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Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Last Morning in Muju Deogyusan Ski Resort

Our tummies begging for food after one hour refreshing ourselves in hot tubs at St Hue Club jjimjilbang.

Grabbed some gimbap, bread and banana milk...

from big convenience shop at Muju Festival Street.

After had our breakfast, we slowly stroll back to hotel

to get our luggage and check out...

Muju Wine Gallery

Calm and chilly morning view from Kookmin Hotel.

skiing slopes blanketed with white snow~!

Welcome Center looks like European-style castle.

You have to Check-in and Check-Out here during off-peak seasons.

Super love the high ceiling with the big chandelier lighting

and still Christmas atmosphere although it's already Feb ^^

Grand and good quality of wooden furniture

and long and big staircases...

Weather Forecast at Receptionist Area.

But, were quite disappointed with Kookmin Hotel, as the room is really small and squeezy. We hardly have place to walk after laying 2 mattresses and our 2 luggage.

The room with super simple desk, wardrobe, small TV and fan. Small bathroom with shower head and toilet bowl. No toiletries provided except for 2 towels and toilet rolls. Therefore, I didn't take any photo because it's totally different from the photo from their website.

The room is with ondol floor, but when you on the ondol it's so stuffy and I'd to wake up to turn on the fan... but still not helpful that I woke up again to slightly open the window to supply fresh air to the room.

I don't recommend this hotel... The plus points only the location inside Muju resort and easy online room reservation and they accept foreign credit card (most of the online booking only accept Korean credit cards or bank transfer).

But, frankly this is the worst room that we ever stayed in Korea. However, because we opted for Winter Wonderland package, we enjoyed some discounted rate for ski equipments rental, free ski lift and sauna.

Actually with the rate you can stay in Minbak or pension houses with nicer bigger rooms and more amenities. We saw few pension houses on the way from Muju bus terminal to resort, which you can consider if you're not going there for skiing. Or choose other hotels inside this resort with the package if you're going for winter activities, so you can save on rental of equipments and ski lift.

Hhhmmm... Reindeer and Santa's 'Sliegh' bus?!

We're waiting for the taxi outside the reception area, after we asked the receptionist to call the taxi driver that drove us here as he gave us his name card.

Let me drive you to Muju Winter Wonderland with this

X'masie bus ^^

하나... 둘... 셋... 김치~!^^

Let's check whether the taxi is here already?

Leaving Muju Deogyusan Resort around 10:30 am. 안녕~!!!

Wish everyone a Happy New Year!
새해 복 많이 받으세요~!^^

~ Mansun House (만선하우스)

~ Let's hit Ski Slope and Slide down the Snowy Hill~!
~ Fun with White Snow

~ [Muju Ski Resort ] - Saint Hue Club Sauna and Jjimjilbang

Monday, 22 December 2014

[Muju Ski Resort ] - Saint Hue Club Sauna and Jjimjilbang

We enjoyed 1 hour of Sauna and Steam bath at Saint Hue Club before heading back to Seoul. Oh, it's free service from our hotel room package.

Entrance to the Convention Center and St Hue Club Sauna and Jjimjilbang

St Hue Club Sauna & Jjimjilbang

세인트휴클럽 사우나 & 찜질방

It's around 7:30am when we entered the club. We gave the voucher to the counter staff to exchange for towels and locker keys. She told us that Jjimjilbang is not open yet. Anyway, we didn't bother about it because we only want to soak ourselves in hot tubs to refresh our tired muscles, and we didn't know that there's jjimjilbang there.

Usually most jjimjilbangs open 24 hours because they are popular weekend getaway for Korean families. During the weekdays, many hardworking Korean men stay in Jjimjilbangs overnight after working or drinking with co-workers late into the night.

If you're watching just ended Korean drama Misaeng: Incomplete Life (미생 - 아직 살아 있지 못한 자), you'll see quite a lot of scenes taken at jjimjilbang Korean bathhouses... Jang Geu-rae worked as part-time cleaner there. He also went there after sorted out smelly octopus when others interns went there earlier leaving him alone. He and Jang Baek Ki selling undergarments and socks in front of jjimjilbang. Also awkward moment when Jang Baek Ki and his immediate manager Kang Hae Joon went to the same jjimjilbang and had to soak and bath at the same time.

Stored all my clothes inside the lockers...

Aisshh... though it's my 3rd time in Korean jjimjilbang, but it still awkward to walk naked in public. You read it right, it's literally no-strings attached after you undressed yourself, then walk from the changing room to the sauna or pools area.

But, I really like and enjoy the facilities in the bathhouses. Most of them have various pools from icy cold to super hot tubs, some with natural hot springs, ginseng or medicated pools. Big Jjimjilbang even have body scrubbing service, facial, spa and massage treatments .

Left Arrow to Sauna (사우나) & right arrow Jjimjilbang (찜질방).

Nobody in the jjimjilbang as it's still close.

Hoorray~!!! Nobody nobody but you! ^^

Slowly shower before entering the pools...

then confidently cat-walked to check the temperature of each pools.

turned on the jacuzzi, set my phone alarm, played relaxing songs...

My oh my it's like private pools. Awesome, right?!

Didn't go in to wet sauna because I don't really like it.

I also seldom turn on my own stand alone sauna bath tub

because Singapore weather is hot enough to make you perspiring.

Had warm shower after about 45 minutes relaxing inside the tubs...

Dressing room is between shower and locker room.

There's water dispenser at dressing room in case you might want to hydrate yourself after hot sauna. Lotion, hair gel, moisturizer, cotton bud, hair dryer are available here.