Where to stay in Seoul with kids
Written October 2026
K-pop is on every screen in Seoul, and kids get a theme park at Lotte World.
The old center north of the river (Jongno, Insadong, Namdaemun) has the palaces, the markets and the easiest walking, and it's where the serviced apartments cluster. Jamsil in the southeast is Lotte World, with two hotels on top of it. Gangnam and Yeouido are the business districts, with the subway doing the rest. Several hotels have a heated indoor pool, and some a separate shallow pool for small kids.
Serviced apartments in the old center
These are all within walking distance of the palaces. With five of you, Seoul hotels for a family of five counts the beds.
Orakai Insadong Suites
Insadong, Jongno
Our first pick north of the river, in the middle of Insadong's tea houses and craft shops, with Gyeongbokgung palace and Bukchon's hanok lanes a walk away. The suites have a separate bedroom and a full kitchen, and there's an indoor playroom and a heated pool.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor, heated
- Laundry
- Yes
Somerset Palace Seoul
Jongno
Across from the Japanese embassy and a few minutes from Gyeongbokgung, with one- to three-bedroom apartments and a pool. There's a guest playroom next to the gym. It's quiet and residential, good for a week in the old city.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
Fraser Place Central Seoul
Seodaemun, by Seoul Station
A short walk from Seoul Station, so the airport train and the KTX to Busan are at the door. The apartments have a separate bedroom, and there's a guest playroom and an indoor pool with a wading pool.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
ENA Suite Hotel Namdaemun
Namdaemun, Jung-gu
Beside Namdaemun market and a walk from Myeongdong's shops and street food, with a living room and a kitchenette in every suite and a toddler pool next to the indoor one. It's well priced for what you get.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotels and Residences
Dongdaemun, Jung-gu
By the Dongdaemun Design Plaza and the night markets, in the residence wing that's set aside for families, where rooms have a kitchenette and there's a bunk-bed suite. The rooftop has a pool and a view, and the Cheonggyecheon stream walk starts nearby.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Laundry
- Yes
- Kids' club
- Yes
Hotels in Jongno and Dongdaemun
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
Gwanghwamun, Jongno
A block from Gwanghwamun square and the main palace gate, with rooms that link and an indoor pool with a plunge pool for kids. It's the only hotel here that mentions lending bed rails.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor, heated
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul
Dongdaemun, Jongno
Facing the old Heunginjimun gate at the east end of the old city, with the Cheonggyecheon stream below and the Dongdaemun markets across the road. It has an indoor pool and rooms with two double beds.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Jamsil, at Lotte World
Jamsil has the theme park, the aquarium and Korea's tallest tower in one block, with the subway underneath.
Lotte Hotel World
Jamsil, Songpa
You walk from the lobby into the theme park and the mall without going outside, about as easy as Lotte World days get. The residential rooms sleep four in double-doubles.
- Cribs
- No
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Laundry
- Yes
Signiel Seoul
Lotte World Tower, Jamsil
The hotel takes floors 76 to 101 of the Lotte World Tower, with an indoor pool on the 85th and the aquarium and the mall at the bottom of the lift. You get the skyline from every window.
- Cribs
- No
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
South of the river and out east
Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam
Gangnam
The indoor pool takes infants in swim diapers, with life jackets and arm floats allowed, and it's the reason the hotel is here. Rooms are standard hotel rooms with suites above, and Gangnam's restaurants and the COEX mall and aquarium are a short subway ride.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Conrad Seoul
Yeouido
On Yeouido island, with the Han River park and its playgrounds and bike paths outside and the mall underneath. It's quiet on weekends when the offices empty. The subway into the old city takes about twenty minutes.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Grand Walkerhill Seoul
Gwangjin, east Seoul
On a wooded hill above the Han River at the east edge of the city, more resort than city hotel. The forest park has lawns and trails for a picnic, and a shuttle covers the distance to the subway.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Kids' club
- Yes
Seoul hotels for a family of five: which rooms actually fit?Photo credits
Hanbok skirts hung at Ssamziegil, Insadong: by Tom@HK (CC BY 2.0) · Hanok houses in Bukchon, Jongno: Basile Morin (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Old Seoul Station and the station square: Sean Young (@assanges) (CC BY 4.0) · Namdaemun Market, Seoul: Sgroey (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dongdaemun Design Plaza at dusk: lumoplank (CC0) · Sejong-daero at Gwanghwamun: DtSeoul (CC0) · JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul: 오모군 (CC BY 3.0) · LOTTE HOTEL WORLD: Pectus Solentis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Lotte World Tower and Seokchon Lake, Jamsil: Simon Williams-Im (CC BY 2.0) · Gangnam-daero, Gangnam: Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · The Yeouido skyline across the Han River: kallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Grand Walkerhill Seoul: YellowTurtle9 (CC BY-SA 4.0)