Renaissance Seoul Hotel
The Renaissance Seoul Hotel--a Marriott property--is a luxury 493-room hotel boasting nine eateries ranging from an ultra-modern cafeteria style bakery to fine dining. There are ample meeting rooms and ballrooms. In addition to the well-equipped gym, fitness facilities include a large oval pool beneath a domed glass atrium as well as squash courts and a jogging track. The hotel is located in the heart of Seoul's business district, Gangnam. All guest rooms feature both wired and wireless Internet access. Shopping and mass transit are both close by the property. Guest rooms are spacious and well-appointed with overstuffed armchairs chairs and a well-designed work space.
Renaissance Seoul Hotel
Yeoksam-Dong, Gangnam-Gu
135-080 Seoul
Republic of Korea
+ 02-555-0501
Lotte Hotel World Gangban Seoul
Located next door to the world's largest indoor theme park--Lotte World Adventure--The Lotte Hotel World Gangban Seoul is a small city unto itself. Guests staying in its 533 rooms can enjoy duty-free shopping and dine in one of 10 restaurants. Many rooms overlook lovely Seokchonhosu Lake on the Lotte World Property. Guests come to experience the thrill rides and spectacles of Lotte World, including a twice-daily 200 person parade of performers.
For a fee, guests can work with personal trainers and undergo a state-of-the art diagnostic fitness evaluation at the hotel's gymnasium. The unique indoor driving range features six practice stalls with automatic golf ball dispensers and golf clubs. Guests at the large indoor pool can also take advantage of waterfall massage and an oxygen room.
Lotte Hotel Seoul
40-1 Jamsil-dong
Songpa-gu
138-220, Seoul
+ 02-317-7313
Westin Chosun Hotel
Named to the "Conde Naste Traveler" "Gold List" as of the world's best hotels, the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul, like all Wesion Hotels, features signature "Heavenly" beds and allergen-free carpeting as well as white tea atmospheric aroma throughout the hotel. Many business travelers choose the Westin for its proximity to world banking headquarters and government business, but it is also close to exclusive shopping and tourist attractions of the city. Rooms command sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and the cityscape of Seoul. There are six restaurants at the Westin Chosun Seoul featuring different international cuisines. In the evening guests are invited to unwind and mingle over complimentary food and drink--a Westin trademark ritual.
The Westin Chosun Hotel
87 Sogong-Dong, Jung-gu
Seoul 100-070, Korea
+ 02-771-0500
About The Author
Lois Lawrence is an attorney and freelance writer living and working in Stonington, Conn. She has written on many subjects including travel, food, consumerism, relationships, insurance and law. Lawrence earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1976, and a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law in 1979.
