Where Shared Homies Rents in Seoul
Six neighbourhoods, one set of terms: the deposit is one month's rent, there is no key money, no agency fee and no Korean guarantor. What changes between them is the rent, the commute and the trade-off you are making — each page says which.
Haebangchon
해방촌The hillside village above Itaewon — our largest cluster of houses, and the easiest place in Seoul to land without Korean.
Muak
무악The quiet northwest — our lowest rents, a mountain trail at the end of the street, and a bus to every university in Sinchon.
Itaewon
이태원Flat, central, and three minutes from the station — the most convenient place we rent, and you pay for that.
Hongdae
홍대The best-connected address we rent — Line 2, the airport express and the airport bus, all within a few minutes.
Gangnam
강남South of the river, for people whose office is there — private studios rather than share-house rooms.
Gwanghwamun
광화문Studios in the old city, five minutes from a palace gate — the most central address we rent, and the most expensive.
Still deciding between areas rather than between rooms? Our guide to Seoul neighbourhoods for foreigners compares the whole city, including areas we don't rent in.