Easy Stay in Shinchon Hongdae

My room was Deluxe Double Room. Location: The location of the hostel was great. It's within Sinchon area which is a school area, so there are Karaoke, photo shops, supermarkets, bubble tea, Daiso, fast food and restaurants in the area. It's just a short 3 min walk to Line 2 Sinchon subway station (1 stop from Hongdae). There are also a number of buses that goes to other central/touristy areas of Seoul. Safety: Self check-in with passport. Your room card is needed to enter the corridor and enter your room. Facility/Amenities: Provided mini fridge, water, bedroom slippers, bathroom slippers, towels, body soap, shampoo and hand wash, hairdryer, hair straightener. There's a kitchen on level 3 with a microwave and water etc. Cleanliness: The room was very clean. There was not a single hair on the bedding. No grime in the toilet either. I also saw the staff cleaning the other rooms after other guests had checked out and he vacuumed the room and removed old bedding into laundry bags. P.S. Texting the hostel number for enquiries is quicker than leaving a message on Booking.com

Location/Safety: Lights at the staircase could be brighter at night. Entrance of the hostel was rather dingy. Some people smoking and hanging around the entrance area at night due to late night restaurants in the vicinity. Facility: It's a small hostel, therefore there's no lift which I am aware of before booking it. Recommended for travellers with small luggage (my medium-sized luggage was a whopping 20kg and I stayed on level 4). If you have multiple, or heavy luggage, the walk up would be a work out. My room was Deluxe Double Room, meant for up to 2pax but I think space is quite tight for 1 person with 1 luggage. The bathroom was very small, thankfully the bathroom was also very clean so it didn't feel uncomfortable. I do wish there was more counter space or additional hooks for clothes (they only had a towel bar above the toilet bowl). Price: It was pricey for a small room with no lift. I paid around 180,000won a night. I booked it at the last minute so that might have raised prices.