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

Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner at Millennium Seoul Hilton

Millennium Seoul Hilton’s French restaurant Seasons will present a Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner on July 14, in celebration of the French National Day.

The gala dinner will start with a welcome cocktail followed by a French-themed dinner paired with French wines.

The menu features a mixed platter of Alaskan King crab, oysters on ice, scallops with crunchy vegetables and sturgeon caviar sauce, and wagyu beef Wellington.

The gala dinner is priced at 230,000 won, including tax and service charge. Advance reservation is recommended as seating is limited.

For reservations and inquiries, call (02) 317-3060.

Summer outdoors program for kids at Grand Hyatt Seoul

  In time for summer vacation, Grand Hyatt Seoul is presenting its Grand Camping program for kids staying at the hotel from now until Aug. 14.

Available to children aged 5-12, the program offers four components designed to foster outdoor play: climbing, sand play, swinging and activity zones. To encourage hands-on experiments and scientific curiosity, the activity zone will offer workshops where they can build water rockets and solar lanterns from scratch. 

At 70,000 won per day, the program will take place every day from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

For reservations and inquiries, call (02) 799-8888 or visit seoul.grand.hyatt.kr. 

Exotic summer vacation at Imperial Palace Seoul Hotel

Imperial Palace Seoul Hotel is presenting a Midsummer Night Package from July 16 to Aug. 31, featuring a perfect summer vacation at the exotic outdoor swimming pool.

The package includes one night’s stay at a Deluxe or Business room, access to the nighttime outdoor pool or a voucher for two for happy hour at the Lobby Lounge, and two movie tickets. Molton Brown travel kits and Instyle magazines will also be given to the guests.

Free access to the fitness studio and indoor swimming pool will be available, and the guests on the Club Floor will receive additional services, including breakfast for two, a sauna session, and more.

The nighttime outdoor pool opens from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., and happy hour featuring Sangria and unlimited red wine along with a dessert platter consisting of fruit and cream cheese crackers is available from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Prices start at 230,000 won, excluding tax and service fee.

For reservations and inquiries, call (02) 3440-8000 or visit www.imperialpalace.co.kr.

Grill and Chill at Westin Chosun Seoul

From now until Aug 31, Westin Chosun Seoul is offering a Grill and Chill package, which includes the classic summer duo: barbecue and beer.

Included in the package are one voucher for an assorted barbecue medley and cold beer for two, to be enjoyed at the hotel’s French-American restaurant The Ninth Gate Grille, Italian bistro Vecchia e Nuovo, or in the comfort of the guest room.

For guests who take up the package between July 22 and Aug. 14, the hotel will offer a new line of Molton Brown body wash and two tickets to the annual Summer Arts Festival, hosted by Westin Chosun Seoul on Aug. 14.

This package offers three types of room -- Deluxe, Executive and Suite -- and prices range from 330,000 won to 520,000 won.

For reservations and inquiries, (02) 317-0404 or visit www.westinchosun.co.kr/.

Fabulous summer getaway at JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul

JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul is presenting a Summer Breeze package until Sept. 4 for those seeking a summer getaway at the center of the city.

The package includes one night’s stay in a Deluxe Room, breakfast for two at the hotel’s buffet restaurant Tavolo 24 and a choice of seasonal fruit bingsu or classic red bean bingsu at The Lounge. Guests will be also given the Vervain outdoor body spray from L’Occitaine and complimentary access to the hotel’s indoor swimming pool. The body spray repels insects as well as moisturizing the skin.

The package starts from 365,000 won, excluding tax and service fees.

For reservations and inquiries, call (02) 2276-3366 or visit jwmarriottddm.com.