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Bathhouse etiquette (jjimjilbang)

Advice·Seoul

The Korean bathhouse

Shower before you bathe, go without swimwear in the single-sex baths, and wear the robes in the shared halls.

Our take

  • Shower first
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Seoul, Seoul

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About Bathhouse etiquette (jjimjilbang)

Korean bathhouses (jjimjilbang) have single-sex bathing areas, where you wash thoroughly before entering the pools and bathe without swimwear, and shared halls where everyone wears the clothes provided.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bathhouse etiquette (jjimjilbang) before you go.

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