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L'Escape, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Myeongdong
Seoul, South Korea · The Luxury Collection · Near Luxury
Jacques Garcia, the man behind Hotel Costes in Paris and the NoMad in New York, got a 25-story tower behind the main Shinsegae department store and filled it with 19th-century Paris. L'Escape opened in July 2018 as Shinsegae Chosun's first boutique of its own: 204 rooms at 67 Toegye-ro, a Chinese dining room, a tea salon, a rooftop bar. On December 29, 2025 it joined Marriott's Luxury Collection, the second house of that brand in Seoul, after Josun Palace in Gangnam.
- 204 rooms
- Opened 2018
- Neighborhood: Myeongdong
- Rooms from 291 sq ft (27 m²)
- Architect: Jacques Garcia
- Interiors: Jacques Garcia
About L'Escape, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Myeongdong
- L'Amant Secret has a Michelin star. Palais de Chine, the modern Chinese restaurant, stayed in the Michelin Guide for six years running, 2020 through 2025. Cocktails are poured at Marque d'Amour.
- About 40 percent of the 204 rooms are suites. Suite guests have La Maison Boutique on the seventh floor for breakfast, tea, and a happy hour.
- Garcia was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 2018, the same year the hotel opened. From March 2026 the house has run interior tours of the Belle Epoque rooms he designed.
History
Shinsegae Chosun Hotel opened L'Escape in July 2018 as its first standalone boutique, with vice chairman Chung Yong-jin pushing the group toward a younger guest. Jacques Garcia, who had already designed Hotel Costes in Paris and the NoMad in New York, did the exterior and the interiors: a 25-story tower of 204 rooms behind the main Shinsegae department store, dressed as 19th-century Paris, with a modern Chinese restaurant, a contemporary restaurant, a tea salon, a coffee station, and a rooftop bar.
On December 29, 2025 the hotel began receiving guests as a Luxury Collection house, the second in Seoul after Josun Palace in Gangnam. L'Amant Secret holds a Michelin star. Palais de Chine has been in the Michelin Guide from 2020 through 2025. Marque d'Amour pours the cocktails. Suite guests use La Maison Boutique on the seventh floor.
The setting
The address is 67 Toegye-ro, on the western edge of Myeongdong, behind the main Shinsegae department store. Myeongdong Cathedral and the shopping streets are a walk east. Namsan rises to the south. From March 2026 the hotel has been running neighborhood walks it calls Roman in Seoul, built around Myeongdong and Namsan, alongside the Garcia interior tours.
Amenities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Airport shuttle
- Fitness center
- Spa and wellness center
- Room service
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Internet
- Tea/Coffee maker
- Bar
Awards
- Michelin one star, L'Amant Secret (2025)
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