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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Greenvill Jjimjilbang & Sauna - Banwoldang, Jung Gu, Daegu
In my search for new jjimjilbang I found a nice place conveniently located just outside of the Banwoldang subway stop (transfer) in downtown Daegu. The staff were helpful and spoke a bit of English, even put my extra baggage behind the counter for safekeeping since it wouldn't fit in the locker!As you exit the subway at gate 1, you'll see the Samjung Greencore Apartments (삼정 그린코어) and a sign for the Greenvill Jjimjilbang entrance.
This sauna is clean and warm, with the usual hot, cold, and warm baths and showers. The jjimjilbang is also standard; central TV area, ice room, a few hot dome shaped rooms, and the cafe/restaurant. It's definitely nice enough, and has separate sleeping rooms for men and women. The DVD room is a good, dark place to relax as well.
To be honest, I only stayed over here one night and have been unable to find their website, if they even have one. As a result, I am unable to quote all the current costs. Daum had the most information and Naver only has a weak listing. There is one review on Daum in which a person rated her experience as only 1/5 stars. It seems she had an isolated bad experience there with some man last year. Strange things happen to everyone once in a while.
UPDATE:
I stayed again on my most recent trip to Daegu, and I'll tell you guys this. I'd spend the money, time & effort to sleep just about anywhere else. When I entered I got 2 discount tickets reducing the rate from 7,000 per night to 6,000 and even that didn't get me to come back. Firstly, I was reminded how most rooms are just too warm for me to sleep comfortably. Then I noticed the lack of sleeping mats... that's right - you have to pay an additional 500 won (~$0.50) for a blankets (really just a large tightly-woven towel). This is the only thing you can get to sleep on or under, and it's not enough. And, a small thing, but all the showers are just one fixed temperature... a decently warm one, but still, only one.
It's an alright jjimjilbang for a day visit, but, don't sleep here unless you want to wake sweaty and stiff & sore.
대구 중구 남산2동 665번지
Daegu, Jung-gu, Namsan-2-dong 665
053-427-6665
Open 24 Hours
RATES:
Jjimjilbang Adult: 7,000
Wikimapia of Greenvill Jjimjilbang
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Chungcheonbuk-do, Suanbo-myeon - Suanbo Oncheon (Hot Spring)
Suanbo is a large tourist spot in North Chungcheong province known for it's hot spring bathing and skiing. There are many hotels and activities in this area, and it's restaurants specialize in rabbit, duck, and pheasant meals. This is a beautiful place to be during the cherry blossom season in springtime or of course in fall or winter when you're looking for a nice outdoor warm-up. With fall coming soon, I thought I'd introduce you to the Suanbo Hot Spring area.
In fact, I'm just in time to tell you about the annual Hot Spring Festival! It's held each year in the fall, while the weather is perfect for both enjoying time outdoors and warming up in the evening in a nice hot bath.
- Event Name: 2010 Korea Great Hot Spring Festival
- Event Dates: October 6th (Wed) ~ 10th (Sun), 2010 (5 days)
- Ceremony locations:
- First event space - Suanbo Mul-tang Park
- Second event space - Angseong Hot Spring (Oncheon) Plaza
- 축제명 : 2010 대한민국온천대축제
- 축제일정 : 2010.10.6일(수)~10.10일(일) 5일간
- 개최장소：
- 제 1 행사장-수안보 물탕공원
- 제 2 행사장 - 앙성온천광장
The only problem is that Suanbo is a bit tricky to get to if you aren't driving. It's not near any of the rail lines I would say the best way to get here would be to reach Daejeon (from the west/south-west), Jochiwon (from the north), or even Andong (from the south-east) by train, then get a bus to Suanbo. This is because I'm just not sure how often a more direct bus route may be available from many parts of the country. If you're coming from Gyeonggi Province or near Seoul, it's possible there is a bus directly to Suanbo.
I'll be visiting this spa area for the first time during the Hot Spring Festival. Hope to see you there!
043-846-3605
Wikimapia of Suanbo Hot Spring Area
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Large map of detailed Suanbo area, showing many hotels and hot springs, as well as the Multang Park (English & Korean labels)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The Lingo
It occurred to me during the radio show I did recently that I could do to provide you all with a list of words and phrases commonly used in the sauna. I will put the English meaning first, then the Korean characters, lastly my best spelling in Roman characters for pronunciation.
Please keep in mind that there are standard romanizations but not everyone sticks to them and they may be different from what I provide, so if you see rominized Korean printed somewhere it may be slightly different. (Such as the spelling of jjimjilbang/zzimzilbang, jeon/jun, Busan/Pusan, and so on. A special note is that "u" really shouldn't be used since it could sould like either "eo" or "oo" but it's often used anyway.)
English term Korean term-Hangul Pronunciation
GENERAL
ITEMS
SERVICES
*Cucumber facial often accompanies the body scrub service for a small additional charge. It's totally worth it!
SPECIFIC ROOMS / BATHS
*Event baths often feature a special herbal or mineral additive in the water.
Here's a link for some basic Korean phrases if you want more.
As always, if you have a request for further information or know something I've left out, please leave a comment below. Finally, I'm not perfect~ if I've made any mistakes in the above info, feel free to help me out!^^
Please keep in mind that there are standard romanizations but not everyone sticks to them and they may be different from what I provide, so if you see rominized Korean printed somewhere it may be slightly different. (Such as the spelling of jjimjilbang/zzimzilbang, jeon/jun, Busan/Pusan, and so on. A special note is that "u" really shouldn't be used since it could sould like either "eo" or "oo" but it's often used anyway.)
English term Korean term-Hangul Pronunciation
GENERAL
| bath | 탕 | tang |
| room | 방, 실 | bang, shil |
| men / men's~ | 남자 / 남~ | nam-ja / nam~ |
| women / women's~ | 여자 / 여~ | yeo-ja / yeo~ |
| bathing area | 사우나 | sa-oo-na |
| resting/clothed area (room) | 찜질(방) | jjim-jil (bang) |
| hot (bath) | 열(탕) | yeol (tang) |
| warm (bath) | 온(탕) | ohn (long /o/) (tang) |
| cold (bath) | 냉(탕) | neng (tang) |
| bathroom | 화장실 | hwa-jang-shil |
| resting area | 휴게실 | hyoo-gae-shil |
| traditional kiln sweating cave/room | 불가마 | bool-ga-ma |
| sleeping room | 수면실 | soo-myeon-shil |
| entrance | 입구 | ip goo |
| the way to the~ | ~가는 길 | ~ga neun gil |
ITEMS
| towel | 수건 | soo-geon |
| outfit for resting area | 찜질복 | jjim-jil-bok |
| key / locker key | 열쇠 / 로커 키 | yeol-sway / lo-kuh kee |
| shampoo | 샴푸, 세발 | sham-puh, sae-bal |
| conditioner | 린스 | rin-suh |
| soap | 비누 | bee-noo |
| toothpaste | 치약 | chee-yahk |
SERVICES
| body scrub | 세신 | sae-shin |
| cucumber* | 오이 | o-ee |
| massage | 마사지 | ma-sa-jee |
| oil massage | 오일마사지 | o-eel ma-sa-jee |
| aromatherapy massage | 아로마마사지 | a-ro-ma ma-sa-jee |
| foot / back massage | 발 / 등 마사지 | bal / deung ma-sa-jee |
SPECIFIC ROOMS / BATHS
| yellow soil (loess) room | 황토방 | hwang-to-bang |
| charcoal room | 숯방 / 참숯방 | soot-bang / cham-soot-bang |
| salt room | 소금방 | so-geum bang |
| jewelry room | 보석방 | bo-seok bang |
| ice room | 아이스방 / 어름방 | i-ee-suh bang / uh-reum-bang |
| forest room | 산림욕방 | san-lim-yok bang |
| pine room | 소나무방 | so-na-moo bang |
| oxygen room | 산소방 | san-so bang |
| artemesia (mugwort) bath | 쑥 탕 | sook tang |
| waterfall (massaging) bath | 폭포 탕 | pok-po tang |
| event* bath | 이벤트 탕 | ee-ben-tuh tang |
Here's a link for some basic Korean phrases if you want more.
As always, if you have a request for further information or know something I've left out, please leave a comment below. Finally, I'm not perfect~ if I've made any mistakes in the above info, feel free to help me out!^^
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