Jungmun / South Coast

The Jungmun Resort Complex on Jeju's south coast is where the island's upscale tourism infrastructure concentrates — five-star hotels, the Teddy Bear Museum, Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls, and beach and pool bar facilities appropriate for a holiday rather than a nightlife trip.

The bars and clubs at the resort hotels serve the guest population: cocktails at the pool, beachside drinks at sunset, hotel nightclub nights on weekends in peak season. Not the kind of venue infrastructure that rewards bar-hopping — more of a contained resort experience where the hotel is the entertainment.

The south coast scenery is the draw: the volcanic cliffs at Jungmun Beach, the Jusangjeolli basalt columns, and the sunset views over the sea from the resort headland. Worth a day trip from Jeju City even if you're not staying here.