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“안녕하세요, 저는 세브린이에요. 서울에서 1년 계약직 기회가 생겼는데, 회사에서 숙소를 제공해준다고 해도 그냥 호텔 같은 공간에서 1년을 보내고 싶지 않았어요. 진짜 서울 사람처럼 살아보고 싶었거든요.”“안녕하세요, 저는 세브린이에요. 서울에서 1년짜리 계약직 자리가 생겼는데, 회사 측에서 숙소를 알아봐 준다고 했어요. 그런데 솔직히, 그 선택지가 딱 '1년짜리 호텔 생활'처럼 느껴졌거든요. 저는 그게 싫었어요. 진짜 동네에 녹아들고 싶었고, 서울 사람들이 실제로 사는 방식으로 살아보고 싶었어요. 인스타그램을 뒤지다가 Shared Homies를 발견했고, 스티브에게 바로 연락했어요. 그리고 지금, 서울 생활이 정말 좋아요. 제가 사는 동네는 다문화 감성이 있으면서도 굉장히 한국적인 곳이에요. 동네 골목 소상공인 사장님들이랑 스몰토크 하는 게 일상이 됐고, 등산 모임에서 친구도 많이 생겼어요. 드로잉 클럽에도 들어갔다가 생애 첫 그룹 전시회까지 열었고요. 스티브는 꼼꼼하고 진심 어린 집주인이에요. 속 좋고 믿을 수 있는 사람이에요. 100% 추천합니다.”

“해외에서도 방을 찾을 수 있고, 보증금도 부담 없고, 이사 당일에도 도움을 받을 수 있어요. 집 문제가 생기면 연락했을 때 바로 답장이 와요. 외국인 셰어하우스를 고민 중이라면 여기가 맞아요.”“서울에서 집을 구할 때, 솔직히 제일 무서웠던 게 보증금이었어요. 외국에서는 한두 달치 월세만 맡기면 되는데, 여기는 몇 천만 원을 한 번에 내야 한다고 하잖아요. 그게 너무 부담돼서 셰어하우스를 알아보기 시작했고, Shared Homies를 찾았어요. 제일 좋았던 건 한국에 오기 전에 이미 방을 확정할 수 있었다는 거예요. 해외에서 검색하고, 문의하고, 계약까지 다 됐어요. 인천공항에 내려서 방황하지 않아도 됐고요. 보증금도 일반 부동산 매물에 비하면 훨씬 낮아서, 처음 서울 정착하는 입장에서 현실적으로 맞는 선택이었어요. 이사 당일에도 혼자 알아서 하는 게 아니라 실제로 도움을 받았어요. 집에 문제가 생겼을 때도, 연락하면 빠르게 답장이 왔고 그냥 넘어가는 일 없이 처리가 됐어요. 하우스 매니저 Stephen이 있는데, 처음엔 그냥 관리자겠거니 했는데 지금은 완전히 우리 멤버예요. 친절하고 편하게 대해줘서 집 얘기, 동네 얘기, 이것저것 다 물어볼 수 있어요. 방은 각자 개인 공간이 있고, 거실은 함께 쓰는 구조예요. 플랫메이트들이랑 공용 공간에서 보내는 시간이 생각보다 훨씬 좋아요. 외국인 친화 셰어하우스 찾고 있다면, 진짜 추천해요 ❤️”

“서울에 처음 왔을 때 걱정이 많았는데, Shared Homies 덕분에 생각보다 훨씬 수월하게 자리를 잡을 수 있었어요. 룸메이트들이 진짜 가족 같아졌고, 동네도 정말 마음에 들어요.”“처음 서울에 왔을 때 가장 무서웠던 게 두 가지예요. 높은 보증금이랑, 한국어가 부족해서 좋은 방을 못 구하면 어쩌나 하는 걱정이요. 그 두 가지를 한꺼번에 해결해 줬다는 게 솔직히 제일 컸어요. 계약 과정에서 언어 때문에 불이익을 받거나, 부동산에서 갑자기 매물이 사라지는 경험 없이 방을 구할 수 있었거든요. 같이 사는 룸메이트들이 어느 순간 가족처럼 느껴졌고, 지금은 동네 자체도 정말 좋아요.”

“서울에서 보낸 시간을 돌아보면, 가장 기억에 남는 순간들은 전부 제가 살던 그 공간에서 생겼어요. 가족이 아닌 사람과 함께 사는 건 처음이었는데, 운이 좋게도 생각하는 방식도, 생활 방식도 잘 맞는 룸메이트 두 분을 만났어요...”“서울에서 보낸 시간을 돌아보면, 가장 기억에 남는 순간들은 전부 제가 살던 그 공간에서 생겼어요. 가족 말고 다른 사람과 함께 사는 건 처음이었는데, 생각하는 방식도 생활 패턴도 잘 맞는 룸메이트 두 분을 만난 게 정말 운이 좋았어요. 외국인 셰어하우스가 처음이라 솔직히 걱정을 좀 했거든요. 그리고 서울에 오기 전부터 막연하게 상상했던 '내가 살고 싶은 공간'이랑 거의 딱 맞았어요. 동네 위치도 생각보다 훨씬 편했고, 집 자체도 기대 이상이었어요. 그걸 직접 느끼고 나서부터는 서울 생활이 한결 수월해졌어요. 가능하다면 지금 당장 그 방으로 다시 돌아가고 싶어요!! 또 한 가지 정말 안심이 됐던 건, 문의를 드릴 때마다 집주인 측에서 항상 빠르게 답변을 주셨다는 거예요. 외국인 셰어하우스 특성상 계약이나 생활 관련해서 모르는 게 생기기 마련인데, 그때마다 든든하게 도움을 받을 수 있었어요. 망설임 없이 추천할 수 있는 곳이에요. 자리가 난다면 저도 다시 들어가고 싶을 정도예요!! 정말 감사했어요 😆”

“이태원이랑 강남 두 곳 다 써봤는데, 방이 생각보다 훨씬 넓고 깔끔했어요. 매니저분이 연락이 정말 잘 됐고, 뭘 물어봐도 친절하게 답해줬어요. 서울 어디든 나가기 편한 위치에, 전체적으로 기대 이상이었어요.”

“이탈리아에서 서울로 왔을 때, 아는 사람이 한 명도 없었어요. 근데 Shared Homies 덕분에 정말 좋은 사람들을 만났어요. 방은 풀옵션에 아늑하고, 운영팀은 집 밖에서도 항상 챙겨줘서 가족 같은 느낌이었어요. 낯선 도시에서 내 편이 생긴 느낌이랄까요. 커뮤니티가 필요한 분들께 진심으로 추천해요!”

“서울에서 집 구하는 게 이렇게 편할 수 있다는 걸 Shared Homies 덕분에 처음 알았어요. 입국 전에 Steve 운영자와 직접 통화로 상담했는데, 다른 셰어하우스 업체들이랑은 확실히 다른 느낌이었어요.”“서울에서 집 구하는 게 이렇게 편할 수 있다는 걸 Shared Homies 덕분에 처음 알았어요. 입국 전에 Steve 운영자와 직접 통화로 상담했는데, 다른 외국인 셰어하우스 업체들이랑은 확실히 다른 느낌이었어요. 카카오톡 채널 하나 달랑 남겨두고 연락 안 되는 곳이 많은데, Steve는 실제로 전화를 받고, 매물도 같이 짚어가며 설명해줬어요. 막상 서울에 도착한 뒤에도 연락하면 빠르게 답장이 왔고, 뭔가 문제가 생기면 한 시간 안에 집까지 직접 왔어요. 방은 풀옵션이라 침구, 수건까지 다 갖춰져 있어서 짐 싸들고 오면 바로 생활할 수 있었고요. 보증금도 서울 일반 매물 기준으로는 부담 없는 수준이에요. 한국어가 아직 서툴러도 Steve가 영어로 편하게 소통해줘서, 부동산 계약서 앞에서 식은땀 흘릴 일이 없었어요.”
“Happy to leave a review! Being a remote worker who travels a lot, I’ve been constantly searching for short-term apartments in each destinations I’m traveling to. During the past few years I’ve been dealing with several housing service providers, and I gotta say that Shared Homies tops the list for being one of the best housing providers among the world. When I first got in touch with Steve, he arranged a quick call to walk me through the entire rental process and answered whatever questions I may have. During the call he showed me the location on google map as well as a pre-filmed video of him showing the neighborhood, infrastructures etc around the apartment I’m moving in so that I can have a overview of where I’m staying and what to expect. He has been very responsive, and when I had some further requests, he’s always being understanding and willing to help. This time we had made the agreement and due to an unexpected situation, I had to pull out the deal in the last minute. I appreciate that Steve still trying to understand my situation and let me put a stop on the deal :)) I’d def be happy to stay in their apartment next time when I’m staying in Seoul! TLDR: if you’re looking for a reliable and professional housing provider, look no further!! This is one of the best in Seoul!! Go ahead and I’m sure you’re gonna have a stress-free housing experience:)”
“Steve is very responsive and helpful. Probably the best real estate agent I've ever called on. I highly recommend it, and the goods he proposes are of quality and reasonable price.”
“I never had a problem while living in MUAK 4, which is in a lovely apartment in a lovely neighborhood. After six months I am quite sad to leave it. I am very grateful to Shared Homies for providing me an apartment where I could comfortably live, it relieved me of much of the stress of moving abroad! Steve was always very kind and helpful, and I am very happy with my experience renting from Shared Homies.”
“I stayed one of the properties for two months and it was a great experience! The house was fully equipped with all kinds of cooking and cleaning materials, and if anything was missing or broken, Steven took care of it really quickly 👌🏼 great communication, would 100% recommend”
“I stayed for 6 Month at the House Blossom in HBC. The location is really nice, it's very central in Seoul, there are a lot of shops and restaurants around and subway and bus connections are also very convenient. Steve is also a really nice landlord. For example when the shower head was broken and I texted him he directly ordered a new one and it arrived the next day. The Medium-sized room is also very nice. It has everything you need: bed, desk, chair, wardrobe, mirror, etc. The only downside is that the room itself doesn't have an AC and the one in the shared area was not really good. In the end the AC even broke, so there might be a better one now. The shared area is also really nice. It has a small kitchen with everything you need and the bathroom has a big washing mashine and a separated shower/ bathtub. There is also a big spare room with a big drying rack and a lot of space to store luggages or something like that. The only problem is that during the rainy season we noticed some leaks in the spare room and it didn't really got fixed although we reported it. But it was just one the one side so it wasn't really bothering me. In general it was a really nice stay for me. Especially for the price in deposit and monthly rent i couldn't find anything that was as nice as this place. So if i ever come back i would always try to get a room at Shared Homies!”
“I stayed in one of the rooms of shared hoomies for a couple of months and it was a great experience. Steve is kind and tries to make everyone feel comfortable. He’s reliable and If there’s any kind of issue he’ll try to help as quickly as possible. I can recommend to stay in one of his shred houses!”
“My 18 yr old daughter lived in Seoul for 10 months. The initial move there was quite stressful as we looked for apartments. Someone recommended Shared Homies and we got in contact with Steve. From the start to the end of the stay, Steve has been fantastic!! We met several times via zoom and he put my daughter in contact with her potential roommates so that they could have an initial meeting before sharing the apartment. The apartment in Muakjae is great! Big rooms, functional kitchen, a small dining area and a bathroom. Perfect for 2 girls. The area is safe and the people living in the neighbourhood were so kind and friendly to my daughter who initially did not speak any Korean. While the apartment may not be in the centre of Seoul, it is quiet and super close to the subway. There are many supermarkets and cafes nearby and even a gym that my daughter became a member in. We have no regrets getting an apartment from Shared Homies & highly recommend any young student or someone on long term stay in Seoul to contact Steve :)”
“I recommend! I lived with my friends in a shared house for five months during our studies. The apartment was ideally situated in the center of Seoul. I was really satisfied with our apartment and furnitures ! And Steve promptly addressed any questions we had. Steve is a trusted person to find a good accommodation in Seoul. I would strongly recommend staying here!”
“This is an authentic version of living in Korea with good homies overseas offered by a gentle, friendly, and respectful house manager, Stephen. He took a good care of E2E procedure from the first-time interview with the tenants to moveout on the last day, which were all smooth sailing with his kind and agile help even at a late night. It is pretty much cost-saving too compared to Airbnb for over few months, including all the utilities without any stress paying the bills all written in Korean. What’s more is that it provides all the dossier to submit to the immigration authorities in Korea. I used to live in foreign countries alone at a studio, feeling a bit lonely after school. I highly recommend Shared Homies to enjoy cozy vibes with global homies by sharing the living room and kitchen space, talking about life experiences with new cultures together, yet still pursuing privacy in my bedroom. P.s. Extra thanks to Steve for introducing the best flatmates who got to be my bff 👯 up until now…! I miss the time cooking different cuisines from Italy 🇮🇹 and india 🇮🇳 with them..”
“I spent 5 months in a shared house with my friends for our studies. The appartement was well located and Steve was very responsive to our questions! I would recommend :)”
“I spent a year at Shared Homies in Haebangchon and highly recommend it. They offer affordable private rooms with 'All in One' pricing, covering all utilities and services. The Haebangchon neighborhood is vibrant and conveniently located, adding to the overall experience. The houses are well-maintained, and it is a great opportunity to meet people from around the world. Steve ensured a smooth, comfortable stay. It was a wonderful place to call home!”
“I stayed at Muak 3 - Harmony in the medium room for 4 months for an abroad semester at SKKU. It was an exceptional experience from start to finish. The room itself is incredibly spacious, cozy and beautifully decorated. It has a big window that allows plenty of natural and sunlight to come in which was one of my favorite features. There is also a lot of space to store and hang your clothes/ belongings. Other highlights of the room to mention are the desk that comes with a mirror and the bed that has a lamp and a plug attached to it. The shared space is AMAZING. It is an open space featuring a living room (smart big tv with an L shaped comfy couch that could fit 6 people) and a kitchen (equipped with a stove, oven, rice cooker, fridge and freezer, sink, washer, drying racks, utensils and dishes). Steve, the landlord, is absolutely fantastic. He was always quick to respond to all my questions and is extremely helpful. He helped me order stuff of Coupang (Korean Amazon) multiple times and is a great communicator who never makes anything difficult. The overall location of is convenient and worth it. A 3 minute walk to bus and 15 minute walk to subway. There are two 24/7 convenience stores nearby and a traditional market and grocery stores near the subway station. I highly recommend Muak 3 - Harmony and the medium room for all visitors looking for short- or long-term stay. The spacious, cozy, and beautiful room, combined with the excellent location and the exceptional service provided by Steve, made my stay unforgettable!”
“I really loved living in this place, it's very calm, the landlord it's always nice.”
“It's been an absolute pleasure being a tenant of shared homies. Steve who runs it is a super cool dude who is super accommodating and easy to talk to. It definitely made my stay in Korea a lot better! And I would recommend anybody who is looking for a place to stay during their time in Korea to contact him and shared homies.”
“If you’re looking for a place to stay in Seoul for a while as an exchange student or for other reasons, I would recommend choosing Shared Homies! The apartment I stayed at was located in Itaewon near Noksapyeong Station in a very nice neighborhood with authentic Korean restaurants and tons of great cafes in the area. The landlord, Steve, was absolutely amazing and so quick to respond whenever I reached out to him about anything. Also, you wouldn’t have to worry about whether your roommate will be a good fit for the house, as Steve cares much about finding compatible tenants who get along with each other.”
“Shared Homies has been an amazing experience. The first time I made contact it was super easy sailing from there. Steve was so easy to contact and quick to respond as well. What helped a lot was the lower deposit price and also that the place was already furnished, I didn’t need to worry about so many things. When I moved in, my roommates were just absolutely amazing!! To the point we would go on many book coffee dates and delivery dinners together. The whole experience has been so memorable and it was a hard time saying goodbye.”
“(Translated by Google) An excellent choice for renting a room during your exchange studies in Seoul. The apartments are well-located and well-equipped, and the prices are reasonable for the quality offered. The manager of Shared Homies, Steve, is attentive and very responsive: he was always there whenever I needed help with the apartment! Since I was sharing with two other students, Steve always made sure to choose roommates who got along well, creating a friendly atmosphere throughout the semester. (Original) Un excellent choix pour louer une chambre pendant ses études en échange à Séoul. Les appartements proposés sont bien situés et bien équipés, les prix sont raisonnables pour la qualité proposée. Le gérant de Shared Homies, Steve, est à l’écoute et très réactif : il a toujours été présent dès que j’avais besoin d’aide au sujet de l’appartement ! Étant en colocation avec 2 autres étudiants, Steve a toujours fait attention à choisir des colocataires qui s’entendent bien, afin de créer une ambiance conviviale tout au long du semestre.”
“English speaking housing service for mid-long term stays in very hip places in Seoul! Haebangchon is a very nice area and Steve is quite fast at replying and helping when it comes to the house 💃🏻 It’s great if you don’t want to stay in a party house with forced proximity yet have true friends as roomies”
“When Airbnb failed us, Shared Homies came to the rescue. Yongsan Gu's prime location and Shared Homies' exceptional service ensured us a delightful stay. Gratitude fills us for the seamless experience and warm hospitality. Thanks to Steve and the Shared Homies team, our time in Seoul is truly memorable.”
“My friend who I share this appartement with found it on Facebook, it's modern and quite spacious for 3 people (we live with another flatmate). We were in an emergency to find a place to stay but the process went very fast and efficiently, thanks to Steve. He is fluent in English and quick to respond to any problem or inquiry we have. It has all the amenities we need, kitchen, big tv, laundry room... I would say it is very western people friendly (we are french). I would recommend using one of these appartements for your stay in Seoul.”