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Park Hyatt SeoulThe Park Hyatt Seoul’s bar, the Timber House, is presenting an alcoholic beverage happy hour until the end of February.The happy hour is available every evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for hot cocktails, sake, draft beer, and red, white and sparkling wines. Guests should order a single dish from the bar’s Japanese menu to enjoy the happy hour. The Timber House has live jazz music. The happy hour costs 40,000 won, including tax.For more information and reservations, call (02) 2016-1290/91.Imperial PalaceThe Imperial Palace Seoul Hotel is offering an "All-day Dining package," featuring a one-night stay, a 50,000-won restaurant voucher, complimentary use of the mini bar and a 30-percent breakfast discount at Buffet Familia.The voucher can be used at its buffet, Chinese and Japanese restaurants and Lobby Lounge. Package guests can also have free access to the fitness club and indoor swimming pool. Guests staying in the Club Deluxe Room, Corner Suite or Duplex Suite can enjoy free breakfast for two at the Club Lounge, a happy-hour offer, day-time snacks, the saun

Jan 19, 2017
Hotel briefs

Enjoy oysters at 2 Ambassador hotels in Seoul

Two Ambassador hotels in Seoul are featuring oysters until the end of February. / Grand Ambassador Seoul HotelBy Kim Se-jeongTwo Ambassador hotels in Seoul are featuring oysters in their restaurants until the end of February.At Novotel Ambassador Gangnam, guests can enjoy fresh chilled oysters with shallots and red wine vinegar sauce, oyster gratin with Chardonnay Sabayon and warm oysters with oven-dried tomatoes and basil cream sauce, among others. The dishes, served at its French restaurant, The Bistro, are priced between 18,000 won and 22,000 won.The multi-course oyster meal includes freshly chilled oysters, an oyster vol au vent with black garlic and mushroom sauce and a choice of sea bream and halibut fillets, or grilled beef tenderloin or sirloin as entree. The meal starts at 81,000 won, including tax.For reservations and information, call (02) 531-6604.Meanwhile, Grand Ambassador Seoul Hotel is offering five oyster special meals for lunch and dinner at Cafe de Chef.The business lunch features a choice of spaghetti with oyster cream sauce or spaghetti with fried fresh oysters f

Jan 19, 2017
Enjoy oysters at 2 Ambassador hotels in Seoul

Wonderful time for strawberries

Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel’s strawberry-themed dessert buffet is available until May 31./ Courtesy of Sheraton Seoul D Cube City HotelBy Kim Se-jeongJW Marriott Seoul’s strawberry menu features dacquoise, croissants, opera cake, financiers, siphon cake and others. / Courtesy of JW Marriott SeoulWinter still has a long way to go, but strawberries are already all over Seoul and Incheon shops, supermarkets and hotel restaurants, which are rolling out promotions inspired by the seasonal fruit.Sheraton Seoul D Cube City HotelSheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel’s strawberry-themed dessert buffet is available from Friday to Sunday and on holidays at signature Lobby Lounge Bar until May 31.Indulge in a wide array of dishes made with strawberries: desserts such as tarts, parfaits, mille-feuille, tiramisu, cake rolls, chocolates, cobbler and cakes; appetizers and entrees such as salads, burgers, tacos, kimbab and teokbokki; and coffee, tea and cocktails.The hotel offers the buffet three times a day: 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., 3 p.m.-5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. It costs 44,00

Jan 19, 2017
Wonderful time for strawberries

Gangwon to hold Olympic festival next month

A monorail goes into Daegeum Cave in Samcheok, Gangwon Province. / Courtesy of Gangwon Provincial GovernmentBy Jung Min-hoAhead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the Gangwon Provincial Government will hold a culture festival next month in two host cities — PyeongChang and Gangneung — to promote the global sporting event.“Through the festival, we plan to heighten the festive mood for the Olympics, which is now only a year away,” Gangwon Governor Choi Moon-soon said.Its opening ceremony, which is scheduled to be held at Gangneung Hockey Center on Feb. 9, will feature a 2,018-memer choir, a 200-member orchestra and K-pop stars. Representatives from the central government, the International Olympic Committee as well as various sporting organizations are expected to participate.From Feb. 9 to 19, visitors can watch a variety of art performances every day at three Gangneung venues — Haeram Culture Center, Dano Cultural Center and a specially prepared outdoor stage.Eleven of the total 55 performance teams will come from plac

Jan 12, 2017
Gangwon to hold Olympic festival next month

Korea Grand Sale is back

Dancers wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, perform during last year’s Korea Grand Sale period. Special performances will add a festive atmosphere to this year’s event as well, which is scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 28. /Courtesy of Visit Korea CommitteeNationwide sales festival to promote PyeongChang Games By Jung Min-hoStarting next week, more than 300 manufacturers and retailers will offer big discounts and promotional events exclusively for foreign tourists.The Visit Korea Committee will host the seventh Korea Grand Sale from Jan. 20 to Feb. 28 to attract shoppers from around the world to Korea. Over the past few years, the nationwide sales festival has grown in size and popularity.Ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Games, which is only a year away, the festival will this time focus on promoting the international sporting event.“We are planning to feature various events related to the Olympics and winter sports,” said Han Kyung-ah, secretary general of the committee. “We will do our best to promote the beautiful winter of Korea as a means

Jan 12, 2017
Korea Grand Sale is back

Festival offers glimpse into Vietnamese films

Vietnamese actress Do Thi Hang is seen in a scene of the film “Yen’s life” directed by Dinh Tuan Vu. / Courtesy of Vietnam Cinema Department1st Vietnam Film Day celebrates 25 years of diplomatic ties “Yen’s life” (2016) posterPoster for “Yellow Flower On the Green Grass” by Victor VaPosters for “Quyen,” or “Farewell, Berlin Wall” (2015), directed by Phan Quang Binh NguyenBy Kim Jae-heunThe Vietnam Cinema Department and the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) will co-host the 2017 Vietnam Film Day in Korea from Jan. 12 to Jan. 14 at Lotte Cinema in the World Tower, Jamsil, western Seoul, screening the three top Vietnamese films for free. The 3-day event celebrates the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Vietnam and established directors like Dinh Tuan Vu as well as movie stars like Do Thi Hang will visit Korea to join the festival.Popular Vietnamese films like “The Scent of Green Papaya” (1993) have previously grabbed local audiences with their uniquely mysterious and distant emotio

Jan 5, 2017
Festival offers glimpse into Vietnamese films

Hotel Lobby

Imperial Palace Seoul Hotel  The Imperial Palace Seoul Hotel’s restaurant, Buffet Familiar, is presenting a special New Year menu with dishes from around the world until Jan. 30.The list includes joraengi rice cake soup from Korea; Hoppin’ John, a southern U.S. dish made of black beans, rice, pork and vegetables; Chinese dim sum; and Osechi ryori, a Japanese lunch box with special New Year dishes.The meal costs 78,000 won for lunch and 80,000 won for dinner, including tax. For more information and reservations, visit www.imperialpalace.co.kr or call (02) 3440-8090.Ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong The Ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong promotes its New Year cuisine at its restaurant, Le Style, until Feb. 28.The menu includes mushrooms with soft cream sauce, escargot with mushroom cream, antipasto with truffle oil drizzle and spicy pepper rice, along with salad and desserts.For dinner, guests can have unlimited draft beer or wine. The promotional dinner costs 29,900 won per person, including tax.If a guest wants to add hanger steak, a signature it

Jan 5, 2017
Hotel Lobby

Get ready for Lunar New Year with hotel offers

A bottle of Korean liquor and poundcake offered at Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul. /Courtesy of Banyan Tree Club & Spa SeoulBy Kim Se-jeongLunar New Year is approaching, so here are some hotel gifts and room packages available to help you celebrate the holiday. Park Hyatt BusanPark Hyatt Busan has a variety of gift sets, featuring raw beef, smoked salmon, raw salmon and fresh abalone. They are on sale until Jan. 24. Also, it sells a variety of wines, homemade oils and teas. A reservation is required for gift purchases. Prices range from 130,000 won to 460,000 won, including tax.For more information and reservations, call (051) 990-1411. Sheraton SeoulD Cube City HotelSheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is offering a room package during the holiday season. The package includes a stay in the hotel, breakfast buffet at its signature restaurant FEAST, Korean snacks served in the room and a Sheraton Bear doll.The package costs 230,000 won, not including tax and service charge. For more information and reservations, call (02)2211-2100. Park Hyatt SeoulPark Hyatt Seoul&rsq

Jan 5, 2017
Get ready for Lunar New Year with hotel offers

Sheraton Incheon focuses on convention

In 2017, Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel will step up its efforts to bolster the convention side of its business. /Courtesy of Sheraton Grand Incheon HotelBy Kim Se-jeongThe Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel was part of an aspiring Songdo International Business District (IBD) development project aimed at making a Hong Kong-like business hub in Northeast Asia.Songdo IBD sits on six square kilometers of reclaimed land, housing more than 100 business and residential buildings. The major constructions were completed in 2009.Major institutions there are the Green Climate Fund, along with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), George Mason University and the University of Utah campuses, Yonsei University’s international campus, Inha University, Chadwick International School and the University of Incheon. It is also home to the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower, Songdo Central Park, Songdo Canal Walk and Songdo ConvensiA among others.The Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel has been leading the hospitality business in the area

Jan 5, 2017
Sheraton Incheon focuses on convention

Ice fishing festival runs shuttle buses for foreign tourists

By Park Si-sooHwacheon County will run free shuttle buses to attract foreign tourists to its flagship ice fishing festival that begins on Jan. 7. The festival will continue through Jan. 29.The buses will take people between three locations in Seoul -- in front of the Dongwha Duty Free Shop in Gwanghwamun, Exit No.2 of subway station “Hongil Univ” and Exit No.8 of subway station “Euljiro 1(il)-ga” –- and the venue for the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Gangwon Province.Buses will depart from the locations in Seoul at 8 a.m. and arrive at the festival venue around 10 a.m. On their return, the buses will drop passengers at Seoul’s Yongsan Station.The county is taking reservations through www.gogogangwon.com or www.winterfriend.com. The shuttle bus service is open exclusively to foreign passport holders.Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is one of South Korea’s most popular winter festivals and attracts more than a million people a year. For more information, visit http://www.narafestival.com/ice_eng/?lang=eng.

Dec 30, 2016
Ice fishing festival runs shuttle buses for foreign tourists
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