# Seoul hotels for a family of five: which rooms actually fit?

Written 2026-10-12 by Play Day. Seoul serviced apartments that sleep five, at Insadong, COEX and Seoul Station, near palaces, an aquarium and a market for the kids.

Seoul is K-pop on the screens, palace guards in costume and fried chicken on every block. With five of you, a serviced apartment has the beds, plus a kitchen and a washing machine for a long trip with three kids.

They're all on the subway, and the Kakao T app books a larger taxi for five. Seoul's other family hotels are in [where to stay in Seoul with kids](https://ourplayday.com/guides/south-korea/seoul/family-hotels).

## Insadong

### [Orakai Insadong Suites](https://ourplayday.com/places/orakai-insadong-suites-seoul)

Area: Insadong 4-gil, Jongno

Orakai is our first pick for five, since nobody draws the short straw and ends up on a rollaway. There's an indoor playroom and a heated indoor pool with a small one beside it, and Insadong's old lanes start at the front door.

[Gyeongbokgung Palace](https://ourplayday.com/places/gyeongbokgung-palace-and-changing-of-the-guard-seoul) is about a 15-minute walk, the [Children's Museum at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art](https://ourplayday.com/places/children-s-museum-at-seoul-museum-of-craft-art-seoul) is closer than that, and the [National Children's Science Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/national-children-s-science-center-seoul) is about the same distance the other way.

- Book: Four-Bedroom Apartment (6 Adults)
- Beds: A king and four singles
- Kitchen and laundry: Full kitchen, washer-dryer

## Gangnam, at COEX

### [Oakwood Premier COEX Center Seoul](https://ourplayday.com/places/oakwood-premier-coex-center-seoul-seoul)

Area: Samseong-dong

The building is joined to COEX Mall, so [SEA LIFE COEX](https://ourplayday.com/places/sea-life-coex-seoul-aquarium-seoul) is downstairs and lunch is an escalator ride away. There's a heated indoor pool and a playroom too.

The [Starfield Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/starfield-library-seoul), with its towering shelves, is next to the aquarium. Gangnam is the newer side of the city, handy for a trip built around COEX and [Lotte World](https://ourplayday.com/places/lotte-world-adventure-and-magic-island-seoul), a few subway stops away.

- Book: 3-Bedroom Premier
- Beds: A king, a queen and two singles
- Kitchen and laundry: Kitchen, washing machine

## By Seoul Station

### [Fraser Place Central Seoul](https://ourplayday.com/places/fraser-place-central-seoul-seoul)

Area: Tongil-ro, Jung-gu

Fraser Place is a short walk from Seoul Station, so the airport train and the KTX to Busan are close by, and it has a playroom and an indoor pool with a wading section for small kids. A three-bedroom is there if you want more space.

For snacks, [Namdaemun Market](https://ourplayday.com/places/namdaemun-market-seoul) is about ten minutes on foot. [Cheonggyecheon Stream](https://ourplayday.com/places/cheonggyecheon-stream-seoul) is a little farther, and [N Seoul Tower](https://ourplayday.com/places/n-seoul-tower-observatory-seoul) is up the hill behind.

- Book: Two Bedroom Deluxe
- Sleeps: Four, or five with an extra bed
- Kitchen and laundry: Kitchen, washing machine

Page: https://ourplayday.com/guides/south-korea/seoul/hotels-for-family-of-five