Luxury hotels roll out various promotions for 'family month' of May
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul presents the “Miffy's Day at JW” package to celebrate the “family month” of May that includes Children's Day. Courtesy of JW Marriott Hotel Seoul
By Jun Ji-hye
As the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic around the world has driven up demand for domestic travel, luxury hotels here have launched a variety of promotions to mark May, which is called “family month” in Korea, to offer guests safe and comfortable family getaways.
May holds four important days: Children's Day on May 5, Parents' Day on May 8, Teachers' Day on May 15 and Husband and Wife's Day on May 21.
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul is celebrating May by offering special family accommodation packages and dining promotions.
The “Miffy's Day at JW” package features a deluxe room with a tepee and mat installed, creating a unique space for children to play, as well as a variety of gifts featuring Miffy, the fictional rabbit appearing in a series of picture books drawn and written by Dutch author Dick Bruna, including soft toys, framed pictures and coloring books.
Flavors, the buffet restaurant on the second floor of the hotel, will serve special family buffet dishes including seafood stew, herb-roast lamb rack and sweet-and-sour pork.
A special children's menu of mini burgers, fried chicken and hotdogs will be served on May 5, 8 and 9 only, while cotton candy and a variety of cakes, cookies, macarons and mini cupcakes featuring Miffy characters crafted from cream and chocolate awaits.
The hotel's Japanese restaurant, Tamayura, will serve a family lunch and dinner set menu, along with a dessert of seasonal fruit and handmade Monaka ice cream.
The kids' lounge of Kensington Resort Seorak Beach, dubbed “Cocomong Kids World” / Courtesy of Kensington Hotels and Resorts
Kensington Hotels and Resorts is presenting a “Kids & Family Special Event” until June 30.
The promotion is designed to offer a fun and relaxing trip with family access to a variety of benefits within hotels and resorts for parents with children.
Key features include one night in a regular room or kids' room and breakfast for three (two adults and one child) as well as various benefits for the whole family to enjoy together at each of the resort group's eight properties across the nation.
Benefits by property include kids' amenities; welcome cookie sets; kids' lounge vouchers for safe indoor playground admission; and benefits for the whole family such as outdoor adventures that include rabbit feeding and rental of VR devices.
Millennium Hilton Seoul runs “Mom and Kids” package, featuring a guest room and family lounge decorated with diverse toys. / Courtesy of Millennium Hilton Seoul
Millennium Hilton Seoul is celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of its “Mom and Kids” package with the addition of childcare analysis and consultation service by Growingmom, a startup offering online childcare counseling services for parents.
The new addition offers a special and highly beneficial time for parents who have had to think harder about childcare while having spent more time with their children since the COVID-19 outbreak.
The package features a guest room and family lounge decorated with products from Nabita World, a company importing premium toys, and facility benefits including complimentary use of the hotel pool.
Package guests stay in rooms featuring a bed, rug and tent from luxury German toy brand HABA. Other benefits include board games and BMW minicar racing in the family lounge.
Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam is presenting the “Kids Heali” package that offers a family experience in a local urban setting, in collaboration with premium kids' cosmetic brand Cocoheali.
A spacious premier suite has been converted into a kids' room with various Cocoheali products, while an exclusive family Cocoheali play class takes place in-room, delivering fun games which children can learn in a safe and private environment.
Additional package features include a kids' special gift set, a cube bubble set for bubble bath games, and buffet breakfast for two adults and two children aged up to 16 in addition to Cocoheali cleanser and lotion provided as in-room amenities.
Use of the hotel indoor pool and fitness center is also included.
Intercontinental Seoul Coex has announced the launch of the “Kids For-Rest Package,” created in collaboration with global content company SmartStudy on an urban natural playground theme with hit children's character Baby Shark.
The package features use of a concept room decorated with popular SmartStudy characters including Baby Shark in addition to the gift of a limited-edition hotel-made Pinkfong Baby Shark Kids' Forest Kit and various character-adorned hotel amenities.
Also included is a family buffet breakfast for two adults and one child aged up to 12 years.
Lotte Hotel Jeju is presenting the “B.O.M. ― Bloom Our Moment” package, designed for spring family getaways, until May 31.
Divided into three categories ― couples, kids and family ― the package features one night in a Lotte Hotel Jeju guest room, breakfast, one special menu item from Cafe He:on and a photo printing voucher.
The photo printing service allows printing of up to 40 images using mobile app Popic, helping guests keep treasured memories of Jeju spring getaway.
The kids' version of the package, designed for families of three, includes children's activity programs, postcards coloring, sets of pencils by Faber-Castell, and shampoo and body wash by organic French kids' brand Primage.