Hotel Lobby
The Millennium Seoul Hilton
The Millennium Seoul Hilton has prepared numerous events to mark the Christmas season. It unveiled its Christmas tree and gingerbread house on Nov. 20 and will set up its Christmas train on Dec. 7. It will be the 15th anniversary of the hotel’s holiday tradition.
Every year, a grand 10-meter high Christmas tree is placed in the center of the main lobby. In the Lower Lobby, designers and engineers recreate a miniature Alpine village, complete with snow-capped mountains, tunnels, wooden bridges and hot air balloons. The Christmas train is a collection of over 120 handcrafted locomotives and railroad cars that will chug their way through the little village. The spirit of Christmas is also cherished as domestic and international companies are invited to sponsor a railroad car on the set. All proceeds are then distributed to the Hyeshimwon Orphanage.
The Christmas train, tree and village will be on display until January 16th, 2011.
An exquisite gingerbread house exhibit offering goodies and stocking stuffers for loved ones’ Christmas lists is also on display in the lobby of the hotel. The gingerbread house will be on view from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Dec. 27.
For more information, call (02) 317-3012.
The Imperial Palace Hotel
The Imperial Palace Hotel began displaying a grand gingerbread house Monday to welcome children and to infuse the guests with some Christmas spirit. The six-meter-installment made entirely of gingerbread will be in the lobby until Christmas Day.
Lotte Hotel Jeju
Lotte Hotel Jeju offers couples who want to create warm memories this winter a “Romantic Getaway and Proposal Package,” featuring a cookie-baking experience and ice-skating. The package is available through the end of the year.
It offers a one night stay in a room commanding a view of Mt. Halla, breakfast for two, dinner buffet for 2 while watching a spectacular volcano fountain show and enjoying food from different countries, along with baking a fairy tale cookie house, and 2 tickets to a movie at Lotte Cinema.
From Dec. 11, the movie tickets will be replaced with 2 tickets to the ice rink, a popular proposal location. Package rates range from 300,000 to 400,000 won depending on dates and will be subject to tax and service charges.
Guests booking the package for two nights or more can enjoy a “Romantic Rose Room Event,” where the room will be decorated with roses on the first night of the stay. This event is limited to five couples per day on a first come first served basis.
Other privileges are 5 percent discount coupons and a 5,000 won gift voucher for use at the JDC Duty Free Shop, a tourist attraction coupon book, complimentary use of the fitness center and Kids World, a 10 percent discount at hotel restaurants and bars, a 20 percent discount on laundry services, and a 20 percent discount on green fees at the Lotte Sky Hill Jeju Country Club.
For more information, call 1577-0360.
W Seoul-Walkerhill
W Seoul-Walkerhill’s restaurant, “Kitchen” presents the W Prime Signature Steak.
The beef is from a special farm in Creekstone, Kansas, and is served at premium restaurants such as “Maze” of London, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and Balthazar in Manhattan. The meat is matured for 25 days, which adds a deep and exceptional flavor.
The W Prime Signature Steak is served with two side dishes and a choice of sauce. The certified Angus prime steak cuts offered are a rib eye, New York sirloin and tenderloin.
The choices for side dishes are French fries, mashed potato, potato gratin, creamed spinach and onion rings. The available sauces are a classic béarnaise, black peppercorn, chimichurri salsa, W steak sauce and red wine butter sauce.
Prices are from 95,000 won to 99,000 won, exclusive of tax. For more information, call (02) 2022-0111.