2024-04-07
33-11, Dongmun-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-6453-1200
Sky is a guesthouse located in an alley next to the Jeonju Hanok Village Parking Lot. The house was built in 1930 and remodeled in 2014. It was originally a Japanese-style house, but the original building was completely demolished and a traditional Korean house was built in its place. The sheets and blankets in all the guestrooms are embroidered by the owner of the guesthouse. Her embroidery skills make some of the guests choose to stay at this guesthouse since they can learn the trade from her. She offers an embroidery class for such guests for only KRW 4,000 per person, and only 5 people are allowed in the class. If you want, you can also play the traditional Korean game called "yutnori" for free.
2024-10-15
37-7, Jeondongseongdang-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-2607-3326
Good Day is a traditional Korean house situated in Jeondong Catholic Cathedral Street in Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. It was originally built in 1942 and remodeled in 2011 as a guesthouse by the current owner. The guesthouse has most of the features of a traditional Korean house still intact, but with modern amenities added for the comfort of the guests. The floor, walls, and ceiling are coated with red clay, and the ceiling rafters are visible as in most traditional Korean houses. Many guests say that sleeping in a room made of these natural materials helps them relieve fatigue. The rooms are well-insulated and warm for the cold winter days. The guesthouse is close to Gyeonggijeon Shrine, which enshrines a portrait of Taejo Yi Seong-gye, the first king of Joseon, and is conveniently located for those wishing to take a tour of Jeonju Hanok Village featuring hundreds of traditional Korean houses, Omokdae, and Jeondong Catholic Cathedral. In addition to these tourist attractions, there is also a traditional marketplace called Nambu Market with lots to eat and see. The guesthouse owner named it "Good Day" because he wishes all his guests to have a good day during their stay. He decorated every corner of the guesthouse with this in mind. The grass yard and colorful garden are beautiful throughout the seasons. The garden includes a mix of wild flowers, pine nut trees, fig trees, pomegranate trees, grape vines, and jujube trees. The “toetmaru (open living room with wooden floor)" right in front of the garden is also decorated with small flowerpots. The “toetmaru” is the most popular place among the guests because it’s a great place to enjoy the sun and breathe in the scent of flowers. On a rainy day, you can hear the raindrops falling down the eaves. There are six guestrooms at the guesthouse, named "Spring Waltz,” “Summer Tiffany,” “Autumn Pomegranate,” “Winter Festival”, "Sunshine", and "Welcome." The ceiling rafters are visible in all the rooms as in most of traditional Korean houses. The rooms are furnished with TV, refrigerator, and air conditioner. The bathroom comes with shower booth and bidet. People of different age groups come to stay at this guesthouse, and most of them say the guesthouse is clean and comfortable to stay in, thanks to the owner who sun-dries the sheets and blankets on the rooftop, cleans the rooms, and cultivates the garden every day of the year to make sure that the guests can have a comfortable, memorable stay. The guesthouse is conveniently located near a number of tourist destinations as well.
2024-04-07
56-1, Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-3659-0055
Jeonjuhanok Korean House is a traditional Korean house built more than 60 years age, and it was recently remodeled for visitors to see and experience an old traditional Korean house. It’s conveniently located on the street called "Eunhaeng-ro" right in the middle of Jeonju Hanok Village for those visiting the area to take a tour of the hanok village. Although it's in the middle of the village, it's quiet inside because it's located at the end of a long, wide alley, which has the feel of an art gallery thanks to the lighting. There is a table in the yard in front of the ‘ㄱ’-shaped house. Behind the house is a café where breakfast is served. The house has an open space between the rooms called "toetmaru", which serves as a living room as in all traditional Korean houses. It’s where Koreans used to rest under the warm sunlight in the old days. The guests must pass through this "toetmaru" to get to the roms.
Jeonjuhanok Korean House has seven "ondol (floor-heated)” rooms with a loft. The rooms are clean and have a simple interior with a wooden ladder to the loft, which is a favorite place for most kids staying here with their parents. Each guestroom is furnished with a water purifier. The guesthouse serves toast, caffe Americano, fruits, and tea for breakfast.
2024-04-07
66-1, Jeonjucheondong-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-9043-6743
Located at the entrance to Namcheongyo Bridge, which flows over Jeonjucheon Stream, Gyodongsalrae is a hanok structure built in 1971. It consists of the sarangchae (men’s quarters), anchae (women’s quarters), and byeolchae (detached House) and has ten guestrooms in total. While the sarangchae is situated near the road, the anchae and byeolchae are located to the rear of the house. Each building has a well-maintained flowerbed filled with seasonal flowers that harmonize perfectly with the beauty of the hanok.
The interior of the house is decorated with a variety of antiques, paintings, embroidery and knitting works, creating a cozy atmosphere. The ten rooms are of different sizes and styles including an ondol (Korean floor heating system) room, a room with a bed, and a darak (garret) room. The sarangchae consists of the Changpobang, Maehwabang, Baerongbang and Mokryeonbang rooms, of which the last two have a terrace with an open view. The anchae consists of a living room (sarangbang) and a room for two people. The byeolchae with a small courtyard has three large rooms with a capacity of four to six people and a separate space for relaxation and breakfast.
2024-10-15
36, Hanji-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-2908-4965
The Korea's largest "hanok (traditional Korean house)" village in the middle of Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do has been there for hundreds of years. Today, you can see new as well as old houses there. “Inyeon” is one of the traditional Korean houses located near the public parking lot on the outskirts of the hanok village, making it a great place to stay overnight in quiet. The word "inyeon" means "relationship" in Korean, referring to all types of ties with other people. The owner of the guesthouse named the place as such because she is greatful for all the guests and wanted to treat them well. She opened the guesthouse in September 2014. Since then, she has been kind enough to tell her guests which places are good to visit and which foods are delicious. She makes sure all the facilities including sheets and blankets are maintained clean for her guests to have a memorable stay. Built in the 1960's and remodeled in 2008, the traditional house is neat with most of the traditional features. It has four guestrooms named "Apricot Flower", "Orchid", "Chrysenthemum", and "Bamboo". The "Orchid Room" and "Bamboo Room" can accommodate up to seven people. The floor is covered with lacquered traditional Korean paper, and there are a number of traditional items in the room including the Korean gong. The traditional Korean ceiling rafters are visible in all the rooms.
All the rooms are furnished with a bathroom, air conditioner, TV, refrigerator, toiletries, and hair dryer. There is a 200-year-old pomegranate tree in the yard, and a table and chairs right in front of it for the guests to relax on a fair day. The table made of an old door and chairs made of a log under the red pomegranates are one of the most outstanding features of this guesthouse. There are lots of traditional items in the yard with which you can play traditional Korean games such as "yutnori" and "jegichagi", all of which can be used by the guests for free.
2024-04-07
76, Jeollagamyeong-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-284-6699
As a three-story building with a basement floor, Jeonju Yihua Hotel is located in Jeon-dong in the eastern part of Jeonju Hanok Village. It's a medium-sized hotel with 26 Suite, Standard Double, Standard Korean-style, and Deluxe Twin rooms. The room rates are reasonable for both tourists and business travelers. The front desk lobby is on the 1st floor, and the rooms are on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Facing the front desk are a computer with Internet connection and a printer as well as a microwave oven. The 1st floor of the hotel is rented to a cafe named "Turista," which is popular for its brunch. Many guests staying at Yihua Hotel have brunch here before taking a tour of Jeonju. Nearby tourist destinations include Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeondong Catholic Cathedral, Jeonju Hanok Village, JIFF (Jeonju International Film Festival) Street, and Pungpae Jigwan (Jeonju Inn). The Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju JIFF Street, and Pungnammun Gate are 3 minutes, 5 minutes, and 3 minutes away from the hotel on foot, making it a popular place to stay among Korean and foreign tourists.
2024-04-07
74-11, Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-231-3040, +82-10-7742-6738
Yeohangga is a guesthouse owned and run by a woman who majored in early childhood education and who has been teaching children for over 20 years. The name means "A home for a happy trip," she says. It’s a unique guesthouse since the owner offers various traditional educational games. The cozy and comfortable guesthouse is a traditional Korean house built in March 2013 at a site where an old house used to be. The main building and detached building are divided by the ridge of the roof with beautiful rafters. There is another meaning to the name of the guesthouse: "a house where the woman is happy." She named it as such for a good reason. She used to live in Seoul when her parents advised her to move to Jeonju and run a guesthouse, leaving her husband and child behind. At first, she considered accepting only female guests, but it wasn't an option since most of the people visiting Jeonju are couples and groups of friends. Instead, she made sure the guesthouse is safe for women while building the house. Many female tourists traveling alone find this a great feature of the guesthouse because they feel safer during their stay. For one, she installed three doors for the rooms (1 transparent door, 1 opaque glass door, and a traditional Korean door). Not only do the guests feel safer; the rooms are also well-insulated thanks to the triple doors. The floors and walls are covered with traditional Korean paper coated with soybean oil, which is very environment-friendly. In the four rooms named “Spring,” “Summer,” “Autumn,” and “Winter,” there are many toys and materials for traditional Korean cognition games, such as “Chilgyo Game,” “Gonu Game,” and “Mabangjin.” It’s very likely that even Koreans have never heard of these games. The owner of the guesthouse chose these games specifically because they are perfect for children to play in a traditional Korean house. She teaches her little guests how to play the games. “Chilgyo Game” involves making a shape with 7 to 20 pieces, whereas “Gonu Game” is similar to the game of Chinese chess. "Mabangjin" is a type of IQ game that involves laying down a total of nine different numbers in three rows and columns so that the sum of the three numbers is identical when added horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Many guests find these games interesting, and the owner of the guesthouse finds joy in teaching these games to as many families as possible. She recently took over another traditional Korean guesthouse called "Samrakheon" near the Jeonju Oriental Medicine Center. It's a stand-alone guesthouse for groups and families, and she uses the place to teach traditional games to more people.
2024-10-15
40, Omokdae-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-282-4959
Located in Jeonju Hanok Village, Yangsajae was the place where the poet Lee Byeong-gi (pen-name: Garam, sijo poet) composed his sijo (a Korean traditional poetic form) works. Now used as a cultural space, the house attracts many people looking for relaxation and cultural experiences.
Yangsajae, meaning “a house (jae) that cultivates (yang) classical scholars (sa)”, was an annex of the Jeonjuhyanggyo Confucian School where classical scholars used to study in preparation for the national civil service examinations. As an educational and creative place, Lee Byeong-gi composed sijo poems there for six years from 1951. It later served as the Jeonbuk Public Elementary School with the introduction of new learning to the Jeollabuk-do area in 1987. Since 2002, however, it has served as a hanok stay dedicated to promoting local history and traditions to the public. It is said that the building was constructed on a 400-year-old site about 150 years ago. In 1980, repair work was conducted to save the basic structure of the house.
The house is a typical ‘ㄱ’-shaped hanok structure with a half-hipped roof. In particular, the three dormitory rooms originally used by Confucian students and classical scholars can be converted into one single room for seminars, tea ceremonies, or other group meetings simply by opening the bunhapmun (sliding doors).
The guesthouse is a ‘ㅡ’-shaped hanok built in 1980. Each room has a clean and cozy interior with simple decoration and furniture. The rooms include the Gudeul (floor heated with firewood) Room, where the tea ceremony program using green tea leaves picked from the wild green tea field behind the house is held, and the Ondol (Korean floor heating system) Room.
As the poet Lee, who loved orchids, poems and alcohol, lived at Yangsajae, there are still traces of his former presence inside the house. Notably, Lee used the ‘Garamdasil’ room as his study room, so it displays some of his photos.
There is a postbox situated in a corner of the yard which the guests can use, and the owner will deliver the mail himself. Yangsajae is not only a hanok accommodation but also a multi-experience space where guests can discover traces of the old educational institute and the poet Lee’s life and works.
2024-04-07
28-3, Pungnammun 3-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
063-282-6336, 010-5654-3554
Deokindang is located across from the west street of Jeonju Hanok Village. The guesthouse is surrounded by low walls, inside of which there are grass yard, stone pavement, and four traditional houses with three guestrooms, which are called the Large Room, Small Room, and Kitchen Room. Here, the "Kitchen Room” is not actually a kitchen, but a kitchen turned into a bedroom. The Large Room in the center of the main building can accommodate up to 8 people, making it a perfect place to stay for a large family. It’s furnished with thin, white calico sheets, which are very soft to the touch.
Situated on the outskirts of Jeonju Hanok Village and yet very close to Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeondong Catholic Cathedral, Nambu Market, and Jeonju Pungpae Jigwan (Jeongju Gaeksa. Treasure No. 583), the guesthouse is quiet and conveniently located as well for those taking a tour of Jeonju. The owner of Deokindang also owns another guesthouse called Su House, so the guests of Deokindang can have access to the Community Room of Su House.
2024-04-07
68-15, Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-2189-4002
The Hanok was transformed into a new style of hanok by combining the traditional structure (built in 1975) with a modern hanok style. Located in Jeonju Hanok Village, this large hanok is composed of a ‘ㄱ’-shaped bonchae (main building, 7-kan*), a sarangchae (men’s quarters, 3-kan), a large courtyard, and a platform for crocks of sauces and condiments. The house accepts only a limited number of people so that guests can enjoy a relaxing stay amid a pleasant, spacious environment.
Each room is built with “well-being” construction materials such as Hinoki cypress wood, red clay, and hanji (traditional Korean paper handmade from the mulberry tree). As for the four rooms of the anchae (women’s quarters), ‘Gwibin’, the largest room, is suitable for two families. It is heated with the ondol system (Korean floor heating system), and has a body massager and two king-sized beds. ‘Eoulim’ has an attic and a high ceiling with exposed rafters and crossbeams. Both rooms are equipped with two bathrooms.
The ‘ㅡ’-shaped sarangchae opposite the courtyard has three guestrooms. In particular, ‘Byeolhana’ has a red clay bed with ondol heating; while ‘Byeolset’ features a bunkbed made of wooden materials originally used in the construction of the house.
The Hanok provides a ‘Moonlight tea meeting’ where guests can enjoy tea and conversation under the moonlight in the large courtyard.
*kan - a unit of measurement referring to the distance between two columns.