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The Shilla Seoul

Seoul, South Korea

The Shilla Seoul

Nestled at the foot of Mount Namsan, the hotel highlights a distinctive characteristic of the capital: an urban concept that respects and preserves nature. The vast brick facades, recognisable from afar, anchor this Seoul landmark, a favourite haunt of heads of state and the social elite. Guests enter a lobby of monumental scale before stepping directly into the Library, where velvet sofas and lacquered walls create an intimate embrace that’s ideal for enjoying a drink to live jazz in the evening. The upper floors reveal the city’s duality; from every room, one is brought face-to-face with either the forest or the urban landscape, viewed from a lofty vantage point. On the top floor, La Yeon elevates seasonal ingredients from across the country, celebrating the fermentation traditions, broths, grilled dishes, and condiments that give Korean cuisine its distinctive character. A run through the Namsan forest and a glimpse of the ground-floor hanok reception area complete a neo-traditional picture defined by tasteful restraint.

Accommodations

What we like

The flavour

Dim sum to start the day amid the greenery at The Parkview.

The panorama

N Seoul Tower’s nightly ballet, seen amid the lights of the capital from a late-night bath in the Presidential Suite.

The moment

One evening, escape the tourist hordes for a night of drinking up in the hills of Haebangchon.

Location

Address

249, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu

04605 Seoul, South Korea

Airport

An hour from Incheon International by private transfer.

Namsan foothills

Beside Jangchung Park. Myeong-dong a few minutes away, with Leeum ten minutes by car.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free