To get to Jeju, we took a flight from Busan (We had taken the train from Seoul to Busan earlier in the week and spent a couple of days in Busan looking at bridges and temples). The flight was EXTREMELY affordable on Jeju Air. (Did I mention that Lee Min Ho aka Gu Jun-Pyo is the spokesperson for Jeju Air? I didn't? Oh, well, he is.) I need to say right here, right now, that the flight attendants on Jeju Air are nothing less than stunning human beings. If you can even call them human. They are perfect. Not a flaw on any of them. They are all 50 pounds, have porcelain skin, and sleek black hair coiffed nicely into buns. How Jeju Air managed to recruit so many fine specimens of humans is beyond me, but they did, so KUDOS to Jeju Air for giving men a reason to fly their airline. Personally for me, my reason was the cheap price and Lee Min Ho all over the advertising.
We stayed at the Hyatt Regency and Resort Jeju. For 2 nights, we spent $600 total. It was a bit pricey, but hey, when you get to stay in the same hotel that Lee Min Ho once filmed a drama in, it is well worth the price. Only an addict would do this, so don't call us crazy. You are reading this, so you know you would do it too. I must say, THIS RESORT IS THE BOMB. Remember Jerry Maguire..."You had me at hello"? Well, this resort had me at first whiff. Yes, that wasn't a typo. I said whiff. This place smells so freaking good that the pricetag on this place is well worth it so you can smell it. In fact, you almost want to sleep in the lobby so you can keep your nostrils happy with the continual flow of fragrance they are pumping into the place. The fragrance is none other than GOLDEN BAMBOO. I had to ask. Otherwise, I was going to empty out my free conditioner bottle so I could bottle up some of the air and cap it to take home. Now I can just go online and order some of my own.
I don't know if it was because we were there early June and tourist season hadn't kicked in yet, but some of the restaurants were closed and the place seemed dead. We ate across the way in their Folk Village restaurant and it was completely lacking. It was $25 for a small plate of bulgolgi and the meat was all grizzly and chewy. The saving grace was that our waiter was pretty cute. For cheaper food, it is best to walk or drive up the road to the 7/11, Popeyes, Starbucks, or other food vendors where you can get more bang for your buck.