Serviced residences are popular with foreigners who intend to stay on a long-term basis.
The lease-based living complexes provide hotel-style service, but the rooms are generally much bigger
than five-star hotels. They are often equipped with a kitchen, furniture, electronics, washing machine,
and other appliances. Like hotels, room service, laundry, limousine, valet and messaging service are all
available, but the rent is less expensive than staying in hotels.
2.
Apartments :
Apartments are residences with five floors or more.
As large numbers of people live in a relatively small area, commercial markets or public facilities
such as supermarkets, post offices, schools, and administrative offices are usually located near
an apartment complex. Apartments have good security and are convenient.
Inhabitants may benefit from public sharing of utilities such as heating, gas and water;
however these come at the expense of an administrative fee. The downside is the annoyance resulting
from communal living, such as noise, shortage of parking spaces etc.
3.
Independent houses :
Independent houses stand alone on a private property.
Privacy is a merit, and one can plan his living to his own taste.
The downside is that maintenance is wholly entrusted to the inhabitant,
and independent houses may be harder to find in certain areas, such as downtown.
4.
Multi-family / row houses :
These houses are smaller in scale compared to apartments, comprising four stories or less,
and housing at least two families. There is usually no security guard, but many have parking lots.
Rooms are usually smaller than apartments. Compared to an apartment of equal size, multi-family
houses tend to be less expensive.
5.
One room / Studios :
"One-room/Studios" in Korea are widespread, but concentrated around college vicinity
and business districts, as students and unmarried adults are the main clients.
One-room/Studios usually come with appliances and furniture (except beds, in most cases).
Most are heated and air-conditioned on a single-room basis.
6.
Officetels :
Officetels are combinations of office and living space.
In addition to standard administrative fees, the inhabitant must pay additional
maintenance fees required of commercial business buildings.
Many are equipped with appliances and underground parking. Security is tight
as a superintendent oversees the building. Officetels tend to be more expensive than one-room studios.
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