Koreana Hotel
| Koreana Hotel | |
|---|---|
Koreana Hotel, viewed behind Seoul Metropolitan Council | |
Location in Seoul | |
| General information | |
| Location | Taepyeongno, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°34′6″N 126°58′35″E / 37.56833°N 126.97639°E |
| Opening | 1971 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 344 |
| Number of restaurants | 7 |
The Koreana Hotel (Korean: 코리아나 호텔) is a skyscraper hotel on Taepyeongno (thoroughfare), in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. The hotel features a marble lobby[1] and has 344 rooms within its 14 stories.[2]
Construction began on the hotel on 20 December 1969. It was completed exactly two years later to the day in 1971.[3] On 11 April 1989, it received 4-star status from the Tourist Hotel Classification. Nine rooms were added in October 1998 and nine more in April 2004.[3] In 2001, renovations were completed on its exterior, showcasing a sleeker-looking modern hotel. The hotel contains a number of restaurants, including Sunrise, Danube, Saka-e (catering in Japanese cuisine[4]), Great Shanghai, The Blue, Mr. Chow and Peltierone. The Rough Guide to Seoul describes it as "half the price of some of its competitors, but with similar rooms and service standards".[5]
References
- ^ Richmond, Simon (1 May 2010). Korea. Lonely Planet. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-74104-831-5. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Lee, Cecilia Hae-Jin (9 August 2011). Frommer's Seoul Day by Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-470-93144-8. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b "History". Korean Hotel. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Robinson, Martin (6 June 2009). Seoul. Lonely Planet. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-74104-774-5. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Zatko, Martin (30 May 2011). The Rough Guide to Seoul. Rough Guides Ltd. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4053-8000-3. Retrieved 22 March 2012.