Hostels in Seoul

92 venues
  1. 1
    5.0 (74)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jung District, Myeongdong 8-gil, 37-14 Sleep Box 4츤
  2. 2
    5.0 (14)
    5-3 Changgyeonggung-ro 21ga-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  3. 3
    5.0 (2)
    South Korea, 3rd 1-ga Floor Chungmu-ro, 25-6 KR 서울특별시 중구
  4. 4
    ハウスイテウォン ホステル
    5.0 (2)
    11 Hangang-daero 62na-gil, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
  5. 5
    5.0 (1)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jung District, Chungmuro 2-ga 12-4
  6. 6
    4.9 (80)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jongno District, 종로 313-3
  7. 7
    4.9 (32)
    South Korea, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu, Changcheon-dong, Yonsei-ro 2na-gil, 18-5 1층
  8. 8
    4.9 (18)
    28 Toegye-ro 20na-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  9. 9
    4.8 (236)
    South Korea, Seoul, Mapo-gu, 합정동 366-37
  10. 10
    4.8 (39)
    South Korea, Seoul, 옆문에서 4층 KR 서울특별시 마포구 양화로 １１８ 5층
  11. 11
    4.8 (24)
    3-6 Donggyo-ro 45-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  12. 12
    4.8 (17)
    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Nonhyeon-ro 67-gil, 41-1 501호
  13. 13
    4.8 (6)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jung District, Sowol-ro, 31 노마드 nomad 1층
  14. 14
    4.7 (335)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jongno District, Donhwamun-ro, 66 호스텔토미 2층
  15. 15
    4.7 (135)
    18-6 Namsan-dong 2(i)-ga, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  16. 16
    4.7 (97)
    54-3 Chungmu-ro, Euljiro 3(sam)-ga, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  17. 17
    4.7 (39)
    67-5 Yeonnam-ro 1-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  18. 18
    4.7 (23)
    33 Sinchon-ro 3ga-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  19. 19
    4.7 (3)
    South Korea, 서울특별시 서대문구 5floor
  20. 20
    4.6 (224)
    177-1 Yanghwa-ro, 서교동 Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  21. 21
    4.6 (111)
    66 Yanghwa-ro 7-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  22. 22
    4.6 (47)
    2 Toegye-ro 56ga-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  23. 23
    4.6 (5)
    446-54 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  24. 24
    4.5 (117)
    103-2 Bogwang-ro, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
  25. 25
    4.5 (80)
    19-1 Wausan-ro 29ra-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  26. 26
    4.5 (31)
    5-34 Tongil-ro 72-gil, 불광제2동 Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea
  27. 27
    4.5 (16)
    South Korea, Seoul, 2F Changsin-dong, 444-5 KR 서울특별시 종로구
  28. 28
    4.5 (15)
    South Korea, Wonnam, dong, Dongsulla-gil, 98 KR
  29. 29
    4.4 (381)
    South Korea, Seoul, 5 3층 18-5 KR 서울특별시 서대문구 연세로 2나길 18
  30. 30
    4.4 (163)
    South Korea, Seoul, Seongdong-gu, 왕십리로 339-1 6층
  31. 31
    벙크 백패커스 게스트하우스
    4.4 (125)
    11-1 Wausan-ro 29da-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  32. 32
    4.4 (110)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jung District, Myeongdong 9-gil, 21 3rd floor
  33. 33
    4.4 (93)
    61 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  34. 34
    4.4 (60)
    242-9 Donggyo-ro, 연남동 Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  35. 35
    4.4 (34)
    South Korea, Seoul, Mapo-gu, Wausan-ro 21-gil, 21 2층
  36. 36
    4.4 (20)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jongno District, Donui-dong, 75-1 비욘드 레지던스 종로
  37. 37
    4.3 (480)
    14-38 Bogwang-ro 60-gil, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
  38. 38
    4.3 (135)
    22-5 Toegye-ro 6-gil, 회현동 Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  39. 39
    4.3 (109)
    155 Sinchon-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  40. 40
    4.3 (90)
    15 Daehak-ro 2-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  41. 41
    4.3 (89)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jongno District, Gwancheol-dong, 180 4 층
  42. 42
    4.3 (57)
    14 Donggyo-ro 41-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  43. 43
    4.3 (51)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jung District, Myeongdong 8-gil, 21-7 3,4층
  44. 44
    4.3 (46)
    28-7 Changsin-gil, Changsin-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  45. 45
    4.3 (18)
    20-6 Seongmisan-ro 32-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  46. 46
    4.3 (18)
    42 Dongho-ro 24-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  47. 47
    4.2 (814)
    200 Yeongsin-ro, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea
  48. 48
    4.2 (236)
    37-7 World Cup-ro 8-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  49. 49
    4.2 (204)
    120-39 Mapo-daero 4-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  50. 50
    4.2 (170)
    47 Toegye-ro 20-gil, Namsan-dong 2(i)-ga, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  51. 51
    4.2 (72)
    52 Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  52. 52
    4.2 (19)
    14 Baekbeom-ro 4-gil, Seoul, South Korea
  53. 53
    4.1 (114)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jung District, Myeongdong 10-gil, 35-20 4, 5층
  54. 54
    4.1 (103)
    22-4 Supyo-ro, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  55. 55
    4.1 (87)
    108-1 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  56. 56
    4.1 (14)
    215-1 Hyoje-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  57. 57
    4.0 (371)
    57 Myeongdong 2-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  58. 58
    4.0 (324)
    67 Toegye-ro 18-gil, Myeong-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  59. 59
    4.0 (201)
    18 Yeonnam-ro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  60. 60
    4.0 (153)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jongno District, Jong-ro 16-gil, 32-4 3-5층
  61. 61
    4.0 (64)
    12-3 Supyo-ro 28-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  62. 62
    4.0 (35)
    28-4 Itaewon-ro 23-gil, 이태원제1동 Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
  63. 63
    4.0 (17)
    17-1 Itaewon-ro 26-gil, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
  64. 64
    3.9 (337)
    85 Donhwamun-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  65. 65
    3.9 (141)
    43 Toegye-ro 18-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  66. 66
    3.9 (130)
    South Korea, Seoul, Jung District, Cheonggyecheon-ro, 188 5층
  67. 67
    3.9 (50)
    38 Sogong-ro 6-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  68. 68
    호스텔 서울
    3.9 (33)
    9 Bomun-ro 9-gil, 숭인제2동 Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  69. 69
    3.8 (559)
    6 Toegye-ro 26ga-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  70. 70
    3.8 (224)
    6-10 Dasan-ro 27-gil, Sindang-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  71. 71
    3.8 (72)
    31 Myeongdong 4-gil 4th floor Jung-gu Seoul KR, 서울특별시 South Korea
  72. 72
    3.7 (223)
    11 Yeonhui-ro 2-gil, Changcheon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  73. 73
    3.7 (89)
    9 Noksapyeong-daero 32-gil, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
  74. 74
    3.7 (83)
    43 Dongmak-ro 9-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  75. 75
    3.7 (69)
    8 Usadan-ro 14-gil, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
  76. 76
    3.7 (43)
    3-8 Sinchon-ro 3ga-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  77. 77
    3.7 (37)
    13-3 Jungnim-ro 2-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  78. 78
    3.7 (6)
    67-9 Toegye-ro 18-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  79. 79
    3.6 (337)
    20-12 Jong-ro 65-gil, Sungin-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  80. 80
    3.6 (69)
    14-8 Sungindong-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  81. 81
    3.6 (65)
    8F, Hostel Kpop, 53 Mareunnae-ro, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  82. 82
    3.6 (38)
    11-1 Yonsei-ro 2da-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  83. 83
    3.5 (28)
    138 Cheonggu-ro, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  84. 84
    3.5 (13)
    5th floor, 31 Myeongdong 4-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  85. 85
    3.4 (122)
    29 Toegye-ro 14-gil, Namsan-dong 1(il)-ga, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  86. 86
    3.3 (50)
    31 Mapo-daero 12-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  87. 87
    3.1 (39)
    159-8 Toegye-ro, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
  88. 88
    3.0 (89)
    South Korea, Seoul, Seongdong-gu, 금호동 2가 440
  89. 89
    3.0 (2)
    Myeongnyun 2(i)-ga, Seoul, South Korea
  90. 90
    2.9 (124)
    243 Hyoje-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
  91. 91
    2.7 (22)
    South Korea, 서울특별시 회현동
  92. 92
    Seoul, South Korea

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Guide to Hostels in Seoul

Choosing the right hostel in Seoul can define your entire travel experience. The best hostels are more than just a place to sleep — they're social hubs where solo travelers meet, share stories, plan day trips together, and form friendships that last long after the trip ends. Seoul has a vibrant hostel scene catering to every type of traveler, from quiet boutique guesthouses to lively party hostels.

Traveler Tips for Hostels in Seoul

  • Dorms vs private rooms: Dorm beds are the best way to meet other travelers in Seoul. Even if you prefer privacy, spending time in the hostel common areas, kitchens, and organized activities creates natural social opportunities.
  • Check the social vibe: Read recent reviews specifically for mentions of the social atmosphere. Some hostels in Seoul actively facilitate traveler meetups, bar crawls, and city tours.
  • Location in Seoul: Stay in or near the old town or main traveler neighborhood to maximize spontaneous meetups with other backpackers.
  • Hostel events: Many Seoul hostels run free walking tours, pub crawls, cooking classes, and day trip bookings. These are excellent for meeting fellow travelers.
  • Safety and storage: Look for hostels with secure lockers and 24-hour reception. Seoul is generally safe, but securing valuables is always good practice.

A great hostel stay in Seoul starts before you even arrive. Use Nomax to connect with other travelers who are staying in the same area — you might coordinate check-in times, share taxi costs from the airport, or plan your first day together. The Nomax app helps turn a solo trip into a shared adventure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best hostels in Seoul?

Seoul has 92+ hostels tracked by Nomax. The top-rated options are listed on this page, sorted by rating and traveler reviews. Use the interactive map to explore venues by neighborhood.

How do I find hostels in Seoul on a map?

Use the interactive map on this page to see all hostels in Seoul as numbered markers. Click any marker to see ratings, opening hours, address, and contact details. You can also search and filter venues in the left panel.

Are there any tips for solo travelers visiting hostels in Seoul?

Yes. Solo travelers in Seoul recommend arriving at hostels during peak social hours to meet other travelers. Download Nomax to connect with fellow travelers before you arrive — many users coordinate meetups at specific venues.

What is Nomax and how does it help travelers in Seoul?

Nomax is a free travel companion app that helps solo travelers find each other in cities around the world, including Seoul. You can see who else is traveling in Seoul, join group activities, and chat with travelers at the same spots you visit.

Is Nomax free to use in Seoul?

Yes, Nomax is completely free. Download it on iOS or Android to instantly see travelers near you in Seoul, join activities, and make travel friends without any subscription or fees.

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