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freethought
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject: Hotel in Gwangju near KTX station |
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I'm heading to Gwangju tonight and I was hoping someone might be able to give me the name and/or directions to a hotel near the KTX station. Nothing to posh or expensive, but i'd also like to avoid cockroach infestations...
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Bibbitybop

Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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There's gonna be yeogwans all over near the KTX station. I've never stayed in Gwangju, but usually, yeogwans are decent places and I've never seen a c.ockroach in one.
You can ask to see rooms before you pay, too. Look for the sauna sign to locate yeogwans, it looks like 3 lines of steam rising.
Also, there's usually new buildings that say "hotel." These are pricer, but nicer and newer. |
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regicide
Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Location: United States
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Hotel in Gwangju near KTX station |
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freethought wrote: |
I'm heading to Gwangju tonight and I was hoping someone might be able to give me the name and/or directions to a hotel near the KTX station. Nothing to posh or expensive, but i'd also like to avoid *beep* infestations...
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Does that particular station only use KTX class trains, or can you get there by Mugunhwa or Samael Ho? Never heard of a dedicated station like that.
Just curious. |
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freethought
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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I used called it the KTX station since I don't know what the station is called. I have never been to the city, but I know the KTX stops there, at a station... hence the KTX station. It's likely the general train station, but I don't know how many train stations Gwangju has. |
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regicide
Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Location: United States
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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freethought wrote: |
I used called it the KTX station since I don't know what the station is called. I have never been to the city, but I know the KTX stops there, at a station... hence the KTX station. It's likely the general train station, but I don't know how many train stations Gwangju has. |
It is probably just called Gwangju Station then. Most are named that way. Thanks. That is what I tell the clerk. |
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Smee

Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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No specific recommendations, but there are motels near Gwangju Station. When I searched on Naver a few of the people in the Q and A section said "on the right," so exit and go that way. I'd suspect they'd all be fairly identical. When I'm looking for a motel, and I want to avoid a roach motel, I just avoid the ones that look like they're probably roach motels.
Anyway, folks on the Naver Q and A say that the "Koreana" motel is decent, and 35,000 a night. There's also one next door that's 30,000.
Last edited by Smee on Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:41 am; edited 1 time in total |
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freethought
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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thank you |
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JZer
Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Location: South Korea
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:36 am Post subject: |
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Exit the front doors and turn to your right. There are several yongwans on the right. They should cost you from 30,000 to 35,000 a night. |
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