Yuseong Hot Springs
유성온천
The hot-spring quarter around Bongmyeong-dong in Daejeon's Yuseong district: hotels and bathhouses drawing on alkaline spring water of 27–56°C, plus a free public foot spa in the park that is separate from all of them. The quarter is not one facility, so prices and closing days belong to the individual businesses.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 유성온천
- Address
- Around 574 Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
- Opening hours
- not published by the operator
- Closed
- Not published by the operator
- Hours notes
- No opening or closing time covers the quarter. The only times the Korea Tourism Organization prints are for the two public facilities — the foot spa at 07:00–22:00 and the medicinal-herb foot bath at 08:00–22:00 — with the note that this varies by hot spring. The hotels and bathhouses keep their own hours.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Admission
- No entry fee — you pay each vendor
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A kalguksu house near Daejeon Station, in a city known for how many of them it has.
Frequently asked questions
What does a soak cost?
There is no price for the quarter, and the Korea Tourism Organization writes only “varies by hot spring” where a fee would go. A hotel spa and a neighbourhood bathhouse are different propositions, so pick the one you mean and check it.
Is there a way to try it without paying?
There is a public foot spa, listed as 07:00–22:00, where you sit and put your feet in the spring water. Bring your own towel.
How old is the spring?
The Korea Tourism Organization describes it as known since the 7th century. What you see today is a modern hotel quarter, but the use of the spring itself goes back that far.
Stories about this place
- Who Sets the Opening Hours Here
Incheon Chinatown's listing has no opening-hours field at all. Gangneung Coffee Street's says 'varies by shop'. Sokcho and Seomun markets print times and then print the same caveat beside them. Mudeungsan is open around the clock but the weather closes it, and Sungsimdang never shuts but sells out. Ten places, ten different answers to one question.
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Where these facts come from
- Korea Tourism Organization — Yuseongoncheon Hot Springs (address around 574 Bongmyeong-dong, water of 27–56°C at pH 7.5–8.5, foot spa 07:00–22:00 and herbal foot bath 08:00–22:00, fees and closing days varying by hot spring, about two hours on average) ·
- OpenStreetMap — Yuseong Hot Springs Park, Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong-gu; the coordinate is taken at the quarter's public facilities rather than at any one business ·