There are quite a few hotels in Tongdosa as it has a theme park nearby, but I have not tried any as I live in Ulsan wich is just more than one hours drive away. Busan (the second largest city of South Korea) is nearby. It depends on your transport arrangements, but am sure you can get buses from Busan. bus drivers are unlkely to speak English. What I have found when booking hotels in Korea is that often (although not all) the lower cost end tend to be "love hotels" where the younger peiple go to develop their relationship because they can't do it at home. Breakfast is often a sachet of coffee and some toasted nread with jam... Pensions are basically self catering which canbe difficult if you don't speak Korean, English is not widely spoken outisde of the big cities of Seoul and Busan. If you like walking, there are numerous walks around the temple area into the Yeongnam alps region.