Gyeongju Tavo Guesthouse

I had the best time ever at the Tavo Guesthouse. I only had two days in Gyeongju and because of the family at Tavo I got to experience so much more than I would have if I had stayed in a regular hotel/motel. The mother of the house helped me with planning the days and deciding where to go. She also made the best breakfast that I have ever had in my life! The son speaks fluently English and was a great help with explaining things and etc. I am really greatful that I got to experience how it was living with a Korean family and when I get back to Gyeongju I will surely stay here again!

Great way to share Korean culture. Tavo House is good homebase to experience one of Korea's most cultural cities. My wife and I stayed in the upstairs room and found it comfortable. After our host prepared breakfast and following her suggestions we visited temples, climbed Namsan and walked Anapji pond at night. All in two days. Recommend.

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The "hotel" is really more like a home stay. There are five rooms (themselves clean) in the home, and you use one of them, sharing 2 bathrooms and the other facilities. Convenient near train station. Hostess was very nice and helpful, and speaks some English. Security and liability is a concern.

Lovely couple owner and homestay; we arrived early and they allow us to check-in (*depend on room availability). We also leaving early next day morning, they very helpful to call for a taxi and mrs. Lee also try to prepared a light breakfast for us to take on bus as well. The desert look simple but yet very nice and taste good.

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Tavo House is a family guest house business and I didn't know this when a booked but it turned out to be an excellent opportunity to interact with a Korean family. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lee were great and their son was pretty cool too, I had some good conversations with him. and the grand mother is there too an interesting lady. On my last day, Mr Lee took me and other guest on an early morning (6AM) tour of some important places in the city. It was great. I highly recommend Tavo House.

A delightful young man by the name of Lee and his family provide a warm friendly home stay in modest but clean relaxing home. They provide plenty of assistance and helpful advice, and offered to provide free guides and transport if we required it. A little bit of a trek from the railway station but easily signposted.

This homestay (room where you live with a family) is great for several reasons but mostly for its people. The organizer (son living with his parents and grandma in the house) will bend over backwards to make sure that your stay is the best. In my case, he even drove me to the train station to make sure I could change my ticket at no charge! The breakfast cooked by the mother is delicious and the quantity would be enough to feed an army. Wi-Fi is great and you have access to lots of channels (mostly Korean) if you decide to watch TV in your room. The organizer, gladly spend time with you helping you out figuring what to visit and even help you contact local student guides available at no charge. Just so you know, I would like to point out that you are sharing two bathrooms with the family and the other guests (the family tend to take one, and the guests the other). In my case it was great because we were only two guests (max 7). Staying at Tavo's house is a great experience on many aspects and it is one of the best way to make sure that you get the best out of your trip in Gyeongju!

My wife and I had a wonderful stay at Tavo House. The highlight of a visit here is the friendliness of the family. The young man made recommendations for places to visit and even checked the local bus schedule for us to ensure we got to these places. He also checked the schedule for us for the bus to the Incheon Airport, drove us across town to the bus station and saw us off. His mother made us a wonderful traditional Korean breakfast the second morning we were there( we had a western breakfast the first morning). The young man speaks excellent English, his mother speaks Japanese as well as Korean. For those who enjoy staying in others homes and experiencing a real taste of the culture, we would highly recommend Tavo House.