For the next 12 months, the spa at Raffles Jakarta has a distinctly Korean accent. Sulwhasoo, the luxury beauty brand built on decades of ginseng research, has taken up a year-long residency at Raffles Spa under the title Timeless Radiance. The collaboration began on 1 October 2026 and runs until 1 October 2027, giving guests in the capital a long window to try the brand’s facial and body rituals in a hotel spa setting.
Sulwhasoo’s story starts with Korean ginseng. The brand’s Heritage and Science Center has spent more than 50 years studying the root, along with 3,912 traditional herbs recorded in ancient Asian medical texts and the way women’s skin changes with age. Its philosophy treats ageing as something that evolves through each stage of life rather than a slow decline. That thinking shapes the treatments now offered at Raffles Jakarta, which combine Sulwhasoo’s formulations with the hands-on rituals the brand is known for.
The residency centres on a dedicated Sulwhasoo treatment room within Raffles Spa. The private space is reserved for the brand’s signature rituals, a curated selection of facial and body treatments focused on nourishing the skin and encouraging deep relaxation. For guests who know Sulwhasoo mainly through its skincare products, the room offers a chance to experience those formulas as part of a full spa ritual, applied by the spa’s therapists over an unhurried session.
Both names place weight on heritage and personal attention. Raffles has built its reputation on gracious, individual service since its founding in Singapore in 1887, while Sulwhasoo presents its products through ritual as much as formulation. In Jakarta, that common ground gives residents and hotel guests a Korean beauty experience in the middle of the city.
Guests who want to extend the experience can check out the stay package that combines a stay at Raffles Jakarta with the collaboration treatment and other restorative spa treatments, along with the hotel’s personalised Raffles Butler Service.
For more information, visit raffles.com.
