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The Plaza Seoul

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. The Plaza Hotel features designs on all interior elements, as well as hotel exteriors, all rooms, and lobby exclusively by Italian designer Guido Ciompi.[1]

Facilities

The hotel has 319 rooms, four restaurants offering international cuisines, nine banquet halls that can serve as venues for diverse events, and other facilities including a fitness center and spa.[2]

In popular culture

The hotel appeared in 2024 South Korean film Exhuma as place of great location according to Pungsu.[3]

Awards

  • In 2011, The Plaza was ranked No 1. from the Expedia Japan in Korea's Best Hotels after surveying facilities, location, breakfast, service and rate satisfaction.[4]
  • Selected as one of "The Best of Asia's Best Customer-Oriented, State-of-the-Art Hotel 10" by The Nation, a memorable weekly magazine.[5]
  • In 2011, CNNGo, the Asian Culture Travel Information website, selected The Plaza as one of the top hotels in the top 7 hotels in Asia[6][7]
  • Selected as "Traveler's Choice Top 25 Hotel" of Trip Advisor for the 4th consecutive year since 2012 as the world's largest hotel[8]
  • In 2013, 'Smart Travel Asia', the leading online travel magazine, selected The Plaza as 'Best Business Hotel in Asia 25'[9]
  • Annually selected as Top10 luxury hotel category hosted by Global Traveler since 2016[10]
  • In 2017, The Plaza was awarded as the “City Hotel” and the “Large Hotel (over 400 rooms)” at the International Hotel Awards, for the first Korean hotel[11]

Gallery

See also

  • Seoul Plaza
  • Tourism in Seoul
  • Downtown Seoul

External links

References

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  3. Dong-eun Kim. 4 'Exhuma' filming locations we think you'll dig Korea Joongang Daily, 2024-03-22, retrieved 2025-05-12^
  4. award The Plaza Hotel Seoul, retrieved 2018-10-12^
  5. THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection www.cvent.com, retrieved 2018-10-12^
  6. 7 of Asia's best hotels with a view retrieved 2018-10-12^
  7. 5 best luxury hotels in Seoul CNN Travel, 2017-07-12, retrieved 2018-10-12^
  8. Top 25 Hotels in South Korea - TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards www.tripadvisor.com, retrieved 2018-10-12^
  9. Best Asian Travel Brands 2013 - Insights insights.ehotelier.com, retrieved 2018-10-12^
  10. GT Tested Reader Survey Awards 2016 www.globaltravelerusa.com, retrieved 2018-10-12^
  11. Asia Pacific 2018 ihotelawards.com, retrieved 2018-10-12^