Different Accommodations for your Recovery
- Airbnb (this was the method I used)
- Hotels
- Setup through your clinic – some clinics will have recovery stays available and you can always ask them about this. Of course, this comes at a premium fee.
Where I Stayed & What I Looked For
I did my stay through Airbnb. If you use this method, please use the referral code to get $25 credit on your stay.
Basically you just want to look for where you’d probably want to do your surgery. For me I actually wanted to do it at Tieum for my first choice just based off online research and stuff. I was pretty set so I had booked a place that Tieum recommended in their emails as being close to their office. The place is called M Cheverille. This place as also listed on Airbnb.
The location was really convenient and close to all the subways/bus and busy with taxi’s to get from on consult site to another.
In the end, I did end up going with Opera, which thankfully had ended up being next to my stay too so this made it better.
I would highly recommend getting a place on Airbnb or hotel (whatever you decide) close to your clinic. At first my friend and I were worried about getting our Airbnb because most of the clinics we had also saw were in Apejeong and we were worried about having to do post-op care/follow up cause you still have to get on the subway, etc (which isn’t far, but still annoying when you’re swollen, feeling ugly, and just want to rest lol).
In the end we felt very very fortunate that Opera was so close and we were actually able to just walk over there in a span of 5 minutes crossing the street through the subway.
Getting a place close to the clinic was also good aside from ease because there was a point where I felt like there was something in my eye (like crusty eye boogers and stuff) and I was too scared to take it out myself so I actually just WeChatted my consultant and asked her if I can head over to have them check and clean it.
I think it gave me a lot of peace of mind knowing that it was right there and I could go there in emergency or non-emergency. Getting surgery has been a long thing I’ve considered and wavered about due to fear, but having them close in proximity helped to ease that fear.
When you’re booking the Airbnb (if you decide to go this route) you can check to see what amenities they offered. For us we booked a 2B 1 bath place since I was doing it with my friend so we needed the space. Also because we had planned to stay in Korea for about two weeks we wanted a place that was “serviced” and had a laundry machine so we could wash our clothes (otherwise when traveling, packing everything and for two weeks can be a lot).
In terms of “service”, the place we stayed at was a service apartment so it was basically like a hotel. Someone had came in everyday to take our old towels and give us new towels. They also emptied out the trash for us everyday too which was nice. There is a front desk that we were able to go down and ask for her (directions, food recommendations, etc).
There’s so many options out there so hopefully this helps! 🙂
My Eye Story 