a cool girl's guide to KOREAN SAUNAS 🛁 what to eat, do, sleep! (a 12 hr adventure)

This is a series in my Seoul neighborhood guide, and in this video I take you along to a Korean bathhouse (Jjimjilbang) and show you everything you can do when you visit one!

The one we went to is called Gangbyeon Spa Land or Riverside Spa Land:

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[anna.lee_jy]

Have you ever visited a Jjimjilbang?? Like if yes, comment if no :)
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[deeelle]

Love this series, Anna! Keep them coming

[flowerlane]

Oh so much fun! Your brave to do the Igloo room and the super hot room! It looked uncomfortable even though you probably felt like a million bucks after! Such a fun video! 👍 Love your cool girl series! 🫶

[annette_]

Great vlog Anna! Thanks for adding the extra historical significance in these vlogs; the amount of work you put into it really shows😊

[silverstar]

Looks like fun! I love that you and your friend having a chill girl's night out!

[Angrywraithy]

Y’all’s British humor cracks me up! Greetings from Texas from a fellow Korean

[nicolewilson]

It looks so fun and relaxing! Just like Anna to be the fashionista wherever she goes. Your videos are so versatile and getting better as you go along. Keep up the great work! Hope you have your friend in more of your videos. She seems really fun.

[RockingMarshall]

Really cool Anna!!! 😍🤩 Like when you bringing in the historical aspects in this series. Very entertaining and looking forward for more. 😍

[Ykoz]

Korean spas in Ktown LA are one of my FAVORITE things to do in all of Los Angeles. I only hate it when there are non Koreans (like me, I’m not Korean) who don’t research/ respect the culture of it and talk VERY loudly in every treatment room. It’s incredibly rude.

I like to take people there for the first time. My favorite is taking girls who have really bad / sad feelings towards their bodies. I explain how at the spa bodies are just bodies. Young, old, all shapes and sizes. Entire families. Nobody is checking each other out or judging. It’s just natural. Relaxed.

They are always terrified at first. They aren’t used to being totally naked, but then they fall in love with how it makes them feel. Connected to and enjoying their bodies without worrying how they look. Lots of body neutrality vibes (which is rare for Los Angeles) .

Everyone I take there falls in love with going and gets addicted. They always feel better about themselves, a couple girls actually cried. Plus, if you do everything including hot/ cold treatments you leave feeling amazing! Like your skin is humming 😂

And it’s right up there with beach day or hiking day for me. A perfect girlfriend hangout day including eating at the restaurant and relaxing on the rooftop to chat and catch-up.

And if I’m in the market for a massage, it’s one of my top places to get one.

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[Silly__Characters]

Visiting a Jjimjilbang seems like a relaxing experience 😌 I think that I will fall asleep too 😄

[bklyngirl]

Anna, I love this series. There is a very small jjimjilbang in NYC's Ktown, which is the only one I know of in the NYC area that is 24 hrs. Most are early morning to late evening. Went to an upscale one in New Jersey called SoJo which was really nice. Many of the same amenities that you've shown, but of course super pricey. Weekday entry alone is $125, post pandemic prices. There is a more traditional jjimjilbang called King Spa a few miles away that looks and feels similar to the one you went to. Also, much more affordable at $49 for weekday.

[gaganbajwa]

Anna your videos are like blessing for me 💗 I am obsessed with ur videos :)
You really make my day so much better 🌸

[xcalm_himex]

I went there based on your video and I had the best time ever. It was a great way to relax on the day before my flight back home. Thank you! :3

[Lucian]

Hi Anna. Thanks for your video and recommendation, I visited this jjimjilbang last night and had an awesome experience. Went in at around 5pm and left at 11pm. We used the massage chair, saunas and ice room. But my absolute favorite was having the body scrub and massage done by the ajumas in the bath area. An amazing experience. As a foreigner I quickly got over my self consciousness and enjoyed the entire experience. I’d definitely recommend a visit to anyone visiting Seoul. Thanks again and Anna.

[Alaskanmillennial]

Now this is on my list . I have so much on there already! Thanks for sharing

[Megan]

7:45 omg I love Maangchi! I was surprised when that clip played! My worlds colliding 😂😂

[tamiwilliams]

Luv this vlog. We have a similar place here in the Chicago area. King Spa. A Korean sauna place. Same, start with shower, hot tubs, strange sauna etc. Men and women separate. Cause, ya naked. But yes they give towels and short/shirts. Main room has a movie theater with large leather recliners. A restaurant with cooked and other food/drinks. 8 different sauna rooms. Temps and what they are made of. Very cool. Plus an oxygen room and an ion room. And a sleeping room for overnight. Before pandemic I would go average of 3x a month with my boyfriend. Plus for extra $ you can get different personal massages too. Yeah. I love being pampered!

[shokaku]

What a coincidence I was literally searching jimjilbangs to go to for my trip, ty Anna!

[itaf]

If you ever go to Poland we have a salt cave called Wieliczka everything is made out of salt tables chandelier chairs great place for people with respiratory issues

[ELTExperiences]

I am relocating to Korea in 3 weeks with family and we are looking forward to heading to a Korean steamroom soon. Thanks for sharing and it's such a great insight into Korean bathing culture. New subscriber you have and looking forward to more videos.