Everyon Sauna
에브리온
Sauna
About
A neighbourhood jjimjilbang in residential Yongsan, away from the tourist bathhouses.
A jjimjilbang is two things stacked in one building: downstairs the segregated wet floors, where you scrub and soak naked, and upstairs a mixed common area in issued cotton shorts and t-shirt, with heated rooms at different temperatures and people asleep on the floor. Everyon is the ordinary residential version of this rather than the tourist-facing one — Yongmun-dong regulars, families on a Sunday, older men who have been coming for years. That is the reason to pick it. Bring nothing; a towel and clothes come with the entry fee, and the routine is the same everywhere once you learn it.
Local tips
- Shower and scrub thoroughly at the wet floor before entering any bath — this is not optional etiquette.
- Tattoos can be an issue at some Korean bathhouses; if you have large visible work, it's worth asking at the desk first.
- Alternate hot room and cool-down rather than sitting in the hottest room throughout — 10 to 15 minutes is plenty.
- Sikhye (sweet rice drink) and a baked egg from the common area is the traditional pairing. Do it once.
Details
- Hyochang Park Station (Line 6), Exit 1