Mold, humidity and no ventilation system whatsoever. You feel moist and uncomfortable the whole time you are there. Even my clothes in the closet felt damp! The owner is well aware of the problems but has one magic solution “open the window”. Even after hours with the window opened, the bathroom never dries up because the air outside is humid too. When it’s hot, the humidity brings in mosquitoes (they refused to put A/C because it wasn’t summer), when it’s cold, you freeze and it’s still humid. The owner claimed that when they did the once a week cleaning, everything had dried just by opening the window. When I came back, everything was seemingly dry until I noticed that one panel of the window was still covered in water and condensation exactly like when I had left in the morning, they had forgotten to wipe that one. So yeah, it hadn’t "dried naturally”, it had been wiped. Note that they didn’t clean the mold…
They claimed that it’s that way in Korea…but I spent 3 days in Busan close to the sea and the room was perfectly ventilated because they had invested in an actual system. It shouldn’t be permitted to have guests without that. Korea is a very advanced country in technology so it’s not “Korean structure” that is a problem, it’s the owner not investing in the property and thinking that the location would be enough to draw people in. It’s unprofessional and unhealthy for the guests.
