If escaping the bright lights, big city and stepping back in time is what you seek, look no further than this hidden-away hanok stay for some urban R&R…
Rakkojae, the traditional Korean hanok house-cum-‘hotel’, has more than a century’s history, and remains one of the best-preserved bits of life in Seoul before it became the Samsung and Lotte-led megalopolis of today. Instead, imagine an historic house with quaint rock garden, where charming and rustic quarters transport you to simpler times.
Just three rooms and two suites make up Rakkojae, which boasts personalised service for guests, without skimping on luxurious touches like hinoki wood soaking tubs, private patios, and some with comp. WiFi if that is an absolute necessity, plus an as-authentic-as-it-gets breakfast in the dining room each morning.
All that’s left to do is locate the unassuming, tree-lined entrance in the midst of historical nabe Bukchon, and back to the Korean days of yore you go…
Rakkojae, Gaehoe-dong, Bukchon, Seoul. +82 2 742 3410, rkj.co.kr
