Hi, it’s Solyn. This time it’s the fun stuff at Phoenix Pyeongchang — the arcade, the noraebang, and the bowling.
Mountain resorts sound like all fresh air and hiking, but evenings get long and weather turns. This is where you go when you still have energy to burn.
Everything here is indoors and under one roof, so it’s the easy answer for a rainy afternoon or a post-dinner second wind.
Getting there
All of it is gathered together on the basement level (B1) of Center Plaza — the arcade, the noraebang, and the bowling are lined up in one spot, a short walk or shuttle from the rooms. (Center Plaza also has restaurants and shops; the coin laundry and pharmacy are over in Blue-dong, the condo building.)
You don’t need a car once you’re here — it’s all under one roof.
The arcade (Game Camp)
The arcade is bigger than I expected, with the full neon-and-noise lineup.
There are rows of air hockey and racing cabinets, a wall of claw machines (inhyeong-ppopgi), and a candy-drop machine called Sweet Land for the kids.
Rhythm-game fans are covered too — there’s a Taiko no Tatsujin drum cabinet, which my hands could not resist.
Best of all, the arcade runs 24 hours — so it’s there whenever the mood strikes, even for a post-midnight round after a long day in the pools.
Noraebang (Sing Wing)
If you’ve never done it, a noraebang is a private karaoke room you rent by time — a Korean rite of passage.
Sing Wing here has rooms of every size, from small to group. Pricing is per 30 minutes: a regular room is 15,000 KRW (~$11), a premium room 20,000 KRW (~$15), and a big group room 30,000 KRW (~$22).
It’s open 24 hours, so a late-night sing-along is fair game. Two things to know: it’s card payment only, and after 10 PM no under-19s are allowed in.
Bowling
There’s a bowling alley too, and it’s refreshingly cheap.
A game runs 7,000 KRW (~$5) per person, with shoe rental at 2,000 KRW (~$1.50). If you have a Phoenix membership or you’re a Pyeongchang local, you get 10% off the game fee. Unlike the round-the-clock arcade and noraebang, the lanes keep set hours — 2 PM to 10 PM.
- Three different ways to kill an evening, all indoors and side by side.
- Bowling is genuinely cheap — a game and shoes for under $7.
- The arcade is bigger than a resort really needs, from claw machines to Taiko.
- A perfect rainy-day or after-dinner answer when the kids (or adults) are restless.
- The noraebang is card-only, and 30-minute pricing adds up if you get carried away.
- The bowling lanes close by 10 PM, so a true after-midnight session is arcade-and-karaoke only.
- In the off-season it can feel quiet, without much of a crowd buzz.
- Arcade (Game Camp): Open 24 hours; air hockey, claw machines, candy drop, Taiko no Tatsujin, racing.
- Noraebang (Sing Wing): Open 24 hours. Per 30 min — 15,000 (regular) / 20,000 (premium) / 30,000 (group) KRW. Card only. No under-19s after 10 PM.
- Bowling: Open 2 PM–10 PM. 7,000 KRW per game, 2,000 KRW shoe rental; 10% off with Phoenix membership or as a Pyeongchang resident.
- Getting there: All together on the basement level (B1) of Center Plaza, walkable or a short shuttle from the rooms.
Would I come back?
Yes — this is what saves a resort evening when you’re not ready to call it a night.
Bowling first, a noraebang round after, and a lap through the arcade for the kids: that’s a full night without ever leaving the complex.
So yes — budget an evening for it, bring a card, and have fun.
— Solyn