Hyori's Homestay in Jeju: Visiting Lee Hyori's House (Now Sogil Byeolha) and the Aewol Spots from the Show
Sogil-ri is the village next to mine. For two seasons of Hyori's Homestay (효리네 민박, JTBC, 2017–18) the whole country watched Lee Hyori and Lee Sang-soon make breakfast for strangers in a wooden house up a lane here, and people have been driving up that lane ever since. This is the local version of the Hyori trail: what the house is now, how to actually get in, and the Aewol and Hallim places from the show that are worth your time. Last checked October 2026.
Quick answer: Hyori's house from the show is now Sogil Byeolha (소길별하), a Jeju local-brand shop and small café in the couple's former home. Open 12:00–17:00, closed Wednesdays (occasionally other days), entry by Naver reservation in timed slots — walk-ins only if a slot has space. Address: 34-37 Sogil-nam-gil, Aewol-eup. Hyori and Sang-soon no longer live there. The rest of the trail — Geum Oreum, Saebyeol Oreum, Gwakji beach, the Handam coast walk — is all within 20 minutes.
What happened to Hyori's house
The show ran two seasons: summer 2017 (with IU as the helper) and winter 2018 (with Yoona). After it ended the couple kept living in Sogil-ri for a while, then sold the house in 2019 and moved — first to Jeju City, later back to Seoul. In October 2022 the house reopened as Sogil Byeolha, a shop run by a Jeju local-brand company that stocks goods from island makers: its own Sogil Workers workwear line (tees, work shirts, aprons, hoodies), collab items with Jeju coffee roasters and illustrators, postcards, diffusers, tote bags.
Two buildings stand in the garden: the main house is the shop (two floors; the toilet is upstairs), the former studio is a small café with three or four drinks and a tangerine dessert. The stone walls, the trees and the lawn chairs are the ones from the show. There's no sign saying "Hyori lived here" and no photo zone — the whole place is the photo zone, which is why it works.
Sogil Byeolha — the essentials
Address: 34-37 Sogil-nam-gil, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si (제주시 애월읍 소길남길 34-37). Search 소길별하 in Naver Map; Google Maps will get you lost on the village lanes.
Hours: 12:00–17:00. The gate opens at 11:55 — before that they're setting up and you can't come in. Closed Wednesdays, and occasionally on other days; check Instagram @sogil_bh the day before.
Getting in: Timed slots, booked on Naver (search 소길별하 → 예약). Each slot admits a limited group for about an hour; booking in advance usually comes with a cup of tea and a tangerine snack and sometimes a discount coupon for the shop. Walk-ins are accepted only when a slot isn't full — on weekends assume it is.
Cost: Reservation only, no admission fee as such; you pay for what you buy. Shop items ₩5,000 (postcards) to ₩90,000 (work shirts). Drinks around café prices.
Phone: 0507-1430-4838 · Web: sogilbyeolha.com
Parking: A handful of spaces by the lane. The village road is single-track; arrive early, drive slowly, don't block gates.
Bus: Poor. 202 to Aewol or Gwakji, then a taxi (10 minutes, about ₩8,000). It's inland; there's no walkable route from the coast road.
Now on: Fall in Jeju (17 Oct – 22 Nov 2026), a seasonal pop-up of Jeju makers in the shop — the poster above. Worth timing a visit for; the garden is best in autumn light anyway.
Honest take: it's smaller than it looks on television and you're there for an hour, not an afternoon. If you loved the show, the hour is lovely — sitting in the garden with tea where Hyori did her yoga is exactly what you came for. If you didn't watch it, it's a well-curated gift shop in a pretty garden; go for the Sogil Workers tees and leave the pilgrimage to the fans.
The rest of the Hyori trail: Aewol and Hallim
The show's guests were sent out every day to the places locals go, and the production chose well. These are the ones within 20 minutes of Sogil-ri.
Geum Oreum (금오름)
Geumak-ri, Hallim-eup · free · 15 min from Sogil-ri
The show's signature landscape — the crater-top sunset with the whole west coast below, where Hyori walked the dogs. A 20-minute walk up a paved track from the car park, a crater lake (sometimes dry) at the top, and paragliders launching off the rim on windy days. Go for the last hour of daylight. It's the single best sunset spot on the island that doesn't involve a beach.
Saebyeol Oreum (새별오름)
Bongseong-ri, Aewol-eup · free · 10 min from Sogil-ri
The grassy cone next to the Pyeonghwa-ro highway, climbed by Yoona and the guests in season 2. Steeper and shorter than Geum Oreum — 25 minutes to the top on wooden stairs — with silver grass (억새) covering the slopes from late September to November, which is right now. Site of the Jeju Fire Festival each spring.
Gwakji Beach (곽지해수욕장)
Gwakji-ri, Aewol-eup · free · bus 202
The beach closest to Sogil-ri and the one the homestay guests were sent to. Wide, shallow, with a freshwater spring pool (과물) at the back where villagers used to bathe. Quieter than Hyeopjae; good for a swim in summer and a walk the rest of the year.
Handam coastal walk (한담해안산책로)
Aewol-ri to Gwakji-ri · free · bus 202 to Aewol
The 1.2 km path along the rocks between Aewol harbour and Gwakji, lined with the cafés that made Aewol famous. Café Bomnal (봄날) at the Aewol end was the set of the drama Warm and Cozy (맨도롱 또똣, 2015) and is still the most photographed building on this coast. Sunset from the rocks here is the Aewol postcard.
Where to eat
Sogil-ri itself has nothing. Drive 10 minutes to the coast: Danso for a home-style set lunch (open until it sells out, so go before Sogil Byeolha), or Lee Chun-ok for grilled mackerel at dinner. Both are on the BTS trail too, if you're doing that.
A Hyori half-day
- 11:30 Lunch at Danso in Aewol (be in the queue at 11:00 on weekends).
- 13:00 Sogil Byeolha slot — booked on Naver a few days before.
- 14:30 Saebyeol Oreum climb (silver grass season) or Gwakji beach.
- 16:30 Geum Oreum for sunset. Dinner back on the Aewol coast.
Everything above needs a car or taxis; the car-free itinerary covers the coastal part (Handam, Gwakji, Hyeopjae) by the 202 bus and skips the inland stops.
Frequently asked questions
Does Lee Hyori still live in Jeju?
No. The couple sold the Sogil-ri house in 2019 and later moved back to Seoul. The house is now the Sogil Byeolha shop.
Can I visit Hyori's house without a reservation?
Only if the current slot has space, which on weekends and holidays it won't. Book on Naver (Korean interface; a Korean phone number or a hotel's help makes it easier) or go on a weekday around opening.
Is it free?
There's no ticket. You book a slot, and you're expected to browse the shop; the tea that comes with a reservation is included.
Where did Hyori do yoga in the show?
In the garden and the studio building of this house — the studio is now the café.
Is Sogil Byeolha worth it if I never saw Hyori's Homestay?
As a shop and garden, it's pleasant for an hour. As a destination, the oreum and the coast nearby are the better reason to come to Aewol.
I'll add my own photos of the garden and the shop interior after my next visit. If the hours or booking rules change, tell me on the Contact page.
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Photo credits: Sogil Byeolha exterior and Fall in Jeju poster © Sogil Byeolha, shown for informational purposes; Geum Oreum and Gwakji Beach via Wikimedia Commons (Grapesurgeon, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jeong seolah, CC0); coast road photo my own. Not affiliated with Lee Hyori, JTBC or Sogil Byeolha.
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