2023.9.14 Hotel Events

Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
Through Oct. 3: In the heart of Gwanghwamun, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is offering a special Chuseok package called Stay & Dine and a diverse selection of Chuseok gift sets. Firstly, the Stay & Dine Chuseok ...

Four Seasons Hotel Seoul

Through Oct. 3: In the heart of Gwanghwamun, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is offering a special Chuseok package called Stay & Dine and a diverse selection of Chuseok gift sets.

Firstly, the Stay & Dine Chuseok package, available until Oct. 3, presents an opportunity for families, couples and friends to enjoy a luxurious vacation. This package includes a relaxing one-night stay in spacious guest rooms and a generous dining credit of 200,000 won ($151) per night, valid for use in all hotel restaurants and bars except for room service. The hotel has nine dining options, including The Market Kitchen buffet restaurant, the Chinese restaurant Yu Yuan, the modern Japanese restaurant Akira Back, the lobby lounge Maru and the Korean contemporary bar OUL. Additionally, guests can enjoy complimentary access to the fitness club, golf zone and indoor swimming pool. Prices for the Stay & Dine package start at 690,000 won per night for a Deluxe room, excluding taxes.

The hotel also offers a range of Chuseok gift sets, including various options to suit individual tastes and lifestyles. These sets include premium cuts of beef, fruits, honey, hotel signature products and vouchers. Prices for the gift sets range from approximately 100,000 won to 830,000 won. Among them, the standout is the Hanwoo++ Grilled Meat Mi Hyang Set, priced at 825,000 won, which is the highest-priced premium Hanwoo beef set among the offerings. This set features a carefully selected portion of top-grade 1++ Hanwoo beef, known for its tender texture, rich juiciness and savory flavor. It includes prime cuts such as tenderloin, lean and flavorful sirloin, and well-marbled skirt steak. Guests can customize their 1++ Hanwoo beef set according to their preferences. Other gift sets include the Fruit Set and the Honey Set, which feature natural honey infused with pine mushrooms and mountain ginseng harvested in Yangyang, Gangwon, starting at 180,000 won. There is also a signature fragrance set from Four Seasons Hotel Seoul priced at 180,000 won, and gift cards are usable at hotel rooms, restaurants and the spa, starting at 100,000 won.

Notably, the lineup also includes mooncakes, a traditional Chinese treat enjoyed during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Designed in the shape of a full moon, these mooncakes are crafted by Yu Yuan and are filled with sweet, creamy custard to enhance the sweetness and richness of the traditional mooncake. The price for a box of mooncakes is 88,000 won per box. (02) 6388-5000 www.fourseasons.com/seoul

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul

Through Nov. 30:The Lounge at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul greets autumn with a newly reimagined afternoon tea set. Located on the hotel’s eighth floor, The Lounge features a pink-toned interior that perfectly complements the new autumn shapes and colors evoked by this season’s afternoon tea menu. The Fall in Love afternoon tea set is available from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.

This season’s tea set combines simple savory items infused with autumn flavors and a selection of five desserts. The savory menu includes doubled eggs topped with rolls of prosciutto evoking the forms of autumn leaves, and pumpkin lasagna bites, featuring sweet seasonal pumpkin and topped with dried basil. Crab canapés are served on honeycomb-shaped tuiles, evoking autumn’s abundant honey, while walnut doughnuts are old-fashioned miniature doughnuts topped with maple and carrot mousse and nuts.

The quintet of autumn-inspired desserts includes chestnut cream rolls, a blend of creamy chestnut and chocolate aromas; Australian-style fig pavlovas, meringue desserts balancing notes of fig and vanilla; red jade apple panna cotta, crafted from yogurt and fresh seasonal red jade apples and topped with macarons; soft, sweet purple sweet potato mont blancs filled with mascarpone cream cheese; and caramel hazelnut madeleines, baked to an irresistible shade of autumnal golden brown.

The seasonal selection of desserts and savory items is accompanied by a choice of premium teas, coffees and champagnes, including nine teas by the organic handmade U.S. brand Rishi, Homage Coffee, custom-blended exclusively for JW Marriott Hotel Seoul by America’s Trinidad coffee, and traditional Korean tea varieties. Two glasses of iconic Taittinger champagne are available as a luxury option, creating a truly unforgettable afternoon escape. (02) 6282-6262 www.marriott.co.kr/hotels/travel/seljw-jw-marriott-hotel-seoul