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Reviews of Kimchee Busan Downtown Guesthouse - Hostel

2 out of 5
Kimchee Busan Downtown Guesthouse - Hostel
20-8, Hwangnyeong-daero 7beon-gil, Busan

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 198 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 78 out of 198 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 198 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 198 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 198 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Leila

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Door isn't unsmooth so make the noise and hard when open.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Sascha Dennis

Disliked: Cleanliness
Good for traveling on budget, don’t expect 5 stars
Travelers were friendly. Staff okay, they just do their work. Bathroom dirty and some water taps were broken.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Sam

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location, not the best wifi
The location of the hotel was not the same as maps but luckily a guard from another hotel directed us! Other than that the location to bars was good, the hotel provided easy directions to follow to the tourist attractions and laundry service was good! Wi-Fi not great. Overall worth the money paid.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
younger and nice people
nice groups of people
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Hayley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disgusted
The place was smelled disgusting. I went to my room and didn't even want to put my things down on the bed. Ended up not staying there at all
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Location is great. Common areas are a lot smaller than it appears in the pictures. Its also not that clean. Bunk beds were shaky when going up and down the ladder and even moving from side to side on the bed. Staff were okay. One was friendler than the other. Personally preferred not to deal with the staff. When asked about guided tours, they didn't have any recommendations. Facilities such as the showers and toilet areas were okay but could be cleaner, in my opinion. However I suppose for the price point, it's fair... I was rather disappointed in my overall stay here. I would not return to this guesthouse.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

darren

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
busy place friendly travelers
Had everything i needed Busy place full of partyin travellers If you want peace an quite mb not the place for you But if you want to talk to like minded travelers get good advice for your onward travel meet people from all over the world this is the place for you Was going to have an early night but was chattin and have a couple of beers til 3 am Good clean good wifi easy to find if you exit the right station Showers were good clean Was worried about bunks looked unstable but were fine I hope to book again on my return from Jeju
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sungmin

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

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice place, bad bunk
My only complaint about the place was that the bunk beds were awful. They're the pitiful aluminum ones that are definitely not built to hold a full grown human. It felt like trying to sleep on stilts. I'm a small gal and I was still terrified I would knock the whole bed over climbing into it and anytime I moved or the person on the bottom moved it was like we were being hit with a 9.5 on the Richter scale. It was the worst sleep I'd gotten in a long time. The rest of the place was nice though. The bathrooms were spacious and clean, the common areas had awesome decoration, and the place was packed with friendly people. Change those bunks out and I'd go back.

10/10 Excellent

gomathy, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good choice
It is near a Subway exit n makes traveling easy.clean rooms & bathrooms ,well maintained. Staff were very helpful. I will recommend for anyone who's visiting Busan
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Le Vinh Huy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great people with a great facility!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Pamela, Brisbane, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great guesthouse, on a quiet street and very close to the subway station. Seomyeon was a 10-15minute walk and 1 subway station away so very handy! Bathrooms were great, the room had a lot of space even though it was 10beds, would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 11 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Chandre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice spot with a good energy.
Was a nice little spot with friendly people. A definite for solo travellers and those on a budget. Worth every penny.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Kevin, Kuala Lumpur, MYS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel close to train station
Ideal location, easy to approach upon disembark from Beomnaegol train station.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place
nothing to say everything was great and people were nice!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

LEUNG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent for budget travellers
excellent location, 2 min walk from exit 6 or exit 8 of metro station
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

James, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ok to stay for a couple of days
This is a big facility! 7-8 floors. this made it a bit impersonal for me. The facilities themselves are fine. The 6 person dorm room was small but clean. Lockers (bring your own lock) are too small to fit a lot of bags which meant they were on the floor cramping an already small space. Beds were comfortable and aircon effective. Bathrooms are modern, clean and showers good. Common area is not large enough and doesn't really promote a social atmosphere for me. Location very convenient for metro line 1 and lots of buses. Easy to get around. About 15 minute walk to a good dining district. Overall the place is ok. I'd probably look for another place next time but would consider staying here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short but enjoyable would go back
The hostel is just around yhe corner from yhe metro. The directions they provide take you straight there.Staff are friendly and the room eas ready so they checked me in. I was then straight back out using the underground using travel tips they provided. On my return i ate at a nearby resteraunt.All in all a handy stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Pierre

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Eunice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I will defiantly come back again. Highly recommen!
In love with Kimchee guesthouse!!! People there are friendly and cool! You cannot miss it if you wanna meet new friends there. Everything is well situated! Clean and nice bathroom, comfy bed, playroom, spacious common area, with elevator. It is close to the metro just 3 mins walk! 10 mins walk you can get to the down town Semeyon! Staff is super nice with good English! Staying in this hostel was the best part of the trip!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Andu

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overall good, but some problems need to be fixed
I stayed for just a night at the Kimchee Busan Guesthouse. The people working were helpful and overall the rooms and the toilets were clean. The only thing that bothered me were the lockers. In the room I was sharing with a view other girls not even one of the lockers was working and I think that is something that should be fixed, since I did not know any of the other girls and you never know what could happen to your stuff. That is why I always had to keep my important things with me, which was inconvenient at some times. Since I was staying here for only a night I could live with it.

6/10 Okay

Serge, Taipei

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Acceptable, but very overrated
Staff are friendly and able to speak English and location is convenient. However hostel policies are horrible: there is a "locker scam" (hostel doesn't provide actual locks for lockers in dormitory and tries to sell you locks) and "key deposit". Hostel tends to get noisy at nights ("keep noise down after 23:00" rule is not enforced). There is only 1 elevator and common space is small and inconvenient.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely local feeling hostel
The staff made it feel like a home away from home. My new Busan go-to hostel.

10/10 Excellent

KK, hk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap price but good quality
I hvnt know the price could be that cheap. Good location. Staff are nice. Facilities are new and clean. Room is comfortable and big.

8/10 Good

KK, HK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way better than the one in sichon
I was surprised that the building is so close to the subway station. The location is strategic. Everythings are great and new. A huge difference from sichon, in very good way.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room is quite good, spacious for two, quite.. but perfect if provide toothpaste and toothbrush

4/10 Poor

Phil, Jeju

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not a place to sleep or stay clean.
Good if you want to party. No hope if you actually want to sleep. Excrement in the showers is probably down to the fact that there's nowhere near enough toilet facilities for the number of guests.

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent staff make this place worth every penny
Amazing stay--great room, bathroom, common areas, and phenomenal staff

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful staff make this place great
Wonderful stay: clean facilities, nice bed, and most importantly, a really fantastic staff

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Ever
Wonderful hostel, probably the best I have ever stayed in. Staff was so welcoming and helpful, particularly with ideas for touring and helping arrange transportation. I really couldn't ask for anything more. Facilities were spotless.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hostel near downtown
My room n the bathroom were super clean n scott was friendly! Worth the money i paid for

6/10 Okay

Seunghyuk

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Olga

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jihoon

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
여기가 부산에서 최고로 좋습니다, 사장님 정말 좋아요~ Here is the best place to stay in all of Busan and the manager staff is very good clever !!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jihoon

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
아주좋아요 사장님 친절하시고 최고입니다, 다음에도 부산오면 애용하겠습니다 고마웠어요.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Sang shop

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

??

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

JINHEE

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
폐허상태로 유령건물처럼 손님만 받고있습니다
관리는 커녕 한달은 넘게 아무 청소조차 안되있어 방에 들어가서 몇발짝 걸으니 청소가 덜된정도가 아닌 묵은먼지가 양말두께처럼 발바닥에 달라붙어서 걸을수가 없을지경이고 쓰레기통은 다른사람이 쓰고버린 마스크와 쓰레기로 가득 넘쳐나고 모자란쓰레기통을 쇼핑백으로 추가해 거기도 쓰레기가 가득한채로 그냥 있었어요 들어와보지도 않은것같고 청소의 흔적은 커녕 쓴 이불만개서 모양만만들고 그외에 일절아무 체크인준비가 안되있는것에 쇼크를 받았습니다 화장실역시 머리카락 범벅에 청소가 덜된게 아닌 아무것도 안한상태로 꽤오래 방치된 상태였어요 물때가 관심밖으로 오랜시간 묵은 두께로 범벅이 되어있고...관리가 안된상태가 아니라 폐허건물인것 같았어요 충격받았습니다 눈가리고아웅으로 이불개놓은것말고는 아무관리도 안한다는걸 바로알수있었어요 빨리 탈출하고 싶다는 생각이 들었어요 전 전혀 까탈떨지 않는데도 숨쉬는것도 께름직했어요
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Young Sun

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
저렴해 가성비는 높지만,철저한 관리가 필요할듯.
시설은 나름대로 신경을 쓴곳 .그래서 여러날 묵는 이들 많은지 각자 먹거리들 쌓여있고.일부 이용자들이 설걷이 안하고 방에 사물들 너저분.관리만 잘하면 저렴해서 가성비는 높은편.골목이라 찾긴 쉽지 않음.전체적으로 평균이상.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from pedro on Oct 28, 2020
감사합니다! 여러부분에 있어 늘 신경을 쓰고있지만, 미처 놓친부분에 대해서 더 철저히 확인을 하겠습니다.