Park Roche Resort & Wellness

Chic and luxurious wellness hotel in the middle of nowhere. We spent one night here after our ski trip to High One. Hotel has a shuttle to the Jinbu train station, which will bring you back to Seoul. Nothing around the hotel except the Gariwangsan Cable Car (recommended) and dining options mainly in hotel for dinner (not a big menu but items all executed well) and the buffet breakfast that you can eat until 1pm!! There is an indoor pool, outdoor jacuzzis (disappointed that only 2 were working) and sauna and also hot baths in the bathing area to relax in. Also a library and an on-site convenience store for late night ramyeon or soju cravings. The staff at reception were lovely; spoke English well, super friendly and took initiative to help us with group photos.

The rooms are very neat and design is modern with a scandinavian touch. Very pleasant stay. However, customer service is not on par with the room rates. Also the resort capacity seems to be overestimated. Arriving on a Saturday at earliest checkin-time, we were unable to book any massage or the private jacuzzi for a timeslot during our stay, as it was already fully booked. We even add to put ourselves on a waiting list before we could actually talk to the reception desk! Same for breakfast on next day, we had to wait 15 mn because the staff couldn't clean tables fast enough. (I am not blaming the staff, they're probably understaffed) Also the parking was full when we came back from dinner outside, so we had to wait 20mn to get a parking slot... Also, no room service. The on-site food options are very limited and if you want some coffee or beer, it is completely overpriced (W12,000) and you have to get it yourself on 1st floor on top of that! Are they expecting us to bring our own food or to cook in the room at a hotel which charges 400,000W / night ? So the experience could have been great because the building and rooms are great but it ended up very frustrating.

[January, 2022] Five stars for the vibe/customer service/restaurant foods vs. ** Two stars for their efforts of the sustainability; there are no recycling bins around the hotel so guests can’t separate waste; I wish they get rid of single-use plastic water bottles. That said, it’s an excellent idea that they use a paper to-go cup lid. [August, 2020] Five stars; expensive but not overpriced.

Best for a 2~3 days of full relaxation completely separated from city-life. The hotel has a variety of programs including yoga, free of additional charge. Also notable that you can use spa as much as you want. Room services are not available, so you’ll have to take to-go foods from the cafe at 1F.