Special places to stay in Korea

Hi,

my partner and I are traveling to Korea in April/May for 3 weeks. So far our itinerary looks something like this:

  • Seoul: 12–18 April (6 nights)
  • Jeonju: 19–20 April (2 nights)
  • Busan: 21–24 April (4 nights)
  • Gyeongju: 25–27 April (2 nights)
  • OPEN: 28–30 April (2 nights)
  • Seoul: 1–3 May (2 nights)

This is a bit of a first draft. We know that we want to spend some time in Seoul as everyone has recommended it as an amazing city.

I have a few questions now:

  1. General impression: What is your general impression? Is this itinerary too ambitious and should we plan more time in any of these?

  2. Specific tips: As you can see, we still have a few nights open. I am still looking for a cool/unique place to go. I was thinking of going to a green tea field but most people seem to say that that is more like a half-day trip. I also thought about doing something in the countryside since our trip is quite city-heavy. We stayed in a Ryokan in the Japanese countryside before so I thought that maybe there is something similar in Korea (?)

Any recommendations would be welcome of what else would be worth visiting. It can be anything from a cool city to a special place to stay. Since I found some decently priced hotels in Seoul, money is not so much an issue for a few nights, if it is worth it.

Thanks in advance.