Wanted to combine this hotel review together with the post on Day 0, but realised that naggy me simply had too many things to say and was making the post rather long, so decided to split it up since the content is sufficient to warrant a post on its own.
Here it goes!
The hotel we booked is Hotel Pop Jungno - an accommodation with very affordable pricing and well furnished with amenities and facilities. Location wise, it is near Jungno-3 ga train station, and hence accessible and convenient.
It was only after booking that we realised this street and hotel, is so called Korea's Love Hotels, where Korean couples come here for staycations or rent the room for a couple of hours to satisfy their intimacy need. Wanted to change the booking initially, but then thought it would be rather interesting to have a look at their local culture, and since we are foreigners, no one would be judging us anyway. *shrugs* Also read online that nowadays, the love hotels have been undergoing renovation and changing their image to a more hip, more modern, hotel, that locals will think of for staycations. Sounds like the staycation culture is here to stay!
Comfortable and pretty waiting area in front of the reception desk
Well furnished amenities for hotel guests - free flow mineral water, fruit juices, tea, coffee for consumption, and there is even a microwave for guests to use if they ever need to heat up food. Love it that it is free flow - everyday we will stock up on our water supply before heading out, and also grab some juice to start off the day =) The mega TV also adds to the overall completeness, though I personally think the TV is meant to entertain the reception staff.
There is also a small area to the left of reception, where laptops are available for guests rental.
Guess is somewhat serves like a 'Business function room' like those luxury hotels?
Can you also spot the free flow popcorn supply on the right?
Yes, I was amazed at the room. Indeed they had done a good job in refurbishing and renovating the room; the pictures on the wall beside the bed gives the room a cosy homely feel, and the room comes with its own private bathtub (or whatever you call it). Yes, the room is actually big enough to house all these! It is still a love hotel after all. Though the tub is well functional, we did not use it cause of fear that it is not very clean, and only used it to soak our tired feet everyday after coming back.
Most hotel rooms have one TV - this room not only has a TV, but also comes with one PC each for the guests. There are 2 computers, connected to a surround sound system. HOW AWESOME IS THAT! Found this really handy because most of the channels are local Korean channels which we do not understand a single bit, and the PCs helped to serve as a 'TV' of sorts.
They even provided the below - hairdryer (no biggie) and a... hair straightener. Like WOW. I know that Korea is a country where looks and appearances are important, so I guess the straightener is there because... it is deemed as an essential? This is my first time seeing a straightener provided by the hotel. Was quite tempted to try out the straightener and using it to curl my hair ever so slightly, but as I do not have any hair cream with me and my hair is rather short (only shoulder length), I gave up on the idea.
Not forgetting moisturizers for guests, a very thoughtful item
I am well impressed with the hotel facilities and amenities; who cares if it is a love hotel? We didn't hear any odd noises coming from our neighbours, free flow mineral water was fantastic (we took 2 bottles each to bring out with us everyday, so we wouldn't run out of water supply halfway), the PCs helped to entertain us when we would like to serve the Internet for both research purposes and for pure entertainment. The shampoo provided in the bathroom was also a local Korean brand, quite established in Singapore, called Kerasys. Did not manage to capture photo of that, but overall, it was a good pick of hotel location for its pricing. Very value for money, will definitely recommend to friends if they do not mind staying on this street =)
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