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For those with a busy city lifestyle, who put so much effort into planning a tight schedule for the vacation season, we introduce refreshing destinations within downtown Seoul. A space to calm your weary mind and body, and relax, just for you! Join us as we enter the world of Korea's own style of oriental spas.

600 years of therapy traditional

Yeo Yong Kuk

Yeo Yong Kuk is a Korean-style spa where you can experience therapy with 600 years of tradition. Before receiving spa treatment, you are given a physical analysis to confirm whether your physiological type is  taeyang,  taeeum,  soyang,  and  soeum.  Depending on the result, you are informed of not only the appropriate skin management method for your body, but also what diets are beneficial or harmful, and even suitable exercise methods. You can receive oriental medicine face-packs made from natural medicinal plants, aroma massage based on body type, and more. The traditional beauty treatment here is especially famous, using a specially developed ceramic tool called hwasa.

Red ginseng awakens the five senses

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Leave behind the notion of red ginseng (Korean hongsam) as just for eating, and come for a full-body experience of the red ginseng spa. This is the famous destination already being talked about in other countries. A professional therapeutic practitioner gives a detailed personal examination of the condition of your skin to recommend a customized program. The main program, Slow-Aging, involves the use of hongsam oil made from 6-year hongsam root to ease tense muscles while adding vitality to lackluster skin. Hongsam tea is provided before and after all procedures to give a boost of vital energy.

Recharging the spirit

Sulwhasoo Spa

Sulwhasoo Spa, run by the cosmetics brand, Sulwhasoo, is made up of two parts: a premium oriental medicine anti-aging spa, using Sulwhasoo products, and a contemporary oriental medicine balance spa, harmonizing Sulwhasoo's own oriental treatment with music. Of these, the latter is popular for its shorter time span of 20-70 minutes at a reasonable price. Care programs are categorized specifically for the eyes, face, abdomen, back, shoulders, legs, and feet so as to enable visitors to focus on specific areas. The spa is located on the fourth floor, giving it the unique merit of letting you enjoy the view of Dosan Park while having a massage.

Medical spa with specialized treatment

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With top-of-the-line facilities and spa products, and staffed by professional therapeutic practitioners with over 10 years of experience, this medical spa offers a face care program for reviving skin health using honey, bamboo, and chocolate, a body program to help with blood circulation, and a scalp care program for managing scalp cleanliness. The spa sustains a high satisfaction rate by helping to relieve built up fatigue and make a balanced body, and is also famous for its prenatal/postnatal massage programs for pregnant women, in association with postnatal care centers and hospitals. All massages are provided in private rooms to allow guests to enjoy a calm and comfortable atmosphere.