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I have nothing against love hotels as places for courting couples to get some privacy for a couple hours, or a traveler to get a cheap bed for the night if they can wait until late night to check in. I have issues with other uses that involve exploitation.
I took the photos in this post in April 2017 when I stayed at the Sugar Hotel in Gyeongju, South Korea, a former love hotel on a narrow side street lined with love hotels.
The hotel operator had clearly decided to go “legit.” The reviews and my experience confirm this is now a regular budget hotel. Apart from a change in the business plan, the exuberant decor appeared to be a holdover from the hotel’s former mission.
The room was large by Asian standards. A standout feature was the clear glass wall between the bathroom and the sleeping area. Entry to the bathroom was via an electric sliding glass door.
An electrical device on the wall beside the bed puzzled me.
“What is a Popcorn-7100?” I wondered. Google Search was absolutely no help: apparently this South Korean product did not capture an international market.
It had two openings that suggested some other item or items can be inserted into the device. A label contained verbiage which might reveal the purpose of this object.
Haha, I am at the save hotel and was also trying to work out what this is. Yours was the only reference I could find online.
I actually burned my finger on the hot surface when I was trying to work out what it does!
I think one side is a phone charger (for old, obsolete phones obviously) and the other is intended to heat a mosquito repellent that probably comes in some sort of cartridge.
Thank you for the extra info. I Googled like crazy and came up dry. Happy Trails!