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Four Seasons Hotel opens in Seoul
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Four Seasons Hotel Seoul with 317 rooms opened early this month. / Courtesy of Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
By Kim Se-jeong
By Kim Se-jeong
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul finally opened early this month and it’s already the talk of the town.
“Four Seasons shares a common goal based on the Golden Rule and stays in tune with our customers’ preferences to quickly respond to their needs and provide personal, individualized service. This is what defines Four Seasons experience and service. I believe the driving force of our achievements is the employees and their outstanding teamwork and dedication to provide high quality service and experiences what guests are looking for,” the hotel’s general manager Lubosh Barta said.
A glimpse into the brand new hotel gives the impression that it will impress local and foreign travelers.
Rooms
Each of the hotel’s 317 rooms has a bed with a customizable mattress topper, a flat-screen LCD television with wired connectivity and on-demand options, an espresso maker, in-room a safe, an ironing board and iron, free Wi-Fi, a hair dryer, and a lighted make-up mirror and shaving mirror in shower. Each room also has an iPad Mini that helps guests navigate the hotel services.
Japanese restaurant Kioku
Restaurants
The hotel’s seven restaurants make the guests’ experience even more memorable and give locals more options for quality food. Having seven restaurants may be too many for any other hotel, but Four Seasons aims to be the city’s No.1 destination for dining.
Headed by Chef Loris Pistillo, Boccalino is a traditional Italian restaurant that serves contemporary cuisine inspired by Milan.
Chinese restaurant Yu Yuan takes its name after a famous Shanghai rock garden and features interiors inspired by 1920s Shanghai. Its signature dish is Peking duck.
Japanese restaurant Kioku is headed by esteemed chef Sawada Kazumi from Michelin-starred restaurant Banreki Ryukodo in Tokyo and features wooden interiors.
Indoor swimming pool
Buffet restaurant The Market Kitchen offers a European market hall atmosphere with arcade-like ceilings. It serves a variety of dishes, ranging from vegetables and noodles to seafood, meat and “gimbap,” a type sushi sold on Seoul streets.
Bar Boccalino serves seasonal Italian dishes with assorted wines from all over the world.
Charles H. is a perfect for cocktail lovers. There, head bartender Christopher Lowder and his team mix unforgettable classic and contemporary drinks.
Maru is the hotel’s only outdoor restaurant. It serves coffee, snacks, and other light dishes and beverages suitable for casual business meetings and social events.
Fitness Facilities
Four Seasons offers a member-only gym with the state-of-the-art machines. The gym is connected to sauna that includes cold, warm and hot baths; dry and wet sauna rooms; and beds on which guests can take a nap. It also has an indoor swimming pool that has three lanes with a depth of 1.3 meters.
Italian restaurant Boccalino
Location
The hotel is walking distance to some of the the city’s major tourist attractions ― Myeong-dong shopping district and Gyeongbok Palace ― and is easily accessible by public transportation.
Promotions and packages
Four Seasons currently has a grand opening offer and a bed-and-breakfast package. For more information, visit
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