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Lahan Select Gyeongju
Gyeongju, South Korea · Lahan · Accessible Luxury
The white curve on Bomun Lake is still the old Hotel Hyundai, opened on 4 July 1992 as twelve floors of precast concrete built for company banquets, with an S in the plan. Lahan Hotel Group took the tired house, spent about a year on it, and reopened it in April 2020 as Lahan Select. Dongbu Construction cut the concrete skin away and drew a hanok eave along the roof, and an indoor-outdoor pool and an 800-pyeong family wing replaced the banquet halls. The balconies still face the lake.
- 430 rooms
- Opened 1992
About Lahan Select Gyeongju
- There are 430 rooms at 338 Bomun-ro in Sinpyeong-dong: hillside and lakeside doubles, family ondol, and theme rooms where the sink and toilet sit at a child's height.
- In 2020 the remodel won an excellence prize for recreation at the 16th Korea Civil and Architectural Technology Awards. The house still runs a bookstore-cafe and a bowling pub, The Strike, beside the pool.
- Suite guests get a separate lounge for coffee and sweets. Family rooms were redesigned with rounded corners so children do not catch a hip on the furniture.
History
Hotel Hyundai Gyeongju opened on July 4, 1992, on Bomun Lake: twelve floors above ground, two basements, precast concrete, an S-shaped plan, built for banquets and company meetings. It was the white curve of the resort district. Lahan Hotel Group later bought the tired house, spent about 57 billion won, and reopened it at the end of April 2020 as Lahan Select, after about a year of work. Dongbu Construction took the concrete skin off. The new roofline quotes a hanok eave. The brief had flipped from conferences to families and couples. Banquet space shrank. An indoor-outdoor pool and a family wing of about 800 pyeong went in, with a book cafe, a children's lounge, and a bowling pub called The Strike. There are 430 rooms, hillside and lakeside, including family ondol and a few theme rooms scaled to children. In 2020 the job won an excellence prize for recreation buildings at the 16th Korea Civil and Architectural Technology Awards. Suite guests have a lounge of their own for coffee and sweets.
The setting
338 Bomun-ro, Sinpyeong-dong, on Bomun Lake inside the Bomun Tourist Complex. Balconies look at the water, and the shore path under the cherry trees is the spring walk. The other Bomun hotels share this shore. Bulguksa, Seokguram, and the tomb park of the old city are a drive from the lake.
Restaurants and bars
- Lahan select the Plate — Restaurant · Buffet
Amenities
- Personalized one-on-one wedding consultation with a professional wedding manager
- Outdoor wedding options with Bomun Lake as backdrop
Awards
- Korea Civil and Architectural Technology Awards, recreation excellence prize (2020)
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