Cha Gangnam Medical Center, Cha University (차의과학대학교 강남차병원)

12.4Km 2025-07-29

(Yeoksam-dong), 566 Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

CHA Gangnam Medical Center was founded in 1960 with the opening of CHA Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic by Honorary Head Director Gyeong-seop Cha. In 1984, it expanded into a general hospital with 200 beds in Gangnam District.

As a specialized hospital for obstetrics and gynecology designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, CHA Gangnam Medical Center provides top-tier healthcare services through 14 specialized departments, including obstetrics and gynecology, and 39 specialized centers and clinics, such as Fertility Center, IVF Center, and the High-Risk Pregnancy Clinic. The hospital offers precise diagnoses and treatments, specializing in uterine fibroids and gynecological cancers, and utilizes cutting-edge minimally invasive surgical techniques to ensure minimal scarring and rapid recovery. It has also achieved the highest number of robotic surgeries in obstetrics and gynecology in the country, with over 5,000 procedures performed.

Since its establishment in 1984, CHA Gangnam Medical Center's Fertility Center has pioneered numerous groundbreaking achievements, including the birth of the first test-tube baby at a private hospital in Korea, the country's first successful intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), the world's first birth through in vitro maturation of an immature oocytes, and the first baby born from vitrified (frozen) eggs. These accomplishments have earned the hospital global recognition for its research and development.

Hotel Star (호텔스타)

12.4Km 2021-01-12

17, Nonhyeon-ro 87-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-561-9442

Located in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Hotel Star is one block away from the Gangnam Station. A limousine bus stop from Gimpo Airport and Incheon International Airport is in front of the hotel, making it a popular accommodation choice among foreign tourists. It is also popular among domestic tourists for its location near Yeoksam Station. Various things to see and eat from Teheran-ro to Gangnam Station will give pleasure to those touring Seoul's downtown area.

Imperial Palace Hotel (임피리얼 팰리스 호텔)

12.4Km 2025-08-22

640 Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3440-8000

Imperial Palace Hotel first opened on September 18, 1989, starting as a deluxe hotel and becoming a superior deluxe hotel after 10 years in June 1999. The hotel has remained the pride of the Korean hotel industry thanks to its effective management and improving domestic capital. In 2005, it carried out a large-scale remodeling project to enlarge its size to resemble luxurious European hotels, including a large-sized lobby, convention center that can accommodate over 1,000 visitors, classical wedding hall, and 405 guestrooms. The hotel is part of a chain, along with Imperial Palace Boutique Hotel in Itaewon and Imperial Palace Hotel – Fukuoka in Japan.

Sojeokdu (소적두)

12.4Km 2021-05-11

5-2, Apgujeong-ro, 46-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3443-4433

This is a cafe located in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul. Try patbingsu (shaved ice with sweet red beans), the representative summer thirst-quencher of Koreans. The representative menu is shaved ice with red bean topping.

Aedogin (에도긴)

12.4Km 2019-12-31

30, Teheran-ro 8-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

The restaurant is situated in Seoul, in the elegant marble building of a European facility, on the 2nd and 3rd floors. The restaurant is a meeting place for VIP guests, where the fish is imported daily from Jeju-do Island, Pohang, Busan, and Sokcho. This is the perfect place for family gatherings with special prices given to guests who reserve the small and large banquet rooms. Aedogin's head chef was formerly the assistant head chef at the Shilla Hotel.

Docfinderkorea (닥파인더코리아)

12.4Km 2025-07-29

(#301, 3rd Floor), 72 Gangnam-daero 94-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Docfinderkorea is the largest and longest-running patient agency in Korea, chosen by more than 6,500 surgical patients from more than 101 countries.

Through our years of experience and specialized knowledge, we provide detailed information on hospitals and doctors in the aesthetic medical industry such as plastic surgery, dermatology, dentistry, and hair transplantation, as well as booking, interpretation service, price negotiation, and drug prescription. These make us the best medical tourism service provider, not just an agency that connects patients with medical institutions.

We have also received the highest satisfaction ratings from our patients since opening in 2012 thanks to our diverse concierge services, which include providing information on transportation, sightseeing, food, culture, and beauty (hair/nail/cosmetic products, etc.) to keep patients coming back to Korea for more.

With excellent staff members proficient in English, Korean, and third languages (seven languages available), Docfinderkorea strives to make more diverse patients feel comfortable in Korea.

Dolgomne (돌곰네)

12.4Km 2021-03-30

18, Eonju-ro 146-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3446-2928

A place where you can taste various octopus dishes. This seafood restaurant is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is parboiled octopus.