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[pidgin]

I used to foolishly think that "pension" as in 'condo,' B & B or small motel was a konglish term. I now know it is continental European for a place to rent.

I HIGHLY recommend those with an exit in the future to try staying in one of these at least once! Yes, they cost a bit (100 ~ 200 per night typically), but I am telling you, they are quite nice and comfy.....and a great place to party for a night or two with your selective group.

For your convenience here are a few that we are deciding on for this December in Seok-Cho, near Sorak-san.

1. near beach

:: http://www.sunrise-house.com/


2. near beach

:: http://www.morning-harbor.co.kr/

3. we stayed here last year

:: http://www.sorakpension.com/

4. near the mountain.

:: http://www.sokchopension.com/

near beach side.. view is good but smaller rooms than countryside / mountainview.

Pensions are ALL over this country. Have a K-friend search in an area you like.

Happy pensioning.

[cheeseface]

Make sure you take everything you will need with you. Quite a lot of pensions are far away from shops and other amenities.

You will need to take everything you would normally have in your kitchen to cook with. (They sometimes do have some pans, but I mean real basics like salt, sugar, oil ect....)

[Ultimo Hombre]

My boss took our whole school on one of these things. The name of the location escapes me, but it was by a large lake and it was a Korea I had never expected to see before. Mountainous, clean fresh air, and no noise other than our laughing. It was nice. Cheeseface is correct though, the closest stores were miles away on sketchy mountain roads. I bought beers from a kid at one store. He was about 8. Quite strange.

[denverdeath]

I think "pension"=cabin, while "condo"=comfortable, yet small hotel room with cooking facilities(kinda like a bachelor apartment). Could be wrong though...

The European "pension" thing is more like a North American rooming/boarding house for "pensioners", which is the reason why the Korean use of the term is a Konglish one.

[yingwenlaoshi]

For my first 6 months at my first job in Korea, my housing was in a pension.

[pidgin]

[Easter Clark]

The gf and I stayed at this one not too long ago:

http://www.mydanny.co.kr/welcome.html

Really nice, on the beach, and they had good food, too!

I'd recommend driving, and don't forget the toiletries!