Pohang Pinewave Sea & Spa Pension

I am from the US and searched all of Korea for a special destination for a vacation and finally settled on PineWave. We had a ten night stay in B7 and it was amazing. The proximity to the ocean gave us the opportunity to hear the soothing sound of waves crashing against the rocks day and night. We saw beautiful sunrises and felt the fresh ocean breeze right from our bedroom! The kitchen was sufficient for our needs and we ate most meals from the intimate table overlooking the sea and pines. We arrived to Pohang by KTX train from Seoul then took a taxi to Pine Wave for about 50,000 won. We spent the first four days without a car, walking and jogging to the scenic places along the shore. The town of Guryongpo is easily within walking distance and has good coffee shops, supermarkets, and many restaurants with a lot of crab! PineWave is not great for ocean swimming because of the rocks but Guryongpo has a beautiful sand beach and when we swam there in mid September the water was surprisingly warm. It is possible to enjoy PineWave without a car, using public transportation, taxis, or even cycling. However, after three days we took the 9000 bus back to KTX and got a rental car there from Lotte for 7 days. The bus was only 1300 won. We made hiking excursions to two National Parks, Juwangsan and Gayasan, from PineWave. Both were about two hours drive and we ended up staying overnight at Gayasan for a second day of hiking. With the car we visited sunrise point and nearby hot springs.