Can you actually cook anything in a goshiwon?
italian, i cook every day at home and the idea of not cooking for a year is genuinely depressing. what's realistic in a shared…
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…
Is goshiwon wifi good enough to work on?
i have a remote job with video calls a few times a week. is the shared wifi actually usable at peak times or should…
Why is basically the same room 200k more in Gangnam?
comparing listings and the rooms look identical in size and condition but the price swings from 400k to 650k depending on the district. is…
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…
Can you use a goshiwon address for a bank account?
opening a korean bank account in my first weeks and the only address i'll have is the goshiwon. does that work or do banks…
Do you pay an agency fee for a goshiwon?
for normal korean rentals there's a 부동산 fee. someone offered to find me a goshiwon and wants 200,000 won for it. is that a…
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…
Aircon in a goshiwon — per room or central?
seoul summer looks brutal and i want to know what i'm getting before i sign anything. is it a unit in your room that…
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…
Are utilities really included or do they bill you later?
the listing says 공과금 포함 but i've been burned by "included" before in other countries. is there any scenario where they come back and…
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