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Park Hyatt Seoul
Seoul(Gangnam-gu) , Gangnam・Samseongdong(COEX)

Located in the heart of the commercial, business and shopping district of Seoul opposite to the Convention and Exhibition Centre (COEX), Park Hyatt Seoul is a contemporary personal residence in which the number of guestrooms has been specifically limited in order to provide a level of service, comfort and attention to detail unparalleled in the market. Park Hyatt Seoul offers the largest deluxe rooms in the city (ranging between 48-52 sq m). The state-of-the-art guest rooms, including two Diplomatic Suites and one Presidential Suite, offer 3.4m floor-to-ceiling windows for enjoying city vistas.Park Hyatt Seoul has three food and beverage outlets. Located on the 2nd floor, the main restaurant Cornerstone offers meat and seafood prepared in wood-burning ovens, home-made pastas and desserts with a touch of Italian essence. Offering panoramic city views, The Lounge on the 24th floor presents authentic Korean and Western specialties as well as a wide selection of beverages and desserts. The Timber House, a live entertainment bar styled after a traditional Korean house on the lower level of the hotel, offers Japanese cuisine and premium beverages complemented with live performances by internationally renowned vocalists.Park Club, the hotel's fitness centre and spa on the 23rd and 24th floors, includes the fitness studio, three spa treatment rooms and the indoor heated swimming pool. Luxuriously designed spa treatment rooms enable guests to enjoy the urban spa experience with over 30 different types of facial and body treatments provided by highly trained therapists. Park Hyatt Seoul has six meeting rooms and boardrooms ranging in different sizes for various types of meetings and social events. Park Hyatt Seoul's meetings professionals provide detail consultations and helps creating tailored packages that best suit individual's needs.

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Seoul Marina Club & Yacht
Seoul(Yeongdeungpo-gu) , Yeouido・Yeongdeungpo・Mapo

Located in Yeouido-dong in Seoul, the Seoul Marina provides one-stop yacht services with everything from yacht rentals to yacht maintenance, repair, and mooring and yacht education. The Seoul Marina Club & Yacht has several types of yachts, including dinghies and power yachts that are used for the club’s regular trips. Boats are also available for rent by individual visitors. After a day out on the water, visitors can relax at the Marina Center, which houses Cafe Breeze, Marina Ru (a Japanese restaurant), Ru (a tapas bar), and a convention hall.

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W Seoul Walkerhill
Seoul(Gwangjin-gu) , The Eastern Part of the Seoul

W Seoul Walkerhill, the first-ever W Hotel in Asia, is a luxurious and chic hotel run by Starwood & Resort Worldwide, one of the largest hotel companies in the world. The hotel offers a total of 253 rooms that strike the perfect balance of cutting-edge technology and supreme comfort. There are a variety of amenities including upscale restaurants offering gourmet dishes by world-renowned chefs, a trendy bar, meeting & event rooms, the Walkerhill Duty-Free shops, and more. The hotel’s spa, "Away Spa" provides the ultimate urban resort experience of true wellness and refreshment. Spa facilities include a swimming pool, fitness center, couples spa & massage center, bathing pools, and over 50 kinds of body and facial spa treatments. W Seoul Walkerhill is located at the foot of Achasan Mountain overlooking the beautiful Hangang River, one of the most popular spot’s for both tourists and business travelers.

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City Hall (Seoul Plaza)
Seoul(Jung-gu) , Seoul City Hall・Gwanghwamun

Founded in 1926, Seoul City Hall is a Renaissance-style stone building. Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall is a historic site where the March 1, 1919 (Samil) Independence Movement and the pro-democracy movement in June 1987 were held. It is also a well-known place where tens of thousands of Korean soccer fans came to cheer at during the 2002 World Cup Games. This oval grass square in front of Seoul City Hall, re-established in 2004, is used as a place to hold various events and cultural festivals like “Hi! Seoul Festival,” and is enjoyed by many Seoulites as a place to rest. One of the attractions of Seoul Plaza is the Floor Water Fountain, which looks like a normal sidewalk but shoots water up very high from the floor when you walk across it. The 48 floor lights along the grass square and Fala- a round type outer wall clock- are other attractive features of the Square. The Fala, in particular, is designed to ring the Boshingak Belfry sound at high noon everyday. The Floor Water Fountain presents a grand sight with 35 underwater lights.

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Seoul Color Park
Seoul(Yeongdeungpo-gu) , Yeouido・Yeongdeungpo・Mapo

The Seoul Color Park spans over 9,000㎡ of land next to Hangang River under the Mapo Bridge. It features a large wave-shaped sculpture, as well as bar code graphics and benches painted with 10 different colors that have been designed as the Colors of Seoul. In the 'Seoul Color' scheme, dark gray represents the traditional 'giwa' roof tiles, red represents the 'dancheong' pattern used in traditional wooden buildings, green represents Namsan Mountain, and orange represents flowers. Other colors include light gray, beige, blue, yellow, brown and white.

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Seoul Metropolitan Library
Seoul(Jung-gu)

Seoul Library provides access to a wide range of documents and materials about Seoul Metropolitan City. Visitors will find diverse resources related to the city including, history, culture, urban planning, transportation, environmental issues, administration, reports on outbound visitors, research documents, video clips, and e-data.

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Namsan Park - Seoul
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Seoul(Jung-gu) , Namdaemun・Seoul-Station

Mt. Namsan is a symbolic mountain located at the center of Seoul. Although not as high as other surrounding mountains, Mt. Namsan is a very popular nonetheless as a resting site. At the top, there are various facilities such as Palgakjeong (octagonal hall), Seoul Tower, Maritime Aquarium, fountains, and Namsan Library. You may take a cable car to the top or walk up the stairway path. Other than this path, there are many other walkways to Namdaemun, Hoehyun-dong, Taegyero 3(sam)-ga, Jangchung Park, Itaewon, Huam-dong and much more. The driving courses here are also popular for couples. Namsan Park is a historical site. You will find Bonghwadae (beacon mound) at the top as it was once the center of capital defense. During the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) the capital was changed to Hanyang,(current Seoul) and to protect the city from invasions, castle walls were built on the 4 major mountains like Mt. Bukaksan, Mt. Inwangsan, Mt. Naksan and Mt. Namsan. On Namsan peak, five beacons were built to report the news from local governments to the central government with a five-signal system. Also on the top of Mt. Namsan, there is the Palgakjeong Pavilion, which has a fantastic view. At Seoul Tower (479.7m), you can view the whole landscape of Seoul and the West Sea beyond Incheon. The rotating restaurant in the Seoul Tower also boasts excellent views. With excellent night view, you should try having dinner at the tower. It would be a great experience to visit Namsangol Traditional Korean Village which is a village of 5 traditional Korean houses.

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Seoul Center for Important Intangible Cultural Asset
Seoul(Gangnam-gu)

Created by the government to hand down traditions and preserve important, intangible cultural assets, the center supports cultural masters in the training of their pupils and their efforts to promote Korean traditional culture to the general public.The center houses 8 groups that represent the music field. Serving not only as a training ground for those specializing in the arts, the center also seeks to reach out to the general public through regular programs and recitals. Musicians also participate in musical conferences, events and performances on a national and international level.There are 12 craft groups at the center that are directed by craft masters who have been designated 'Important Intangible Cultural Assets.' Craft groups host a number of training programs.Other special features of the center include the 'Pungryu,' a 147-seat folk theatre; the 2 or 3 story 'Traditional Craft Hall' with an open-run exhibition hall and planned exhibition hall; a shop selling the works of the artists; a seminar room; a training room; and a practical training room. 

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Seoul Nori Madang
Seoul(Songpa-gu)

Established in December 1984, Seoul Nori Madang (서울놀이마당) offers diverse traditional performances on an outdoor stage to promote Korean folk plays and culture among the public. Performances are regularly held every weekend; it hosts over 120 performances every year and each performance attracts over 1,300 visitors. Within Seoul Nori Madang is Songpa Folk Preservation Association (+82-2-412-8665), which offers seminars on folk plays—Songpa Sandae Nori (a mask play) and Songpa Baekjung Nori (a play performed on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month)—for students at no charge.

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Grand Ambassador Seoul
5.0/2
Seoul(Jung-gu) , Euljiro・Chungmuro・Namsan

Grand Ambassador Seoul boasts a history of over half a century, having first opened its doors to guests in October 1955. Recent and on-going renovations sustain the cleanness and modernity of the over 400 rooms and renovations of the business center have been carried out to contribute to our guests’ business success with top-notch facilities and the latest technical support. To match our service quality with the newly renovated infrastructure, Grand Ambassador Seoul staff regularly participate in guest service training to ensure world-class customer service. As one of the forerunners of wedding banquet providers in Korea, Grand Ambassador Seoul offers a vibrant array of banquet facilities dedicated to weddings, conferences, meetings, seminar and other special occasions. Diverse in size and disposition, Grand Ambassador Seoul’s banquet rooms embody style, class, bliss, beauty and comfort. Colorful and flawless culinary experiences and delight await you at the many restaurants on site: Buffet Restaurant King’s, Café de Chef, Pub Restaurant Gran*A, Lobby Lounge & Deli, Japanese Restaurant Ta-Ke and Chinese Restaurant Hong Bo Gak. The swimming pool, indoor golf, gym, sauna, aerobics room, and hydrotherapy are all available at our fitness club where life truly thrive, embodying sound mind and sound body. Indulge in the magnificence of life at Grand Ambassador Seoul. Modernity and tradition, style and comfort await you.  

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