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Stay Stay in Making Memories Special at Guesthouses and Templestays Contents Seoul: A City Full of Surprises 04 Details Hanok Guesthouses 06 Address Soriwool Guesthouse / Moon Guesthouse 08 Contact for Inquiry Sopoong Guesthouse / Irang Guesthouse 10 Website Stay WWOOF Korea Guesthouse / Manaedang 12 Rates Eugene House / Dahmsojung 14 Check-in / Check-out times Kundaemunjib / Rakkojae 16 How to get there Hueahn Guesthouse / Chiwoonjung 18 Wifi Wifi Breakfast Look into Times and Day Issued date a designation People through Hanok 20 certificate Stay in Guesthouses 22 Language Service Available Stay Korea / My Hongdae Guesthouse 24 English Chinese A. bnb / Sutome Guesthouse 26 En Ch Yehadoye Guesthouse / Uwa Guesthouse 28 Jp Japanese Fr French Local Stitch / Urbanwood Guesthouse 30 Th Thai Bauhaus / KPOPSTAY 32 Sp Spanish In Indonesian Hide & Seek Guesthouse / Tiger House 34 From a place to stay To a place to visit 36 Making Memories Special Templestay 38 at Guesthouses and Templestays International Seon Center / Geumsunsa Temple 40 Myogaksa Temple / Jinkwansa Temple 42 Jogyesa Temple / Hwagyesa Temple 44 Map, Subway Map 46 Travelers' Information 51 ※ This guidebook is based on information acquired as of December 2014. What We Look for in Good Accommodations : We collected information from guesthouses for foreign tourists and hanok guest houses which have acquired a designation certificate from each district office in Seoul (as of August 31, 2014), hotels, and motels via telephone and written surveys. We have also incorporated opinions from an advisory committee consisting of specialists in hotels and tourism, humanities, hanok architecture, and interior design, as well as onsite investigations by reporters. Finally, accommodations with special stories have been selected based on a com- prehensive evaluation in terms of historic significance, the background of owners, spatial uniqueness, and cultural and artistic value. ▶ The Guesthouses Introduced in This Guidebook are Designated as ‘Guesthouses for Foreign Tourists.’ What Are They? Introduced on January 1, 2012, the scheme allows non-Korean tourists to experience life in an ordinary household in Korea’s urban areas by offering lodging services. ▶ The Hanok Guesthouses Introduced in This Guidebook are Designated as ‘Hanok guesthouses’ What Is It? Hanok guesthouses refers to an establishment that offers tourists an opportunity to use all things Korean, eat Korean food, or learn about Korean culture within a hanok building, defined as a structure whose main frame consists of wood with a traditional tiled roof that reflects Korea's traditional aesthetics. The establishment must have all the appropriate facilities to offer traditional cultural experience programs. The scheme was first introduced on October 7, 2009. Publication Date January 2015 Published by Seoul Metropolitan Government (Tourism Policy Division) Publisher Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan Government Planning & Production Seoul Tourism Organization Design aCreative What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you are asked to pick the greatest highlights of your trip? No doubt, the place where you chose to stay would be the first. Seoul: Seoul is a dynamic city that is hard to describe in a few words. There are so many options when it comes to picking accomodations A City Full of that you can feel overwhelmed at first. Surprises Here, we introduce some special guesthouses in Seoul that each have a story to tell. Templestay offers tourists serenity as well as a time to reflect. The experience will surely make your trip extra special. Hanok Guesthouse Accommodations Meet Guesthouses that Tradition and History welcome you like an old Templestay: a chance friend to rediscover yourself in peace and calmness Where the Past intersects the Present Hanok Guesthouse Introducing 12 unique Hanok Guesthouses Hanok Gives Off Whiffs of Earthy Scents Listen to Chirping Birds Outside the Window Sit on the Wooden-floored hall and savor the fresh air and warm sun. Feel your head clear and your worries melt away in the wind. Hanoks are places where the past and the present meet, reliving the atmosphere of Seoul in its past days. People who befriend nature and enjoy being together with their neighbors continue to live in Hanoks today, spreading the culture of Korea that is imbued with nature and history. HANOK GUEST HOUSE HANOK GUEST HOUSE 08 09 Defining Grace and Refinement Guesthouse with a View Soriwool Guesthouse Moon Guesthouse If you walk straight from Anguk Station exit number 4, called Un- hyeon Palace where Emperor Gojong, the last king of Joseon Dynasty and the first Emperor of the Korean Empire used to stay. Currently, Moon guesthouse is located where the palace existed, so historical glory lingers around every corner of the guesthouse. In front of brightly colorful flowers are two doors that lead to Moon guesthouse, each leading to the main and annex. Both buildings are connected with a passage. The main building can be modified into one large space by simply lifting and fixing the sliding doors. It is wide enough for those looking for a large room or even a venue for corporate workshops. The annex faces the main building across the spacious courtyard and consists of Regular Performance 'Defining Grace and Refinement' three cozy rooms. 46 Yulgok-ro 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Various Korean cultural experience programs such as making Approx. 650m from Anguk Station Line 3, rubbings, drawing orchids on traditional folding fans, practicing the tea Exit 1 +82-2-576-5556 ceremony and so on are conducted in Moon guesthouse. Even people www.soriwool.com Soriwool QR who are not staying here can join these progams, so take note. 50,000 KRW - 130,000 KRW in 15:00 / out 11:00 Day January 2, 2012 En Jp Wifi Hors d'Oeuvres Prepared by the Guesthouse Host Somewhere along the narrow alleys lined with curving eaves comes the sound of Korean classical music. The sound comes from 31-18 Samil-daero 32-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Approx. 425m from Anguk Station Line 3, Exit 4 Soriwool guesthouse. All the rooms in Soriwool are named after Korean +82-2-745-8008 www.moonguesthouse.com classical musical instruments such as geomungo, haegum, gayageum, 50,000 KRW - 300,000 KRW in 14:00 / out 10:00 September 15, 2011 daegeum, and piri. They are placed in these rooms and allowed guests Moon QR Day En Jp Wifi to try them. If you want to learn how to play them, attend a course run by a host. Even traditional sweet tea would be served. Korean classical music is characterized by its transcendence, yet it also clearly expresses Koreans' jovial nature of the Korean spirit. Korean classical instruments and Hanok built with natural materials such as earth, rocks, and trees come together in perfect harmony. The sounds vibrate throughout the Hanok. The guesthouse host organizes small and large performances to heighten awareness of the beauty of Korean classical music. You can watch the host perform alongside her three sons who major in the geomungo, daegeum, and piri or catch the monthly per- formance by a Korean classical band. The whole neighborhood joins in the merrymaking. Shake your shoulders to the beat while enjoying the dishes prepared by the guesthouse host and you will find yourself already immersed in the Korean atmosphere. Bunhapmun, the Folding Doors that Can Be Put Away to Create More Space HANOK GUEST HOUSE HANOK GUEST HOUSE 10 11 The Power of a Generalist A special Cooking Studio in a Special Hanok Sopoong Guesthouse Irang Guesthouse Wonseo-dong meaning 'west of Changdeokgung Palace gar- dens' is often called the neighborhood next to Changdeokgung Pal- ace. You will find Irang guesthouse halfway up a hill along a narrow passage. The guesthouse boasts of a view of the palace walls sur- rounding the hidden royal garden. As soon as you open the front gate, you will find a large courtyard and two individual buildings that serve as guestrooms. The host is said to have attended cooking classes wherever she travelled. She Experience Korean Tea Culture opened the guesthouse so that she can run her own cooking studio and gathering place. Guests can sample Korean wine, enzyme drinks, teas, and other Korean foods that are cooking or fermenting in the kitchen. There are also cooking classes for those who would like to try more. It is amaz- ing how the host is an accountant by day and a guesthouse host by night, considering all the effort that goes into running a lodge. Anyone who is driven by passion and curiosity will find a kindred soul in the Clean, Well-kept Guestrooms Living Room Decorated with Traditional Crafts guesthouse host. 18 Gye-dong 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Approx. 419m from Anguk Station Line 3, Exit 3 +82-10-8998-9159 www.facebook.com/sopoong.guesthouse 70,000 KRW - 140,000 KRW in 16:00 / out 11:00 Day December 26, 2012 En Wifi 6 Changdeokgung 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Sopoong guesthouse may be small, but it won in the B&Bs and Approx. 843m from Anguk Station Line 3, Exit 3 +82-2-2088-5665 www.facebook.com/iranghanokstay Inns in Seoul category of Trip Advisor's Traveler's Choice Awards. Since 240,000 KRW - 300,000 KRW in 15:00 / out 11:00 then, this guesthouse has been on the favorites list thanks to many Irang QR Day January 18, 2011 En Jp Wifi positive reviews from the guests who stayed here over the years. Why do travelers from all over the world find sopoong guesthouse so in- triguing? What makes Sopoong stand out from the rest is not its exterior or size - It is from a host calling himself a 'generalist' which means someone who are interested in many fields. He has travelled around 120 cities in over 30 countries and tells his guests about the his- tory and culture of those places based on his profound knowledge of things.