Is being more than 2 month since my Korea trip
Till today, I'm still keep thinking of that trip, I can't wait to go back there once again
Some review of the hotels / transport that I like to share.
If you have plans to go to Korea, Why not try out these hotel/transport ?
Review of the hotels
- Boom tourist hotel
Address - 282-2 Oebalsan-dong (188 Nambusunhwan-ro), Gangseo / Gimpo Airport, Seoul, South Korea
If it wasn't because it's near the Gimpo Airport, I WILL NEVER EVEN LOOK AT THIS HOTEL.
Was totally cheated by the review on Agoda, the review given to this hotel was not bad, so I booked it and in the end ..
It was not convenient at all, there was neither subway (nearest subway is at least 2km away) nor bus nearby, the only way to go there is taxi. There is only a cafe at the first floor and no restaurant nearby (have to walk at least 20 min to a nearby small neighbourhood ) First level lobby look old but normal, but the moment we enter the lift lobby of our floor, we notice what kind of hotel is this.
Is a love motel more than a hotel.
Maybe suitable for couples but TOTALLY NOT SUITABLE for family with children!!
As Condom were given along as complimentary gift, s*x toy vending machine at the lift lobby, and in the room itself too. If you keep quiet (off TV, don't make any noise), you can hear what is going on next door !!
OMG, thank god I'm only there for a day !!!
- Good December stay hotel
Address - 260-58, Yeon-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju International Airport / Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea
It was introduce my friend who went there to stay a few month before. So I didn't bother to look for other and just booked with this hotel. And I was happy I listened to my friend. The front desk can speak very good English, and is very friendly. Lift is available and it feel totally like home, room was very big and cozy. Is a room that you don't mind staying in for the whole day.
Airport
limousine bus is located 2 street away only, that is very convenient for us as we didn't book taxi to bring us around. (But taxi in Korea is cheap, so even if take taxi also ok.) Shopping street and many r
estaurant were located near the hotel, so no need to worry can't find a place to shop or eat.
Is a hotel that I really like and don't mind coming back again too.
- Tokoyo Inn Busan station 2
Address: 22-4,1Ga Daechangdong jung-gu Busan Postal Code: 600-101
Website -
http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00178/
I was looking for hotel that is near the Busan station as the next day we are to head off to Seoul. Because the Tokoyo Inn Busan 1 is fully booked, so I booked with Busan 2 which is a location a station away and the airport limousine stop at the door step of the hotel.
The moment I step into the hotel, I nearly forgot that I'm in Busan !! as it totally feel like Japan when I was in there. There were Japanese at the waiting area and some were chating with the front desk japanese. Lift is available, room is pretty small but cosy, (2 big luggage is not able to open at the same time unless one on the floor and the other one on the bed ), their bathroom is the Japanese style version bathroom
Check-in timing 4pm (no early check-in), so is better to plan somewhere inbetween will be better.
But next time I will try Busan 1 (which is next to Busan station) the next time I'm in Busan
- 24 Guesthouse hostel
Address - 24guesthouse Myeong-dong 14-1 Namhak-Dong Jung-Gu Seoul Korea
Website -
http://myeongdong.24guesthouse.co.kr/about/?lang=en
I don't want to be too far away from town, so I chose this hostel which is a station away from Myeong-dong. It located near the subway and there is the most important of all as subway will be the main transport I will be taking for the everyday when I'm there
Didn't know that there was no lift around, however the guys at the front desk can help you to carry your baggages up to your room (and the highest level is 3rd floor only) . Room are not very big (size of 3 single bed), there is private bathroom with bathtub but no sink. It's still consist not bad but you don't want to spend too much on a room that you are rather staying in.
It involve free breakfast ; which they serve bread and cup noodle. If you don't want to have cup noodle for breakfast, I advice to go up earlier as normally by 9 plus, it left with cup noodle ! Actually is not a bad place, if there is no other interesting hostel that I want to go, I don't mind going back to this hostel
Reviews of the airline / trains
- Eastar airline
Actually I wanted to book with Jeju Air but their website are not very (English) friendly , only have Korean. So I gave up this airline and go with the airline that my friend took the last time she went to Jeju.
Because is domestic flight, the plane was very small, the leg space between are not very big. My height is around 1.63m, the space is all right for me, but for people taller, will feel uncomfortable. For the first 10 min after it depart, it feel like I was on a roller coaster ! It was going up and down , so scary, but after that is back to stable.
As it's just an hour flight, they serve 1 drink only. And the flight attendant was playing games with us. Because I can't really understand what are they saying (they speak in Korean), but I'm guessing they were playing scissor paper box
- Air Busan
As Estar has no flight from Jeju to Busan, so I booked with Air Busan instead. They are just a small counter at Jeju airport, baggage are to check in with Asian airline counter.
It's very similar to the plane of Eastar Airline, leg space between seat are all right for me but for taller people, it will be uncomfortable for them.
- KTX
Many said it is must try when you are to travel around Korea, so I decided it to give it a try. As it take 4 hours from Busan to Seoul, I booked with seating instead of the free seating. Ticket with reserve seating are slightly more expensive than the free seating, but I don't think I can stand for 4 hours with no seat! So I rather pay for it.
As we had done the booking online, when we reach there, we just had to pass the reservation letter to the counter will do. Luckily we done it online, the lady at the counter seem to don't understand English!!
There are a lot of leg space but it was not big enough to put our baggage, our baggage has to put at the end of the cabin. There is food cart going up and down the cabin, you could just stop them to buy if you are hungry. Table are able to pull down (like the table on planes), if you need to put the foods down/ to write thing. I like the best is they are on time, train reached Seoul as per the time that stated on the ticket when we buy.
