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[sentient_squirrel]

Went to Chiaksan park, then into Wonju for the night.

Aahh, I think, finally my chance to stay in one of these saunas everyone raves about! And cheap!

It's a motel room with a bath. It was W20,000.

Have I been ripped off or has everyone been having me on?

[soviet_man]

Sounds about right.

My local neighborhood one costs 4,000 won daytime before 6pm or 15,000 overnight (after 6pm).

[dangsangirl]

I'd say you stayed in a motel. The symbol for saunas and motels is the same. It's a bit confusing at first.

[poet13]

isnt a sauna the public place where korean men grunt and point at you, your tats, and your oversize dingle-dangle?

[rocklee]

20,000 won?

That's bloody cheap for a motel with a bath.

[sentient_squirrel]

I guess so. I just heard all these dream stories of them being w10,000 with beautiful saunas 'n stuff, and you have your own room as a side.

[rocklee]

Saunas are a lot cheaper than motels, 10,000won is on the high side I would presume.

[Qinella]

I've never heard of a regular sauna that gives you your own room. Every time I've gone, I've paid about 7,000 won and had to sleep in either a community area on the floor, or in a room for only men on the floor.

It's always a back-breaking sleeping experience. But at least you can get a nice bath when you wake up.

[chronicpride]

If its your bag, you can have a sauna experience, plus private overnight room to yourself, but you'll also have to tolerate an hour of a hot Korean girl giving you a nude body massage before you can get to your room. Expect to pay 160K at the low end.

[Buff]

Sounds like a motel to me. Most saunas don't have a bath, they usually have a few baths and there are lots of naked people. Were there lots of naked people?

[sentient_squirrel]

No naked people.