Housing & Dorms — Studying in Korea — Q&A
20 minutes further out for 100k less — worth it?
found the same quality room two subway stops away for 100,000 less a month. does 20 extra minutes each way actually matter or is…
Will a 6㎡ room actually fit two suitcases and a person?
i'm 188cm and i'm bringing two large suitcases because nothing in korea fits me. where do the suitcases even go. is there storage or…
Goshiwon or share house for a first semester?
share house is about 100k more a month plus a small deposit, but i'd have a kitchen and people around. i'm coming alone and…
What do you need to buy on day one for a goshiwon room?
the room comes furnished but i assume that means a bed and a desk and nothing else. what did you have to go and…
Noryangjin is wall-to-wall goshiwon — good deal or weird for a foreigner?
the prices there are noticeably lower and there are hundreds of buildings. why is it so cheap and is it strange to live there…
Is there even a contract? nobody gave me one
paid my first month, got the key, and that was the whole process. no paper, no signature, nothing. is that normal? what happens if…
How much notice do you have to give to leave a goshiwon?
there's no contract so i genuinely don't know what i agreed to. if i want to move out at the end of next month,…
How far ahead do you book a goshiwon for the March intake?
term starts early march. i keep reading that everything fills up but goshiwon are monthly so surely they don't take bookings in november? when…
Goshiwon vs hasukjib — what's the actual difference?
both come up as cheap student housing and the prices overlap. from the listings i genuinely can't tell them apart. is one better for…
Any goshiwon that deal with foreigners regularly?
not expecting english, just somewhere the owner isn't surprised that a foreigner is standing there. do some buildings specialise in international students or is…
Top floor room in a Korean summer — how bad?
the top floor rooms are cheaper in the building i'm looking at and they have better windows. i'm from a hot country so i…
Gangnam goshiwon at 680k — who is that actually for?
my school is in gangnam so i've been looking there and the prices are a different world. is anyone actually paying this as a…
Is a goshiwon actually livable for 6 months or just for emergencies?
the price is tempting, like 450k a month with no deposit. but the rooms in the photos are the size of my bathroom. anyone…
How do you make sure you actually get your deposit back?
a friend of a friend lost most of theirs over "cleaning" and some scratches that were already there. what do you do at move-in…
One-room deposits are insane — is there any way around them?
landlords keep asking 5-10 million won deposit which i simply do not have sitting around. are there no-deposit options that aren't scams? saw some…
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