This Luxury Hotel On Jeju Island Apologizes To Honeymoon Couples Regarding Privacy

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JAKARTA - The manager of The Grand Josun, a new five-star luxury hotel operating on the popular resort island of Jeju, South Korea, has released an apology to a newlyweds who honeymoon there.

This is related to a post on a local blog that goes viral in the Land of Ginseng, regarding the privacy inconvenience of guests, especially women, when using hotel facilities.

"We deeply regret for causing inconvenience for our customers in using some of the facilities in the women's sauna in the Grand Josun Jeju Hill suite, due to the missing mirror coating for some windows and (problems in) operating the curtains," read the statement, which was posted on the page hotel website on February 18, launches CNN.

"Sauna operations have been suspended and we are examining the flaws closely and taking immediate action to correct them," the statement continued.

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The hotel explained that the special coating does not allow people to see inside the sauna during the day. But it doesn't work the same way at night, which is why the curtains should be opened as soon as it gets dark.

Honeymoon

This story began when a Korean blogger wrote about his experience staying at a hotel, which went viral after being posted on February 15th.

"I went on my honeymoon to Jeju Island and stayed in a suite at a recently opened five-star hotel. But my honeymoon turned out to be the worst memory of my life," wrote the blogger.

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In his writing, the blogger explained that he and his wife enjoyed using the swimming pool and sauna facilities at the hotel. Until then he discovered that his privacy and his wife might have been compromised.

"On my last day I was taking a walk but when I looked into the sauna window I found that I could see inside the sauna from outside. I could see the thermometer inside the sauna through the window. We can see the inside of the shower and bathroom from outside. , from the hotel entrance, the path, the car park and even from the balcony of the hotel room, "he explained.

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"My wife and I were shocked to find out about this. The thought that we might have used the bathroom and shower in front of many people gave me goosebumps and we got therapeutic treatment," continued the blogger.

Yonhap News Agency said the Seogwipo Police were taking quick steps to handle complaints from hotel guests. The police check the CCTV footage to see if any hotel guests have had their privacy disturbed due to this. Or whether or not a prohibited party takes prohibited pictures or videos from outside.

Meanwhile, the hotel manager was said to be out of town for the Lunar New Year holidays at the same time.