THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection, formerly known as Seoul Plaza Hotel, is a hotel in Downtown Seoul. Name of the hotel comes from its location on southern side of Seoul Plaza.
General Information
THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection is a luxury boutique hotel chain owned and operated by a South Korean hospitality subsidiary Hanwha Hotel & Resort. It is located in So gong-ro 119, Jung-gu, Seoul, where the historical buildings such as the Deoksugung Palace and the Gyeongbokgung Palace are located. The hotel is within walking distance to major attractions such as Jungdong, Gwanghwamun, Seoul Station, Seoul Plaza, Myeongdong, and Insa-dong. It is also known as a business hotel in a location where domestic and foreign financial institutions and large corporations are concentrated. Since January 2018, it has been in a partnership with Marriott International's luxury lifestyle brand 'Autograph Collection' in South Korea.
History
THE PLAZA Seoul was opened in October 1976 under the name "Seoul Plaza Hotel" and reopened in November 2010 as a luxury boutique hotel. The renovation of the Plaza was the first and largest full-scale business operation in South Korea's hotel industry, including front-facing, all rooms, food service, and lobby. The construction period took six months from May 2010, and the total construction cost was about 80 billion won.