OYO Myeongdong 5 Lodge

When I booked a room through a third party app, it called this place Oyo Myeongdong Lodge 5. There was no clear mention of hostel in the reservation... so you can imagine my surprise when I showed up! My private room was honestly so depressing that I checked out within hours of checking in and spent the remainder of my trip elsewhere. The room was super tiny, but that wasn't the issue. First, the whole property stank strongly of backed up sewage, and my room smelled so vile I thought I'd be sick. Second, the bed looked like it was for a child. I'm 5'5" and my knees were nearly dangling off the "bed." Third, there were no towels, just two very old hand towels. Fourth, there was no shower?! There was a shower head above the toilet, but that was it. I've lived in Asia for over a decade and stayed at some cheap places, but I've never seen anything like this. Overall, if you're a broke backpacker in your early 20s, this might seem fine (though overpriced for what you get)... but for just $100 more, you could be down the street in an ultra luxe palace at L'escape. Never again.

Nice place to stay. Very friendly stuff. After some suggestions they accepted to store my bike close to my room and not at the open garage. Place is quite central and nonetheless quiet, I enjoyed that very much. You can also do a walk up and down to Seoul Tower. Don‘t waste your money on the streetfood market in Myengdong there are nice restaurants around the lodge. The breakfast is ok (Toast, Butter, Jam, Coffee, Milk, Cereals, Fruitjuice). Absolutely reasonable price. I like it most because it’s so small and you can enjoy the terrace at night!