Ivy Stay :: Day 02 :: South Korea Winter Escape Trip 6-15 January 2017

Not until 1 hour, we have arrive at Suwon Station 수원역. Suwon Station 수원역 is the 2nd stop. The 1st stop is Suwon Bus Terminal 수원버스터미널.

We get down in front of Novotel Ambassador Hotel.

Even my friend who stay near Suwon is surprised, because it's usually 1 hours and 40 minutes. We decided to meet up at Guesthouse. He didn't arrive yet.

We  go to our guesthouse first, Ivy Stay. Walk from Suwon Station 수원역, is not until 10 minutes. But because it's our first time, we still looking the best path to go there. That's why I rent wifi, because I need GPS. And we still end up sweating at winter haha..

How to book Ivy Stay at Airbnb, click here.

We go inside the subway from exit 4. And decided to try from exit 7. We come out at exit 7.

From exit 7, just walk straight at the big road, and at the 1st alley, turn left. You will arrive at square with 5-intersection, with a lot of shopping mall, cafe and restaurant. Go to the 2nd alley from the left.

Just walk straight, and when you meet 3-intersection, take the right path. Walk straight until you meet a road.

Cross the road and walk to the left. And at the 1st 3-intersection, turn right. You can see the guest house in there.

There's 2 door in the parking area. Door 1, by stairs, and door 2 by lift.

First, go upstair by Gate 1, leave your luggage downstair near the stairs. And you will see Mr 정진Jungjin or one of the staff at the front desk.

The cafe beside the check-in counter

Actually, check-in time is 15:00. And I arrive at guesthouse at 12:00 and we plan to put our luggage here first and check-in later. But Mr Jungjin is so nice, he allowed us to check-in earlier.

After Check-in, then go downstair again, and go upstair by lift from door 2 with our luggage.

The room is nice, really nice and comfortable. You can cook, wash your clothes, and everything is inside the room.

We rest for a while, and wash our faces while eating some snack for breakfast.

My Favourite Banana Milk

Then, at 12:30, my friend arrive at Ivy Stay. And we start our journey.



=======================================================

Expense for 7th January 2017
- Airasia X Cammomile Hot Tea : MYR 4 (IDR 12.340)
- Top Up T-Money : KRW 20.000 (IDR 250.000)
- Buy Snack at CU Airport : KRW 3.250 (IDR 40.625)

Sub Total: IDR 302.965

=======================================================

Flight Ticketing+Accomodation+Visa: IDR 5.390.349,5
6th January 2017: IDR 8.329,5
7th January 2017: IDR 302.965

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total: IDR 5.701.644 (include transport + eat #food, snack, drink#)

Airbnb Ivy Stay Suwon 아이비 스테이 가족호텔 :: South Korea Winter Escape Trip 6-15 January 2017

Airbnb Ivy Stay Suwon 아이비 스테이 가족호텔
Agoda Ivy Stay Suwon
Booking.Com Ivy Stay Suwon

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: 9 Ganmaesan-ro 76beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province 442-090 South Korea.

Owner Name: 정진

For 2 People
Bedroom: 2
Bathroom: 1

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

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)

The cafe beside the check-in counter

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).

========================================
Flight Ticketing: IDR 2.768.454
Accomodation : IDR 1.871.895,5

----------------------------------------------
Total: IDR 4.640.349,5