1/5 Anthony G. 6 years ago on Google
Let
me
start
this
comment
by
clarifying
something.
This
one
star
is
not
for
the
Buddhist
experience
and
monks,
which
was
great.
This
one,
bad
star
goes
directly
to
the
people
responsible
for
the
visitors
at
the
temple
stay.
Don't
get
me
wrong:
I
am
a
young
traveller
with
a
backpack,
and
I
perfectly
knew
this
would
be
a
temple
stay.
I
wasn't
expecting
the
comfort
of
a
four-star
hotel,
and
that
was
absolutely
fine
with
me.
I
don't
usually
give
bad
reviews
online
but
I'm
afraid
this
one
really
deserves
it.
Here's
why:
-
The
man
who
looks
after
the
travellers
could
not
care
more
about
you.
He
does
not
wait
for
half
of
the
people
when
we
visit
the
temple.
He
hardly
translates
anything
for
people
who
don't
speak
Korean.
He
hardly
answers
when
you
ask
for
directions
to
the
bathroom,
the
prayer
room,
the
cafe,
etc.
The
very
same
man
(I
don't
know
his
name)
told
us
we
couldn't
eat
with
the
monks.
When
we
were
sitting
down
for
dinner,
he
explained
it
was
very
important
to
finish
everything
in
our
plates.
This
is
totally
understandable,
expect
when
HE
doesn't
finish
his
own
plate.
I
am
asking
you,
what
kind
of
temple
stay
is
this?
-
I
stayed
two
nights
there.
On
my
second
night,
I
was
asked
to
leave
my
shared
room
to
go
to
another
one.
The
man
in
question
just
told
me
to
pack
my
stuff
and
free
the
room
without
a
smile,
a
'please'
or
an
explanation.
After
asking
a
couple
of
times,
he
said
he
needed
to
separate
men
from
women
(which
wasn't
the
case
during
the
first
night!).
We
were
moved
to
another
building
10
mins
walk
from
the
temple,
in
an
extremely
hot
room.
The
worst
part
was
the
man's
lie
to
me,
as
we
had
women
with
us,
and
there
were
men
in
the
first
room
I
stayed
in.
In
what
temple
do
the
people
who
are
supposed
to
look
after
you
just
lie
to
your
face
like
this?
-
A
very
impersonal,
often
rude
service.
The
people
there
don't
speak
perfect
English
(which
is
definitely
not
the
problem,
as
I
was
the
traveller
in
Korea,
and
I
don't
speak
Korean).
However,
when
you
visit
a
place
-
and
pay
for
it!
-
you
would
still
expect
a
smile,
a
"thank
you"
and
a
"please"
from
time
to
time,
as
it's
free
of
charge.
-
As
I
calmly
expressed
my
dissatisfastion
to
the
people
looking
after
us,
a
lady
from
their
team
clearly
started
to
show
her
impatience
at
me,
and
even
waved
at
me
as
to
say
"if
you
are
not
happy,
you
can
f***
off".
All
in
all,
I
was
extremely
disappointed
with
the
welcoming
team
from
Haeinsa
temple
stay.
They
give
you
this
horrible
feeling
that
you
are
here
just
to
give
your
money
to
them,
and
nothing
more.
Once
again,
this
comment
has
got
nothing
to
do
with
an
overnight
stay
in
a
buddhist
temple.
I
highly
recommend
doing
one,
but
just
NOT
at
Haeinsa.
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