Bundang

Bundang is located close to Pangyo (Pangyo Silicon Valley).

Bundang, also known as Bundang under Cheondang, is a neighborhood where many middle-class and wealthy Koreans live.

• Central Park (중앙공원) (near Seohyeon Station and Sunae Station). A beautiful place to stroll around. You can see an old Korean house as well, the last remaining house from the traditional village that existed in Bundang during the Joseon era. 
• Yuldong Park (율동공원) (near Seohyeon station). You can do bungee jumping here. 
• Seongnam Art Center (성남아트센터), 808 Seongnamdae-ro (near Imae station), ☏ +82 31 783-8000. Musicals and pop music concerts as well as classic music concerts are performed in the opera house. They sometimes exhibit art works created by local artists. (updated Apr 2017)
• Tancheon Stadium (탄천종합운동장), 215 Tancheon-ro (near Yatap station), ☏ +82 31 725-7100. Seongnam City has its own local football team, Seongnam FC. It won the league seven times, and has enthusiastic fans. At this stadium, you can see the team's play. (updated Apr 2017)

• Tancheon. The small river that runs through Bundang, has excellent walking and cycling paths along both banks. Additionally, there are basketball courts and grassy fields up and down the river, as well as a small golf course near Sunae station. 
• Bungee jumping. Bungee jumping is available at Yuldong Park. Prices are around ₩25,000.. 
• 🌍 Book Theme Park Library (책테마파크도서관), 145, Munjeong-ro. 10:00-18:00 (Closed on Monday). (updated Nov 2022)

Bundang is a place for shoppers. You can visit department stores run by Korean retail giants.

Bundang is known for its variety of restaurants. The streets west of Jeongja Station are home to a large selection of dining establishments.

• 🌍 Jeongja Cafe Streets (정자동 카페 거리) (west of Jeongja Station). (updated Apr 2017)
• 🌍 Eating Street in Seohyun-dong (서현동 효자촌 먹자 골목), 289-5 Seohyeon-dong. This road is where delicious restaurants are gathered. (updated Nov 2022)
• 🌍 Dai Hoshi, 1F, 6 Pangyo Station Road 10beon-gil, ☏ +82 507-1425-8322. 12:00-22:00. The restaurant serves kaisendon, a Japanese rice bowl made with a variety of seasonal seafood, and aged sashimi. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 DAMSOT(담솥), 103, 1st floor, 25 Dongpangyo-ro 177beon-gil, ☏ +82 507-1342-9553. 11:00-21:00. It's made by cooking rice, a staple food in Korea, in a metal utensil called a sot. The menu varies depending on the ingredients that go on top, and after eating the rice, warm water is added to the bowl of rice and eaten as soongnyeong. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 DAI HOSHI, 1F, 6 Pangyo Station Road 10beon-gil, ☏ +82 507-1425-8322. 12:00-22:00. The restaurant serves kaisendon, a Japanese rice bowl made with a variety of seasonal seafood, and aged sashimi. (updated Oct 2023)

A wide variety of drinking establishments can be found around every subway station. Seohyeon and Jeongja stations are good places to start, with the majority of "Western Bars" being at Seohyeon station in the shopping corridors directly outside of AK Plaza (Samsung Plaza)'s two main entrances. Popular western bars in this location include: Amuse, Monkey Beach, Dublin, Lose Control, and Traveler's Bar & Grill.

• 🌍 Bundang Mate Tourist Hotel (분당 메이트 호텔), 261-4 Seohyeon-dong, ☏ +82 1644 5501, bmatehotel@naver.com. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. It is a 3-minute walk from Exit 4 of Seohyeon Station on Bundang Line and about a 10-minute drive from Pangyo Techno Valley. Nearby attractions include Avneufran and Jeongjeon Café Alley, a 10-minute drive away, and Yuldong Park, a 15-minute drive.This Seongnam hotel features free wireless Internet access in public areas and an indoor pool. Other amenities include valet parking, meeting rooms, and a café.This hotel has a 24-hour reception and offers concierge services, a safe, and luggage storage. Laundry facilities, laundry service and dry cleaning are also available for guests' convenience. Costs range from \85,000 - \100,000 per adult per night. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 KYND HOTEL (카인드 호텔), 10 Hwangsaeul-ro, Seongnam-si, ☏ +82 031 781 0009. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. It is about a 3-minute walk from Exit 4 of Seohyeon Station on Bundang Line and a 10-minute drive from Seongnam Bus Terminal. Nearby attractions include Seongnam Art Center, which is a 5-minute drive away, Jeongjeong Cafe Alley, which is a 10-minute drive away, and Namhansanseong Fortress, which is a 30-minute drive away. The hotel features a fitness center, conference rooms and a golf driving range. Guests can also enjoy free Wi-Fi in all rooms, parking facilities and luggage storage services. The hotel offers a total of 92 modern and cozy rooms. Each room is equipped with a Nespresso coffee machine, 2 capsules and a multi-plug, while the bathroom is equipped with a bidet, luxury toiletries and a hairdryer. The hotel has a breakfast restaurant where guests can enjoy a European-style buffet and Korean dishes. Costs range from ₩110,000-130,000 per adult per night. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 SR Hotel Suites - Bundang (에스알 스위츠 분당), 9 Hwangsaeul-ro 319beon-gil, ☏ +82 031 702 6565. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. The hotel is about a 5-minute walk from Exit 4 of Seohyeon Station on Bundang Line, and about a 10-minute drive from Pangyo Techno Valley. Nearby attractions include Avneufran and Jeongjeong Auto Cafe Alley, which are about a 10-minute drive away, and Yuldong Park, which is about a 15-minute drive away.The hotel lobby features a snack lounge and a business zone, where guests can grab a quick bite to eat while conducting business. The conference zone can also be used as a meeting room, depending on the purpose. Guests can spend their leisure time in the fitness center, while the private sauna can soothe their tiredness at the end of the day. The modernly decorated rooms are divided into studios and suites and are equipped with air conditioning, a TV, a refrigerator, a desk, a personal safe, an electric kettle, and free toiletries in the bathroom.A buffet breakfast is served at the hotel's in-house 'Aria' restaurant. The cost is around ₩100,000-130,000 per adult per night. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 Gravity Seoul Pangyo, Autograph Collection (그래비티 서울 판교 오토그래프 컬렉션 메리어트 인터내셔널), 146, 2 Pangyoyeok-ro, ☏ +82 031 539 4800. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. It is about an hour's drive from Incheon International Airport. Nearby attractions include Hyundai Department Store Pangyo, about a 3-minute walk away, Pangyo Museum, about a 5-minute drive away, and Seongnam Art Center, about a 10-minute drive away.The hotel's location in the heart of Pangyo Techno Valley, less than a 3-minute walk from Pangyo Station on the Sinjindang Line, makes it a great location for business guests.The hotel offers front desk and concierge services and wireless Internet access. There is parking, a laundry room, a fitness center and a swimming pool. A business center and banquet hall are also available for meetings and events.There are a total of 306 guestrooms, with four room types: Business Deluxe, Premier Deluxe, Valley Suite and Gravity Suite. The modern and uniquely decorated rooms are equipped with air conditioning, TV, table, safe, refrigerator, bottled water, and telephone, while the bathrooms are equipped with bathrobes, hair dryer, and toiletries.The buffet restaurant Andish is located on the second floor of the hotel for all-day dining. Homuran, a Japanese restaurant located on the top floor, offers fine Japanese cuisine, including omakase, with views of Pangyo city center. Zerovity, a lounge and bar located on the first floor, is a great place to relax and spend time, serving drinks such as coffee, tea, and alcoholic beverages, as well as light meals and snacks such as pasta and burgers. The cost is around ₩230,000-250,000 per adult per night. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 DoubleTree by Hilton Seoul Pangyo Residences (더블트리 바이 힐튼 서울 판교 레지던스), 26_R, Baekhyeon-ro, ☏ +82 03 1678 5678. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. It is a 10-minute walk from Pangyo Station and about a 15-minute drive to Techno Valley. The hotel has a wide range of facilities, including a fitness center, indoor pool, sauna, tennis court, and banquet hall. In addition, there is an all-day dining restaurant and cafe, as well as a bar and restaurant with skyline views on the top floor.Costs range from ₩160,000-190,000 per adult per night. (updated Oct 2023)

Like the rest of Korea, the Bundang area is very safe. As long as you use common sense, there should be no problems.

• Everland is not too far away, and can be reached by several different buses in the area.