Elm Tree Guesthouse Myeongdong

If you like walking then this place is for you. It's walking distance to the city center myeongdong but that’s about it. ||It can be quite difficult to find because it's located in a back alley way. I was a bit worried when I arrived at night because everywhere was closed and the signage is easy to miss. ||The rooms are extremely small I'm not sure how they were able to get a trip advisor award. Its not clean either. The room was quite stuffy and security is also not very good since the front door would just be open all night. ||The washroom was really difficult to move around it was quite small. I wish there was a sauna or spa that was close by but Siloam was close enough. I spent a night there and also bathe there. ||Internet was not bad and some people were nice. If you're into minimum fees and small accommodation that doesn't suffer from claustrophobia then this is for you.

The only nice thing about the guest house is the location is very convenient. The room o stayed in was quite dirty. The bedsheets and pillow were dirty and obviously not washed before I arrived. I found multiple bugs including a slug in my room during my stay. The room is super tiny so beware of that, you wont have much room to move around. The bathroom toilet was so dirty and smelled bad. Also when you shower, the water trickles out of the bathroom and onto the floor so I had to put towels on the floor whenever I shower. There is a washer but no clothing dryer so you have to hang up your clothes to dry. They have a small tiny section where you can hang your clothes to dry on the racks (which were falling apart and old) but this is shared with all guests in the house and is just way too small so most of the time I had to hang up my clothes in my tiny room or wash my clothes when there was enough space to dry my clothes. Korea can get very hot, they have a fan in each room..the fans are obviously quite old and when I turn it on it has a very annoying sound which makes it hard to sleep. I wish I could say I enjoyed my trip but this place was really uncomfortable and horribly maintained and I hope no one else experiences what I did.

Incredibly awesome location. Met several international buyers who stayed and/or warehoused stock to send abroad. the shopping is limitless. Took me a couple weeks to even begin to understand the depths of product availability all within five minutes walk. From the highest high-line to the best value bulk, anything and everything is moved through this area. With no exaggeration, there is easily millions of square feet of vending. Every building, every floor. Ten to twenty stories up and easily half-a-dozen or more below. Wall to wall. It is unbelievable and there are no hard sells. You will have more trouble getting the dealers attention. The guest house is quick check-in and checkout. The staff is non-intrusive. The owner runs a tight ship. Rooms are clean-ish with several sizes available. The price is the lowest you will find in all of Seoul and the location is off-the-hook. Plenty of entertainment very close. Several extremely high-end shopping districts within walking distance. Cartier, Tiffany's, etc. If you are only spending a few days in Seoul, this location is really well centered. Several major tourist spots within walking distance. Center of Seoul is less then fifteen minutes by foot or perhaps ten total by train. Subway is a little bit of a walk but you can walk through probably one of the best markets in Seoul. Try it.

Room terrible small, door cannot be opened fully, could not open my luggage properly in the room. Room was stuffy, and had a unique odor, worst of all there was no air con in the room, only a portable fan. The staff was unfriendly and rude, complete with a poor attitude. The pictures are inaccurate and the rooms look nothing like them. The toilet was disgusting, it was dirty, and so small, I basically had to sit on the toilet bowl while bathing. Furthermore, the walls were slimy, and the neighborhood was questionable. The showers had hot water, but only hot water, had to let the water run for a few minutes before it was bearable. Breakfast consists of a single loaf of bread with jam which operates on a first come first serve basis, no sign of the orange juice or ramen they promised on their website. For beds, they only provided a single comforter, blanket and a pillow, which i seriously doubt had been washed beforehand, judging from the smell. The "24 hour business centre" aka the computer complete with wifi was not working at all. Wifi connection there was intermittent as well, we had to depend on our 3g almost all the time.Our room had a pillar in the middle of the room, my bed was basically a cave with only a small opening to enter.

If you like grime come and stay here. Rooms are small and hot. No air con but there is a fan. The place is dirty. Showers have mould in them. Free coffee and use of kitchen if you can bear it. If the place had a deep clean it would be fine. If you want a cheap nights accommodation then it’s ok.

I have been to a lot of hostels but this was the worst by far. Rooms are very small which would be okay if they would have been clean. Different hairs in the bed, suspicious stains on the linen and left overs from the former guests under the bed. Staff speaks hardly English and bathrooms are smelly. Left after one night, because bed was to disgusting. Location is top but I am sure there are better places in the same neighbourhood.

Stayed in this place for 3 days, in a double room which costs us 160000 won in total. ||||Positive Feedback: ||1) Great location and they provide brochures which provide information about tours around the city.||||Negative Feedback:||1) Facilities was not as advertised. 24 Hour Business Centre was a computer which could not be turned on. Breakfast was a single loaf of bread which was to be shared with the 24 rooms. No orange juice, steamed rice or ramen (which was advertised for breakfast) was provided. There was no bathroom amenities provided, which is contrary to what was advertised.||||2) Room was cramped and smelled of mildew. The lighting was dim and air circulation was terrible, as there was only a small window. The only source of air circulation was a fan, which can only be turned on for 2 hours maximum, at a single time. ||||3) Staff were unfriendly and had a poor command of English.||||4) There was only space for one person to barely open the luggage at one time. ||||5)The walls are paper thin and could I could hear other occupants and people on the street speaking even with the windows closed.||||6) Room floor was dirty and there was rubbish under the bed from the previous occupants. The towel rack was overflowing with hangers from the previous occupants.

Indeed the rooms are tiny. But who cares when you just put one foot on the street and you find everything nearby. If you want to save money in accommodation and being in a centric place. This is the place. And it includes a decent breakfast. The bathrooms are also small but it's only for a quick shower. The people in the reception have good attitude and smily face. They give you slippers in the entrance so you are not walking around with your dirty shoes.