Seoul Travel Forum

I'm planning to stay in MyeongDong area, as recommended by other GTs. My original plan is to stay at Seoul's Backpackers, but my mom wants to come with me, and I think staying in a backpacker's place is not her idea of fun. My questions:
1)I heard the best place to stay is at a love hotel/motel. how do I know if
it's a love motel? I can't search any of them in the internet. Do they
accept reservations through the internet?

2)If we're going to stay at an actual hotel, can I find one with the price range of US $40- US $70?

I'm staying at Seoul's Backpackers, and I'm wrote them an email of my questions, but I still got no reply for almost a month. I was wondering if anyone is in Soeul right now and would do me a favor of calling them and asking them these questions:

1)Does the double room have their own bathroom?
2) For the double room, is the bed one big bed for 2 people to share or do they have 2 single bed?

That's all. I hope someone can help me. Thanks!

Hi,

I'm moving to Seoul in a couple of months and have no idea what to ship as far as food and other things.( dressings, seasonings?)What about wine- I've heard its quite expensive there, is it truth? I'm gonna get a bunch of things from costco and I would appreciate if you could give me any ideas.
Thanks.
A

hi everyone!!

i will be in town on the first Sunday of May and I want to witness the rite at the jongmyo shrine. does anyone know what time it usually starts and ends? is this even well attended?? any info greatly appreciated :)

thanks,
michelle

Hi,
We will be in Seoul for 2 weeks in July, the place we are staying is not very central so we will have to rely on the subway a lot to get around.
My question is, which is the best ticket to buy? I have been on the Seoul subway site and it has a few different kinds of pre-pay tickets, T card, Metro Pass and Transit Cards, we want to be able to be flexible as to where we go and not have to worry about having to keep topping up a card. Also do they include bus travel?

How long does it take to get to Incheon International Airport from Gimpo Airport (domestic arrivals)? Are there frequent buses?

I was having second thoughts about this question, but i will ask it anyway.

I am not Korean but I have been hooked on the Korean drama and music scene. I was wondering where I can get some information on concerts, live show or celebrity meet & greet event schedules in March. Or how to be in the studio audience for a music variety show, perhaps?

If anyone could point me to the right direction so I could include something like this in my itinerary would be great :)

Hi there,

I am planning a trip to Seoul and would like to get some opinions on where I should book accommodation. I would like to stay in the heart of the shopping/entertainment area and next to a train station.

I was looking to stay in Dongdaemun but the only place i could find is Best Western. Can you suggest other accommodation places in Dongdaemun?

If not in Dongdaemun, I would like to stay in Myeongdong, can you please suggest accomodation in Myeongdong that is also next to a train station?

Thank you. I am really looking forward to my trip to Seoul!

I am going to Mongolia and Seuol is on the way. I have never been to Korea, and plan to go there to visit one day. I hear July has monsoons and maybe typhoons - how bad do they get? Is it best to stay only say 2 days, and come back another time to see it properly>

Annyong haseyo!

I'm visiting Korea again soon! Yay! I will be there during the week of the Hi-Seoul Festival (26 April - 5 May). However I won't be spending the whole period in Seoul but I will be traveling to other parts of the country for about 4-5 days. My question is, when are the not-to-be-missed days during the festival? The opening and closing perhaps??

Oh yes, I am a hallyu fan, by the way!

Kamsahamnida..

(^_^)v

dear
i am visiting in march 1st in seoul and will stay about one year looking for 1 bed room accomodation or appartment or shared accomodation or paying guest. i am not smoker and neat clean person. can any body guide me or offer me. my range is 1000$ to 2000$ maximium.
thanks moinuddin khawaja

I need to contact the band that was playing at Stompers on Sat. Jan. 26. Can anyone help me with band info or Stompers contact info?

The tour person arranging our accomodation n out of seoul trips has listed Rainbow hotel at seoul station as an option. Has anyone been there before? Is it an acceptable hotel? meaning clean n safe? Since she says its at seoul station i'm assuming that is should be close to the subway station. Correct?

Thank yo.

hi everyone, i will be staying a week for business in seoul nexte month. could anyone recommend me 3 must sees in Seoul one shouldnt miss? any kind of atraction or place.
thanks a lot
cheers

we are visiting seoul in last week of jan 2008 we want to visit some indistrial area for manifacturers of machines please giude us and give us information about seoul in jan last week

We are traveling for the first time to South Korea, and with children (4 and 2yo) and would appreciate any help on where families are welcome to stay! We are not fussy, as long as we can get there easily from ICN at 8.30pm and stay only 2 nights!
Also if there are any comments on the cable car? (my son loves those!) or accessible fun things for small children?

Hi, i will be staying in Seoul from 19-22 Jan'08 at the Coex Intercontinental Seoul. It's my first time there.Virtually I have the 19th & 20th (weekend) to spend shopping. So can you advise some main shopping area that I can get through this 2 days. Is location of the hotel convenient to go shopping. Thanks

My fren and I will be in Seoul in mid april. We'd like to try out some of the great korean food we've been hearing so much about. We don't speak korean. Could someone recomend some restaurants taht we could try out? like those bbq meat places, bibimbap, ginseng soup stuff?

Thanks.

Which is the best time to go there in terms of budget? My original plan was to go there on March or April, but I heard it's more expensive (is it true?) since it's Fall or Spring (the season after Winter, sorry I'm not familiar with the different seasons..). My friend will be leaving by June or July, so I want to visit here before she leaves.

Hi fellow vters,

i'm in korea now but having trouble communicating with the locals. i would like to find out the following, pls help!

1) any idea how far Ritz Carlton is from Shinsegae, and how much transportation cost roughly to travel from ritz carlton to shinsegae?i tried calling ritz, but they dun understand me!

2)is shinsegae opened on dec 25th and 26th, and if so, what are the opening hours like?

thanks a million!

Pls advise - I have kids 15, 16 and 21 years of age. Which suit them, lotte world or everland ( in south korea )

What is the voltage used in seoul ? What type of adaptor do i need to use for a 3-pin plug ( 230V british type )appliance ?

Madzan

A friend of mine is travelling to Seoul on the 12th of Dec 2007. She is from Manila, Philippines. Can you advise how cold it could get in Seoul? What type of clothing should she bring? Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.

Hello,

I'm planning to visit Seoul during January. I've heard Seoul is pretty cold these times but I wanted to know if it'll limit me from doing certain activities. Obviously, I'm not planning on jumping into ocean. But I wanted to go sight-seeing, visit the popular tourist destinations, go to some clubs/bars. Being that it's so cold, will I have a problem?

Thanks.

am originally a korean, but have been away from the country for some while, and do not have a good idea about how to spend two-week holidays there. if you are offering tour guide service, pls let me know. female is preferred, who can speak at least some minimum english.

I will be moving to South Korea next year, and I'd like to know what is the cheapest way to find fares flying to Europe from Seoul. I'm hoping that there are some reasonably cheap flights out there somewhere instead of the $1000+ USD fares I have seen online so far. Any help would be appreciated!

is it possible? I can't speak any Korean, and I don't want to join any travel tour. The languages I only speak are English and MAndarin. Can I survive there? Food will be no problem, since I can just point to stuff on the menu, I love to experiment on food. My biggest problem will be when I'm riding transportation, like bus, train, taxi etc.

hi to all VTs,

will be travelling to seoul next week. is there anyone keen to meet up?

I just found out what my schedule will be like when I arrive in Seoul and the only free days I would have to go around are Sunday afternoon and Thursday day time. What are your suggested areas to go to during this time? I feel that my time is very limited. I will stay in the Gangnam area, Ibis Hotel. I read that there is a Seoul City Bus but I would want to have the chance to go down and take pictures. How would I get to a Seoul City bus stop from my hotel? And what are your suggested tours or tourist attractions?

I know this is a question that has been asked many times, but anyway, here goes. I will go to Korea on the 17th and will stay until november 23. I have been consistently checking the temperature on the internet and it seems to be going lower by the day. We do not have winter where I come from, all year is summer here! Will the weather be cold for me? What type of clothing would you recommend?