A Night at `Toilet House?

By Chung Ah-young

Staff Reporter

How would you like to spend $50,000 to stay one night at a house that resembles, of all things, a toilet?

The world's only toilet house, called ``Haewoojae,'' will be unveiled in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province Nov. 11. ``Haewoojae'' means ``a place where one can solve one's worries,'' a euphemistic expression describing a toilet.

Sim Jae-duck, owner of the house, is giving Koreans and others an opportunity to be the first to stay there.

A stay in the toilet house will cost $50,000 for one night. The proceeds will be entrusted to the Korea Toilet Association and later used to help provide developing counties with toilet facilities.

Built in the shape of a toilet, ``Haewoojae'' is a two-story, 418.72 square-meter construction which is made of steel and concrete. Construction on the house began last May.

Among its many amenities, the house features four deluxe toilets, and even a cozy stream and small garden in the front of the house. The natural and pleasant atmosphere adds to the unique and pleasant aesthetics of Haewoojae.