Jeju Hallasan

* Not even worth 1 star * I normally don't bother writing reviews, but this was that bad. If you look, the top reviews are from two years ago and recent guests' posts don't even show up. This place is basically housing for foreign workers. It smells and there's zero management. If you are Korean, do not go here.

Do not go!!!!!!!!!!

One-line summary: I question whether they even manage this place or if it is a real lodging facility. Even if you come just to sleep because of the price, I do not recommend this place. The room had a draft and they did not turn on the heating, so it was too cold to even take a shower + expect a restless sleep. The duvet and pillow covers must not be changed often because even the filling smelled. The assigned room at check-in meant nothing. I left my luggage in the assigned room and when I returned my luggage was at the front desk and my room had been reassigned to any available spot. There was no prior notice about this. No heating in winter. The electric pads at each bed are probably not maintained and are too weak, so you have to sleep fully dressed in outerwear. Staff other than the manager cannot speak Korean at all. I recommend paying a little more and going somewhere else. This place is not even worth ten thousand won. It needs remodeling soon and is hard to call a basic lodging.

A foreigner handled reception, seemed Southeast Asian, and spoke in English. The lodging is very dirty. The water at the sink for brushing teeth tasted strange and the bunk bed squeaked so much it disturbed others. There are no curtains on the beds so everything is visible. The room door has no soundproofing so you can hear everything from the hallway, and there was an unidentified water-dripping sound in the corridor at night that kept happening, so I could hardly sleep. This was truly the worst lodging... I booked a cheap place just to sleep, but I could not sleep properly. I briefly saw the shared kitchen and it looked like a restaurant that had never been cleaned: covered in grease and dirty tables. They had a sign about hosting parties but it didn't look like they actually do.

The worst... no heating... really terrible electric pads... dirty and smelly... the bathroom was awful... I even lost my slippers...

The facilities are old and somewhat poor, but I slept warmly on the electric blanket for one night. Thank you.

Visited for consecutive nights on a weekday When I entered the room there was a Chinese roommate waiting They spoke to me in English and somehow we started talking, but they kept prying with questions (I did not want a long conversation :() I wasn't sure if the bedding had been washed; there was lint on it I was horrified by the condition of the air conditioner — lucky I came in winter There was no shampoo or body wash in the shower... the labels were in Chinese so I couldn't tell what was what and had to guess The bathroom felt a bit like a military shower — the walls were stained and there was limescale. I didn't mind much and used it There was a bathroom with no hot water. I asked in English and was recommended to use a different bathroom The person who handled reception seemed Vietnamese? Chinese? Not sure. Not Korean. Friendly (cannot speak Korean) Not a very pleasant hostel, but the price forgives almost everything. Not bad if you only need a place to sleep.