Hwasun's Jungfrau Motel.

If I had the time, resources, and know-how, I'd start up a website that catalogues and reviews love motels in English. Information about them is generally unavailable in English beyond the accounts you've heard from friends or gleaned off blogs and forums, and I'd love to be able to organize all that information. I don't want to get into how big or small the demand for such a site actually is, or into how cooperative these business owners would be with a foreign reviewer. It's just an idea, that's all.

Anyway, one neat-looking motel in Jeollanam-do is Hwasun county's Jungfrau Motel (융프라우모텔), which is intended to resemble a Swiss chalet on the outside. Give the Korean-language site a browse for some pictures and details. My favorite is the VIP room, known as the Liskamm (리스캄), which will cost you 100,000 won a night. Amenities include the typical: flatscreen TV, DVD player, mini-fridge, big bed, etc. The room has a second-story loft where you can sit at a picnic table or recline on some wooden chairs. There is a glass ceiling that brightens up the room and that gives you the opportunity to use the goddamn telescope in the room.




The Weisshorn (바이스호른) room is 60,000 won per night, and is your average love motel room. There are two heart-shaped tubs in the bathroom.

If you can't get the VIP room, your next best bet is the Matterhorn Room (마터호른실). There are six of them, two singles, two doubles, two twins, and will cost you 50,000. Amenities include a computer, projection TV, couch, and a variety of weirdly-shaped beds.

Actually, now that I think about it, I think the Jungfrau Rooms (융프라우실) might be the next-best attraction. They're 40,000 won per night or 50,000 on the weekends, and there are 19 of them, split among five different colors: gold, red, blue, white, and black. Beyond the typical amenities there is a small loveseat, a goddamn parasol, and a second-floor loft. I'm a sucker for hotel rooms that have two stories, so there you go.





For a lot more pictures, see the profile from Yanolja.com and search among the different rooms by the menu on the right side of the screen. The motel is located in Hwasun county, but is a bit of a drive from Hwasun-eup or from Gwangju. It's next to Dogok Spa Land (도곡스파랜드), which in turn is accessible via buses 200 or 318 from Gwangju and which is surrounded by a number of other motels.