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Wonhwaru Gyeongju — A Hanok Stay With a Cat, Free Breakfast, and the Quiet You Came For

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Entrance gate of Wonhwaru hanok guesthouse in Gyeongju South Korea

I’d been looking for a place to stay near Hwangnidan-gil. Not a hotel — a hanok. The kind of guesthouse where you sleep on a heated floor and wake up to the sound of nothing in particular. Wonhwaru Gyeongju came up in the search and checked every box: location close to Gyeongju’s main sites, free … Read more

Yangsajae Jeonju — Sleeping in a 100-Year-Old Korean Hanok in the Heart of the Village

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Yangsajae hanok guesthouse exterior in Jeonju Hanok Village

I’d been curious about hanok stays for a while — the idea of sleeping inside a traditional Korean wooden house, on a heated floor, with a courtyard outside the sliding door. When I planned a three-day trip to Jeonju, I decided to make it happen. Not just for a night in any hanok guesthouse, but … Read more