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The Ambassador Seoul Pullman
Seoul, South Korea · Pullman · Near Luxury
Korea's first privately owned hotel opened in October 1955 as Geumsujang, nineteen rooms in Jangchung-dong. It took the Ambassador name in August 1965, and the house you check into now is the eighteen-story tower finished in December 1976. Accor brought Pullman back after an eighteen-month rebuild, and the hotel reopened on 27 January 2022 with 264 rooms and forty serviced residences. The King's, the buffet downstairs, was the first hotel buffet in the country. Namsan is the backdrop.
- 264 rooms
- Opened 1955
- Neighborhood: Jangchung-dong
About The Ambassador Seoul Pullman
- The group's museum, in Eujong Hall behind the Grand Ambassador Seoul, calls itself the only museum of Korean hotel history. The collection starts with the 1955 Geumsujang.
- 1955 Groceria, the grocery-dining room, takes its name from the year Geumsujang opened. The outdoor pool sits on the fourth floor.
- Dongguk University Station on Line 3 is about five minutes on foot from Exit 1 or Exit 6. Chungmuro on Line 4 is about the same from Exit 1.
- The 2022 rebuild cut a tower that had grown past 400 rooms down to the 264 guest rooms on sale now, plus the serviced residences.
History
Ambassador Hotel Group traces itself to Geumsujang, a 19-room private hotel that opened in October 1955 in Jangchung-dong. The company calls it Korea's first privately owned hotel, and Accor repeats that line. In August 1965 the name became Hotel Ambassador. The headquarters moved to Jangchung-dong 2-ga in March 1973. The tower guests use now, two basements and eighteen floors, was the December 1976 expansion.
Pullman returned after an eighteen-month renovation. The hotel reopened on 27 January 2022. Jung-ho Suh, chairman of the group, tied the new house back to the Geumsujang opening. The King's is described in that reopening announcement as the first hotel buffet in Korea. 1955 Groceria is the grocery restaurant named for the founding year. The live hotel site counts 264 rooms and 40 serviced residences. The 2022 announcement had said 269 rooms and 49 residences.
The setting
Jangchung-dong, on Dongho-ro under Namsan, is the old hotel slope on the east side of central Seoul. The Shilla is the other landmark house on this stretch of Dongho-ro. Dongguk University Station on Line 3 and Chungmuro on Line 4 are each about five minutes on foot. Dongdaemun's markets are the longer walk east. The outdoor pool on the fourth floor faces the mountain side of the block.
Amenities
- Pleasant and convenient parking facilities
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