{"id":424566,"date":"2026-09-22T09:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/hanok"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:35:58","slug":"hanok","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/asia\/south-korea\/hanok","title":{"rendered":"Hanok"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Staying the Night in a Hanok<\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>hanok<\/strong> stay is a unique way to experience South Korea up close. A hanok is a traditional Korean house, recognizable by its wooden structure, elegant rooflines, and tranquil courtyards. Many historic hanoks have been carefully restored and now offer comfortable rooms, while preserving traditional elements such as ondol\u2014the centuries-old Korean underfloor heating system. This is especially true in places like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/asia\/south-korea\/gyeongju\"><strong>Gyeongju<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/asia\/south-korea\/andong\"><strong>Andong<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"\/?continent_category=jeonju\"><strong>Jeonju<\/strong><\/a> \u2014you can spend the night at these charming locations.   <\/p>\n<h3>The Tradition of Korean Hospitality<\/h3>\n<p>A stay in a hanok isn&#8217;t just about the accommodations\u2014it&#8217;s mainly about the experience. Take off your shoes, sleep on a traditional futon, and enjoy the quiet of the courtyard in the morning. Some hanoks also offer a traditional Korean breakfast or cultural activities, such as a tea ceremony.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tradition of Korean Hospitality<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":310,"featured_media":424866,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[368],"highlight_category":[600],"continent_category":[217],"class_list":["post-424566","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-south-korea","highlight_category-hoogtepunt-en","continent_category-asia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/424566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/424566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424648,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/424566\/revisions\/424648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=424566"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=424566"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=424566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}