voco Seoul Gangnam Local area

Take an action as all the choices are yours. Garosugil shopping street offers major brands and as well as the number of Michelin Guide awarded restaurants. Walk around and explore the cultural hub of Seoul where the city that never sleeps.

If you're lucky, you might be able to catch international and local Korean artists at KSPO Dome while you're in Seoul. The indoor venue is located within Olympic Park, just 20 minutes from voco® Seoul Gangnam. This is the first self-supporting cable dome ever built, with a four-layer fabric cladding. The venue used to be called Olympic Gymnastics Arena and has a capacity of 15,000.

Seoul's Seongsu-dong neighbourhood isn't well known to tourists, but it's become a hot spot among young Seoul residents. This area used to be filled with shoe and other small factories, but young artists have converted many of the old buildings into cafes and restaurants. Informally known as Seoul's Brooklyn, Seongsu-dong is worth exploring during your next stay in Gangnam.

On Seokchon Lake, Korea's leading theme park Lotte World, has opened a new attraction - Moon Boat and UFO Boat. With IoT technology, both the Moon Boat and UFO Boat can be controlled with direction keys. You can change the colours of the lights on these boats at night and you can connect your smartphone to listen to music on them too.

For a relaxing moment away from the hustle and bustle of the city, there are 3 pedestrian bridges that connect Banpo Seorae Island and Hangang Banpo Park. Take a break on the benches under the trees or by the Han River (Hangang). For an easy and effortless way to get to this island and any other nearby attractions, rent a bicycle from Banpo Hangang Park.