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Seoul / Accommodation / Contemporary


 

In April 2005, this new boutique hotel opened just across from the huge COEX centre. Its rooms are designed as contemporary private residences, with floor-to-ceiling windows, 32-inch LCD flat-screen televisions, DVD players, multi-line telephones and high-speed internet access. The spa-inspired bathrooms, which comprise a third of the guestroom area, feature sculpted granite stone with separate rain showers and an extra-deep soaking tub. Six meeting rooms are available for private functions and small meetings.

 

Seoul’s first international boutique hotel, the W, opened on the bucolic grounds of the Sheraton Walker Hill in August 2004. Guests can choose between ‘wonderful’ rooms (high-tech, dual-colour decor), spa rooms (with special bathing facilities built in), scent rooms (yes, the scents of your choice are piped in) and media rooms (complete with home-theatre systems). The hotel also has a Turkish-style spa and a DJ in the bar. Studio conference rooms are available for medium-sized meetings and events.