Korean-owned hostels and guesthouses will make you wanna postpone your flight home

In a number of ways, Korea knows just how to provide people with choices and the value of doing so. Choices that go from video/cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs and all sorts of electronic gadgets and services to, well, nice affordable accommodations across the country. 

Fellow backpacker adventuring yourself in this amazing country, this one goes out to you. Guess what, hostels and guesthouses owned by fluent English-speaking Koreans (who have mostly lived abroad) all over Korea, happen to leave you with lots to choose from. Cozy, quiet-like guesthouses are really popular among foreigners of all ages, but probably just as much as BBQ/party-every-night kind of hostels are around here. 

So, check out this cool list of some of Korea's most popular hostels and guesthouses I've put together for you and just follow your taste:

- Click on their names for the web pages ;)

Seoul Hostels/Guesthouses
Hong Guesthouse
"A fun, comfortable and affordable guesthouse in the cozy central entertainment district of Seoul.
We offer our guests a friendly, interesting and vibrant environment."

-- I have actually stayed there already, met real cool people, had an awesome time and highly recommend it! 
Look for Sean, the ultimate Korean hostel manager :)
The whole staff are awesome, by the way. Whenever I go to Seoul, that's definitely where I'm gonna be staying.



In this picture, the house front. Lovely, huh?




Backpacker Mr. Sea
"1. Mr. Sea knows your needs because Mr. Sea is also a backpacker
2. You can easily find our hostel! Just 30 seconds after getting off the airport bus!
3. We have many interesting tour programs
4. We also own a travel agency, so we can help you to check for and book flights and so on
5. Seee U Sooon!"

NAMU Guesthouse
"Namu Guesthouse is a very peaceful and cozy place in Hongik, just across the street from the university subway station (line 2). This is a very exciting and active place."

Busan Hostels/Guesthouses
Zen Backpackers
Latest guest review: "Amazing place. June is a great host and will help you have the perfect trip!"


Check out the common room in this picture!








Actor & Tourist Guesthouse
"Your best choice for a low budget trip to Busan, Korea!
Best location & convenient for transportation. Homestay."

Jeju Island Hostels/Guesthouses
Yeha Guesthouse
"Are you coming to Jeju? Looking for a nice place to stay?
'Yeha Guesthouse' will satisfy all your needs."

Tae Gong Gak Inn
"Tae Gong Gak Inn Youth Hostel is located on top of the famous waterfall, Cheon Ji Yon!"
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This list was just a little preview of all the cool options you'll find across Korea. You can now go ahead and explore the following websites for more than you thought existed:
www.hostels.com/kr.html
www.hostelscentral.com/city-213.html
http://www.hostelworld.com/countries/southkoreahostels.html

To wrap this up, I must add that in Korea, hostel/guesthouse staff members are unusually kind, sweet and helpful and really enjoy interacting with their guests, unlike what you might experience in many other countries that may actually even be way more popular vacation spots than the ROK - which totally "ROKs", by the way.

Anyways, I hope you make a good choice and actually end up postponing your flight home ;) Happy trails!