HSK ipnida!: Korean Sauna Information

Hello to everyone here in Korea now.

This is HSK and we would like to give you some information on the Korean style spa. In Korea, the Jjimjilbang-Korean Spa is a place where one can not only enjoy the spa, shower, and sauna but also sleep overnight at an affordable price. They are a popular getaway for Korean families, couples, and friends. You can enter various heated rooms each designed with a particular theme. These are great places to sweat and relax.In a Jjimjilbang-Korean Spa, you will also find many recreational facilities such as a snack bar, fitness club, PC bang. One can have a fun time in a Jjimjilbang-Korean Spa at any time. Open 24 hours a day, Jjimjilbang-Korean Spa have already become well known among foreign travelers as a clean and affordable place to stay overnight and relax after an intense day of sightseeing.

Enter a jjimjilbang
Jjimjilbang usually operate 24 hours a day. A nighttime premium applies after 8pm, so expect to pay 2,000 won or 3,000 won more than during the day.

Get a locker key
You will walk through the doors titled “men” or “women” and store your shoes using a given key. Once inside, you will have your shoe locker key exchanged with another locker key to store your clothes and belongings.

Take a shower and change clothes
Walk into the gender-segregated bathhouse area and take a shower. Then, put on the jjimjilbang clothes (usually a T-shirt and shorts) that you received with your locker key.

Meet friends
Once dressed for the jjimjilbang, you can go out to the unisex area and find your friends. You can go in one of the saunas, watch TV, or just relax in a rest area where you will also find pillows and blankets for a nap.

Visit jjimjilbang rooms
In a jjimjilbang, you will find many rooms with a varying themes including: a jewelry room, a salt room, and a series of rooms with different temperatures ranging from 60 to 100 degrees Celsius. There is even an ice room. Be sure to check the temperature sign outside before entering.

Have a snack
In the cafeteria, you will find cold beverages such as ice green tea, ice coffee, or ice sikhye (a traditional, sweet Korean drink with floating rice), snacks, or simple meals.

Enjoy other facilities
You can sleep in the sleeping room or read in the book corner. Also available for free is a fitness room and movie room. For a fee, you can use the noraebang (a singing room), massage shop, nail care shop, and sitz bath.

Jagal Jjimjilbang (Pebble Room)
You can lie down or sit on a mat covering heated pebbles. This helps discharge body wastes, reduce muscle pain, and enhance blood circulation.

Hwangto Bulgama (Yellow Earth Room)
Far infrared rays discharged from yellow earth that is heated to a temperature of over 60 degrees Celsius is said to be beneficial for relieving fatigue. So if you are stressed out or feel tired, this is the room to go to.

Chamsut Naengbang (Charcoal Cold Room)
Unlike the heat of other rooms, the coolness of the charcoal room is particularly good for stabilizing the mind, relieving stress, and fighting fatigue.

I hope that you enjoy your stay here in Korea.

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HandS Korea