Friday
1:00pm—Check into Park Hyatt Busan
The sleek and shiny Park Hyatt is the place to rest your head when you’re visiting Busan, with slick ocean views (make sure to book a room on a high floor) and all the luxury fittings you might expect from the fanciest sister in the Hyatt family.
Dining-wise, it offers the Living Room (mod French), Dining Room (grill and sushi) and Living Room Bar (a piano bar)—and what the hotel lacks in creative naming, it makes up for in quality. The in-house Patisserie serves up delightful sweet treats, and there’s a spa that’s open till 10 pm where you can leave your stresses behind.
See also: 48 Hours In Ishigaki
2:00pm—Visit Art Busan
Busan may be a beach town, but it’s got serious art chutzpah—the galleries are top notch, and, in 2012, the city hosted the first Art Busan fair, which has come a long way since it was founded seven years ago.
Many of the outfits that show there also lay claim to real estate at staple art fairs like Art Basel and Frieze, while visitors also have access to a total of 218 prime homegrown gallery efforts.
See also: 10 Booths To Visit At Art Busan