Jeju, South Korea's Pearl

Jeju is a small island off the south west coast of South Korea. We arrived by way of an Air Korea 55 minute flight from Seoul. Jeju is a beautiful resort island, with spectacular mountain ranges peaking up all over the island. The island is almost a complete oval and is 41km from south to north and over 70km east to west.
We stayed in the Seogwipo area of the island which is on the southern side. We stayed at a remarkable hotel SEAES. All the accommodations (22) are individual cottages, styled in traditional Korean. However the conveniences are all modern and top of the line. At the property there is a Japanese and Korean restaurant. Both are very pricey and limited in the time they are open. Even though this is probably the most expensive property in the area, it lacks conveniences, especially if you don't have your own car, as it is too far to walk to any other venues. Cabs are abundant, always right around the corner and cheap. Most cab rides within the area are $2usd.
There is plenty to do in the area, there are beaches, magnificent westernized hotels, casinos, golf, waterfalls all within the area.
One day we hired a cab to give us a day tour of the island. We had the concierge at the Hyatt map out four sights and labeled them, then walked us outside hailed a cab and explained what the driver was to do. The driver was extremely professional and took very good care of us. We visited a green tea farm and museum, a wonderful botanical garden made up of 100-200 year old bonsai called bungae, a scenic mountain view and a hill-side temple. The drivers fee for lugging all four of us around for the day was $68usd.
The food ranged from American-Continental-authentic Korean. There is actually a defunct Hooters, that sits in the Hooters Plaza. Meals ranged from $24 for a buffet breakfast at the Hyatt to a $7 Bibimap at a mid-level Korean restaurant.
The island offers a lot and if you are in the area and are looking for a relaxing vacation.