The Renaissance Hotels are a subsidiary of the Marriott International Hotel Group. Founded in 1988, Renaissance Seoul Hotel on Teheran-ro Street in the business district of Gangnam is a 5-star hotel that features 493 spacious guestrooms, including 19 luxury suites, and a recreation center equipped with an indoor swimming pool, a golf range, a jogging track, an aerobic room and a fitness center. In addition, the hotel has six fine dining restaurants, which were selected as the best hotel restaurants in Korea by The Korea Times in 2001.