Kang Seung-woo is the Business Desk editor at The Korea Times. Prior to this position, he covered politics, national affairs, finance and sports.
Hotel Lobby
By Kang Seung-woo
By Kang Seung-woo
Park Hyatt Seoul unveils autumn suite promotion
The Park Hyatt Seoul offers the perfect promotion for savoring the romance of autumn in the comfort and luxury of a Park Hyatt suite.
Combining a 15 percent saving on regular suite rates with a bottle of red wine and a relaxing soak at the hotel sauna, this relaxing seasonal break is available for booking from Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, for stays between Oct. 1 and Dec. 13.
Payment must be made at the time of reservation, while date changes and refunds cannot be provided once payment is complete.
All guests at Park Hyatt Seoul enjoy complimentary use of the hotel's swimming pool and fitness studio.
JW Dongdaemun teaming up with Naver for autumn dining
The Lounge at the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul and Naver present “JW Garden with Naver Table Ordering,” a collaborative promotion featuring autumn dining until Oct. 31.
This is the co7untry's first-ever service to offer food ordering, payment and review writing with a simple QR code scan, unlocking effortless access to casual dining, brunch menus, wines, cocktails and a wide variety of other options.
The casual dining menu includes grilled skewers with chicken legs, warm Belgian-style mussels, tender barbecued pork ribs served with special “homemade” sauce and king prawns grilled in aromatic herb butter.
The promotion features live house DJ sets every weekend evening from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., a variety of premium drink options such as ARK, Korea's first bottled craft beer, and Duchesse de Bourgogne, known as wine beer.
Lotte Hotel to host craft beer festival
Pierre's Bar at the Lotte Hotel Seoul Executive Tower will hold its October Festival featuring various craft beers and cocktails.
The one-day event will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Oct. 10 and feature the Hand and Malt's four beers ― Slow IPA, Harvest IPA, Hey Honey and Mocha Stout.
In addition, the event will offer two kinds of beer and other cocktails along with its special snack platter.
Haevichi's American-dining restaurant to invite Michelin-star chef
Michael's by Haevichi, run by Haevichi Hotel and Resort, will hold a gala dinner featuring Ronny Emborg, executive chef at Atera, a two star Michelin restaurant in New York, from Oct. 24 to 26.
Emborg, who worked at prestigious restaurants such as El Bulli and Mugaritz in Spain, was named Chef of the Year in Denmark.
For the gala dinner, the Danish chef will bring a special menu for Koreans as well as Atera's signature one for the eight-course lunch and the 13-course dinner.