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Gaeksa were official residences in each "village" and were maintained and used during the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties. They were a combination of government office and "guest-house" in which government officials and envoys (from & to, foreign powers) stayed.

The building typically includes a main hall, with left and right wings, a middle gate and an outer gate on the front, and the rooms on the left and right had ondol. Gaeksa also housed wooden tablets symbolizing the king and ceremonies were performed on the first and first full moons of the month.

Existing guesthouse buildings from the Joseon period include Gangneung Imyeonggwan Sammun (national treasure, designated in 1962), Jeonju Pungpaejigwan (treasure, designated in 1975), Anbyeon Guesthouse's Gahakru (駕鶴樓, 1493), and Goryeong Guesthouse's Gayagwan. (伽倻館, 1493), Gyeongju Guest House, Gangseonru (降仙樓) of Dongmyeong-gwan.

The gaeksas in Seongcheon, Tongyeong, and Yeosu, show the wooden architectural style of the Joseon period.

Saengyang-gwan, the Sunan guesthouse is Anjeong-gwan, and the Sukcheon guesthouse is Suknyeong-gwan. The guesthouse in Anju is Anheunggwan, and the guesthouse in Gasan is Gapyeonggwan.

The guesthouses were managed by government officials. In 1018, four Gaeksasa were appointed for counties larger than 1,000 Jeong, three were appointed for each county with more than 500 Jeong, and two were appointed for each County with more than 300 Jeong.