How much USD money should I bring to Seoul Korea for 16 days?

I have the tickets already. I have researched the hotel already and that's about $700 - $1000 for the whole trip. So including hotel, how much for food, some shopping, and a good time there for 16 days? Also, where is the best place to exchange currency ($ -%26gt; won, and then on the return back, won -%26gt; $)? And, one more, in the case of an emergency, how accessible is an ATM and is it hassle free to withdraw from a bank account in the US? Thanks in advance.|||Depends what you want to do, really, but I think stuff is cheaper here than in America.





Food, you're looking at around ten bucks for a decent meal. $600-700 for three meals a day for 16 days is what I'd bring.





Shopping...well if you're into erm, nearly authentic goods (imitation bags, clothes, etc) head on down to Itaewon. Stuff is really cheap there, and you can hassle the price with the shopowner. Otherwise, Mok-dong/Dongdaemun are good places to visit (prices are a bit higher, but so is quality)





You don't need a lot of money here to have a good time, there's plenty to do in 16 days. Say a $1000 bucks for 16 days, and you'll probably have money leftover.





Basically, including hotel fees, you're looking at $2500~$3000 bucks or so. Go ahead and exchange your money at the airport currency exchange, rates are the fairest there. As for ATMs...there are a lot of them, but they only access Korean banks.





Have fun in Seoul :)|||You will love Seoul. I presently live and teach here. You can get away with $2000.00 plus your hotel easily. Transportation by subway and taxi are both cheap in comparison to the USA and Canada.


Shopping at Daemdaemoon is cheap as well and you could go home with a lot of money in your pocket still.


Enjoy your time in Korea.


ATM's that accept foreign cards are hard to find. You can go to KB bank and they usually have one ATM at each bank for foreign bank cards and visa. They have a few at the airport. Be sure to exchange your money at the airport. Woori bank and KB bank are exchange banks. The ATM's at these banks do have English on their machines. Korean's are friendly and many speak English. If you need to use an ATM during the day, the banks have someone that speaks English usually and they will assist you should you have any trouble.