Where to meet in Seoul
- Seongsu-dong
- Ikseon-dong
- Hannam-dong
- Yeonnam-dong
How the day runs
Seoul eats in stages and keeps moving. Dinner starts around half past six and is over fairly quickly; then everyone goes somewhere else — a dessert café, a tteokbokki stall, a beer — and often on again after that. No one minds if you call it a day after the first stop. Cafés open past midnight are where the long conversations happen. People dress neat and coordinated rather than flashy, and some traditional restaurants ask you to take your shoes off — worth knowing before a family meal.
Getting around
The subway reaches almost everywhere, is signed in Korean and English, and uses the same T-money card as the buses. Trains from the edge of the network stop around midnight, and for twenty minutes after that a taxi app is close to useless. The Han river divides the city: Hongdae is north of it, Gangnam south, about half an hour apart, so most days choose one bank. Itaewon and Hannam sit on a steep hill — not the place for shoes chosen only for looks.
When Seoul is busiest
Seoul has four distinct seasons. Early April brings cherry blossom along the Han and the Yeouido embankment, and late October to November turns the palace gardens and Bukhansan gold — both draw crowds. Jangma, the monsoon, fills late June and July, and August is muggy. January is cold and dry. Seollal, the Lunar New Year, and Chuseok in autumn send the whole country back to its home towns for several days; Seoul goes quiet, many shops close, and those are the days of family visits.

Questions about Seoul
I am visiting family over Chuseok or Seollal. What should I expect?
Several days in which family is the whole point: much of Seoul closes and the roads out are packed. Agree in the plan which day you need, where the family is and how long the visit lasts, and allow extra time for travel in and out of the city.
Why does a day in Seoul keep changing places?
Most places do one thing — a barbecue restaurant grills, a café is for sitting and talking — so the day moves on when the purpose changes. A ten-minute walk between stops is part of the day, not a break from it.
Which side of the river should we spend the day on?
Choose by what you want to do. North of the river has the palaces, Ikseon-dong's old lanes and Seongsu's cafés; south is Gangnam's broad avenues. Crossing more than once costs time you would rather spend together.
Good to know before you book in Seoul
Availability
Available by private request
Response
We reply within 20 minutes, 9am–9pm daily.
Meeting style
Public places first: cafes, restaurants, museums, parks and markets
Strictly platonic, and written down
Every rental is one day, planned with you and agreed in writing before you meet. Nothing romantic or physical is part of it, and either of you can end the day.

Days people rent for in Seoul
Every rental in Seoul is one full day, planned with you, with the boundaries written down before anyone meets.
Plan your day in Seoul
Tell us the date in Seoul and what the day is for. We will tell you privately who is available, and nothing is booked until you say yes.
We reply within 20 minutes, 9am–9pm daily.
