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title: "Original Backpackers, Seoul: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Original Backpackers in Seoul: rated 9.9 by guests, 2-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-11
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Guesthouse · ★★
# Original Backpackers

Changsin 1(il)-dong, Seoul, South Korea

9.9 ·  Exceptional 162 reviews ·  #6 #6 of 1,496 in Seoul ·  8.4 Location score
## About Original Backpackers

Original Backpackers is a guesthouse in Changsin 1(il)-dong, Seoul, South Korea. It holds a 2-star rating. Guests rate it 9.9 out of 10 across 162 reviews. It is 3.1 km from the centre of Seoul. The nearest airport, Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP), is 20 km away.

- **Type:** Guesthouse

- **Star rating:** ★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Rooms:** 10

- **Floors:** 5

- **Last renovated:** 2024

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 50

313-3 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu

## How Original Backpackers scores

Better rated than 100% of hotels in Seoul

-   Guest rating **9.9**
-   Location **8.4**
-   Public transport **10.0**

Seoul average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.4**/10

- **Walk grade:** **90**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **127**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **15**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Dongmyo Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">150 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">20 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">44 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Seoul</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.1 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   백남준 기념관130 m
-   이움피움 봉제역사관320 m
-   Seoul City Wall Museum350 m
-   한양도성박물관360 m
-   漢陽都城博物館390 m
-   한양도성길 낙산공원 암문3450 m

### Compare

## Compare Original Backpackers with nearby hotels

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-   [Hotel QB Dongdaemun Gallery](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-qb-dongdaemun-gallery-seoul/) Hotel ★★★ 100 m away
    
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## Questions about Original Backpackers

### How do guests rate Original Backpackers?

Original Backpackers has a guest rating of 9.9 out of 10 from 162 reviews, which is better than 100% of rated hotels in Seoul.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Original Backpackers?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### How far is Original Backpackers from the airport?

The nearest airport, Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP), is 20 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Original Backpackers have?

Original Backpackers has 10 rooms on 5 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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