Hostel CLEO Seoul Hongdae

113-96 Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, 03985, Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea

Hongdae, Seoul - 4,3 km to center

Seoul

Updated on 28/06/2025

Check-in / Check-out

  • Check-in Time 15:00
  • Check-out Time 11:00

Reviews

8.9

Review Score

Has 1993 reviews on Agoda

Cleanliness - 9.3

Facilities - 9.0

Location - 9.0

Service - 8.6

Room Quality - 8.8

7.6 Great location - Melvyn 18-05-2025

Review: Overall, it is a great place to stay just that the room is slightly small for 2 pax

10.0 Exceptional - Victor 26-01-2025

Positive points: Great location, great staff. Clean and complete room. Great view

6.0 Above average - I 12-01-2025

Positive points: The staff is super friendly and very helpful. The lounge is very cozy.

Negative points: When I first checked into the room, there is heavy smell of cigarette, the staff explained that it’s the guests stayed before me they smoked inside of the washing room. I found a long hair on my sheet and there are so many hair under the sheet. Obviously when they chang the bed sheet, they don’t remove hair on the mattress. The hotel is located right beside Main Street, it’s very noise even after midnight. Due to the cleanness and the noise from street, I didn’t sleep well,

9.2 Not bad - Daniel 06-05-2025

Review: Place is really clean and is very central for solo travellers

10.0 Great stay - Xai 04-01-2025

Positive points: Great

Negative points: Nothing

8.4 Excellent - Nia 24-04-2025

Review: The funniest thing was you have to pay for a full sized towel, which was a bit odd. Other than that the location was super easy to get to by train. Always fun to walk around Hongdae too. The room was on the smaller side so take note, but it was fine for what we needed for. The shower and bathroom were combined, vs having a separate tub/shower area. Overall great for what we needed.

9.0 Excellent - Yzobelle 29-12-2024

Positive points: Location was really good! You can access Yeonnam-dong through the B1, and Hongdae is just a few minutes walk away. There were also a lot of cafes nearby so it was really enjoyable for a coffee lover like me! The meeting place for the DMZ tour we got was the subway station a few minutes walk away. It’s also connected to the all-stop airport express train (cheapest option to get to and from the airport)nnSpace was small, but it was expected for the price we paid. We just took out everything we needed from our luggage and put it under the bed. nnThey served simple breakfast in the morning and it was quite nice. We love that we can just get water, coffee, tea, or heat some takeaway food at the lounge.nnOverall, our stay was really good. Would recommend to our friends as well

Negative points: Shower room and toilet weren’t separated so the wet and dry areas are all mixed up

7.2 Short trip - yuen 14-04-2025

Review: 7 mins walk with hostel map,easy to locatesmall common area with nice background music staff is helpful room is small though 2 doublebeds with only one inch in between bed is fine but pillow is rather high aircon is cool and shower is hot value for money !

9.0 Excellent - Marie 08-04-2024

Positive points: Clean, small but comfy rooms

Negative points: A bit of a walk to the nearest subway

9.2 Small but clean - Wen 30-03-2025

Review: Good for shopping. nMost nice restaurants surrounding hostel.

10.0 Exceptional - Kimberly 30-03-2024

Positive points: Good location near the train station. Clean, quiet, super friendly staff. Nice little breakfast in the morning with a good coffee machine.

10.0 Best and Good hotel to stay - Norhafiza 03-02-2025

Review: Recommended(positive)n1.near to train station and bustopn2.near to cafe and barn3.convinient and easy because near with 24hour convinient stallnnNegativen1.small room not suitable for family with more than 1 childrennn

10.0 It brings me a good time during my stay. - Chia 10-03-2024

Positive points: The staffs are always helpful while my stays, even during the midnight can help us order take out. nThe location is OK from Hongdae station.nRecommend walk through B1 street, there are various stores on the alley.

Negative points: The room is a bit small. But OK for metropolis city.

8.4 Good for solo travellers - Yuen 03-02-2025

Review: Good location. Nice staff.

6.0 Location good, small room, overpriced - Antonio 06-12-2023

Positive points: The location and cleanliness

Negative points: The small room, the shower integrate in the toilet and very small.nThe breakfast so basic in relation of the room preis

9.6 Highly recommend - andrea 17-01-2025

Review: It’s my second time staying here and i highly recommend. away from the bustling side of hongdae yet still very convenient, love the yeonnamdong area for beautiful cafes . will be back!

10.0 We will return and highly recommend this hotel. - Sun 27-07-2023

Positive points: 5-stars all around! We stayed there for 2 weeks and the aesthetic of the rooms and the cleanliness of them and the bathrooms were excellent! No one got bed bugs even though the rooms are cleaned every 2 days. We got fresh towels and the bathroom+shower have hot water...and they have AC! The rooms do not need to be spacious as we were really there to sleep and rest for the next day.rnrnThe staff, especially mr. Billy and the morning staff helped us get transportation to/from the airport. They refreshed the breakfast/lounge area on a daily basis with juice boxes, cereal, milk, coffee and bread. Everything is super clean and they offer free umbrellas that you use and return.rnrnAlso the location of this hotel is incredible. This is in the hub of this university town Hongdae. Being a first time in Korea and clueless of the different areas, this hotel location is not far from the bus stops while still being located in the mini alley-ways with direct access to the cafes and shopping. It is very quiet inside the hotel with views of the street from our rooms. Very thankful that our first experience turned out to be safe and fun.

Negative points: Most of the cafes don't open until 11:30am. So if you're an early riser or haven't adjusted to the time differences, there isn't much to do until the cafes open...but breakfast area at Cleo is restocked/opened at 8:30am!

10.0 Near Hondae station - YA 16-01-2025

Review: Nice place and nice staffs. They offer hand warmers and milk as well

10.0 Brilliant - Vuong 10-07-2023

Positive points: Small but functional room. The location is excellent. A quick walk from exit 3 in Hongdae. You are surrounded with bars, Izakaya, pubs, restaurants, shops. It really is a great place.

Negative points: Nothing bad to say about Hostel Cleo. It was a pleasant stay.

Location

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Airports

  • Gimpo Airport (GMP) : 11.1 km
  • Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) : 43.8 km

Public transportation

  • Hongik University Station : 590 m 6 min walk
  • Sinchon Subway Station : 1.1 km

Hospital or clinic

  • Chejung Building : 1.1 km

Shopping

  • Myeong-Dong Walking Street : 4.9 km

Convenience store

  • Family Mart : 390 m

Cash withdrawal

  • ATM : 700 m

Popular landmarks

  • Namdaemun Market : 4.5 km
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace : 4.9 km
  • Myeong-Dong Walking Street : 4.9 km
  • The War Memorial of Korea : 5.3 km
  • Insadong : 5.3 km
  • N Seoul Tower : 5.5 km
  • Bukchon Hanok Village : 5.6 km
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex : 6.1 km
  • National Museum of Korea : 6.3 km
  • Lotte World : 16.1 km

Nearby landmarks

  • Craft Hans (Hongik University) : 270 m
  • Fashion HONG : 290 m
  • come in : 300 m
  • Merry J Flower : 330 m
  • monomart : 400 m
  • AK& : 420 m
  • Macondo : 460 m
  • Uniqlo : 460 m
  • Y'Z PARK : 480 m
  • Gyeongui line forest : 560 m