Time Travelers Party Hostel Hongdae
by the TopOfHotel team
Time Travelers is the party hostel of Hongdae — free beer pong, a free pub crawl every night, and a foreigner-only crowd that came to socialise.
Time Travelers is the party hostel of Hongdae — free beer pong, a free pub crawl every night, and a foreigner-only crowd that came to socialise.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
You spot Time Travelers Party Hostel Hongdae from down the block — a 4-storey black-and-yellow building with graffiti on the wall and a blue neon TIME TRAVELERS sign. Most guests book the 8-bed mixed dorm at about $21 a night: 14 sqm, four black-steel bunk beds, each berth with a privacy curtain, a power outlet, a USB port, a reading light and a locker underneath. Sheets are clean and white, the pillows firm. There are 2 shared bathrooms — one male, one female — with strong hot showers and free Innisfree soap and shampoo. There is a single private double room at 12 sqm for around $55; with just one of them, book at least 2 weeks ahead.
Food and amenities
The events are the reason to stay. On Wednesday and Saturday the hostel runs a free Korean BBQ night on the 4th-floor rooftop from 19:00 — staff grill pork shoulder, vegetables, kimchi and rice, and you pay just about $4 toward a beer and a glass and a half of soju. Up under the Hongdae lights, it feels like a small festival. Down in the common area, free beer pong starts at 22:00 every night as a hostel league, and the winner takes 2 free beers. Free Wi-Fi, laundry and luggage storage round it out.
Location and getting there
The hostel sits in Mapo-gu, a 5-minute walk from Hongik University Station, which puts you right in the Hongdae nightlife grid. The signature outing is the free pub crawl at 21:00: the hostel gathers a group and walks everyone to 3 bars — Vinyl Underground for 80s vinyl, FF Hongdae for K-pop and a dance floor, then Mike's Cabin for craft beer. Drinks run $3 to $5 a glass and you cover your own; the crawl is free.
Things to know before booking
This is a loud house by design. The common area and beer pong carry until 02:00, so it is the wrong call for early sleepers or families. The 8-bed dorms are fairly cramped once bags are out, and the shared bathrooms back up in the 08:00 to 09:30 morning rush. It is also foreigner-only — bring a passport copy to check in, since Korean nationals are not accepted.
Our take
Time Travelers is the party hostel of the bunch, built around nightlife: a free pub crawl every night, beer pong, a free Korean BBQ twice a week, and a foreigner-only crowd that all but guarantees you meet people. It scores 8.2/10, and from about $21 a night it is good value for a solo traveller in their 20s who came to go out — just not for anyone hoping for an early, quiet night.
Score Breakdown
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- A free pub crawl every night at 21:00 — the hostel walks the group to 3 Hongdae bars: Vinyl Underground for 80s vinyl, FF Hongdae for K-pop and a dance floor, then Mike's Cabin for craft beer. The crawl itself is free; you only pay for your own drinks.
- Free beer pong runs in the common area from 22:00 every night as a hostel league, with 2 free beers for the winner.
- Foreigner-only, so the whole house is in the mood to meet people and the crowd is international.
- A free Korean BBQ night on the 4th-floor rooftop every Wednesday and Saturday from 19:00 — pork shoulder, vegetables, kimchi and rice. You pay just about $4 toward a beer and a glass and a half of soju.
- Young, high-energy staff, and it sits a 5-minute walk from Hongik University Station.
- The common area and beer pong stay loud until 02:00 — a poor fit if you sleep early, and not a family hostel.
- Dorms are the 8-bed kind at 14 sqm, so they are fairly cramped once everyone's bags are out.
- Shared bathrooms back up in the morning rush between 08:00 and 09:30, with just two stalls split one male, one female.
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Insider Tips
- Sign up for the pub crawl before 20:30 — it leaves at 21:00.
- For the free Korean BBQ on Wednesday and Saturday, put your name down before 18:00; it starts at 19:00.
- There is only 1 private double room, so book it at least 2 weeks ahead if you want a door that locks.