[Around the hotels] Round up of hotel events and news


Romantic dining at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City

The Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is offering a romantic dining experience for couples in celebration of “White Day” on March 14 when men give gifts and sweets to their love interests. The hotel’s Lobby Lounge Bar on the 41st floor will be presenting the “White Day Romantic Set” from March 12-14 at 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. for the occasion.

The set will include a special menu of scallop, mussel, abalone, clam, king crab, roasted salmon, chop steak with fried potato, caviar, macaroons, strawberries and vegetable sticks. A specially prepared cheesecake decorated with the Sheraton bear will also be served. The price is set at 188,000 won for two persons. For inquiries, call (02) 2211-1740.


Green, Irish luck at Millennium Seoul Hilton

Guests at the Oak Room, a traditional English-style bar, will receive a complimentary welcome drink with no cover charge on March 18-19 in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. The two-day celebration will be complete with festive décor, green beer and Irish ambience. Oak Room will offer specially priced Guinness beer sets ranging from 40,000 won to 120,000 won. Various leprechaun-themed green cocktails will also be served and add to the Irish fun.

The Oak Room is a traditional British-style bar with a log fire for cold winter nights and patio garden with a breathtaking view. It offers a wide selection of international beers, cocktails and assorted dishes.

For inquiries, call (02) 317-3234.


Walk in spring at Grand Hyatt Seoul

Grand Hyatt Seoul is offering a special package welcoming the spring season titled “A Walk in the Spring” until April 30. With the ”Relaxing Package,” guests will be able to enjoy one night in the Grand Room with a stunning view of Mount Namsan, a picnic set and a jogging map from the hotel’s bakery The Deli, and a stuffed monkey for 2016, year of the monkey.

The “Picnic Set” will include two cups of coffee, fresh orange juice and five kinds of freshly baked pastries. The Deli’s coffee is prepared by the hotel’s professional baristas using a selected blend of beans. Prices start at 275,000 won for two persons. For inquiries, call (02) 799-8888.  


French cocktails at Park Hyatt Busan

Park Hyatt Busan’s Living Room Bar is presenting a new drinks promotion with reinterpreted versions of classic French cocktails. The seven new drinks are based on classic concoctions created in France between 1915 and 1971. They include “Park Mimosa,” with strawberry foam, champagne and orange juice; “Monkey Gland,” with absinthe, gin, orange juice and grenadine; and “Smoked French Connection,” a mixture of sweet almond-scented amaretto di Saronno, cognac and a touch of smoke, inspired by the 1971 crime thriller film “The French Connection.” Living Room Bar also offers snacks such as mini Croque Monsieurs, French fries, Italian ham and Gruyere cheese that pair excellently with the drinks. The “French Cocktail” promotion is available until April 30 and priced at 22,000 won to 69,000 won. For inquiries, call (051) 990-1300. 


Cantonese cuisine at Lottel Hotel Seoul, Busan

Chinese restaurant Dorim at Lotte Hotels Seoul and Busan will be offering a special promotion on Cantonese cuisine with chef Joe Chan of the Michelin-starred Sun Tung Lok in Hong Kong. From March 22-25, course menus will offer Hong Kong-style Cantonese cuisine, with an assortment of braised and steamed seafood. Appetizers will include boiled shark fin, steamed tomatoes with shrimp and scallops, abalone and asparagus fried in soy sauce and more. The menus will be priced at 138,000 won for lunch and 195,000 won and 235,000 won for dinner. Lotte Hotel Seoul’s gala dinner, priced at 400,000 won per person, will be held on March 24. At Lotte Hotel Busan, the gala dinner, priced at 300,000 won, will take place on March 25. For inquiries, call (02) 317-7101 (Seoul) or (051) 810-6340 (Busan).