Rules
How the floors work
A Korean spa runs on a few shared habits. If you have not been to one, this is all of them.
Coming in
- Shoes go in the rack at the front hall, and you get slippers.
- The front hall gives you a towel, a uniform and a locker key.
- Change in the locker area, and keep valuables at home.
In the baths
- Shower with soap before you get into a tub, every time.
- Bathing is unclothed, in separate women's and men's areas.
- No phones, no photos, and no one else's body is looked at or discussed.
In the heat rooms
- Guests 16 and older only, in the uniform, on a towel.
- Shower first, drink water, and come out when you feel warm, not when you feel faint.
- Leave if you feel dizzy or unwell, and tell the front hall.
On the rest floor and in the kitchen
- Voices stay low, and sleeping is welcome.
- Phones stay in the locker. Look at them outside.
- Take your tray back, and leave the mat as you found it.
If something is wrong
Tell anyone on staff, or call the front hall on (972) 555-0106. We would rather hear it early.
What to wear
Room by room
Six rooms, six answers.
The front hall
Street clothes and shoes. Shoes go in the rack, and you get slippers, a towel, a uniform and a locker key.
The bathing areas
Nothing. Baths are unclothed, as at spas in Korea, and separate for women and men. Bring the towel for the walk between the baths and the lockers.
The scrub room
A towel, which the therapist then drapes. Say if you want to keep anything on.
The heat rooms
The uniform, and a towel to sit on. Take it off only in the baths, never in the hot rooms.
The rest floor
The uniform. Sit or lie on a mat, and keep voices low.
The kitchen
The uniform and slippers. Wipe your hands, and take your tray back.
Questions about the rules?
Call the front hall and Kyungsook will talk you through them before you come.