허심청 온천탕 — Attraction in Busan

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to wander into a steamy coliseum filled with nude men calmly marinating in geothermal glory, look no further than Hurshimchung Spa. This place isn’t just big, it’s biblical. Imagine a Roman bathhouse on steroids, but with more jets, bubbles, and naked uncles.

Right in the middle of this gargantuan bathhouse is a massive hot spring pool, as if Poseidon himself punched a hole in the ground and said, “Yeah, that’ll do.” Surrounding it? A maze of pools, some placid and meditative, others bubbling like they’re about to boil a lobster. And from above, waterfalls of warm water come crashing down dramatically like you’re being baptized in comfort.

This is not a place for the modest. You will be nude. Everyone is. You’ll see more bare butts here in five minutes than in a full season of Game of Thrones. But weirdly? It’s liberating. No one cares. No one stares. It’s like everyone silently agreed, “We’re here for hot water and existential peace.”

Everywhere you look, showers. Showers on the walls, showers by the pools, probably a few hiding in corners just in case you forgot to rinse. There’s even a swimming pool. Yes, an actual pool. For actual swimming. In a bathhouse. Because why not?

And don’t miss the outdoor hot spring. On a cold day, it’s a divine clash of elements, your body roasting while your nose hairs freeze. It’s basically spa yin and yang.

Though the place shows its age, it’s impressively clean. And for a few extra bucks, you can get a massage or, better yet, a scrub. Not just a gentle loofah rub-down. No. This is revenge-level exfoliation. A no-nonsense ajusshi will attack your dead skin like it owes him money. It’s painful, humbling, and so, so satisfying to watch layers of your past self get sloughed off like sins in a redemption arc.

Bottom line: Hurshimchung Spa is not just a spa, it’s an experience. A steamy, soapy, soul-cleansing adventure. Don’t be shy. Strip down. Step in. And let the hot spring wash away your worries (and most of...

My wife and I (neither speak Korean) just visited both regular baths and jimjilbang and here's how it works here.

The entrance is at the 4th floor. The price is 18k (15k on a workday) for up to 4h (then I believe it was 2k/h) and 4k to rent a suit for jimjilbang. You don't pay at the entrance, though, they just give you a key/bracelet and you use it to pay for things during the day and then you pay at the end. Once you receive your key, you use a small locker to lock your shoes and PART YOUR WAYS into gender-specific halves of the spa.

Yes, from here and until jjimjilbamg it's a wet zone: you first go to the lockers, UNDRESS COMPLETELY and enter a large area with baths of different temperature and chemistry (e.g. Himalayan salt bath or Calderon bath), saunas, spas, showers, etc. Don't bring your swimsuit, slippers or towels - everything that's needed you can find here (no fee). There are also water dispensers and stations for self care with lotions, toothpaste, cotton swabs, etc. No phones are allowed here, for obvious reasons. FWIW, this section has everything that jjimjilbang has and more.

If you want to go to jjimjilbang, you rent a suit, put it on and follow the directions to find the area (3 floor). It's mixed gender, everyone is wearing suits and phones are allowed. You can find hot (73'C), warm (52'C) and cold (8°C) saunas here, massage chairs, a few areas with warm room to lay down and relax and a cafe (pay...

Amazing spa. So many different baths, saunas and steam rooms in the women-only / men-only area. In the coed area, there’s three really nice saunas (one is cold), a cafe, and a resting area. We liked this place even more than Spaland but would recommend both.

The way it works: it’s in a hotel, on the bottom floor there are some restaurants, a Starbucks and a bakery. On the second floor there’s a gym and a cafe (no vegetarian food as far as I saw). Third floor is the spa. You’ll get a wristband which you will use for your locker and to pay for everything. Put your shoes in the first small locker, then go into the women’s or men’s changing room and put all your clothes and belongings in your big locker. You will have to undress completely and enter the bath area to take a shower (the showers are all public and exposed), wash your hair, scrub yourself with the shower scrub they provide, then you can try out all the different pools and saunas available. Once you’re done, you can pay 4k more to get a pajama uniform, which must be worn in the upstairs area which has a coed resting floor, a cold room, two saunas, cafe and a comfortable gender segregated...