Number of tourists and guesthouses at hong dae increasing every year

one of guesthouse at hong dae

About 50% of Foreign tourists in korea visited hong dae, area surrounding Hongik University , Mapo-gu,

It is also the center of Korea's youthful nightlife. Many of Seoul's idiosyncratic clubs that draw the younger set are clustered in the area. Hong dae is defintly one of the most popular night life spots for Koreans and foreigners

In recent years, the influx of travelers has led locals to open cozy guesthouses that offer accommodation at reasonable prices.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Mapo District now boasts the most guesthouses in the city. There are 87 registered guesthouses in Mapo, far higher than Jung District's 18 and Jongno District's 10.

"There are more than 200 guesthouses in this area if we include unauthorized ones", a Mapo District Office official said.

5.79 million tourists, 52.3 percent out of the 11 million foreign tourists in korea also visited hong dae,Mapo-gu last year,

About 5.87 million people is estimated to visit hong dae this year.

"There were not that many guesthouses when I opened mine 2years ago", said Kim Jong-jun, the owner of JJ Guest House in Donggyo-dong. "But the number of guesthouses went up when Hongik University Station was connected to the Incheon Airport Express ".