- W Seoul Walkerhill
The W Seoul Walkerhill, opened in August, 2004, is a luxury "boutique" hotel, part of the
W Hotel brand owned by Starwood. It stands on the slopes ofMount Acha overlooking the Han River in the tourist-orientedWalkerhill area,Gwangjin-gu , easternSeoul ,Korea .The master planning and architecture design is by RAD/Aaron Tan. The interior of the 14-storey hotel was designed jointly by RAD (Away Spa, grand ballroom and W studio), Tony Chi (F&B outlets) and a
New York -based firm, Studio Gaia. [http://www.cntraveller.com/Special_Features/The_Hot_List_2005/W_Seoul_Walkerhill/ The Hot List 2005] "Conde Nast Traveler] It has 253 rooms, each following one of four themes: Media (with aDVD "home theater "), Scent, Spa (with aspa bath ) and Wonderful (the standard). [http://news.empas.com/show.tsp/cp_kt/20060601n08088/?kw=timber%20%3Cb%3E%26%3C%2Fb%3E Boutique Hotels Charm Customers]Korea Times 2006-06-01]W Seoul Walkerhill was named as one of
Conde Nast 's "Traveller" magazines' Hot List of 2005.As of 2007 the hotel's occupancy rates had not matched those of its rivals, but it was aiming for a 20%-25% revenue increase, mainly by increasing midweek sales. [ [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/news_view.asp?newsIdx=3111573 W Seoul GM Targets Mid-Week Sales]
Korea Times , 2007-04-05 ]References
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