http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T22:35:23Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/South%20Korea%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/17/123645/56 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Shilla_Seoul.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><p><p> Since 1986, one hotel has dominated both the luxury sleeping and shopping scene in Seoul: <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Shilla+Seoul/ian/141401">The Shilla</a></b>. Although the hotel has been around for a little longer than that, 1986 was the year that it birthed an <b>independent duty free shop</b>, making the upper echelons of luxury goods available at a price that was almost a deal. The Shilla now operates more shops on the Korean holiday island of Jeju and in Incheon airport, but its original two-floor boutique remains a cult shopping destination.<p> For anyone who feels the salacious temptation of a duty free catalog in the seat-back pocket, a stop in at The Shilla may be deadly (to your bank account). Being surrounded by JetSetCD 2008-10-17T12:56:21-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/