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The Millennium Seoul Hilton offers a Himalaya Package with yoga meditation only on Nov. 13.

The package includes a one-night stay in either a deluxe or executive room, an Indian herb skin care set, breakfast for two, room service for the Indian beverage mango lassi, free Wi-Fi service, a yoga workshop and access to fitness center and swimming pool. The yoga workshop will take place at 10 a.m. till noon on Nov. 14, led by Abhijit Ghosh, a yoga specialist from India. The package starts from 260,000 won. For more information and reservations, call (02) 317-3000.

The hotel also holds the Indian cultural festival between Nov. 9 and 14, during which famous chefs Vikram Udaygiri and Kasiviswanathan will cook traditional Indian cuisine for guests.

Conrad Seoul topped the rank in five fields at the 2015 World Travel Awards ― 22-year-old hotel awards. The five fields were lifestyle hotel, luxurious city hotel, business hotel, leading hotel and hotel suite.

Votes from almost 650,000 individual travelers were counted for the award. Located in Yeouido, the city’s financial hub, Conrad Seoul has 434 rooms and is adjacent to an upscale mall and a prominent movie theater. The hotel celebrates its third anniversary this year, with an offer of an anniversary package. For more information or reservations, call (02) 6137-7000.

Imperial Palace Seoul’s Italian restaurant Verona presents the taste of Abruzzo, the central region in Italy close to the Adriatic Sea. The region’s natural beauty is well-known and widely recognized.

The main ingredient in Abruzzo is peperoncini, a special distinctive spicy pepper. The menu includes beef carpaccio and caprese, spaghetti with meat-based spicy tomato sauce, grilled asparagus salad with catalane salsa, grilled premium steak with mixed grilled vegetables and dried plum egg tart. It costs 55,000 won for lunch and 100,000 won for dinner, including tax and service charge. For reservation and information, call (02) 3440-8135.

Seamarq Hotel in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, presents two winter packages until Dec. 31.

The Anti-Stress Package includes a one-night stay in a premium deluxe room and a massage for one hour. The Sweet Package includes a one-night stay in the corner suite room and a 90-minute body massage and Jacuzzi at the hotel’s private spa designed for two people. Both packages include access to mini-bars, breakfast for two, a sauna, heated pool, fitness club and kid’s club. Each guest will receive a gift of cleansing oil. The packages start from 1.2 million won. For more information and reservations, call (033) 650-7000.