'Water and Electricity Bills Total 840,000 Won'... Chinese Tourists Use 120 Tons of Water and Flee

"Seems Resentful After Reservation Cancellation Refusal"

After Chinese tourists stayed at a shared accommodation, utility bills for water and gas exceeding 800,000 won were charged. The parties involved have already left the country, making it impossible to negotiate.

According to major reports on the 8th, Mr. A, the owner of the shared accommodation, hosted a Chinese male and female tourist couple who booked the entire property for 25 days starting from the 6th of last month. However, four days before the contract expired, he received a call from the gas meter reader, who asked if there was a gas leak. When he hurriedly checked the accommodation, all the lights were on, the windows were all open, and the boiler was running.

The gas usage recorded on the meter was more than five times the usual amount. Moreover, the tourists used over 120 tons of water during their stay, which is an amount that would require the water to be running continuously for six days. The gas bill for their stay amounted to 640,000 won, and the water and electricity bills totaled 200,000 won, resulting in a total utility charge of 840,000 won.

Water is flowing from the faucet. Stock photo. [Image source=Pixabay]

Mr. A suspects that the tourists deliberately caused this situation out of resentment after their reservation cancellation was refused. According to reports, they asked whether cancellation was possible before check-in, and when refused, they inquired if there was CCTV inside the house.

Upon reviewing the closed-circuit television footage, it was confirmed that the guests actually stayed in the accommodation for about five days, and after packing up and leaving, they only visited for about five minutes once every three days.

Currently, the tourists who caused the problem have left the country and cannot be contacted, so there is no way to negotiate.

On the 28th, Myeongdong Shopping Street in Jung-gu, Seoul, was bustling with foreign tourists and citizens. The photo is not directly related to specific expressions in the article. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

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