Jjimjilbang (찜질방) Guide: 2 Zones, the Rules and Sleeping Over
A jjimjilbang (찜질방) is a Korean spa with 2 zones: gender-separated nude baths and a shared, clothed sauna floor. You pay once at the counter, wash and soak in the bath area, then put on a cotton uniform and spend as long as you like in heated rooms, eating baked eggs, drinking sikhye and napping on the floor. The rules are simple once you know them, and most of the awkward moments foreigners worry about come down to …