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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:19 am Post subject: |
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I agree. Sticky please.
I stayed there last night (on a Monday). Will try to not repeat info in other posts. The spa is for both men and women. 20,000 to use it. 12,000 additional for a private room. It is "Spa on Air" and not "Spa One Air" as posted elsewhere on the Net.
In the lounge area for both men and women, there are:
12 chairs
6 couch/sleepers
5 recliners
2 big screen TVs
Adjacent to the lounge, also for men and women are 2 rooms called foot treatment rooms. One has 6 recliners, one has 3 beds/cots. This is all first come, first served. I only saw people laying there and no foot treatments.
Also a concessions area for drinks and chips. You can order food in from a restaurant down the hall.
Then there are the spa areas, one for men, one for women. I assume the women have the same things. In the men's area were:
8 private rooms (about 4'x8', with a blanket and pillow on a firm massage-type bed.) It had a real lock. But you can not lock it from the outside. They keep the key. And they want you to only go in when you go to bed. I think because of the culture of being cheap and bending the rules, people would just go in there and sleep if not locked. But, the room was really warm. There is ventilation, but seemed to be 30 C or more and I couldn't sleep much because of the heat. These rooms are down a dark dead-end hall, so you are not on display or anything, but the door is glass and people can go down the corridor and look at you sleeping. It is much cooler in the open sleeping areas, but no privacy and not as quiet.
Several showers with glass dividers, but no curtains or privacy.
Dry and steam saunas.
Huge hot tub.
Drinking water machine (bring your own bottle), body wash, shampoo, towels, t-shirt, swim shorts, blow dryers provided.
Sleeping room with 6 mats and 1 recliner that was cooler than the private rooms.
There are also 4 massage rooms each for men and women.
Some things to consider...
I went there to sleep. They want you to stay there once you check in. They told me I could only leave for 1 hour. So I checked in at 5 PM, went in the airport to eat and exchange the rest of my money and sat in the lounge with a lot of people just watching TV, then went to bed early. There were lots of places for people to sleep when I went to bed, but when I got up at 4 am, every sleeping spot was taken and people were sleeping in chairs and on the floor on mats they must have rented. So if you don't mind the heat, make a reservation. |
Great information! I think the private room would be too warm for me. If I arrive at the spa about 8 P.M. are you able to crash on the chairs and couches that are in lobby area at no charge and what do people do with their luggage if they stay in the lobby area?  |
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Michelle
Joined: 18 May 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| i wrote: |
I agree. Sticky please.
I stayed there last night (on a Monday). Will try to not repeat info in other posts. The spa is for both men and women. 20,000 to use it. 12,000 additional for a private room. It is "Spa on Air" and not "Spa One Air" as posted elsewhere on the Net.
In the lounge area for both men and women, there are:
12 chairs
6 couch/sleepers
5 recliners
2 big screen TVs
Adjacent to the lounge, also for men and women are 2 rooms called foot treatment rooms. One has 6 recliners, one has 3 beds/cots. This is all first come, first served. I only saw people laying there and no foot treatments.
Also a concessions area for drinks and chips. You can order food in from a restaurant down the hall.
Then there are the spa areas, one for men, one for women. I assume the women have the same things. In the men's area were:
8 private rooms (about 4'x8', with a blanket and pillow on a firm massage-type bed.) It had a real lock. But you can not lock it from the outside. They keep the key. And they want you to only go in when you go to bed. I think because of the culture of being cheap and bending the rules, people would just go in there and sleep if not locked. But, the room was really warm. There is ventilation, but seemed to be 30 C or more and I couldn't sleep much because of the heat. These rooms are down a dark dead-end hall, so you are not on display or anything, but the door is glass and people can go down the corridor and look at you sleeping. It is much cooler in the open sleeping areas, but no privacy and not as quiet.
Several showers with glass dividers, but no curtains or privacy.
Dry and steam saunas.
Huge hot tub.
Drinking water machine (bring your own bottle), body wash, shampoo, towels, t-shirt, swim shorts, blow dryers provided.
Sleeping room with 6 mats and 1 recliner that was cooler than the private rooms.
There are also 4 massage rooms each for men and women.
Some things to consider...
I went there to sleep. They want you to stay there once you check in. They told me I could only leave for 1 hour. So I checked in at 5 PM, went in the airport to eat and exchange the rest of my money and sat in the lounge with a lot of people just watching TV, then went to bed early. There were lots of places for people to sleep when I went to bed, but when I got up at 4 am, every sleeping spot was taken and people were sleeping in chairs and on the floor on mats they must have rented. So if you don't mind the heat, make a reservation. |
Great information! I think the private room would be too warm for me. If I arrive at the spa about 8 P.M. are you able to crash on the chairs and couches that are in lobby area at no charge and what do people do with their luggage if they stay in the lobby area? |
Hi,
Yes, you can crash there. They will just take and store your luggage at the entrance and give you your locker key. From then on you will have access.
You are free to go through and watch TV. If you go out though they will want to collect your key. |
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i
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| Michelle wrote: |
Hi,
Yes, you can crash there. They will just take and store your luggage at the entrance and give you your locker key. From then on you will have access.
You are free to go through and watch TV. If you go out though they will want to collect your key. |
Will just add that at 8 PM there were plenty of places to crash. I should have arrived then. And I saw some people just leave something on their couch or whatever to "hold" it like a jacket or backpack. So then they could use the bathroom or take a shower. But if not, someone will take your spot. |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Michelle wrote: |
| hochhasd wrote: |
| i wrote: |
I agree. Sticky please.
I stayed there last night (on a Monday). Will try to not repeat info in other posts. The spa is for both men and women. 20,000 to use it. 12,000 additional for a private room. It is "Spa on Air" and not "Spa One Air" as posted elsewhere on the Net.
In the lounge area for both men and women, there are:
12 chairs
6 couch/sleepers
5 recliners
2 big screen TVs
Adjacent to the lounge, also for men and women are 2 rooms called foot treatment rooms. One has 6 recliners, one has 3 beds/cots. This is all first come, first served. I only saw people laying there and no foot treatments.
Also a concessions area for drinks and chips. You can order food in from a restaurant down the hall.
Then there are the spa areas, one for men, one for women. I assume the women have the same things. In the men's area were:
8 private rooms (about 4'x8', with a blanket and pillow on a firm massage-type bed.) It had a real lock. But you can not lock it from the outside. They keep the key. And they want you to only go in when you go to bed. I think because of the culture of being cheap and bending the rules, people would just go in there and sleep if not locked. But, the room was really warm. There is ventilation, but seemed to be 30 C or more and I couldn't sleep much because of the heat. These rooms are down a dark dead-end hall, so you are not on display or anything, but the door is glass and people can go down the corridor and look at you sleeping. It is much cooler in the open sleeping areas, but no privacy and not as quiet.
Several showers with glass dividers, but no curtains or privacy.
Dry and steam saunas.
Huge hot tub.
Drinking water machine (bring your own bottle), body wash, shampoo, towels, t-shirt, swim shorts, blow dryers provided.
Sleeping room with 6 mats and 1 recliner that was cooler than the private rooms.
There are also 4 massage rooms each for men and women.
Some things to consider...
I went there to sleep. They want you to stay there once you check in. They told me I could only leave for 1 hour. So I checked in at 5 PM, went in the airport to eat and exchange the rest of my money and sat in the lounge with a lot of people just watching TV, then went to bed early. There were lots of places for people to sleep when I went to bed, but when I got up at 4 am, every sleeping spot was taken and people were sleeping in chairs and on the floor on mats they must have rented. So if you don't mind the heat, make a reservation. |
Great information! I think the private room would be too warm for me. If I arrive at the spa about 8 P.M. are you able to crash on the chairs and couches that are in lobby area at no charge and what do people do with their luggage if they stay in the lobby area? |
Hi,
Yes, you can crash there. They will just take and store your luggage at the entrance and give you your locker key. From then on you will have access.
You are free to go through and watch TV. If you go out though they will want to collect your key. |
Thanks!So if I just come there to crash they will let me at no charge and lock up my luggage for me? But if I want to go outside the spa to get a drink they will ask for me to leave and give(what) a locker key back? |
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i
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| To go in the general area with everyone else is 20,000. And they will watch your luggage and you can sleep wherever you can find a spot. And yes, give them your key when you leave. Not sure if you can leave more than once. They did not even want me leaving once, but I did...just once. Seems to be just the non-Koreans who want to leave and come back. |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| To go in the general area with everyone else is 20,000. And they will watch your luggage and you can sleep wherever you can find a spot. And yes, give them your key when you leave. Not sure if you can leave more than once. They did not even want me leaving once, but I did...just once. Seems to be just the non-Koreans who want to leave and come back. |
Thanks again! I gather the 20,000 is for spa use and they let you crash in the lobby. My conccern is paying 20,000 to basically store luggage and not being able to come and go. Do you know of any place in the airport that has chairs where you can crash and have your luggage around you and not be bothered.? |
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i
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| If you do a search on here or through Google, there's a post where a guy put chairs together on the 4th floor (I think, or some out-of-the-way place) and slept there. There are plenty of places to lay down in the airport on the floor and such. And McDonalds in the basment is open 24 hours, as is another close to it...KFC?? Just put your head on your tray and snooze. |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| If you do a search on here or through Google, there's a post where a guy put chairs together on the 4th floor (I think, or some out-of-the-way place) and slept there. There are plenty of places to lay down in the airport on the floor and such. And McDonalds in the basment is open 24 hours, as is another close to it...KFC?? Just put your head on your tray and snooze. |
Thanks! I think that is what I will do. I just can not see paying 20,000 not being able to come and go. I would probably get the same amount of sleep in the corner of the airport as I would in the lobby of the spa.
Again,thanks for all the info! |
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sugarloaf82
Joined: 21 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I stayed there a couple months ago and I was able to come and go. I didn't get to the airport until around 9pm and I had no desire to just hang out in the sauna, so I dropped my stuff off, paid, and then went and got some food to eat and a few beers. They didn't question me at all. |
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i
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| It is possible I misunderstood and I could only leave for one hour at a time. But they were clear that if I was gone for over an hour, I'd have to pay again. I didn't try to go out again. But one guy from India tried to go out, and there was a communication problem and he ended up not leaving at all. |
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Lunar Groove Gardener
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
Location: 1987 Subaru
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:03 am Post subject: |
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I stay at the Incheon Airport Guesthouse.
40,000 won
If you arrive at the airport by bus, have them call the
pick-up service from the airport information desk to take you to the
guesthouse.
3 minute free shuttle to the terminal at all hours.
It's very cozy, well outfitted and clean.
http://www.ghincheon.com/company/e_company_info.htm |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Lunar Groove Gardener wrote: |
I stay at the Incheon Airport Guesthouse.
40,000 won
If you arrive at the airport by bus, have them call the
pick-up service from the airport information desk to take you to the
guesthouse.
3 minute free shuttle to the terminal at all hours.
It's very cozy, well outfitted and clean.
http://www.ghincheon.com/company/e_company_info.htm |
Do you need to make a reservation to get the 40,000 (includes tax and is it the final cost?) rate and are they private hotel style rooms? |
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Lunar Groove Gardener
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
Location: 1987 Subaru
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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I have never made a reservation, though I think you could do so via their web contact. They also had English speaking staff. You could phone or e-mail just to be certain to have a spot.
It's a high-rise with a lot of rooms, so I don't think it ever fills up.
Yes, a private hotel style room, not shared. Thus far I've had computer, T.V. refrigerator, sink, clean and comfortable bed, shower etc. all in the room.
Some hotels vary on the computer, but that has been included the 5 times that I've stayed here. Very convenient, easy and quiet.
40,000 won has been the total price for one person.
There are several bars and restaurants right on the same block.
A great way to prepare for a long trip without having to travel far to the airport to catch your flight at odd hours.
Just hop the free shuttle bus which leaves at closely spaced intervals, and you're at the terminal in 3 minutes, any time of day. |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Lunar Groove Gardener wrote: |
I have never made a reservation, though I think you could do so via their web contact. They also had English speaking staff. You could phone or e-mail just to be certain to have a spot.
It's a high-rise with a lot of rooms, so I don't think it ever fills up.
Yes, a private hotel style room, not shared. Thus far I've had computer, T.V. refrigerator, sink, clean and comfortable bed, shower etc. all in the room.
Some hotels vary on the computer, but that has been included the 5 times that I've stayed here. Very convenient, easy and quiet.
40,000 won has been the total price for one person.
There are several bars and restaurants right on the same block.
A great way to prepare for a long trip without having to travel far to the airport to catch your flight at odd hours.
Just hop the free shuttle bus which leaves at closely spaced intervals, and you're at the terminal in 3 minutes, any time of day. |
Thanks for the information! I made a reservation. It is alot better to pay an extra 8,000 won and get a real room rather than a room that is warm and has a floor mat.
I asked the hotel about Western restaurants on their block,but they claim to only have the Hyatt Hotel. Do you remember if there were any Western places to eat there?  |
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Lunar Groove Gardener
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
Location: 1987 Subaru
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:39 am Post subject: |
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There is a sandwich cafe in the immediate area which was not bad..
Otherwise I suppose Kalbi is a good option, or chicken hof type of thing.
As they said, mostly the trad Korean stuff.
There is a good fridge. I can't remember if there's
a microwave; it's been a while.
I agree, it is very relaxing to stay there and not expensive for what you get.
Dirty Harry is the greatest! |
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