtel - Hostel Seoul

E-Livingtel - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

E-Livingtel - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Seoul

Frequently asked questions

Is E-Livingtel - Hostel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at E-Livingtel - Hostel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at E-Livingtel - Hostel?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is E-Livingtel - Hostel located?

Located in Seocho-gu, this hostel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Teheran-ro, and Central City Shopping Mall. Gangnam-daero and Gangnam Finance Center are also within 2 mi (3 km). Seocho Station is only a 3-minute walk and Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education Station is 6 minutes.

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

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select 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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E-Livingtel - Hostel Reviews

5.8

4.8

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

6.0

Staff & service

5.2

Property conditions & facilities

Verified

2/10 Terrible

Ryo

Oct 31, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Staff doesn't stay here and customers have to call her through telephone for checking-in. It is difficult to use telephone for foreign traveler. The room and bathrooms are poor, different from photos, not clean, no TV, no window, many bugs.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

Verified

2/10 Terrible

jongkyou

Jan 2, 2026

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

가격이 낮아 서비스를 기대하기는 어려운 점이 있으나 그래도 좀 더 청결하고 깨끗한 공간이 제공되길 기원합니다

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

Verified

2/10 Terrible

??

Nov 15, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

チェックイン場所がなく、メールと電話を連絡をしても捕まらなかった。部屋が臭かった。エアコンもテレビもない。タオルを借りたら、洗濯して返すように言われた。デポジットをとられたが、受付がないので、返却してもらうためにスタッフを探さないといけなかった。部屋に窓がない。ゴミ箱もない。キッチンにポットがない。ホテルではなく、長期滞在者向けのようだ。

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

Verified

10/10 Excellent

RISA

Feb 15, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities

値段の割にはよかったです。清潔感に欠けますが、値段からは想像もつかないほどには快適です。

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

Verified

8/10 Good

Taeyeol

Jun 7, 2022

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness

싼 가격, 그에 맞는 괜찮은 숙소.

숙박 시설 자체는 싸고 괜찮다. 딱 그 가격대에 맞는 시설. 다만 게스트하우스라기보단 고시원 방 한 칸 빌린 느낌이고, 주위의 투숙객들도 여행객이라기 보다는 고시원 들어사는 아저씨들 느낌이라 좀 그렇다.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

May 29, 2022

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

너무 더럽다. 저렴한 가격에 엄청 좋은것을 기대한건 아니지만 그래도 청결하고 쾌적한것을 기대할는 있을것인데. 벽은 더럽고, 형광등은 침침하고, 침대는 스프링이 등에 느껴져 자는데 불편했고, 방에서는 오물 썩는 냄새가 공조기의 바람에 따라 나왔고,. 이불은 꿉꿉하여 덥을 수도 깔 수도 없을정도였고, 베개는 땀자국으로 누랬고, 베개에 수건을 깔았지만, 느낌은 찝찝했습니다. 화장실과 샤워실, 세면실이 한공간에 남녀공용으로 사용하기 불편했고, 세면대가 없어 물을 튀겨가며 세수해야 하는것이 불편했습니다. 열쇠를 손님에게 주지않아 잠깐 외출시에도 문을 잠글수없고, 안전하지 않은 느낌이었습니다. 평점이 중간이라 그래도 괜찮겠지 저렴하니 감안해야지 하면서도 좀 너무 관리를 안하는 것 같아 후기 남깁니다

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

Verified

6/10 Okay

Dodo

Feb 23, 2022

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

It’s quite good

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Feb 15, 2020

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

비추

지저분하고 세면대 물이 아래로 흘러나오고 수건 냄새납니다 ㅜㅜ

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Jan 22, 2020

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

Avoid.

Great set-up for a horrible place. Unattended reception with unlit corridors led to dirty, filthy rooms with crumbling wallpapers and no heat system. Hair on the bed (not mine) and public toilets with unclosed doors (hopefully it closes and locks, just that as I passed by it was wide opened, both male & female). The room was so uncomfortable that I didn't want to touch anything. The tiny space didn't bother me as it was expected but the overall quality of dodginess really put me off that I decided to leave and look for another place to stay on the same night. I'd rather stay in a Korean sauna. Avoid.

Looked OK but didn't bother to try the water.

Unattended reception during check-in hours.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

Verified

8/10 Good

JEONGWON

Jan 12, 2020

쏘쏘

가격대비 그럭저럭 괜찮았어요 조용하고 냉방도 잘 됐습니다. 다만 침구류에서 약간 묵은내가 좀 났어요

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

Verified

8/10 Good

Jin won

Dec 31, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Room comfort

Gositel with very nice location and good for price

Technically, this is not a hotel for travellers. It is a unique housing complex in Korea---"Gosi-tel"---and if you don't have any idea of this, I would not recommend you to book here. If you are visiting Seoul for just few days, and you want to find a cheap place with individual space, it is a quite nice option.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Nov 8, 2019

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

Why there,s no heat in the room?

Its freezing weather in Nov. There,s no heat in the room.

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Oct 20, 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It's tiny, but that was expected. What wasn't was the condition, the room looked grimy, filthy. The wall paper was held on with thumb tacks, the fridge was musty and smelled (it's unplugged and left closed if nobody's in the room), the air vent was filthy. The bathrooms weren't as bad, but I'd still wear sandals to the shower just in case.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Aug 25, 2019

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

Ace in the Hole - Great Value for Price

This was a great place for the night as I had just arrived in town and needed a place to stay that was close to Nambu Bus Terminal. I had to catch a 6:30am bus the next day. Clean room, shared bathroom (but rooms have their own shower), really great wifi and is located in a grwat neighborhood filled with bars and restaurants. About a four block walk from Seoul National University of Education subway station. Really really quiet at night - slept like a baby. I arrived after 10 and while the host did not speak English she was wonderful about showing me around the facilities etc. This is a good place for foreigners to stay and feel comfortable and safe. :) Will stay again and may actually investigate monthly rates.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

Verified

8/10 Good

멍선생님

Jun 8, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

가성비가 아주 좋은 곳이나 냉방시설이없어 여름엔 이용하기가 힘들것같습니다. 하룻밤 자는 목적으로는 아주 좋음

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

May 12, 2019

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

벌레와의 동침

문열자마자 지네인지 바퀴벌레인지가 기어나와 기절할뻔했어요 살충제 얻어놓고 거의 뜬눈으로 밤새고 새벽되자마자 나왔어요

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

Verified

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Mar 2, 2025

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

May 1, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

Verified

6/10 Okay

Jongkyu

Feb 7, 2023

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

Verified

10/10 Excellent

ANDY

Jun 26, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Nov 17, 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

Verified

2/10 Terrible

jingchun

Nov 16, 2019

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

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Mar 22, 2019

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

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

Verified

8/10 Good

Landon

Mar 22, 2019

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

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Mar 22, 2019

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

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

E-Livingtel - Hostel

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About this property

E-Livingtel - Hostel

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Property amenities

Internet

Family friendly

Conveniences

Guest services

Outdoors

Accessibility

More

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bathroom

Food and drink

More

Policies

Check-in

Check-out

Special check-in instructions

Access methods

Pets

Children and extra beds

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

We should mention

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Reviews

E-Livingtel - Hostel Reviews

4.8

9.6

6.0

5.2

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Ryo

Ryo

2/10 Terrible

jongkyou

jongkyou

2/10 Terrible

??

??

10/10 Excellent

RISA

RISA

8/10 Good

Taeyeol

싼 가격, 그에 맞는 괜찮은 숙소.

Taeyeol

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Verified traveler

6/10 Okay

Dodo

Dodo

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

비추

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