I’m actually excited to write about this guesthouse because of how amazing it is ^_^ I really liked the place and the owners and because it was fairly quiet around the guesthouse, I could go around snapping pictures and not get judged lulz.
I booked this guesthouse on booking.com. It wasn’t the cheapest rate, at 23,000 per night, but we booked a little late (less than a week to Busan) so the really cheap guesthouses (15k/night) were all snapped up. Amongst the other guesthouses around this price, Guesthouse 710 had the highest review score of 9.3/10 so I decided to book it for me and Zenn. Its location seemed to be further away than the other guesthouses at its price and located in Haeundae, but we thought it should be fine.
Turned out to be a fabulous decision because the location was actually fantastic. Not 10 minutes walk at all like the website stated. In fact it was under 5 minutes walk from the station, at least at our pace lol. It was probably 10 min to the beach.
From the outside. Bad angle sorry D:
The moment we entered and went up the staircase, we saw a signboard that had my name written on it! I think sort of as a notice board for who is staying in which room (inviting stalkers though?!) which i thuoght was cute and welcoming.
The bad part was the staircase, but the staff ran down to help me with my luggage. They gave us our shoe locker assignments and there were bedroom slippers inside ready for us!
We were greeted very warmly by the two owners, led to our rooms and briefed all in Korean. Hahaha. Proud that we were able to understand most of it. I read online their English is also good though so it shouldn’t be a problem ^^
Very nice, clean and spacious!
So messy omg lol
We were supposed to be in a 6-bed room but because 6 people moved in together and awnted to stay in the same room, we were upgraded to a 4-bed room~
Inside the rooms, we were given spacious lockers which had two fresh towels each in them. They replaced the towels the next day for us! 😀
There was also a small lounge area on our level.
Zenn was very impressed with the makeup area seen above, because they had literally everything including nail polish and all.
They even provided coffee in this room, and its own fridge with juice and tea that we could take any time!
To be honest, the part that really made me want to write an entire post about this guesthouse is its incredible eye for detail. Just by walking around the guesthouse you can tell how much effort the owners of this guesthouse put into making sure we are comfortable. It’s honestly the little things that count, and the little things that show how much thought they put into setting up the guesthouse.
They left refreshments everywhere and even had plasters ready!
The bathroom area on our level consisted of two female toilets and one male toilet. It was clean and spacious. 🙂 They also provide hairdryers in the area outside and a place to drop your used towels.
Bathroom area
Upstairs were the PC rooms, laundry room, kitchen and lounge areas, as well as one or two other bedrooms and toilets.
PC area~
Lounge area!
Kitchen!
One thing that surprised me was that they had cereals!!! All of my previous guesthouses never have cereal!!!!
Toasters and cooking area
They also have cheese!!! My previous hostels never have cheese!! Hahahaha.
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It’s the small things that matter. Fresh towels. Cheese and cereal. Refreshments left around the guesthouse. Little notes with smiley faces. And of course, the big things too. It wasn’t super duper spacious, they do have space constraints, but they made the best of it and kept the place very clean and tidy.
Personally I felt the sincerity first hand when i was having breakfast on one of the mornings and the owner went down to the kitchen (they live on the third floor, i presume they’re married) all bleary-eyed and clearly having just woken up. He walked around the kitchen greeting guests and checking to make sure everything is in order for the guests.
I felt that the couple really cared about the comfort of the guests and are sincere with their efforts, that’s why i felt so comfortable and happy to have stayed there. Sincerity can be felt really strongly and it matters a lot.
This guesthouse also hosts parties (5000 won for unlimited beer) and organizes small day and night tours around Busan for a small fee.
You can book Guesthouse 710 on booking.com here. Prices vary for room type and on/off-peak seasons. Mine was 23,000 per night for 6-bed female room.
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