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Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
Seoul, South Korea · Four Seasons · Grand Luxury
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul opened in October 2015 in Gwanghwamun as the brand's first property in South Korea, with architect Heerim Architects & Planners designing a 29-story tower whose silhouette deliberately evokes a stylised Joseon palace gate. The hotel contains over 160 pieces of contemporary art throughout, and its Cantonese restaurant Yu Yuan, led by chef To Kwok Wai, holds a MICHELIN star as of 2026.
- 317 rooms
- Opened 2015
- Neighborhood: Dangju-dong
- Rooms from 441 sq ft (41 m²)
- Architect: Heerim Architects & Planners
About Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
- Yu Yuan, the hotel's Cantonese restaurant designed by architect André Fu with a 1920s Shanghai aesthetic, holds a Michelin star; its reception desk is carved from Verde Fantasy marble whose cloud-like veining references Chinese brush-ink painting.
- Charles H., the Prohibition-era speakeasy bar by AvroKO, is named after Charles H. Baker Jr., the American cocktail writer whose 1930s travel journals documented bartending in Korea.
- The hotel has held Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star status for six consecutive years (2020 through 2025) and appeared in Travel+Leisure's World's Best Hotels list at position 72 in 2024.
- Heerim Architects designed the 29-story tower beside Gyeongbokgung Palace, the 14th-century seat of the Joseon Dynasty, so upper-floor rooms simultaneously face the 600-year-old palace complex and the modern Seoul skyline.
- Opened in October 2015 as Four Seasons' first property in South Korea, the hotel contains more than 160 pieces of contemporary art installed throughout the property.
History
The 29-story glass-and-steel tower is designed to evoke a stylized ancient Korean palace amid Seoul's blend of historic sites like Gyeongbokgung Palace and modern skyscrapers. Opened in 2015 as Four Seasons' first property in South Korea, it offers unobstructed views of the palace and N Seoul Tower from select rooms. Centrally located in Gwanghwamun, it provides a serene urban retreat ringed by verdant mountains.
The setting
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul rises at 97 Saemunan-ro in Dangju-dong, Jongno District, beside Gwanghwamun Square — the symbolic axis of the Korean capital, fronted by Gyeongbokgung Palace, the 14th-century seat of the Joseon Dynasty, just 20 minutes by transit. Deoksugung Palace is 17 minutes away, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 19 minutes, and the restored Cheonggyecheon stream 13 minutes by transit. The hotel's 29-story silhouette commands views of both the palace precinct and Seoul's modern skyline, embodying the Joseon-heritage-meets-contemporary-Korea duality that makes Gwanghwamun the city's most historically resonant luxury address.
Restaurants and bars
- Yu Yuan — Restaurant · Cantonese · One MICHELIN Star
- Akira Back — Restaurant
- Boccalino — Restaurant
- The Market Kitchen — Café
- Charles H — Restaurant
- Maru — Restaurant
- Confections by Four Seasons — Restaurant
Experiences
- Spa — Spa with 7 treatment rooms; ESPA and Swiss Perfection product lines, nail bar and barbershop.
- Gym and fitness — 765 sq. m. fitness area with class studios, authentic Korean saunas and an Indoor Golf Zone.
- Indoor pool — Indoor pool plus an adjacent plunge pool for children.
Amenities
- spa
- indoor pool
- Korean sauna
- fitness center
- hammam
- nail bar
- massage
- golf
- Hot tub
- Kids' club
- Fine dining
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- Yu Yuan Michelin 1 star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2025)
- South Korea's Leading Luxury Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- Travel+Leisure T+L 500 (2025)
- Travel+Leisure World's Best #72 (2024)
- AHEAD Asia Spa & Wellness (2017)
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