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Reviews of 24guesthouse Sinchon

2.5 out of 5
24guesthouse Sinchon
9, Sinchon-ro 18-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Seoul

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 146 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 317 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 188 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 730 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's a really basic area. I stayed in a room with two beds, but it was more like a raised area from the floor with two mattresses. The bathroom has a toilet, sink, and serves as a shower too.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maya

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Purevsuren

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was our first time and was quite an interesting experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Phouthone

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Katherine

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ok...so it was cheap and in a good location, and those were the things that mattered most. Sinchon station is super close and that meant all of Seoul was accessible. Aside from that, the room was small, most of it was a plywood platform for the beds that was a little dingy. A lamp, coat stand/drying rack and side table were all broken, and there was mold in the caulk around the window and in the bathroom. The bathroom was a wet bath with just a sliding glass door separating it from the rest of the room, so I hope you're comfortable with your roommate. Standing room for one person only. Additionally, I only saw somebody at reception one time. Maybe they worked there, maybe they walked in off the street. Who knows. No security (but Seoul is generally safe). Check in involved calling and picking your keys out of the check out basket. Check out involved throwing your keys in the check out basket. I did see cleaning staff a couple of times, so rooms ARE being cleaned between guests. No daily cleaning, which is fine for a guest house. I did not see bedbugs or get bites that I noticed. Walls are paper thin. Heard somebody having a "good time" all night long three rooms away. Street noise through the window. Not accessible for those with disabilities- walk up several flights only. What else can be said about it? It just depends on your travel priorities.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host was very responsive and the place is really clean. Really close to Sinchon Station, easy access to everything.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kurt

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
experience in June 2023
tiny room, with air conditioner and refrigerator location is good as near bus and train stations we were out most of the time so it wasn't that bad
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah Rose

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Maciej

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean it properly, everything dirty even the blankets, no love was there, had the feeling it's only ripping of the wallet, worst place ever i stayed in Korea
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from jiho song, the owner on Mar 27, 2023
we are sorry for that you couldn't enjoy to stay with us.but could you please kindly let us know which part we need to focus to clea more?

10/10 Excellent

John David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place for the price. Located in a great location.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Shi Hui

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here as a solo traveler for the single room. I used to stay in 24 guesthouse in other outlets I.e Seoul and it was really value for money. The photos are deceiving - the floor is dirty and the blankets are stained. Would not recommend this outlet.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location, cloae to subway
Stayed 16 nights in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

john

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do yourself a favour and dont bother staying here. Really will be worth spending that little more and keep your time in Korea a good one. Tried to check in, nobody at the reception. Had to go find the owner/ staff? Chilling in the common area on another level. Then i get told that there are no single rooms (which i had booked) left, so id be put in a dorm to myself. Dorm was not clean, a lot of dust and certainly not the room i booked. Basically catfished. Worker seemed to not have a care in the world. If i was in the positon to, i wouldve left right away. Checked out the very next morning. Expedias response to this was also pretty dissapointing.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

4/10 Poor

vania

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The other guest have party until 5 am.and very loud with drinking and talking..with none care to other guests who try to sleep. The staff did nothing
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

CHU, Bkk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The big problem is you need to lift your belongings for checkin
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pawara

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
It was good. Room isn't big but enough for two. Towels are provided but they smell bad.. the room is comfortable for me but there is a lot of dust. The staff was helpful but they disappear after 9:30pm when I wanted to ask them about the heating. That night it was freezing in my room. The location is very good. 1-2 minutes walk from sinchon station which is only 1 station to hongdae. Also near to the bus stop if you want to take the bus instead. Easy to travel around. If I go to Korea next time, I would definitely consider to stay here again. The price is cheap too.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 15 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sherelyn, Davao City, Philippines

Traveled with family and small children, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Affordable price. But staffs are not active and always gone. We cannot ask help immediately
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christy, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the property is great that it's easy to get to. Though there is no lift in the property, it is fine for me 'cos I was only carrying a small luggage and I believe it'll be fine as well to those travelling light or only with a backpack.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Frederic, Incheon

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, but quite run-down. Room also did not have the washing machine as shown in the picture. I asked for a room with that washing machine and they said that I had to pay KRW48,000 for another room that has that washing machine. Poor experience, overall, and the bathroom is absolutely tiny! No space to even turn around and do note that shampoo and body wash is provided in big bottles rather than the small disposable ones — it really makes one question the hygiene levels. Also note that this property does not have an elevator — it makes going up the 6 rounds of staircase extremely tiring especially if you have a large suitcase. The check-in "counter" also closes at 10PM, so do take note if you will be arriving in Seoul late at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from jiho song, the owner on Oct 4, 2019
sorry for your bad experience! if you are the frederic that i can find on our system, please check it out. first of all, we didn't post the room picture with washing machine with your room type. at that time, to use the room with washing machine you needed to upgrade your room. that's why we asked the money. second, sorry for the size of toilet. i cannot agree with you cannot even turn around but it is just like the picture so i can agree it is not super big. third, our bottle of toiletary is 500ml each. and i cannot understand the poind if the bottle is big, it is more clean. so if you are available, could you let me know why? forth, we have elevator in annex that you used. we don't have elevator in main building. but we never wrote we have elevator in website. and you used annex so you used elevator. so it is not true. fifth, yes our check in counter is closed at 10pm just like other guesthouse. and when someone late, they send us the e-mail so that we can prepare late check in. so usually customer doesn't have any problem even when they are late. as a result, you can write what you were not comfortable. it is ok. but please do not write something that is not true. it is also not good for other guests. anyway thanks for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Hiu Tung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Puri, Thailand

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We booked the Annex twin room with window but the room that we got is no window. Room is quite small and dirty. We stayed 4 nights but they do not clean the room, change towel and dispose of garbage. The location is good. It is near the subway and convenience store. You can walk to Ewha Woman University and Hongdae.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
Response from jiho song, the owner on Nov 24, 2018
hello sorry for your inconvenience first. first of all, we never enter the guest's room before there is a request. if the guest request the cleaning, we do that one or two days later so that we can arrange the cleaning staff. and second not our all of the room has window. on the website we didn't mention all of our room has window. if you want window room, please let us know after booking, it is not sure though we will try to arrange your room with window as possible. anyway, sorry for your inconvenience again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from jiho song, the owner on Dec 10, 2018
thanks for your review. we are happy to read the guest was enjoyed staying. see you next time!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from jiho song, the owner on Dec 10, 2018
thanks for your review. we are happy to read the guest was enjoyed staying. see you next time!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't bother staying here.
The room condition is old. Bed doesn't look clean somehow. Toilet tiny and really old! There's a weird smell too. This whole experience reminds me of an old hotel in tanjong pinang :( I changed hotel immediately after checking in. Maybe it's just my standards and expectations.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from jiho song, the owner on May 20, 2018
hello first of all, sorry for your review. but please let us know to help us to improve. which room you were using and what was the things to change? anyway we hope you to find good hotel with your expectation. thanks for your review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I got LOCK OUT at the door
The entrance gate is locked at the ground floor after 10PM and I have been informed the password during check-in. However, during one night when I was back after midnight. The electronic lock was not working and I called the emergency number at the door for over 30 min, yet, no one answer. I had to pay for a hotel across the road since it was close to 3AM and I had no where to sleep. I went back the next day and told the staff what happened. They seem to know the problem already so they walk me down and show me about the lock. I think it was the battery or they forgot to turn it on before locking the door. I told them I had to pay for an extra night of hotel but they did not compensate for my bill. I was quite disappointed for their non-action. Nevertheless, my stay was nice and cannot complain about the location, it is just 2 min away from Sinchon station. However, the washroom needs to be furnish. My suggestion to all guest plans to return late is to make sure the electronic lock is functioning before you leave. Overall, I am happy with my stay but this is one terrible experience.
Response from jiho song, the owner on May 1, 2018
first of all, so sorry for your bad memory. it wasn't happened with us so far and maybe we didn't know how to compensate you for the problem. we thought you are generous. so sorry for this. we will check it again and again so that it doesn't happen again. and if you have chance to visit here, we will provide you free night. sorry again.

8/10 Good

Florence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from jiho song, the owner on May 18, 2018
thanks for your review

6/10 Okay

Phil, Busan

Disliked: Room comfort
Good location, but not much else
Beds were uncomfortable, loud tv coming through the walls all night. Also one of the numerous places in Korea that think a slice of toast and juice is enough to advertise as breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Response from jiho song, the owner on Nov 16, 2017
thanks for your feedback. if you could stay here next time, please do not hesitate to deliver what you want, if there is a noisy we will take care of that. for the bed we are thinking to change it to more comfortable one but it takes some time. next time please book annex's room. that has better beds. for the breakfast, we will try how to make it better. thanks :)

6/10 Okay

Todd

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It Could Be a Little Cleaner
I visit Seoul a lot, and I stay at 24 Guesthouse every time. But the last several times I visited, I noticed a sharp decline in cleanliness, so I'm going to try different hostels in the area and see if 24 Guesthouse is on par with the others when it comes to cleanliness, because the location remains ideal for me. I simply remember the upkeep of 24 Guesthouse being much better 12 months ago. I understand you get what you pay for, and if this is as clean as 24 Guesthouse can keep their rooms for the price, then that's that.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
i am sorry for the disappointment. we will do our best for the claening thanks for your feadback

8/10 Good

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
For the location, this is as good as you're going to get for this price. It's clean and comfortable enough for a couple of nights stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Pak Lun Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Close to subway station and sinchon area, new renovated rooms, friendly staffs It would be great if there is more space to hang clothes or towels

8/10 Good

tam, hongkkng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and easy accessible hotel
Overall ok, close to sinchon station line2 exit8. Only 5mins walk. There is starbucks and gs25 convenience store nearby. You can also buy snacks and fresh fruit in downstair market. Yet, the toilet is a bit smelly sometimes, especially in night time. Maybe its because of the pipelines
Response from jiho song, the owner on Mar 23, 2018
thanks for your review. culd you let us know which room did you use? we will have a look of the smell so that we can provide better service. hope to see you agin :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Convenient to Sinchon subway station
Wall is not sound proof. Unfortunately, TV was on all night by the next room guest.. So, I could not sleep otherwise everything is Ok.

8/10 Good

Tommy, TH

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Looks nice
Everthing was fine but there aren't elevator and they did not clean the floor under the bed. There are many dust and insects.

8/10 Good

DK, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
It was a decent stay and well worth the price. It's a 2.5 start hotel but it has potential. I would definitely stay again. Only issue is food is very limited. Other than that not a bad hotel! People were friendly! I loved having my own space. I just wish there was a place to smoke besides outside maybe on a balcony or something or a designated smoking spot due to weather changes.

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from jiho song, the owner on Mar 23, 2018
thanks for your review. i hope to see you agin :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenient and clean
we all enjoyed staying there
Response from jiho song, the owner on Mar 23, 2018
thanks for your review. we are so happy to see your review. i hope to see you again :)

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location
Perfect location. From Sinchon exit 8 you will see a cosmetic shop walk through that path you will see 24 guesthouse and walk up. Room was surprisingly spacious for single room. If you want to cook approach the staff they will provide portable cooking pots. But there's no utensils and condiments provided so bring yours there if you'd like to cook. Basic toiletries provided, towel more like for face not big enough perhaps advise you to bring yours. Staff are friendly always greet guests and helpful. The TV in my room was not functioning the owner helped me and even contacted the technical to fix it the next morning. Overall pleasant stay and value for money

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The guesthouse was close to the subway station and the staff very friendly. The bed was big and very comfortable.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
just a guest house
Not suitable for family with small kids. Very small and no lift service. We have to carry our luggages from 1st to the 5th floor very tiring. Luckily the uncharged very helpful to help us carry.ocarion is great.
Building entrance
Kitchen
Bunk bed

8/10 Good

Ting, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location!!
The hostel is located just 2 mins away from Sinchon Station which makes it a great for exploring neighbouring areas. A huge starbucks is also located right around the corner!

6/10 Okay

Kyung

There was no heating in the room in the first night, and I got a cold. After appealing several times to the staff, the room finally got warm, but it was too late. I suffered from cold during my whole stay there.

4/10 Poor

Jae, Incheon, South Korea

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
Our double bed was box springs, no mattress-uncomfortable. The room was VERY small and the bathroom even smaller. It was difficult to close the bathroom door. The room was hot and it was hard to cool down. There was a dresser, but no hooks to hang anything.

10/10 Excellent

marilyn, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
New annex
I didn't stay at the original 24 guesthouse sinchon. I stayed at the new annex titled "WITH" and it was about 1-2 mins of walk from the original building with an elevator so my luggages werent a problem for me. My room was just enough. People said small, but I'm just 1 person. A bed, a bathroom and windows for fresh air. Can't complain.
Response from jiho song on Dec 1, 2016
thanks for coming and review :) i am really happy to see you satisfied with us. i hope to see you again :)

8/10 Good

pan

Liked: Staff & service
Reasonable price
I got a small room with tv, Wi-Fi, stove , ac and referg, which is fine, clean. Staff is helpful . Location is great .
Response from jiho song on Oct 16, 2016
Thanks very much for your staying and review. we will always try to be better :)