During the day, sex is a bit of a taboo subject in Korea. Thanks Lis! Note 2: The information provided here is to give an unfiltered view of Korea that official government tourism agencies cannot provide.
People need places to do their chitty chitty bang bang. And love motels fill that void with cheap hourly rates, see through bathrooms and complimentary condoms.
In Seoul, there are entire streets dedicated to the art of love making at an hourly rate. Universities have love motel streets for campus couples to release their alcohol fueled hormones. Business districts have love motels in back alleys for professionals that want to sneak in a quickie. And for some reason, the backstreets of some baseball stadiums have them too.
Among all these, the most famous of love motel streets is in Sinchon. Situated in the middle of three major universities and a neighborhood full of bars and horny college people, Sinchon is one of the hubs of college sex. And business is banging pun intended ;.
They have nice interiors sometimes better than traditional hotels and are usually cheaper to stay in. Haggle your way to a better rate for longer term stays more than a few hours. Contrary to the image of Korean chastity that older and traditional Koreans would love to portray, hook up culture is definitely alive in Korea.
