Things I Love About Korea: #1 Love Motels

There are a lot of things I love about Korea. Brenton's posts tend to be on the negative side (he said "I can't write something interesting without it being negative"), so I decided to write a post about things I love about Korea. One of the things I love most about Korea are love motels. They might sound a little sleazy and really they are, but you get so much for such a cheap price.

Love Motels can be rented by the hour or overnight. In Korea people tend to live with their parents until they are married, so privacy is pretty difficult to come by. When I have stayed in Love Motels most other people there seem to be young couples. Although, I am sure they are also used by people having affairs and people paying for girls and the room by the hour. There are lots of dodgy Love Motels in Korea, but in my experience if you choose one that looks new and has lots of neon you are going to get a great room (Although, a more expensive room than the dodgier ones).

Love Motel's in Gyeongju

In mine and Brenton's experience really nice Love Motels cost between 50,000 and 120,000 Won ($43-$105) per night depending on location. For that price you can expect a room that averages between 2 and 3 times the size of our entire apartment here. You will also get a spa in the bathroom, a bigger than king size bed, 130cm+ flatscreen TV (with multiple channels that show English shows), free mini-bar (no alcohol), all the bathroom products you need, and 2 computers with internet.

Love Motel in Chuncheon:

Love Motel in Pohang:

A couch! A luxury we don't have in our apartment.

Free wine! It was pretty gross wine, but most wine is in Korea.
 It was re-stocked every day too.

Our Love Motel was right on the beach (the 2nd tallest building).
We had great views from our  room.

So basically Love Motels have better facilities than most "nice" hotels (like the Novotel or Rydges) for a fraction of the price. So if you can get past the renting by the hour and the tackiness of Love Motels they are the perfect accommodation in Korea. I am really going to miss them when we are slumming it in hostels around Europe for a similar price!.