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Grand Hyatt Seoul
Seoul, South Korea · Grand Hyatt · Core Luxury
Opened in 1978 as Hyatt Regency Seoul on the slopes of Namsan in Yongsan, this was the first Hyatt in Korea and later the oldest Hyatt hotel in Asia before a 1993 rebrand to Grand Hyatt Seoul. Every U.S. president hosting a Korea summit stay from George H. W. Bush in 1992 through Donald Trump in 2019 lodged here on the 18-acre hillside campus.
- 616 rooms
- Opened 1978
- Neighborhood: Yongsan District
About Grand Hyatt Seoul
- Queen Elizabeth II lodged here in 1999.
- President Park Chung-hee ordered a hotel on the former military hillside after a 1972 Namsan apartment opening; the land was converted from an active installation.
- Namsan hillside protection rules since 1994 have blocked new builds nearby, locking in the 18-acre garden campus.
- SBS drama Lovers in Paris filmed key scenes in the lobby, Paris Bar, pool, and grand ballroom.
History
Grand Hyatt Seoul opened in 1978 as Hyatt Regency Seoul on 18 acres of Namsan in Yongsan, the first Hyatt in Korea, and took the Grand Hyatt name in 1993. President Park Chung-hee had ordered a hotel on a former military hillside after a 1972 Namsan apartment opening. Every U.S. president hosting a Korea summit from George H. W. Bush in 1992 through Donald Trump in 2019 stayed here; Queen Elizabeth II lodged in 1999. Namsan hillside protection rules since 1994 have blocked new builds nearby. SBS filmed Lovers in Paris in the lobby, Paris Bar, pool, and grand ballroom.
The setting
Grand Hyatt Seoul commands 18 landscaped acres along Sowol-ro in Yongsan District, poised on the slopes of Namsan Mountain with Han River views to the south and pine-clad ridgelines to the north. Opened in 1978, the hotel is a ten-minute walk from Itaewon's cosmopolitan dining and retail streets, with the Leeum Art Museum minutes away. N Seoul Tower is 25 minutes by transit and Cheonggyecheon 29 minutes. Amid a cluster of landmark luxury hotels in this central Yongsan corridor, the Grand Hyatt's hilltop scale — 615 rooms, six restaurants, and a resort-grade recreational campus — delivers urban centrality combined with an uncommon sense of retreat above the city.
Restaurants and bars
- The Paris Bar — Bar
- J.J. Mahoney's — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
Awards
- South Korea's Leading Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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