teddy Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Shilia Hotel is excellent, really good classy bar in the lobby which has a cracking selection of single malts. The bog seats are also heated and they give you a massage as you are having a crap which sometimes helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorwolf Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 ... The bog seats are also heated and they give you a massage as you are having a crap which sometimes helps. so "they" massage your sphincter? lemme know asap as that'd be a massive bonus for that hotel...and am looking to book one as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Stayed at the Shilla too some years back. Yes very nice hotel but boring, IMHO. Hey it's Korea! I did forget to mention that the basement of the Hyatt has a nightclub/pub. Live music, Philippino band (aren't they all!) Often gets quite packed especially weekends. I just read that it's a JJ Mahoney's which I think is some sort of franchise chain or whatever which explains it's cookie cutter appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Korean chicks could be found in that hotel bar, P4P and some just looking for adventure. I didn't mention it because it wasn't pertinent to the OP (highly unusual for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Ha ha, Korean P4P chicks, truly wallet wilting I'm sure! Think hiring a BKK girl for a week and paying her living expenses plus the return airfare might be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Is Seol really that boring in general - compared to Tokyo for example. And are the Koreans really so strange/boring too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Compared to Tokyo, dunno, but from what I have seen of Tokyo, admittedly very little I certainly never saw the bits like I have seen in Bangkok, KL, Jakarta, Manila, and the same goes for Seoul from my perspective. Now KoreansJapanese strange/boring, that's a whole different thing but yes I have an opinion and for the most part I have found them to be strange. As for boring, don't know, not spent enough time in the comapny of either to really guage that, primarily I guess because they have always seemed so strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck6660 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 When are you traveling to Seoul? It really isn't as "gray and boring" as some of the posters mention, IMHO; of course isn't LOS either. There is a bit of a Thai community here, mostly in Itaewon. And alot good places to drink in Itaewon or across the river in Gangnam. plenty of Thai restaurants too. Korean Immigration could (but not always) be an issue, my sister-in-law got held up for 2 hours, I made two phone calls to immigration before they released her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Been & back mate. We had a ball just going with the flow so to speak. We made some newbie mistakes like ordering waaayyy too much food one time (that cost us KRW90k!), but so what. We never did find any Thai restaurants but that didn't matter anyway as the Korean food was great and (usually) cheap, averaging ~KRW22,000/meal. We did shopping, some sightseeing and ate. Fish Market was fun. Korean grannies are so cute. They treated Mrs LK like their own daughter, making sure whatever she bought was just right. And the Grand Hyatt was awesome. The only bummer was that we missed the cherry blossoms by a couple of weeks. Oh well. We will definitely be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceMan Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 You ordered that much food for just two people? My girlfriend would kill me if I did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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