We stay at Dukmanjae for one night for the experience of staying in a traditional Korean Hannok. Just so we are all clear, this for those who wants to experience what it might be like if you were living a Hannok.||The house is tucked away at the end of the laneway it is tranquil and peaceful (even though there were some building activities behind us), the place well kept and maintained, each of the room opens on to a common tranquil courtyard, you could spend your day just relaxing reading a book or writing one for that matter |Min your hostess is most gracious and helpful if you need anything from booking taxi to the train station or directions around town. |Due to the property location it maybe a bit hard to located, the best direction is from (a different reviewer suggested that we mention the credit union as a point of reference near the Hannok village and it worked when our taxi got a bit lost only 200 m off target). In The worst case scenario call your hostess to provide direction to your...
Β Β Β Read moreWe stay at Dukmanjae for one night for the experience of staying in a traditional Korean Hannok. Just so we are all clear, this for those who wants to experience what it might be like if you were living a Hannok.||The house is tucked away at the end of the laneway it is tranquil and peaceful (even though there were some building activities behind us), the place well kept and maintained, each of the room opens on to a common tranquil courtyard, you could spend your day just relaxing reading a book or writing one for that matter |Min your hostess is most gracious and helpful if you need anything from booking taxi to the train station or directions around town. |Due to the property location it maybe a bit hard to located, the best direction is from (a different reviewer suggested that we mention the credit union as a point of reference near the Hannok village and it worked when our taxi got a bit lost only 200 m off target). In The worst case scenario call your hostess to provide direction to your...
Β Β Β Read moreFirst of all, don't trust your GPS or Google to find this place...even the locals we asked gave us different directions. We took a cab from the KTX station and the cab driver could not find it either despite giving him the address in the local language. After 30 mins of pulling around our luggage, a kind owner of another hanok stay walked us all the way to the hotel...well, i wouldn't call it a hotel but rather a B&B...The self-serve breakfast from the kitchen consisted of bananas, bread, jam, coffee or tea. The room was decent for three people but not as big as advertised. The beddings were too thin and hot water was not consistent. At night, a "very" drunk guest tried opening ALL the guests doors and we couldn't sleep from 2-5am...this was amply compensated by the very kind and helpful host (who lived just next door whom you could call anytime). Overall, not a bad stay but not...
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