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Thompson Hotels Looking to Get Some Seoul

juliana — 2008-08-28T12:11:23-05:00

That's right. Thompson Hotels, having finished with their monopoly on New York, is expanding overseas to Seoul, Korea.

We have to say, this destination is shocking. We thought for sure a London property was in the works. Yet today a press release was making the rounds of the interweb that Jason Pomeranc and co. are heading off to Seoul.

Cubicle Dreamin': Beauty and Technology on Jeju Island

amandak — 2008-05-23T09:10:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Shilla_Jeju_Island.jpg" class="imgborder"> I've just been invited to a wedding in South Korea and although I won't get there unless my fairy godmother springs for a plane ticket, it doesn't hurt to dream. If I get there I'll head down to <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/7/6/6444/08623/travel/South+Korean+Island+Offers+Volcanoes+AND+Sex">Jeju Island</a>, a romantic spot off the south-west corner of the country. I hear it's sometimes overflowing with honeymoon couples but that seems to fit in well with a wedding trip anyway. My hotel of choice (I've been tipped off by an insider) is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Shilla+Jeju/ian/241579">The Shilla, Jeju</a>, a resort on a 21-acre property on the cliff-top overlooking the Pacific. It only opened in 1990 and was South Korea's first 5-star resort. Sounds good so far, right? My

Behind the Anti-View: Metro Hotel Myungdong Redeems Itself

JetSetCD — 2008-04-30T10:58:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/metrohotelext.jpg" class="imgborder">Have you heard about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/kp/Seoul">Seoul's</a> hotness? South Korea's hipper-than-thou capital is gaining street cred due to a recent opening of a 10 Corso Como, a Fashion Week growing quickly in international regard, and not to mention the popularity of Korean TV dramas around the world. The development of Seoul as a sort of new Tokyo (albeit slightly more affordable) is creating a distinctive thirst among tourists and locals alike: for luxury and high design. This is why, in a city where women wear high heels everywhere, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Metro+Hotel+Myungdong/local/985">Metro Hotel Myungdong looks</a> and feels so good. So it <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/14/2108/1092/hotels/Room_With_an_Anti_View_Aesthetically_Unpleasing_Architecture_in_Seoul">doesn't have the best views</a>, but then what is a great view in a city planned without much

Room With an Anti-View: Aesthetically Unpleasing Architecture in Seoul

amandak — 2007-11-15T10:00:59-05:00

<![CDATA[You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/AntiViewMetroSeoul.jpg" class="imgborder"> Before we talk about the view from Seoul's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Metro+Hotel+Myungdong/local/985">Metro Hotel Myungdong</a>,

Not Much Soul at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, But Enough Shopping

amandak — 2007-05-03T09:15:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lotte_seoul.jpg" class="imgborder"/>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Lotte+Hotel+Seoul/ian/149555">Lotte Hotel Seoul</a> just won a gong as the "Best Individual Hotel in Asia", as decided by Global Traveler USA magazine. The Lotte Hotel is a 1349-room extravaganza, recently refurbished (and 370 rooms were added brand new), and with a new grand lobby on the 14th floor.While its specialization is "super-deluxe service for business travelers", there are obviously enough rooms for everyone and tourists also pick it for the central location. A few gripes include the expensive charges for the internet and the hotel's so big that it can sometimes feel a bit impersonal.The Lotte Hotel is actually part of a huge complex called <a href="http://www.lotteworld.com/Global_eng/">Lotte World</a> which also includes an amusement park, sports center, water