May is Family Month... Hotel Industry Unveils 'Paekangseu' Vacation Packages

Children's Day cake at Grand Hyatt Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] In celebration of Family Month in May, the hotel industry is competing to launch ‘Paekangs (family staycations)’ packages.

According to the industry on the 1st, Walkerhill Hotel & Resort is introducing the ‘Vista Kids Day’ staycation package for guests accompanied by children in honor of Children’s Day.

The Vista Kids Day package, available from May 4 to May 8 during Children’s Day week, includes a stay in a Vista Deluxe Room, breakfast at The Buffet, and kids’ activities held at the Sky Yard of Vista Walkerhill Seoul. Especially, the ‘Kids Activity’ held daily from 4 PM to 6 PM during the event period consists of eco-friendly toy-making programs such as assembling toy kits shaped like endangered animals like turtles or polar bears, and making pinwheels, providing children with a meaningful time to think about the environment while making toys.

During the package operation period, a Children’s Day commemorative event will also be held at Walkerhill Forest Park. First, a ‘Treasure Hunt’ event will give gifts to children who find hidden treasures throughout Forest Park, and a ‘Bubble Play’ program for children and their families will be held free of charge at 12 PM and 5 PM. In addition, various events for children such as ‘Cotton Candy Making Experience’ and ‘Roasting Marshmallows’ are prepared, allowing all Forest Park visitors to participate.

Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong offers various products for Parents’ Day. These include a spa package with a Sulwhasoo Balance Spa voucher, carnation cakes and flower boxes, and packaged sets of the best health food, Buldogjang.

The ‘Spa Package with Sulwhasoo,’ available until the end of June, includes a one-night stay in the Club InterContinental Suite with separate living and bedroom areas, and two vouchers (worth 300,000 KRW) for the contemporary oriental spa ‘Sulwhasoo Balance Spa’ located in front of Dosan Park. The spa vouchers for parents consist of facial and body care programs that are good for fatigue recovery.

The Grand Deli offers fresh flower cakes and flower boxes expressing gratitude to parents, available for a limited time until the 8th. The carnation cake is a white sponge cake with fresh mango, flavored with strawberry fresh cream, and topped with eight fresh carnations. The flower box, containing a bouquet of carnations in a transparent box, can also be chosen according to preference.

The health food Buldogjang set is the signature menu of the hotel’s Chinese restaurant Weirou. It is a premium health dish made by the head chef using mountain and sea delicacies such as ASC-certified abalone, silver needle mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, dried sea cucumber, and dried scallops. Orders can be made for takeout at the Grand Deli throughout May, and delivery is available only in Seoul and Bundang areas. Advance reservations are required.

Finally, on the 7th and 8th, the Chinese restaurant Weirou will offer a carnation centerpiece and Hopi Haekdo, a Chinese-style walnut candy resembling tiger stripes, while the Japanese restaurant Hakone will provide a carnation centerpiece and a chef’s special dish.

The Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel bakery ‘The Deli’ will sell a Children’s Day special cake until the 5th. The cake is sandwiched with seasonal fruits such as pineapple, melon, and strawberries along with fresh cream between vanilla sponge layers. The cake is decorated in yellow with cute beads, sprinkles, and star shapes, topped with colorful chocolate balloon shapes as the main highlight.

The buffet restaurant ‘The Terrace’ will offer a kids’ special menu with an American Texas barbecue and grill concept for lunch and dinner buffets on May 5 only. Sweet and sour pork, jajangmyeon, chicken, churros, and cupcakes will also be available.

Grand Hyatt Seoul is collaborating with the famous American children’s art brand ‘Crayola’ throughout May to offer the ‘My Little Colors with Crayola’ room package. Among them, the ‘My Little Colors with Crayola - Children’s Day Limited’ package, which includes a Crayola art class, various events and outdoor activities called ‘Color Ground,’ and a limited edition Mickey Mouse art case containing 125 coloring tools and various coloring sheets as a gift, is specially prepared for parents who want to enjoy a kid-cation or a relaxing staycation in celebration of Children’s Day. The Children’s Day limited package is available only from May 5 to 8.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.