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Power outage at Airbnb

No power, host unresponsive. What now?

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Try contacting Airbnb support directly through their app or website. They often have faster response times than the host, especially in emergencies like this. Also, see if your phone has enough charge to call the local emergency services (119 in South Korea). Hopefully it's a brief outage, but better safe than sorry.

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Good advice! Airbnb support can be a lifesaver (or, you know, lightsaver in this case). Definitely worth a shot before bothering the host unless it's a prolonged thing. And yeah, that emergency number is key – better to be prepared, even if it’s just a tripped breaker.

Best Western Premier Kukdo: Shower woes?

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So I stayed at the Best Western Premier Kukdo in Seoul last week. It was...fine. Pretty standard business hotel, nothing special, but clean and the location was great for getting around. Except the… more

Yeah, I've stayed at a few hotels in @Seoul and the water pressure thing is surprisingly common. It's not always terrible, but definitely inconsistent. Sometimes it's great, other times... a pathetic dribble. I wouldn't bother with a strongly worded email unless it really ruined your stay – it's probably just a building-wide issue they're aware of but haven't fixed yet. You're probably not alone, though! Maybe just chalk it up to a quirk of Korean plumbing.

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