For those looking to discover the fancier side of Seoul, there are plenty of things to see and do. Of course, the convenient and fast Airport Railway Express is a great option to get to Seoul from the award-winning Incheon International Airport but a number of companies offer full VIP airport pick-up and drop-off services in premium, luxury cars. This includes companies like Limousine Korea, MK Korea, Premium Pass International, TRAESCO, and Tranmaster who are all experienced with managing VIPs from all over the world.

Seoul has no shortage of luxury accommodations with properties from global brands such as the Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, InterContinental, Four Seasons, Banyan Tree, and their respective subsidiaries all around the city. Two local Korean luxury hotel brands include the Shilla and Lotte Hotel groups. All these international and local luxury hotel brands feature not only grand accommodation options and amenities but houses a range of fine dining restaurants, spas, boutique shops, spas, and other VIP services. For luxurious stays with a very Korean flavor, there a number of luxurious traditional Korean hanok homes that will capture your eyes and heart in both aesthetics and comfort. Renovated hanok such as Chiwoonjung and Rakkojae all are well-known upscale boutique hanok hotels in northern Seoul and will make your stay memorable and glamorous.

International visitors looking to test their luck can drop by one of three casinos in Seoul. The Paradise Walkerhill Casino within the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel, the Seven Luck Casino Millennium at the Seoul Millennium Hilton Hotel, and the Seven Luck Casino Seoul Gangnam. Just be sure you’re of legal gambling age and remember to bring your passport to show you’re a visitor from abroad.

Seoul’s top neighborhood for upscale spa, cosmetic, and aesthetic treatments is the general Gangnam district and specifically around the Apgujeong and Cheongdam area. The spas offer a range of upscale treatments but also unique ones combining Korean elements such as ginseng, Korean clay, and medicinal herbs. This same area is also where the majority of Seoul’s top medical and cosmetic clinics are found featuring the latest technologies and globally-renown doctors. Many top clinics also feature packages that includes accommodation, food, and other services for those seeking procedures.

Attractions recommended for luxury visitors include the Korea Furniture Museum for its exquisite traditional Korean hanok structures and Joseon Dynasty furniture pieces, Bukchon Hanok Village for its cluster of traditional Korean homes renovated into restaurants and boutiques, Insadong for its many antiques and traditional Korean goods, and palaces like Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, and Changgyeonggung which are particularly known among the palaces for their beauty. The Leeum Samsung Museum of Art is not only one of Korea’s top museums in quality and offering but is located near the upscale neighborhood of Hannamdong with many excellent dining and shopping options nearby.

Luxury shoppers will enjoy the many duty-free stores around Seoul including Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free in Myeongdong, the Shilla IPark Duty Free in Yongsan, and Doosan’s Doota Free in Dongdaemun among others. Many global and Korean luxury brands have their flagship stores in Cheongdamdong making it worth a visit as well.

For fine dining restaurants with a view, check out some of the restaurant options available at the N Seoul Tower, the 63 Tower, or at hotels such as the Four Seasons, the Conrad, the Grand Hyatt, and the JW Marriott. Seoul is set to have its first Michelin Guide published very soon so be on the lookout for that as well!

And finally, to cap off a memorable Seoul experience, one can charter private yachts at the Seoul Marina Club and Yacht or even helicopters via Blue Airlines to really see the city in a grand and opulent fashion.