Busan

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The Planet Guesthouse
Crystal Beach Officetel room 311, Haeundae
+82 70-8201-6350
₩30000 dorm)

One min to the Haeundae beach, 5 min walk to the Haeundae station. Beautiful natural scenery. Women only.

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Actor & Tourist Guest-house
+82 70-7528-9069
₩20000
Choose exit (2) when exiting the Namcheon subway station, go up the stairs and walk for 75 meters, the Guesthouse will be on the left. There will be a small yellow sign (in the shape of a fish) pointing to a courtyard which is the entrance to the Guesthouse. Go to the 4th floor to check-in.

Amenities include: free internet, free tea, a spacious kitchen, travel books, photo albums, western toilets, two clean showers and one bath. There is also a very large balcony with tables and chairs that overlook the city. It's ten minutes' walk to Gwangalli beach.

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Pusan Inn Motel
1200-14 Choryang-dong Jung gu, Busan 601-010.
+82 16 500 3866
1-2 person private room ₩35,000
Take metro line 1 to Busan station (#113)

The rooms are very clean and all private. Website is in Japanese and Korean. For English reservation, please contact by e-mail

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Zen Backpackers
1530 Neospot, Seomyeon
+82 051-806-1530
₩22000 dorm/₩30000 twin, private)

Relatively well-located in the Seomyeon area, but by far the best part about this place is June, the dude who runs it. Not only is he totally chilled out, but he gives fantastic travel advice along with free fortune telling. He also cleans the place every morning, which is an anomaly for hostel-owners. Spotless, spacious, and just plain awesome.

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Vesta Sauna
051-743-5705
₩8000
On Moontan Road. From Haeundae Beach, walk east up the cliffside road towards the Jangsan area. Vesta has a bright neon sign and is 3 doors up from an iconic hotel shaped like a Japanese castle. Alternately, a taxi from Haeundae station will run about 3000 won.

15-min walk from Haeundae beach, sauna entry alone costs 5,000 won, but travelers can stay for 8,000 won a night. This is a jjimjilbang and sleeping is on a large communal floor with only a limited supply of mats and pillows. It is locally famed and can get crowded on weekends. The entrance fee includes access to good saunas and baths, a variety of hot rooms and a small PC room. Facilities are mostly mediocre, but the view over Haeundae beach from the sleeping floor and baths is stunning.

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Marubee Guesthouse
No.801, 8F, LG harbour town, 627-1, U 1-dong, Haeundae-gu
+82 70 7776 4975
₩25,000 shared
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Pusan Hostel
18-4 Toseong-Dong 4th street, Seo-gu
+82 10 9354 0003 or +82 70 4132 4003
Dorm ₩16,000-20,000
2 minute walk from Jagalchi Station exit 1
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Kumran Hotel (Gumran)

금란, telephone: 0518038800. ₩25000 or ₩30000/double per night. seomyeon station exit 9 5 min walk from the station. once you take the station exit 9, you will face the family mart and a dumplingmandoo. gumran hotel is in the alley to the right of family mart, not the same alley family mart is on. located near the younggwan library 영관 도서관; ask someone, they'll know. it is about 100 m into the alley. free parking.

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Busan[Pusan] Chan Guesthouse
Chan GuestHosue , Middle of Haeundae Market Busan Korea.
+82 10 2844 0295
Male/Female Dorm ₩25,000

Busan Chan Guesthouse is in the Haeundae Local Market near the beach area. Oriental & Indian style interior. Free breakfast & internet.

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Motel Elysee
Yongdusan Park, Nampo-dong
+82-11-264-8048
₩45000-₩85000

Excellent central location in Nampo-dong, two subway stops line 1 from the Busan train station and a few minutes from Yongdusan Park. Spacious rooms are spotless, with TV, fridge, water cooler/heater, a/c, fan, dvd and free movies, some rooms also have spas and saunas. Most staff do not speak english here but the owner does and is extremely helpful, also able to book KTX service with a discount. [email protected].

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Lotte Hotel

* seomyeon. (http://www.lottehotelbusa...) in the heart of busan. the basement level and first floor are attached to one of the largest shopping centers in busan. all of the staff speak very good english, and the rooms are quite large with great views of the city surrounding it. the hotel also offers a casino on the second floor, an irish-style pub, and an expensive restaurant. the shopping center has a grocery store and a variety of restaurants at reasonable prices, and a movie theater on the top level. the shopping center itself is like any typical western-style mall, with name-brand and high-end consumer items and clothing for sale.

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Haeundae Grand Hotel
651-2 Woo-Dong Haeundae-Ku Pusan 612-020 Korea

(http://www.grandhotel.co....) unlike the three hotels named above which are located on the boardwalk or on the beach itself, this one is located off the boardwalk, however still very close to the beach less than five minutes walk. good amenities but each swimming pool, gym, etc. charges separately, therefore add 15000-20000 won for each of them that you want to use.

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Most of Busan's luxury hotels are along Haeundae Beach. The hotels listed below all offer ocean view and city view rooms, but be prepared to pay extra for the ocean view rooms. Weekend rates are always more expensive than weekday rates, and rates go sky high during the summer peak season varies by hotel, but roughly July to August. Rates can also go up during special events e.g. Pusan International Film Festival.

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A few luxury hotels are more centrally located.

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Gwangjang Tourist Hotel
1200-17, Choryang 3-dong, Dong-gu
+82 051-464-3141
Singles/doubles from ₩43000/48000
north side of Busan Station Plaza

Centrally located no-frills two-star hotel. Rooms have bathrooms, air-con and TV.