Bongnae Tang
봉래탕
Historic neighborhood bathhouse in Yeongdo, Busan + 5F Lounge Cafe Illeong
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NotesBongnae Tang is a historic neighborhood bathhouse in Bongnae-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan. It is decades-old and carries the atmosphere of an older era. The address is 2F, 7 Daegyo-ro 2beon-gil, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, across from the McDonald's at the Bongnae-dong rotary. Hours are 05:00-19:00, closed Tuesdays. Admission is ₩9,000 for adults and ₩5,000 for preschool children; a monthly pass is ₩110,000 and a ten-visit pass ₩80,000. Parking and wi-fi are available; cash and cards accepted. The baths split into high-temperature, low-temperature and cold pools, identical on the men's and women's sides. The hot pool runs on automatic temperature control, and the cold pool has a water-cannon massage jet. Both sides also have a hanjeungmak, a heated room you sit in to sweat. Seshin (Korean full-body scrub), in which an attendant scrubs away softened dead skin, costs ₩25,000 full body or ₩15,000 back for women, and ₩20,000 full body or ₩15,000 for children on the men's side. A rest area and powder room are on site. The fifth floor holds Lounge Cafe Illeong, set in a renovated 1980s house and introduced as Korea's first bathhouse lounge cafe. It serves coffee and light meals, and opens 12:00-21:30, closed Tuesdays.
Practical notes
The bathhouse also runs a lounge cafe on the 5th floor, so you can head straight up after your bath.
Compiled from publicly available information and visitor reports. The rating shown is an editorial summary of the same, and does not mean we have visited every place in person. Prices and hours may change — please confirm with the venue before visiting.
No booking needed
Just walk in
Places like this do not take bookings. Pay at the counter and go in. Know the steps below and a first visit is fine.
From the door to the exit
- Pay the entry fee at the counter. Many take cards, but a little cash is the safe bet. You get a shoe-locker key.
- Put everything in a locker in the changing room. The bath area is fully nude — no swimwear. Wear the key on your wrist.
- Shower before entering any tub. This is the one rule everyone notices.
- For a body scrub (seshin), go straight to the scrub attendant inside the bath area. Usually cash, and you wait your turn.
- Return the key at the counter on the way out. Some places settle extras (scrub, drinks) at that point.
Good to know
- Men and women bathe separately. In jjimjilbang common areas you wear the provided sauna clothes.
- Large tattoos may be refused at some places. If that concerns you, check before you go.
- A towel is usually provided but small. Scrub mitts, toothbrushes and razors are sold at the counter.
- No photos inside the bath area. Easiest to leave your phone in the locker.
- Prices and hours are compiled from public information and may have changed. If you are coming from far, one phone call is worth it.
Point and show at the counter
No Korean needed — just show this screen.
Bongnae Tang
어른 1명 입장이요.
Eoreun han-myeong ipjang-iyo. — One adult, please.
세신(때밀이) 얼마예요?
Seshin eolma-yeyo? — How much is the body scrub?
문신이 있는데 들어가도 돼요?
Munsin-i inneunde deureogado dwaeyo? — I have a tattoo — is it okay to enter?
수건 하나 더 주세요.
Sugeon hana deo juseyo. — One more towel, please.
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Scrubber hours confirmed, scrub fee settled ahead, a point-and-say Korean card, and a same-day hotline. At the door you only pay entry.
Menu & Prices
Menu| Menu | Price |
|---|---|
| adult | $7 / ₩9,000 |
| preschoolers | $4 / ₩5,000 |
| monthly pass | $81 / ₩110,000 |
| 10multi-pass | $59 / ₩80,000 |
| body scrub women full body | $19 |
| body scrub women full body | ₩25,000·back $11 |
| body scrub women full body | ₩15,000, men full body $15 |
| body scrub women full body | ₩20,000·child $11 / ₩15,000 |
Prices are compiled from public information and may change. Please check with the venue before visiting.
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Info updated: 2026-10
Details may differ from actual conditions.
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Facility Details
Decades-old traditional Busan Yeongdo public bathhouse · Hot/warm/cold baths & steam room · 5F Lounge Cafe Illeong
Sauna
1Baths
3Rest Areas
3Special Facilities
1Women full 25,000·back 15,000 / Men full 20,000·child 15,000 KRW
Facility details are verified and updated regularly, but may differ from actual conditions. Please confirm with the venue before visiting.
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