• Drink
• Music
• Decor
• Service
• Atmosphere

This place is a little bit like being in Thailand. It made me feel like I was on holiday even though I am already, which is a great bonus!

So, the Bungalow is a bar just behind the Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon. The street it's on is probably one of the classier ones on a night out in Itaewon and restored my faith in the area.

After going up some stairs, you are instantly greeted with an open air foot spa on your right, which I think any customers can use so long as you don't take your drink in with you. It's a great idea because you'll need to wash the sand off your feet, but more about that later. Also there is a beer garden at the front of the bar before you even go inside surrounded by bamboo. Once you're in, the staff greet you wearing cut off shorts and straw hats with flip flops, and the feeling of a Thai holiday grows stronger. They asked us where we wanted to be seated and there are different areas. There are normal tables and chairs or 'the sand pit'. Of course, we'd come to explore the sand pit, and you can't go to Thailand without going to the beach. So we asked for there. we were led into the back room, were there is indeed a sand pit and many wicker chairs hanging from the ceiling. Seen as though it was just me and Liam, we opted for a double wicker swing in a romantic fashion and dug our toes into the sand. The lights were low and red adding to the romantic/ holiday feel. All around the tables and bars were tea lights



The menu was extensive with lots of foriegn beers and loads of cocktails but the prices steep so I stuck with a simple red rock beer and Liam had a Heineken on tap. it would be nice for a treat to have a cocktail, though and that's what everyone else was drinking. Liam's beer looked much nicer than mine when it arrived.

A trip to the loo only made me appreciate the decor even more. The toilets were done out in a similar bamboo, tealight and wicker theme. On coming back, we sat on our swing and enjoyed our boozes.

The music was probably my biggest disappointment. We had the joy of Buddha bar-esque low-fi chill out ethnic beats buut I can see why Koreans would love it, and I suppose it went with the surroundings.

The staff were helpful and attentive. They seated us, brought us drinks and helped us find the toilet. They also brought us a snack or freshly popped pop corn from the machine near the bar (another bonus point) and our waitress was HOT in her short shorts.

The only things I'd change is the price of the booze and the music but aside from that somewhere I would recommend to others. It's not every day you get to stick your toes in the sand in a bar, is it?!