The Shilla Seoul

Seoul, South Korea. Urban Island, a year-round outdoor pool with cabanas, and the Clé de Peau Beauté spa with a lounge overlooking Namsan.

The Shilla SeoulSeoul, South Korea

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Practical information

464 rooms and suites, up to the Presidential Suite.
Restaurants La Yeon (modern Korean), Continental (French), Ariake (Japanese), Palsun (Chinese) and The Parkview, plus The Library lounge and The Distillers Library whisky bar.
Urban Island, a year-round outdoor pool with cabanas, and the Clé de Peau Beauté spa with a lounge overlooking Namsan.
Located in Jangchung-dong, on the slopes of Namsan in Seoul’s Jung district.

5 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

Before 1979
The site serves as South Korea’s state guest house under the government of Park Chung Hee.
March 1979
Hotel Shilla begins operating at the initiative of Lee Byung-chul, founder of the Samsung Group.
January 2008
Travel & Leisure includes the Shilla among the world’s top 500 hotels.
1 August 2013
After seven months of renovation the hotel reopens, unveiling Urban Island, Seoul’s first year-round outdoor pool, and a new fitness centre.
2026
The Forbes Travel Guide again rates the hotel five stars, for the eighth consecutive year; the hotel bills itself as Korea’s first to earn the rating.

Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Hotel Shilla” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website · TTG MICE Planner, “The Shilla Seoul”. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.