Kaesong Folk Hotel

Kaesong Folk Hotel
	A room inside the hotel
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	개성민속여관
Hancha	開城民俗旅館
Revised Romanization	Gaeseong minsok ryeogwan
McCune–Reischauer	Kaesŏng minsok ryŏgwan

The Kaesong Folk Hotel is a tourist hotel located in Kaesong, North Korea, which opened in 1989. Housed in 19 traditional hanok-style courtyard houses, many of which date to the Joseon dynasty and retain their original furnishings.^[1] The complex has 50 rooms, a traditional restaurant^[2] and a souvenir shop. The houses themselves are located on both sides of the stream that runs through Kaesong,^[3] with some located at the foot of .

The hotel's accommodations are all traditionally Korean; guests sleep on the floor on padded mats, and all houses are equipped with the traditional Ondol heating system. Power outages are common at the hotel.^[4]

History[]

Inside the complex

The buildings were constructed at the time of the Ri Dynasty.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ 김창훈 (2008-05-17). '잃어버린 50년' 시계는 멈춰있었다 (in Korean). Gyeongin Ilbo. 개성 당일 육로 관광은...점심식사 장소는 민속여관이었다. 조선시대 한옥단지를 여관으로 개조, 1989년 개장한 민속여관에서는 개성 토속음식들을 놋그릇에 담아내오는 '13첩 반상'이 관광객들의 허기를 달랬다.
^ ^a ^b Willoughby, R. (2008). The Bradt Travel Guide: North Korea. Bradt Guides. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-84162-219-4.
^ 이재표 (2008-01-24). 오백년 도읍지를 필마로 돌아드니... (in Korean). cbinews. 민속여관은 옛 한옥을 숙소와 식당으로 개조한 일종의 민속촌으로, 집들 사이로 실개천이 흐르는 마음 속 고향의 모습이다.
^ Planet, L.; Richmond, S.; Balasingamchow, Y.M.; Soriano, C.G.; Whyte, R. (2010). Lonely Planet Korea. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 373. ISBN 978-1-74220-356-0.
^ Harris, M.E. (2012). Inside North Korea. Chronicle Books LLC. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4521-1363-0.

Kaesong Folk Hotel

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