Trip Moments Recommendations
หมู่บ้านบุกชอนฮันอก (Bukchon Hanok Village)
I simply love this area and I was here many times already. I cannot recommend to come here on the weekend or during public holiday.
But please keep in mind that asian Cities are crowded sometimes. That's the way it is. If there is a beautiful spot you will never be the only person who will find it.
You can of course avoid the crowds. The best time for a relaxed visit will be weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm.
You can stroll around in small alleys with cute boutiques, 3rd wave coffeeshops, restaurants and korean teashops like a branch of the famous Osuloc teahouse.
What you also find here:
>> Gyeongbokgung Palace
>> The National Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art is really worth a visit.
>> Insadong: That's another popular area located just across the main street.
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พระราชวังชังกย็องกุง (Changgyeonggung Palace)
very beautiful palace even though it has very sad history. when it was colonization, Japanese changed the use of this palace. from a palace to a zoo&botanic garden. most of palaces were destroyed and demolished but this palace still has very beautiful appearance.
A beautiful place and a palace. It was the second palace I visited in Seoul. On a large terrain you can forget that you are in the center of the city. I also recommend the entrance with a guide to the Secret Garden.
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พระราชวังชางด๊อกกุง (Changdeokgung Palace)
Wow! I have never heard of this place. It's almost better than the grand palace. Great palace in Seoul. A real pleasant visit. Beautiful buildings. Less crowded. I would definitely recommend here. It also has a secret garden and another royal residence next door. So three places to visit.
This might be the best palace in Seoul. You have to go to the Secret Garden inside to fully experience the palace.
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(DDP) Dongdaemoon Design Plaza
This place is magical. It is a must see if you enjoy architecture or even art. The curves and shapes are amazing. I went at sunset so I got light shapes and then the night lights. If it's in question go see it you won't be disappointed. Fabulous place to be around and enjoy your time. If you are in Seoul, it takes a day to just explore around this place.
Design plaza is a great place to sit around and enjoy your time with great restaurants around and good shopping place as well.
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The Connaught, Mayfair
The entrance to The Connaught reveals itself through a cloud of mist. The granite-edged water feature that engulfs two London Plane trees in the hotel’s forecourt emits clouds of vapour for 15 seconds every 15 minutes. The effect is mesmerising, and an apt introduction to a hotel that mixes modern taste with traditional hospitality.
The hotel first opened in 1897 and retains much of its Edwardian charm. So enamoured was Ralph Lauren with the staircase in the lobby of The Connaught that he had a replica installed in his flagship store on Madison Avenue. The hotel benefitted from a £70 million facelift in 2007, which saw rooms overhauled by David Collins Studio and, subsequently, the opening of the Aman spa – the first Aman Spa to be built outside the renowned Aman resorts.
The décor may be turn-of-the-20th-century, but drinking and dining is very much cutting-edge. Hélène Darroze at The Connaught earned the French chef a second Michelin star; The Coburg Bar has been voted Best Bar in London by Time Out magazine; while The Connaught Bar came runner up at the World’s 50 Best Bar Awards and was named Best Bar in Europe. Elsewhere, Jean-Georges at The Connaught mixes British classics with flavours from the Far East and the 2020 opening of The Connaught Grill relaunched one of London’s most celebrated restaurants.
Address: Carlos Place, Mayfair, London, W1K 2AL
Number of rooms: 121 (including suites)
Amenities: Aman spa, compact gym, indoor swimming pool
Restaurants & bars: The Connaught Grill/Hélène Darroze at The Connaught/Jean-Georges at The Connaught/Connaught Bar/Coburg Bar
Price: From £473 per night
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The Lanesborough (Hyde Park, London)
Location 8/10
The Lanesborough overlooks leafy Hyde Park in West London. Harrods is about 10 minutes’ walk away, and 10 minutes from there brings you to the V&A, Natural History Museum and the Science Museum in South Kensington. Buckingham Palace is also a 10-minute walk away across the park. The Piccadilly tube line can be caught from the Underground station just opposite the hotel, which can take you to Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and Covent Garden in minutes.
Style and Character 9/10
The façade has been preserved from the days the building served as a St George’s Hospital, and the interiors, designed by Alberto Pinto, were reimagined in the style of 18th-century Regency era. High-ceilinged rooms are a picture of greens, yellows and blues, trimmed by white Baroque-style cornicing and 23-carat gold-leaf gilding (over 42,000 sheets were used for ceilings).
Whimsical patterns highlight curtains and cushions, and ornate crystal chandeliers catch the light on sunny afternoons (some are Listed). Original books, artworks and Neoclassical features such as Greek and Roman patterns and pillars also feature throughout (especially in Céleste), and there are fresh flowers everywhere. It feels antiquated yet timeless.
Service and Facilities 9/10
Service (everywhere) is where The Lanesborough triumphs. An army of Clefs d’Or concierges greet you and each room has a butler on demand. But despite the formal setting, everyone is friendly and down-to-earth, which made the experience feel extra special.
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Tower Bridge (London)
Learned facts about its history, construction and the way it works throughout the tour. The views from the top are great, especially the floor window on the corridor. It is easy to navigate thanks to the signaling. We enjoyed the visit! (only issue we had was that one of our kiddos needed the toilet while we were in the tower and these were closed - due to covid, I imagine. Luckily there were toilets open in the engine rooms)
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Bulgari Hotel London, Knightsbridgeh
The Bulgari Hotel London is less ostentatious than you’d expect given the brand’s association with dazzling gold jewellery. Instead it champions an elegantly slick, mid-century modern aesthetic with shiny black marble flooring, polished mahogany and lots of silver metalwork. The building itself is only nine years old — making it a baby in Knightsbridge terms — and was built especially for Bulgari by Squire and Partners architects, the creatives behind the brand’s other outposts in Milan, Bali and Dubai (to name a few).
85 rooms are spread over the top six floors, with two private apartments taking up the top two storeys. On the ground floor you’ll find the flagship restaurant Sette, owned by New York chain Scarpetta, which serves hearty Italian dishes. Nightcaps are had in the basement at Nolita Social, which, with an elevated cocktail list and DJ sets, is poised for parties while the 47-seat private cinema is perfect for special occasions. The Bvlgari Spa is one of the most impressive wellness destinations in London and has been designed with the brand’s Italian heritage in mind — the 25-metre swimming pool is clad in textured Vicenza stone and the showers tiled with gold leaf.
Address: 171 Knightsbridge, SW7 1DW
Number of rooms: 85 rooms and suites
Amenities: The Bvlgari Spa and adjoining swimming pool, Workshop gym, Neville Hair and Beauty salon, 47-seat cinema, cigar shop
Restaurants & bars: Sette restaurant, Nolita Social bar and lounge, The Lounge
Price: From £815 per night
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The Beaumont, Mayfair
Art meets history in a tale of Mayfair make-believe at The Beaumont hotel. Despite occupying a Grade-II-listed building constructed in 1926 – and having the feel of a wood-panelled members’ club from around the same time – The Beaumont only opened in 2014. It was the first hotel by hospitality power-duo Corbin & King – of The Ivy, Le Caprice, The Delaunay and The Wolseley. To match the building’s Art Deco exterior, King concocted a narrative that would inform all aspects of the hotel’s interior. The Beaumont, he imagined, was the work of fictional James Beaumont – Jimmy, to his friends – a discouraged American hotelier who escaped prohibition Manhattan to establish an eponymous guesthouse in pre-war Mayfair.
The result is cosy public areas decked out in polished walnuts, bronze statuettes and black-and-white photographs from the Roaring Twenties. Traditionally-styled, masculine bedrooms come with all the mod-coms. There’s also ROOM, a three-storey, one-bedroom inhabitable sculpture by Turner Prize-winner Antony Gormley, and The Colony Grill Room, a moody, macho American diner with blood-red leather banquettes and steaks the size of your forearm. In its short life, The Beaumont has won a bucket-load of awards, including The Gallivanter's Guide’s Best Independent Hotel in the World and Best General Manager Worldwide for two years running.
Address: Brown Hart Gardens, Mayfair, London, W1K 6TF
Number of rooms: 50 rooms, 23 suites and studios
Amenities: Hamam-style spa, salon, small gym, use of The Beaumont's chauffeur-driven house car for local drop offs
Restaurants & bars: Colony Grill Room/The Magritte Bar/The Cub Room
Price: From £470 per night
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