Sokcho Ocean Beach

Warning to travelers who cannot read Korean text / script ( or whose smart phone has lost charge). It calls itself a hotel but it is a shared apartment building, Urbanstay is just one of several occupiers. No reception, no human presence on site. They send an e mail with access instructions at time of check in.But the instructions are only in Korean, no English or other translation. So if you cannot get to a google translation you will not get access.

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Lovely area. Lots of food and the ocean is right outside the door. If you like hiking lots of mountains are very close by. Great place.

I liked that it had a well-equipped kitchenette, washer, large fridge, and so much space for storage. What I didn’t like about it was that the room was so much smaller than in the photos. It was also not easy to communicate via the “mobile front” only, which is basically an online chat. You’d need to go through a chatbot before communicating with someone. There’s no way to simply call someone and ask for what you need. There are also extra charges for a lot of things like room cleaning or trash removal. Lastly, make sure to register your car before entering the parking garage—otherwise, it’s 10000 won for anything shorter than 1 hour.

Very convenient location. Near the logn distance bus staion and the beach.