I stayed in this apartment turned guesthouse 3 times because I totally fell in love with the place. Although I love staying near Myeongdong but Big Bang Guesthouse feels more like home. The owner was like a mother to me, she chatted with me until late at night and even bought me Korean rice cake! Talk about superior and personal service. I got one here.
Big Bang Guesthouse is located about 5 to 10 minutes on foot from Yaksu Station, Line 3/6, Exit 8. Korean fast food restaurant like Kimbap Jongguk, convenience shop, fruit shops and my favourite Korean rice cake shop are walking distance from the guesthouse.
I passed by the beautiful Shilla Hotel (where many Korean artists had their wedding ceremony) and walked up to Namsan Tower from Yaksu Station.
Told ya..it's Big Bang! ^^
Surf internet here and if you have your own machine, remember
to have your own international adaptor.
Very very very comfy 4-bed dormitory room.
Every room is equipped with a TV which you don't get in
Namsan Guesthouse.
I took the time to watch the replay of my favourite ssangchu
couple - Hwangbo and Kim Hyun Joong.
Here in this building, second level is Big Bang Guesthouse.
Halmi Syupo..hehe. A mini mart just in front of the guesthouse.
Me and Hanim walking down the steep lane. You can't see it
here but it is steep, trust me.
Mummy Moon, just fyi this is how it looks like.
So, bring the stroller for your kid ok? ^^
Walk straight until you see..
..this resting place. In the evening, you could find a fruit seller with
his van here. We bought Korean grapes which tasted hmmm..
no comment..hehe.
Yeay! My favourite tteok jib. Korean rice cake shop.
Turned left from here.
Until you see this shop selling meat and chicken. Then turned right.
Walk up the staircase and..
tada..Yaksu Station exit 8. ^^ It is just next to a bakery. See that
red signboard? ë¹µ means bread.
Me with my favourite omoni = mother. I know that I should
have called her ahjumma instead but she is very very kind!
Arghh..I'm so chubby here. Korean diet didn't work for me
cause I love rice! Blame it all on Korean rice cake..hahaha.
Go to the official website for more details.
FYI, the owner has 2 guest houses. Another one is named Happy Guest House located near to Beotigogae Subway Station, Line 6. I will put up another post on Happy Guest House later.
Just to shed some light, both guest houses are hot cakes. The omoni told my friends who recently visited Seoul that the houses are fully booked by Malaysian tourists until end of December 2010!
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Awesome blog! I am a korean fans as well!
Keep it up! :)
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Thanks for dropping by ^^
You've got a nice blog..
Wow..I wish I could go to Korea every week like you!
BIG BANG GUESTHOUSE???!!!
oh well, how ill-mannered i am -_-
hello zarina ^^
i can't believe i never bumped into your blog before this!
your blog is full with informative facts and kinda makes me aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i wanna go there as well T_T
oh btw, i'm planning to go to Korea on February 2012 which means a year from now.
and i wanna stay for about 1 month. haha crazy girl.
hurm, can i contact you via mail? cause i wanna ask you more and more about korea cause i need to calculate my budget for 1 month there. so that i can finally proposed the idea to my parents. HAHA
and i feel like staying in this guesthouse as you've stayed there and the fact it got BigBANG's name and i'm a big fan of them. haha
wow my comment's long.
*iamsuperexcitedrightnow*
You're not gonna meet Big Bang here though..hehe
Feel free to email me at zemoneko@gmail.com.
me n my malay friend 2 female will be going to korea on 14dec - 20 dec.. have u stayed at Happy Guesthouse before?
hope to have some advice from you.
as its the 1st time for us traveling there.
theres so many guesthouse around.. and we have a hard time choosing budget and good location guesthouse.
hope you can advice us =))
My friends has stayed in Happy Guesthouse before and the owner is the same for Big Bang Guesthouse.
Although they love the warmth and the kindness of the host, however the location is at Beotigogae Station which is not that convenient as you have to ride at leaset 4 stations to either Myeongdong or Dongdaemun.
For me, I'd rather choose guesthouses like Namsan guesthouse or Myeongdong guesthouse which is right in Myeongdong where you can easily shop till midnight.
thank you for ur reply.
is myeongdong guesthouse expensive?
and near to the shopping area?
thank you!
wen
You can check Myeongdong Guesthouse rate in here
http://www.mdguesthouse.com/use.asp?lng=EN
location wise is very very good, right in Myeongdong ^^
thanks for your help and advice!
we decided to go with namsan guest house. as myeongdong guesthouse is fully book >.<
Quite interesting..really need info from u.
Can i hv ur email pls?
Tq
zemoneko [at] gmail [dot] com
I will go to korea this may with my 3 other friends. I want to book the 4 dormitory room. is the toilet is in the room or out of the room?
thank you
-nana
Thnx for creating the informative blog :), me n frenz planning to go to korea next year (still long way to go), just wanna know, can u advice me which guesthouse is suitable, near to attraction, easy access (subway). I've read all info guesthouse in here, but still confusing to choose which one is the best (fyi iam not good in geography and reading a map...kekeke). is it Myeongdong area is the best?or namsam?