Hotel The Designers Seoul Station Men's Sauna
호텔더디자이너스 서울역점 남성전용 사우나
A men-only sauna in the basement of a hotel right at Sookmyung Women's University Station Exit 10. 15,000 won including amenities, quiet with few guests, open until 23:00.
About this place
NotesA men-only sauna on B2 of Hotel The Designers Seoul Station, right at Sookmyung Women's University Station Exit 10. You pay 15,000 won at the hotel front desk, receive amenities and take the lift down. It is small, one warm, one hot and one cold tub, a single sauna and nine showers, but it has been refurbished and sees so few guests that reviewers repeatedly call it "as quiet as a hotel sauna". It is one subway stop from Seoul Station, or about 15 minutes on foot, and stays open until 23:00, the latest of the public baths around the station. The "men only" label sometimes raises eyebrows, but reviews describe an ordinary sauna that simply has no women's section. There is no lounge or sleeping room; people rest on the changing-room platform. Posted information does not say whether a scrubber is on duty, so if the scrub is the point, Hanam Sauna or Namdaemun Bathhouse are the surer bets. LUWEI has not used this sauna; this page summarises Naver Place listings and public reviews.
Practical notes
10 m from Sookmyung Women's University Station Exit 10, one stop from Seoul Station. Pay at the hotel front desk, then go down to B2. Adults 15,000 won (amenities included), preschoolers 7,500 won. Closes at 23:00. Tel 0507-1423-1232. Men only. Call to ask whether a scrubber is on duty. Parking and valet available.
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.
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Hotel The Designers Seoul Station Men's Sauna
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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Info updated: 2026-09
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What stands out
- +One subway stop from Seoul Station (10 m from Sookmyung Women's University Station Exit 10)
- +Open until 23:00, the latest of the bathhouses near Seoul Station
- +15,000 won including amenities, paid at the hotel front desk
- +Reviews describe it as quiet and clean with few guests
- +Parking and valet available
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