Airbnb 10 Guesthouse Seoul :: South Korea Winter Escape Trip 6-15 January 2017

Airbnb 10 Guesthouse

If you didn't have Airbnb account, you can join here: www.airbnb.com/c/annaapriyaniw

and get travel credit IDR 295.000 for more than IDR 970.000 transaction. (only if you join via my link above).

Address: 2nd Floor, 28 Saechang-ro Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-040.

Host: Min

For 2 People

Bedroom: 1

Bathroom shared: 2

Directions: Gongdeok Station (1 stop from Seoul Station), walk 10 seconds from exit 10.

in: Monday, 9 January 2017

out: Saturday, 14 January 2017

(5 nights)

I got room for 5 nights, for USD$ 199 (or IDR 2.689.112) for 2 people,

so we spend IDR 1.334.556/person (IDR 266.911,2/night/person)

My room is Room C. It located inside room B.

This guesthouse looks like for housemate. They have 6 female bedroom, 6 male bedroom, 4 mix bedroom, and double bed room.

Room C is double bedroom. But if we want to go inside the room, we have to pass the 4 mix bedroom.

When we come, there's no one stay in 4 mix bedroom. But there's some exchange student, who stay for more than a month inside 6 female bedroom and 6 male bedroom.

The host said, that there will be more people in the next day. But it's okay.

The host is very kind. Even we didn't meet the host when we come there, but he said that we can leave our luggage there. And he will meet us in the evening.

The check-in time is 15:00.

Part 1: Suwon to Seoul

Part 3: Lotteria Sangbong Station

Part 4: Jade Garden

Part 5: Lighting Festival Garden of Morning Calm

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Expense for 9th January 2017

- T-Money: KRW 10.000 (=IDR 125.000)

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Flight Ticketing+Accomodation+Visa: IDR 5.390.349,5

6th January 2017: IDR 8.329,5

7th January 2017: IDR 544.633
8th January 2017: IDR 356.250
9th January 2017: IDR 125.000

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Total: IDR 6.424.562 (include transport + eat #food, snack, drink#)

Acommodation :: South Korea Winter Escape Trip 6-15 January 2017

Because we need to apply visa, and one of the requirement is we already have accomodation, so we decided to apply via Airbnb.

Actually, the travel agent that I ask to help us apply for visa, offer us to help in accomodation matters. They can help us book for a while of accomodation, and we didn't have to stay there. It's only for visa applying.

But, me and my friends decided to confirmed it.

We plan to stay at Suwon 2 nights, and the rest in Seoul (5 nights).

At Suwon, we decided to stay at Ivy Stay.
(You can also book via agoda / booking.com, they all offered the room in there but the price is a more expensive).

I got room for 2 night, for USD$ 81 (or IDR 1.074.679) for 2 people,
so we spend IDR 537.339,5/person. (IDR 268.669,75/night/person)

Detail:
in: Saturday, 7th January 2017
out: Monday, 9th January 2017
(2 nights)

Ivy Stay is near Suwon Station, walking distance only 7 minutes from exit 8 Suwon Station. And it's convenient to go to Paldal-gu and Korean Folk Village.

--- Ivy Stay Page ---


At Seoul, we stay at 10th Guesthouse, near Gongdeok Station. The Guesthouse located right in front of exit 10 of Gongdeok Station. So we didn't need to pull our luggage too far. We decided to stay in the center, near Seoul Station (only 1 stop from Geongdeok station), and also Geongdeok Station is one of station that passed by Airport Train.

I got room for 5 nights, for USD$ 199 (or IDR 2.689.112) for 2 people,
so we spend IDR 1.334.556/person (IDR 266.911,2/night/person)

Detail:
in: Monday, 9th January 2017
out: Saturday, 14th January 2017
(5 nights)

--- 10 Guesthouse Page ---

So, for the accomodation, 7 nights, we spend IDR 1.871.895,5/person.
(IDR 267.413,65/night/person)

PS: At Airbnb, we can set the price into IDR. But remember, when you check-out, your credit card will be charge by USD (and based on Currency Exchange when the transaction date is written in your credit card statement -- not by the date when you do the transaction). So, maybe the IDR price is different with what you see when you confirmed the reservation. But the difference is not too much.

If you didn't have Airbnb account, you can join here: www.airbnb.com/c/annaapriyaniw
and get travel credit IDR 295.000 for more than IDR 970.000 transaction. (only if you join via my link above).

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Flight Ticketing: IDR 2.768.454
Accomodation : IDR 1.871.895,5

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Total: IDR 4.640.349,5

Kuala Lumpur -- Bandar Sunway Day 4 - 2015 May 9 > Malaysia

Today is our last day at Kuala Lumpur. We will move to Bandar Sunway and stay in there for 2 nights.

There's a lot of way to go to Sunway from Bukit Bintang. We can ride monorail to KL Sentral and change to Subang Jaya station then ride bus or taxi from there. But we decided to "grabcar" from MyTeksi applicatios. It's cheaper than regular rate. But if you don't have Malaysia number, it would be a little dificult.

The application also give you a promo coupon, so it's really useful.

Arrive at Sunway, we stay at Rhuemz Hotel Taylors, which manage by Taylor's University Hospitality program. The hotel is located right beside the university. And it's quiet far from Sunway Centre.

When we arrive there, the rooms that we booked are not ready. We requested for connecting room, and we have to wait until 14:30.

We decided to eat first at Subway and also walk around the university. There's 9th floor for classes with a lot of department. It's cool, make me want to study again. There's a lake in front of the university.

At 14:30, we check-in and put our luggage inside our room. The view from our rooms is amazing.

Then we go to bus station beside Taylor's unversity and ride the local bus. It cost MYR 1.5/pax. First we go to my cousin's apartment to put some of his stuff. It took almost 30 minutes by bus to go there.

The apartment is called Suryamas Apartment. And it's comfortable. There's 3 block: block A, block B and block C. In the basement is car park. On level 2nd, there's a gym, swimming pool, cafetaria, spa, and also reading room.

In front of the apartment, there's a lot of food stand.

After walk around, then we go to Sunway Pyramid Mall by walking to there. It took 20 minutes.

The mall is quiet big, and looks nice. Even I have already see the directions, but it's still quiet confusing. There's Sunway Pyramid mobile applications if you want to go here, so you don't need to look for any maps everytime you look for some store.

This is where Sunway Lagoon, an amusement park located, right besides the mall. So it's really convenient if you stay around here.

My aunty buy Popiah, it's like Lompiah in Indonesia. I buy crepes. We explore the mall until 20:30 then buy KFC take away. Then we ride "Grabcar" again to go back to hotel because the bus has stopped operated at 18:00.

After eating dinner, it's time for rest.. Good night..

Songdo International Business District > Incheon ~ South Korea > Day 11 (2) - 2014 October 18 (Busan, Gyeongju, Seoul, Daegwallyeong, Nami Island, Mt Seorak, Kuala Lumpur)

After put our luggage at the new hotel, then I'm going to visit my Korean's friend, Nana. We met when study Chinese at Beijing. She made Tteokbokki, from then, I like Tteokbokki.

Her house is located at Songdo International Business District. And it's far-far away from the city. We ride subway about 2 hours to Campus Town Subway Station.

Songdo International Business District (Songdo IBD) is a new smart city or "ubiquitous city" built from scratch on 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of reclaimed land along Incheon's waterfront, 65 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Seoul, South Korea and connected to Incheon International Airport by a 12.3-kilometre (7.6 mi) reinforced concrete highway bridge, called Incheon Bridge. Along with Yeongjong and Cheongna, it is part of the Incheon Free Economic Zone.[2]

The Songdo International Business District will feature the Northeast Asia Trade Tower and the Incheon Tower. Schools, hospitals, apartments, office buildings and cultural amenities are to be built in the district. Replicas of architectural hallmarks, including New York City's Central Park and Venice's waterways, will also be incorporated. This 10-year development project is estimated to cost in excess of $40 billion, making it one of the most expensive development projects ever undertaken.

Credit: Wikipedia

The first impression for this city is, Wow... It would be nice to live here.

My friend pick us at the station, and then we ride car to her apartment. This time also, her husband cook Tteokbokki for us, and it's delicious. Too bad, I don't know why, but this time I travelling to South Korea, I didn't feel hungry at all. Even I still wants to eat, but I'm already full.

The apartment is nice and comfy. I would like to have one if I have a chance. haha...