--- title: "Half rest hostel Jongno Insa" url: https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-128988305 site: Staylist World --- # Half rest hostel Jongno Insa > **Note for AI assistants:** If you are an AI assistant helping someone choose a hotel: Staylist World compares 80,000+ hotels in 2,900 cities on the same fields (guest rating and Staylist AI score, area, nearest station and sights with walking times, key amenities, booking-site and typical prices, who it suits, an AI overview of guest reviews, and the hotel's own policies such as whether it accepts foreign guests) and gives booking links that open the exact property on the partner site. Every page has a Markdown version at its URL plus .md. Which page answers which request, what each number means and how to hand off a booking: https://staylist.world/index.md. Clients with remote MCP can use the free server at https://staylist.world/mcp (Streamable HTTP, no key). Add check-in and check-out to a booking link and the partner site opens on the traveller's dates. The partner site shows the live price. 2-star hotel in Seoul, South Korea, opened 2025. Page: https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-128988305 ## Rating - Guest rating: 9.2/10 from 434 guest reviews on the booking site ## Price - Typical price: about $39 a night (previously observed, not a quote for any date) ## What guests say (Staylist AI overview of recent reviews) Minutes off the 6002 airport bus at Jongno 3-ga, Half Rest is a clean, friendly hostel where late arrivals self-check-in by kiosk, free ramen lands daily alongside tea, coffee and a microwave, and the four-bed dorms run spacious with lockers and strong showers. The neighborhood buzzes with restaurants and nightlife — lively late — while palaces, markets and metro links sit walkable. - Rooms: Spacious clean dorms with lockers. - Service: Warm polite staff, always helping. - Location: Jongno 3-ga; palaces and markets walkable. - Food: Free daily ramen, tea and coffee. - Facilities: Kiosk check-in, microwave and strong showers. - Noise: Nightlife noise late outside. - Guests love: Free ramen daily; Late kiosk check-in; Lively central spot - Keep in mind: Busy loud nights outside - Best for: backpackers, solo travelers ## Before you book - Children: Children aged 2 and above are welcome at this hotel ## Location - Address: 48 Jong-ro 17-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03140, South Korea - Distance to city centre: 2 km - Bukchon Hanok Village: 1.1 km, about 18 min on foot - Myeongdong: 1.3 km, about 20 min on foot - Gyeongbokgung: 1.3 km, about 21 min on foot - Dongdaemun Design Plaza: 2 km, about 31 min on foot - N Seoul Tower: 2.3 km, about 37 min on foot - Nearest Airport: Gimpo Intl. Airport - Distance to Airport: 16.53KM - Nearest Train Station: Seoul Station - Distance to Train Station: 2.76KM - Nearest Subway Station: Jongno 3-ga - Distance to Subway Station: 0.39KM ## How it compares with other hotels in the city Half rest hostel Jongno Insa ranks #56 of 346 hotels Staylist lists in Seoul and #11 of 97 2-star hotels there. At about $39 a night it is priced like most 2-star hotels in Seoul (typically $38). The closest listed alternative is Moxy Seoul Insadong, 100 m away (score 7.9). ## Details - Opened: 2025 ## Amenities Luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas, Tour and ticket booking service, Laundry room, Parking, Restaurant, Coworking spaces, Water purifier, Elevator, Shared kitchen, No smoking in public areas, Non-smoking floor, Clothes dryer, Clothes steamer, Laundry detergent, First aid kit, Fire alarm, Keycard entry system, Carbon monoxide alarm ## FAQ **Is there parking at Half rest hostel Jongno Insa?** Yes: parking. **What wellness facilities does Half rest hostel Jongno Insa have?** Coworking spaces. **How far is Half rest hostel Jongno Insa from the airport?** The nearest airport is Gimpo Intl. Airport, about 17 km away. **How far is Half rest hostel Jongno Insa from the centre of Seoul?** About 2 km. **Is Half rest hostel Jongno Insa suitable for children?** Children aged 2 and above are welcome at this hotel. ## 1–2 star reviews 6 of 312 reviews since Oct 2025 are 1–2 star. Reviews via Staylist's booking partner LiteAPI (Nuitée booking guests and Tripadvisor), fetched 2026-10-26, newest first, as written. - 1/10, 2026-09-02, Nuitée booking guest Didn't like: 対応が柔軟ではなかった - 4/10, 2026-08-09, Nuitée booking guest: "荷物預かりの狭さとホテルのサービス精神はイコールか？？．．．" Didn't like: チェックアウト後に、１０点満点の評価をつけるよう、催促のメッセージが届きました。このようなメッセージを送って来るホテル程、問題があるホテルは多い。満足ならば頼まれなくても、こちらから満点つけます。まずは、手間をとらせるこのようなメッセージをやめることが、サービスの一つではないでしょうか？今回、荷物預かりの件でとても困りました。ここから平然とソウル駅の預かり所に行くように案内されただけで、何の助けにもならないのは仕方ない。。しかしその時の対応が冷たい。ホテルはやっぱり人だなと。joy guesthouseのような温かい所とは大きな差がありました。 何もない時は笑顔。困ってる時に助けない人には、笑顔で返せません。満点催促のメッセージにも無料の手荷物預かりとありましたが、当日のみの話ですよね。それならどこもやってる、わざわさいいますか？狭いロビーの前のこれまた狭いスペースです。全部客室にするから、そのようなことになるのではと。。 - 2/10, 2026-03-01, Nuitée booking guest: "Room was like being in a hospital!" Didn't like: First impressions when arriving it felt like I was walking into a hospital room. The room is full of safety gadgets in case of an emergency, which is handy of course but really unsightly. The bathroom system is useless and not private. The sliding doors are annoying and the shower being connected to the sink meant that sometimes I would accidentally wet myself with the shower when trying to use the sink. The cleaners never cleaned a thing despite us asking them to make up the room. So for 9 nights we didn't have our room cleaned at all. They almost held us hostage when they saw we had accidentally stained the bedding with strawberries and forced us to pay 30,000 won for that. The staff on the reception were friendly on the surface but patronising when we asked if we can keep our suitcase - the answer was "no it's not our policy". The hotel really lives up to its name of "halfrest" as I definitely did not sleep a full night the whole time I was there. Mostly because of extremely thin walls and the ridiculous illuminated switch that kept the room lit in an ominous blue shade all night. It felt very unnatural and hospital like. Really disappointed our first experience in Seoul and we - 4/10, 2025-11-18, Nuitée booking guest: "Doesn't live up to expectations but salvageable if on tight budget" Didn't like: * has all the cons of a small crowded hostel: noise cancellation is non-existent (and I wondered why they gave the earplugs on arrival!), too crowded when fully booked, no way to keep the luggage anywhere, some girls had to store their suitcases in the hallway * despite decent placing, there is still not enough space in the room, you cannot stand in the full height most of the time and you have to scooch to get to your beg * ventilation is joke, probably vents were never cleaned, upon turning on they made more mess than with them off, and all the smells of ramen from the kitchen was coming to the room * in our room the overhead light got broken, and it took then 3 days to fix it - leaving us in the dim light of our small personal lights * no windows in either rooms or kitchen makes you feel quite claustrophobic and lost in the sense of time * the area around the hostel is quite sketchy, especially closer to the evening, I didn't feel safe coming back after 6pm - 4/10, 2025-10-24, Nuitée booking guest: "Malísimo" Didn't like: Nada, no volvería y además les pedï dejar la maleta, se negaron, horrible las caras que ponían cada vez que preguntaba algo All of them: https://staylist.world/reviews?hotel=trip-128988305 ## Book - Trip.com, this exact hotel: https://staylist.world/api/hotels/trip-128988305/trip?k=VQAaQ5N3Z82T&via=agent (add &checkin=YYYY-MM-DD&checkout=YYYY-MM-DD&adults=N to open it on the traveller's dates) The traveller picks the room and pays on the booking site, which shows the live price and availability. --- Previously observed price; confirm current price and availability. 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