Hotels in Seoul

The capital of the Republic of South Korea. For decades the city know as the miracle of the Han, kept its head down barely raising a ripple as the country rebuilt in the decades following the Korean War.

Today, Seoul has re-emerged as an economic powerhouse and the epicentre of Hallyu, a Korean wave of culture that is sweeping the world’s smartphones, food halls and dance floors.

But Seoul wasn’t always so outgoing. In the 14th century, a 12-mile fortress wall ercircled Korea’s ancient capital; its gates closed each night to keep marauding Siberian tigers and invaders at bay.

Since then the city has spilled out far beyond and above, its great city gates Guardian Mountains.

21st century Seoul is a city where glass and steel towers and the ancient curves of palace roofs coexist. It’s a city where the brushstrokes of the past and contemporary public art tell stories of tradition and inspiration.