Hotel briefs

JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul is presenting a beef special at its buffet restaurant, Tavolo 24, until Dec. 31.

During the promotion, guests can taste a variety of beef dishes, including “galbi,” or beef marinated in traditional Korean sauce; boiled beef ribs; beef stew; and beef soup. The buffet restaurant also offers a variety of cuisines in its regular menu to cater to the tastes of guests from all over the world.

The beef special costs 78,000 won for lunch and 98,000 won for dinner during weekdays, including tax and service fees. Weekend prices differ. For more information and reservations, call (02) 2276-3320-1.

Park Hyatt Busan is offering a 20-percent discount on three Beaujolais Nouveau wines at its French restaurant Living Room from Nov. 16 and 30.

Beaujolais Nouveau is a line of red wines made from gamay grapes from the Beaujolais region of southern Burgundy, France. The wines have a small amount of tannins, which make them less sour, lighter in body and fresher in flavor than other red wines.

The promotional wines are Pierre Ferraud et Fils Beaujolais Villages Nouveau 2016, Thibault Liger-Belair Moulin à Vent V.V 2012 and Domaine Jean Foillard, Morgon, Beaujolais 2012. For more information and reservations, call (051) 990-1300.

Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is offering two massage promotions at its spa.

The face-focused “Rebuild Your Age with Caviar” promotion is for a 90-minute massage that uses pure caviar extract, pearl extract and a blend of phyto-extracts to rejuvenate the skin. The massage costs 220,000 won, including tax. The body-focused “Health Me Softly Treatment” promotion is for a 90-minute traditional Thai massage for the entire body. The massage costs 182,000 won.

For more information and reservations, call (02) 2211-1680.

The Plaza Seoul is presenting “jongga,” or “head family,” cuisine at its buffet restaurant, Seven Square, until the end of November.

Traditionally, families in Korea were big, with many generations living together under one roof. Such extended families led to the creation of a unique cuisine that reflects the climate and regionally popular ingredients, and the head of the family passed the recipes from generation to generation.

During the promotion, the restaurant invites some heads of families to its kitchen for one week to prepare a variety of dishes from all over Korea For the guests.

The families participating in the event include the Park clan in Naju, South Jeolla Province; the Kim clan in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province; and the Ryu clan in Cheongju, North Cheongcheong Province.

The jongga cuisine is served for both lunch and dinner at similar prices to those on the regular menu. The buffet starts at 88,000 won. For more information and reservations, call (02) 310-7777.