The hotel presents a Chinese New Year package from Feb. 7-12. The package comes in four types depending on room and services offered, and are priced from 180,000 won to 350,000 won, excluding tax and service charge. Package I includes a Business Deluxe Room, 10 percent discount at hotel restaurants, in-room espresso coffee, free access to the gym and swimming pool, and a coin book. Package II offers all the benefits from Package I plus a super salad, two bottles of mineral water and free use of

The hotel’s restaurant The Garden will offer a Valentine’s Day dinner this year for couples in search of a truly romantic dining experience. Reserved for only 20 couples, each couple will be seated at a table decorated with rose petals and candlelight, and served a six-course dinner accompanied by two glasses of sparkling wine. Courses will include lobster and king crab ceviche with caviar dressing, foie gras with fruit chutney, aglio olio pasta, Korean beef steak with Marsala sauce, and Grand M

The hotel will be hosting its renowned dessert buffet from Feb. 1 to March 31. At this year's buffet there will be three main sections to experience. In Section I guests will be offered strawberry pizza, classic French Frasier sponge cream cake, and rehrucken, a traditional German chocolate cake. In Section II guests can enjoy sugar-soaked strawberry compote, Italian panna cotta, macaroon, strawberry pie, cheesecake and more. Section III will provide fresh strawberries and a pink chocolate fount

The hotel introduces a brand new institution, the “Gentlemen’s Club.” The club features a variety of the world’s finest cognacs, as well as gourmet dining experiences. This month the theme of Gentlemen’s Club is “Cognac,” featuring cognac from Hennessey. The event will start off with a welcome cocktail reception, followed by a three-course gourmet meal served in a private room and accompanied by fine wines. Hennessey brand ambassador Arnaud Mirey will host the event, and participants will get an

Japchae is a noodle dish made with sweet potato starch noodles (dangmyeon), also known as glass noodles. The chewy and stringy noodles are nicely paired with thin strips of beef and various vegetables such as carrots, spinach, onions and mushrooms. All of the ingredients, separately cooked to develop the layers of flavor, are combined at the end into a deliciously colorful dish with a smooth balance of sweet and savory flavors. This classic method is what makes this dish special and a Korean fav

Handed-down recipes, a tribute to family traditions

Prominent chocolatier sees future of chocolate in its very roots

DongA One Group chief Lee Hi-sang’s quest to make the world’s best wine

Dana Estates 2010 vintage given top score by influential wine publication

The hotel’s Japanese restaurant Irodori presents “Chef’s Lunch Bento Box” until March 31. Guests can enjoy a variety of high-quality, nutritious delicacies including appetizer, sashimi, braised fish with vegetables, grilled fish, assorted tempura and more prepared by the hotel’s master chefs. The hotel will also offer takeaway and delivery services. Lunch Bento Boxes are priced at 52,000 won and 63,000 won, including tax. To use the delivery service, guests must order five boxes at least two day

The hotel presents “Premium Lunar New Year’s Gift Sets” from Jan. 14 to Feb 7. The hotel will offer “Premium Soy Sauce Abalone,” abalone marinated in special sauce (250,000-370,000 won), Murasaki chef’s special “Murasaki Tilefish Yuzu Sauce Set” (270,000-370,000 won), Taoyuen’s popular Cantonese-style dish, “Taoyuen Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” (150,000 won), and “Taoyuen’s Shark’s Fin” (180,000 won). Other menu items include “Premium-grade Hanwoo Ribeye Set” (900,000-1,200,000 won) and “Hanwoo B

The hotel’s flagship bar Bar Rouge has designed an exquisite wine buffet featuring 40 different wines accompanied by 50 dishes. The event will showcase 4 sparkling wines, 16 white wines and 20 red wines from different countries. Dishes served to complement the wine will include fresh vegetable sticks, salads, freshly baked bread, smoked salmon, sushi, hams, salami, and a variety of tempura. The buffet will also provide unlimited servings of cheese from the hotel’s cheese cellar. The wine buffet

Celebrating the New Year, the hotel presents “Premium New Year Gifts” until Feb 11. The gifts include, “Walkerhill Golden Barley Gulbi” prepared with top-shelf gulbi from Yeonggwang. The price of gulbi starts from 700,000 won, including tax. The second package, “Steamed Abalone with Red Ginseng,” offers a nutritious ready-meal gift set. The set is priced at 300,000 won, including tax. The SUPEX Premium Kimchi set, made by the Kimchi R&D Lab built in the hotel, is packaged with a variety of kimch

The hotel will be offering a special “Lunar New Year Package” to celebrate the New Year, available from Feb. 8-11. The package offers a Grand Room accommodation and complimentary admission to the fitness club and indoor swimming pool. The package includes 50 percent off admission to Hyatt’s ice rink and skate rental for two people, including a 10 percent discount on spa treatment. The package comes with free shuttle bus service to Namsangol Hanok Village, where guests can experience traditional