The Cheapest Bed in Seoul Is a $12 Jjimjilbang Floor: A Night of Saunas, Sheep-Towel Hats and Sikhye

Illustration: A Korean jjimjilbang at night with sheep-head towels, roasted eggs and sikhye

Three floors underground in the middle of Dongdaemun is a room where the lights never go out. Pay ₩16,000 (about $12) and you can soak in hot baths, sweat in a kiln-style sauna above 60°C, eat roasted eggs and sweet…