HOTEL LOBBY

The Grand Hilton Seoul has started a new shuttle bus service from Hongik University subway station to the hotel from April 1. The shuttle bus leaves from exit No. 3 and stops in front of Olive Young at the LG Palace Building outside exit No. 9, before heading to the hotel. The bus runs from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at one-hour intervals. For more information about the shuttle schedule, call (02)3216-5656.

The Renaissance Seoul Hotel presents three “Spring Weekend” packages until May 31. All three packages include the use of the indoor swimming pool, Renaissance Recreation Center and a 50-percent discount for a sauna. The “One-Fine Day” package includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room with common benefits. The package costs 180,000 won (tax excluded). The “One-Sweet Day” package includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room, breakfast for two at Café Elysee, free Wi-Fi and two tickets to Changkyung Palace on top of common benefits. The package costs 230,000 won. The “One-Beautiful Day” package includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room, free Wi-Fi, breakfast for two at Café Elysee, three tickets for the Mt. Nam cable car on top of common benefits. The package costs 250,000 won. For more information and reservations, call (02) 222-8500.

The Lotte Hotel Seoul’s bakery Delica-Hans is running a pop-up store offering lobster roll and abalone tart from New York and Hong Kong at the next-door Lotte Department store’s food court. Lobster rolls have taken New York by storm recently, and Delica-Hans pastry chef will bake the rolls with lobsters flown directly from the State of Maine in the United States. Two types of lobster rolls will be available _ chilli and wasabi-mayo. The rolls cost 12,000 won each. Abalone tart is a signature dim sum from Hong Kong. The recipe for abalone tarts is owned by Lung King Heen, a fine dining restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and they are delivered for sale from Hong Kong. Each piece costs 3,500 won or 12,000 won for a set of four. The pop-up store will also have Hong Kong’s egg tarts with the recipe from Lord Stow’s Bakery. Each costs 2,500 won or 10,000 won for a set of five. The store will open until April 23, and for more information, call (02) 317-7148. (two photos)

The Café, all-day dining restaurant at the JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, is featuring Chinese dishes from April 11 until 26. It will feature seafood salad, scallop salad with mustard dressing, soft Chinese-style steamed eggplant, fried shredded pork in black bean sauce and braised shredded pork in soy sauce, crab meat soup and hot-and-sour soup, beef fried with bean sprouts, Sichuan-style fried eel, seafood scorched rice soup, spicy friend mussels, Kung Pao chicken deep fried with spicy chili, stir-fried Wanxi meatballs and blue crab in chili sauce. It will also have a variety of dim sum. Lunch and dinner on weekdays cost 75,000 won and 83,000 won, respectively, and 81,000 won and 89,000 won, respectively, during weekends. (tax excluded). For more information and reservations, call the restaurant at (02) 6282-6731.

The Sheraton Seoul D Cube City hotel’s Deli presents a “Deli Mini Tea Set,” which includes an afternoon tea and the hotel’s most popular desserts. Seven mini desserts are available: brownie, red velvet cake, red ball chocolate, white wine jelly, dragon fruit and tangerine mini tart, green tea macaroon, caramel panacotta and Valona chocolate dessert. A cup of Americano or tea will be served. “Deli Mini Tea Set” costs 9,900 won and will be available from 10 a.m. till 11 p.m. (tax excluded). For more information, call (02) 2211-1730.