Quality experience at Somerset starts from rooftop

Somerset Palace Seoul won the Best Residence Award. / Courtesy of Somerset Palace Seoul

By Kim Se-jeong

• Published Dec 29, 2014 7:18 PM KST
• Updated Dec 29, 2014 7:18 PM KST

Somerset Palace Seoul is the winner of the Korea Times’ Best Brand Hotel Awards in the residence category.

Quality of life in the Somerset Palace Seoul, a serviced residence, starts with the rooftop garden. Under the “going green” trend, the rooftop attracts guests with a variety of selectively chosen flowers and plants, including fruit trees.

Somerset has four different room types — studio, one- and two-bedrooms, and penthouse. Each has an enriching living environment for busy executives and families, with convenient communications and entertainment facilities. Each room is equipped with cooking equipment but the hotel has restaurants on the lobby floor. High-speed broadband connection and access to a fully-equipped fitness center are provided for the residents. The fitness center has a billiards room, sauna rooms, residents’ lounge and children’s playroom.

Somerset’s location is another point of appeal. Gyeongbok Palace is within the walking distance. The panoramic view of the palace makes a good backdrop for photos for upper floor residents. Somerset is also close to Insa-dong, the traditional district, Jongno, Gwanghwamun and Jonggak.

Staff at the Somerset have “heartware” service, recognizing each guest’s individuality and ensuring that each stay will be remembered with pleasure.

Somerset is managed by The Ascott Limited, a member of CapitalLand. It is the largest international serviced residence owner-operator with more than 200 properties across Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf region. It operates three award-winning brands Ascott, Citadines and Somerset in over 80 cities spanning more than 20 countries.

For more information and reservations, call (02) 6730-8000 or visit www.somerset.com.