The name ‘Spapia’ is a combination of the words ‘spa’ and ‘utopia.’ The sulfur hot springs in the Daejeon area started to gain attention around the end of the Baekje Dynasty. Hot spring water used at Spapia is brought up from 20-400m underground and contains around 60 different minerals, void of heavy metal content. The water quality is of such high quality and is so well-known for its wonderful health benefits that even Taejong and Taejo, kings from the Joseon Dynasty, visited the hot springs.
Hotel Spapia is located in Daejeon Yuseong-gu Bongmyeong-dong (Yusung Hot Spring Tourism District). In addition to 218 spacious guestrooms (the largest in the spa district), the hotel has Western and Korean restaurants, various banquet halls, a large parking lot, and high-speed internet and a personal safe in each room. The hotel is also known for hosting the Korean soccer team for 6 days during the 2002 World Cup when Korea was preparing for its game with Italy.