Rosewood Seoul

The facts

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Rooms

250 Source

Operator

Rosewood Hotel Group Source

Brand

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Source

Type

Urban Source

Setting

Situated beside Yongsan Park in the heart of the city, the hotel will sit within The Parkside Seoul Source

Dining

seven restaurants and bars alongside Asaya Source

Architect

Led by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, an American architecture firm that has guided several of Rosewood's projects across Asia, including Rosewood Hong Kong, Rosewood Bangkok and Rosewood Guangzhou Source

Designer

Renowned interior design firm Space Copenhagen Source

Setting

The Parkside Seoul has frontage along Noksapyeong-daero, one of Seoul's main thoroughfares, and connects the traditional business district to the north with the modern Gangnam area to the south. Neighbouring Yongsan Park stretches from the banks of the Han River to the foot of Namsan Mountain and includes the National Museum of Korea. The surrounding Itaewon area is one of Seoul's most affluent neighbourhoods Source

History

The Parkside Seoul occupies the former site of the United Nations Command. Eleven D&C chairman Seok Oh Eum says in the release that it took 111 years for the site to be returned to the Korean people Source

Spa

Asaya will span 4,500 square meters, with multiple treatment rooms, hydrotherapy and relaxation areas, an indoor pool, luxury locker rooms and saunas, a state-of-the-art fitness center and an indoor golfing facility (release of 4 May 2023) Source

Activities

Rosewood Explorers, the brand's culturally inspired kids club concept Source

Website

rosewoodhotels.com