Hotel Lobby - The Korea Times

Ibis Ambassador Suwon

Ibis Ambassador Suwon officially opened its doors to the public on April 29 ― making it the first and only international hotel chain in the city in Gyeonggi Province.

The hotel is the 7th sister hotel, co-managed by French Accor, a world-leading hotel management company and Ambassador Hotel Group.

The opening ceremony, hosted by Kwon Byung-kook, the owner of the property, was joined by guests such as Ye Chang-kun, deputy mayor of Suwon City, Lim Byung-soo, president of Tourism Organization of Gyeonggi Province, Michael Issenberg, president of Accor Asia Pacific and Suh Jung-ho, chairman of Ambassador Hotel Group.

The new hotel features 240 guestrooms with free high speed Internet, a private safe,a bidet and other latest technology. Gym and sauna are available as well.

Various types of wedding and meeting occasions are available at three wedding halls and meeting halls.

Gilbert C. Mennetret has the honor of being the first general manger of the Ibis hotel in Suwon.

For more information, call (031) 230-5000.

Renaissance Seoul Hotel

Korean restaurant Sabiru at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel offers a ``well-being'' promotion, providing a great variety of Korean cuisine until June 30.

The well-being set menu consists of six courses. Especially, Bibimbap, or mixed rice with vegetables, has herb flower that contains a lot of vitamin C and E along with an enjoyable scent and delicate texture.

The set menu is available both for lunch and dinner at the price of 58,000 won. For more information, call (02) 2222-8655.

Sheraton Grand Walkerhill

Pavilion, lobby lounge at Sheraton Grand Walkerhill, hosts a promotional ``High Tea'' event through Aug. 31.

The promotion will consist of a range of black and herb teas as well as various desserts. High Tea is a type of afternoon tea tradition and it was initiated with the fusion of dinner and tea at the dining table during 18th century Europe.

High Tea is offered daily from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and is limited to 20 guests each day. The price is 25,000 won. For more information, call (02) 450-4534.