{"id":38788,"date":"2026-06-17T07:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T23:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=38788"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T23:55:09","slug":"jeju-the-island-blue-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2026\/06\/17\/jeju-the-island-blue-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeju &#8211; The Island Blue Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our plan this 9 day trip to Jeju was to organize the various places of interest around regions. While the island itself isn&#8217;t that big &#8211; I reckon you could traverse the breadth of it in an hour &#8211; we would still be saving a significant amount of travel time. Since we would be staying 8 nights and worked out early on that a number of places we&#8217;d be checking out were located on the southern and central part of the island, we worked out a plan to stay 4 nights in the southern coastal town of Seogwipo, 1 night near Seongsan on the eastern side, and 3 nights in Jeju city itself.<\/p>\n<p>Our first place of stay was <strong>The Island Blue Hotel<\/strong>. This is a small-lish hotel of about 11 floors, and easy for drivers to get in. Our comments from our four night stay!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">We stayed in a large room called Premier Family Suite located on the <strong>10th floor<\/strong>, and there was a queen-sized bed, and two single sized beds: sufficient to accommodate all four of us. The room also had a mid-sized dining table which seats four. The room had a small kitchenette with an induction cooker stove but oddly with no utensils or cookery, and a medium-sized fridge with freezer compartment. The toilet and shower area were separate compartments &#8211; convenient &#8211; and there was plenty of wardrobe space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The room while very clean was also showing very visible age from <strong>wear and tear<\/strong>. The parquet flooring was badly scratched with very observable damage lines, carpeting stained in several places, and a floor cabinet was badly chipped. And one air-conditioning vent at the ceiling was dripping, possibly from condensation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The room&#8217;s <strong>power-point<\/strong> placements were a little challenging though: they were placed near beds, but I couldn&#8217;t find any where our work area was: that necessitated use of a power plug extension board &#8211; I always carry one on vacation &#8211; and plugged in from behind the TV. So, not unsolvable, but not really convenient either.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The reception was manned day hours till midnight, and spoke some English, and there&#8217;s also a cafeteria on the ground floor where breakfast is available if opt for it. There&#8217;s also a small convenience store inside the hotel itself which provided a small range of comfort beverages and snacks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The hotel is located about 5 mins walk from the Seogwipo Maeil Olie Market &#8211; and that stretch itself has a Starbucks, and Compose Coffee &#8211; so there&#8217;s no lack of F&amp;B options as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38790\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164321.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164321.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164321.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164321-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164321-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164321-731x548.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164321-240x180.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The queen-sized and first single beds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38791\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164330.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164330-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164330-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164330-731x548.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164330-240x180.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The other single bed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38792\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164337.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164337.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164337-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164337-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164337-731x548.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_164337-240x180.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Room is probably around 45 sqm or so in size.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38793\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175231.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175231-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175231-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Island Blue Hotel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38794\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301-731x548.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301-240x180.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reception on the ground floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38795\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_1753140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_1753140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_1753140.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_1753140-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_1753140-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast reservations need to be made in advance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All in, this was an OK stay. The room was large, comfortable and had the basic amenities all covered. We weren&#8217;t thrilled with the worn cabinetry in the room, but they were mostly out of sight and mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our plan this 9 day trip to Jeju was to organize the various places of interest around regions. While the island itself isn&#8217;t that big &#8211; I reckon you could traverse the breadth of it in an hour &#8211; we<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-read-more\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2026\/06\/17\/jeju-the-island-blue-hotel\/\">Read More<span class=\"cleanwp-sr-only\">  Jeju &#8211; The Island Blue Hotel<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[644],"tags":[690],"class_list":["post-38788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everything-else","tag-jeju-2026","wpcat-644-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-2026-jeju-day-01-20260613_175301.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38873,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38788\/revisions\/38873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}