Naru Hostel

2.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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(B) Double Room, Private Bathroom
Exterior detail
View from room
Exterior detail
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
31, Mapo-daero 12-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Seoul, 121-210
  • Lotte Outlets Seoul Station
    2 min drive
  • 소리개
    1 min walk
  • Gongdeok Station
    6 min walk
  • Seoul (GMP-Gimpo Intl.)
    38 min drive

Room options

(D) Family Room

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Large Twin Beds

(A) Single Room

  • 8 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

(C) Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

(B) Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • 13 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Seoul

Located in Seoul (Mapo-gu), Naru Hostel is within a 5-minute drive of Myeongdong Street and Namdaemun Market. .This hostel is 3.4 mi (5.4 km) from Gyeongbokgung Palace and 3.5 mi (5.7 km) from Bukchon Hanok Village.

What's nearby

  • Myeongdong Street - 4 min drive
  • Namdaemun Market - 4 min drive
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace - 5 min drive
  • N Seoul Tower - 6 min drive
  • Bukchon Hanok Village - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Gongdeok Station - 6 min walk
  • Seoul Station - 7 min drive
  • Gimpo Intl. Airport (GMP) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪백세칼국수 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪A TWOSOME PLACE - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪스시복 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪진대감 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪시실리 공덕 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Naru Hostel

Hostel with a restaurant, near Namdaemun Market
Naru Hostel offers 11 accommodations with rice cookers and slippers. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Seoul hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 24-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels. Irons/ironing boards and change of towels can be requested.

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 11 guestrooms, featuring heated floors and Smart televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and refrigerators, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
At Naru Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff.
Naru Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge
  • Soundproofed rooms

Guest services

  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Hardwood flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Heated floor (bathroom)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 24-inch smart TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Paper towels
  • Fridge
  • Rice cooker
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Spices

More

  • Desk
  • Heated floors
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Mobile key entry
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 19

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system
Property Registration Number 1052223182

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

City Hostel Korea
Naru Hostel Seoul
Naru Hostel
Naru Seoul
Naru Hostel Seoul
Naru Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Naru Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Seoul

Naru Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 66 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, basic stay
Room was decent size and clean. The free washer and dryer on the 3rd was nice to have available. Only complaint is that mattress was a little too firm for my liking, but wasn't terrible and I still able to sleep well enough. I would rebook here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness
Value for money
Convenient, friendly host, spacious room , value for money , great location and food but Bathroom shower is an issue , shower head and faucet are not user friendly , strong sewage smell at the ground level. Our room was on the first floor at the back alley . Other rooms may not have the same issue .
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Nur Atikah Amira

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Manchun, Taipei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly Naru!!! You will be surprised!!
The host of the hotel is the nicest person we have met during our trip!!

10/10 Excellent

FLORENCE, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most Value for money stay
Mr Naru, guesthouse owner, super friendly, always ever ready to help, with sightseeing, bicycle rental at Hangang River, postal services, restaurants reccomendation, fast food ordering and delivery, public bathhouse! Other good stuff we like about Naru Guesthouse: 1. Abundant free flow of food( oranges, strawberries, instant noodles, juices, coffee, tea, cereals, milk, etc. Even though, these are meant for breakfast, Mr Naru generously allows us to help ourselves freely to these foods any time of the day!! 2)there was washing machine and dryer which we can use use freely at NO CHARGE!! 3) Many great Korean eateries near guesthouse 4) pretty near, abt 5 mins walk( without luggage) GongDeok Subway station, exit 4. This subway station is linked to 4 different lines, which is great n convenient to go almost anywhere!

8/10 Good

Jatupat, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the money!
I found my stay really worth my money. The hostel's location is really good, surrounded by many good restaurants, close to the subway that connects 4 lines and peaceful neighbourhood. The hostel's owner is such a nice guy, helping me fix my luggage! One drawback is only that I could hear people talking every night. However, overall is really good :)

10/10 Excellent

MAKI

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Tsz Ying

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
不錯
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Luca

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Struttura centrale, tutto ben collegato. Dalla struttura abbiamo raggiunto tutto a piedi senza alcun problema.
Stayed 13 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Takumi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
必要な設備は整っていた。タオルがある程度積んであって特に制限なかったのはうれしい お湯はあまり長時間使いすぎるとでなくなったのとシャワー、トイレ間にカーテンなしなのでシャワーに不便さはあると感じた ただ安いのと寝心地は悪くなかったので寝るだけと割り切れば良いと感じた
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tsz Ying

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Julia

Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

AKIKO

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Yoshihiro

寝るだけならOKタイプの人向き。
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

AKIKO

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Haruhiko

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Chizuru

寝るだけなので、安くて、個室シャワーあり、 スーツケース広げられる広さありました。 セキュリティ面で少し不安はありますが、 ゲストハウスってこんな感じかなと思います。 階段が急+狭いので重いスーツケースがあると少し大変だと思います。 掃除するわけでもないのに、たまに部屋に入るのはなぜ?と思いました。換気? (部屋に戻ると窓が開いている)
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ka Yan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Eunji

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Marie

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Je ne recommande pas cet hostel
Chambre très vetuste et sale , matelas avec ressort très désagréable, porte avec seulement un petit verrou. Heureusement je n'y suis resté que 3 nuits.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Changjin

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

sungsoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

hyokeun

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021