If it is a destination with authenticity in every single facet you are seeking, then a stay in an Andong hanok in the Andong Region of South Korea is definitely the place for you. The Andong Hanok and those carefully chosen boutique hotels by Secret Retreats manage to capture the very essence of a mystical region, steeped in history and with a cinematic backdrop so picturesque, you will never tire of just being – and just seeing – the sensational landscape that will stay with you long after you have moved along to pastures new. Set at the foot of the Hwasan Mountain and on the banks of the Nakdong River, the waters flow around this beautiful land and encompass part of the region, providing the atmosphere of a distant yet beautiful island. The city of Andong itself, where the Andong Hanok village is located, unsurprisingly translates from its traditional Hanja name as ‘Peaceful East’, which forms the essence of our Luxury Traditional Hanok Hotel.
Hotels in Hahoe:
Bukchondaek House
In the Countryside
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Bukchondaek House
Rakkojae Andong
In the Countryside
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Rakkojae Andong
The Andong Hahoe Folk Village People
Long before those New York icons of the late 1970s, the Ryu Clan of Pungsan can lay claim to being the original village people of the Andong Hahoe Folk Village and their descendants remain in residence in the ornate Hanok dwellings that sit in the upper regions of the area. With their unique, tiled roofs denoting residents of Ryu seniority, these Hanok sit above the smaller, thatch-roofed homes of the commonplace Hahoe villagers and it is here, in the Andong Hahoe Folk Village that Secret Retreats has sourced the Rakkojae Andong Hotel. Merging local with luxury and nature with nurture, the boutique-style of the Andong Hanok Village is synonymous with our now familiar Secret Retreats philosophy and underlying values; keep what is present, embrace what is natural and take nothing away from this culture that welcomes you into its heart. This philosophy is also the very essence of Korea, in the vibrancy of its land and at the heart of its people.