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‘Happy Hour Canapé Buffet’ at The Plaza Hotel Seoul

The Lounge, The Plaza Hotel Seoul’s stylish café & bar located on the lobby floor, is presenting a happy hour promotion with a full canapé buffet and unlimited beverages. Drinks consist of Southern French specialty wine Le Benjamin de Puech-Haut, Scotch whisky Ballantine’s, draft beers and more. A buffet with over 15 kinds of canapés and finger foods will be available, including assorted cheese sticks, Caesar salad, smoked salmon avocado rolls, grilled beef tenderloin skewers, chicken barbecue, calamari, grilled sausages and chocolate desserts. The buffet will be open until March 31 on weekdays from Monday to Friday at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Weekend or holiday reservations can be made for 20 people or more. Price is 45,000 won per person. For inquiries, call (02) 310-7400.

‘Fresh Oyster Festival’ at Grand Ambassador Seoul

Hotel Grand Ambassador Seoul’s international dining restaurant Café de Chef is hosting an oyster festival with fresh seasonal oysters prepared in a variety of different dishes. The oyster lunch set is served with a salad buffet and one main dish choice of oyster pasta, beefsteak with deep-fried oysters, or a fish dish with oyster cream sauce. The oyster dinner special set consists of six courses including oyster cream soup, salad, beef tenderloin medallion, oyster risotto, and beefsteak in pastry filled with oysters and mushrooms. Single course meals such as ceviche-style oysters, oyster gratin, and grilled oysters are also available. The festival lasts until Feb. 28. Prices range from 45,000 to 66,000 won for lunch and 77,000 to 88,000 won for dinner. For inquiries, call (02) 2270-3131.

New Year’s room sales at all Hyatt hotels

In celebration of the New Year, all branches of Hyatt hotels in Korea -- Grand Hyatt Seoul, Park Hyatt Seoul, Grand Hyatt Incheon, Park Hyatt Busan, and Hyatt Regency Jeju -- will be offering a “72 Hour Smart Flash Sale” from Feb. 3 to 5. Those who reserve a room within the sale period will receive a discount of up to 40 percent on rooms for stays between Feb. 15 and 22. Members of the Hyatt Gold Passport program will be able to book using their points. Advance payment is required; No cancellation will be permitted. Booking is available online through the official Hyatt website (hyatt.com) or by telephone at (02) 797-1234 (Grand Hyatt Seoul), (02) 2016-1234 (Park Hyatt Seoul), (02) 745-1234 (Incheon), (051) 990-1234 (Busan), and (064) 733-1234 (Jeju). Booking code is “KOR15.” 

‘Gourmet Discovery Promotion’ at Lotte Hotel Seoul

The five restaurants at Lotte Hotel Seoul are hosting a “Gourmet Discovery Promotion” from Jan. 19 through Feb. 22. Special lunch and dinner courses will be offered at a maximum discount of 50 percent to 20 guests per restaurant per mealtime, allowing a total of 200 guests to enjoy the promotion daily. Peninsula’s six-course menu includes homemade spinach tagliatelle and braised lamb while Toh Lim offers a seven-course Chinese menu with Buddha Jumps over the Wall and dim sum. Momoyama will serve a five-course menu of assorted sashimi and sushi. Mugunghwa’s eight-course menu features Korean dishes reinterpreted with a modern twist, such as sautéed lobster and grilled sirloin. Prices range from 90,000 to 105,000 won. For inquiries, call 02-771-1000.

‘Winter Romance Love Package’ at The Westin Chosun Seoul

The Westin Chosun Seoul is offering the “Winter Romance Love Package” for couples until Feb. 28. The package comes in three types -- Junior, Executive and Royal. Executive and Royal suites will be decorated with balloons and flowers; Royal suite guests will be further provided with a hotel restaurant dining voucher for 300,000 won and flower petals scattered on the bed in the shape of a heart. All package guests will receive wine, assorted chocolates from Laderach, a makeup pouch from Sisley’s Orchid collection, and flowers from the hotel’s flower boutique Kyukmul Gongboo. Breakfast, snacks, tea, and cocktails are available at buffet restaurant ARIA or Westin Executive Club lounge. Prices range from 420,000 to 1,800,000 won. For inquiries, call (02) 317-0404.