Hotel offerings in Jeju

1 The Lotte Hotel Jeju is centrally situated in the Jungmun tourist complex. The hotel has 500 rooms and 29 suites in a setting reminiscent of the resort hotels of Macau or Las Vegas. There are three windmills, an ice-rink during the winter months and a replica volcano. The hotel can host up to 2,000 delegates for a reception. The North Korean football team stayed here and a group from the Standard Chartered Bank in Britain also recently held an event here.
www.lottehoteljeju.com

2 In the same complex is the 429-room Shilla Jeju, set in its own cliff-top gardens.
The property has experience in hosting big international events. Samsung is a regular client and Amway Korea has held events here for ten years. The hotel is littered with antiques, art and sculptures from the likes of Salvador Dali – and yes, they are the originals. The hotel has two wings and there is a grand ballroom that can hold 500 people. There is also a function lawn that can hold 700 people.
www.shilla.net

3 Next door, the smaller Hyatt Regency is a different style of hotel altogether. It was the first five-star property to be built in the Jugman resort. There is a pond in the lobby that is home to the hotel’s resident duck.
Glass lifts can be seen zapping up and down between the hotel’s 224 guestrooms, which
are decorated in a minimalist style and have good-sized balconies. There is a huge
outdoor area for 1,700 people and a banquet room that can hold up to 250.
www.jeju.regency.hyatt.com

4 Shine Ville is an architecturally interesting property. The condo-style resort typically targets middle-class Koreans and is excellent value for money. There is a swimming pool on the cliff’s edge and an indoor swimming pool with an outside section that can hold 1,600 people. Samsung Life insurance held their 50th anniversary here recently. Convention facilities are
excellent with ten naturally lit meeting rooms.
www.shineville.com

5 Owned by Hyundai Motors, the Haevichi Resort Jeju is brand new. Located at Pyoseon, Seogwipo city, 30km from the airport, the 288-room property features convention and banquet facilities and can house up to 2,740 participants.
Kia recently held an event in the grand ballroom for 800 delegates. The Winter Garden also offers meeting facilities and an indoor swimming pool.

Did You Know...?
Fast facts

* Currency The unit of Korean currency is the won. Coins come in denominations of five, ten, 50, 100 and 500. Credit cards like VISA, American Express, Diners Club, Master Card
and JCB are accepted at major hotels, department stores and large restaurants. US$1 = 916 Korean Won.
* Tipping Not a Korean custom, but a five to ten per cent tip is customary at restaurants. At tourist hotels, a ten per cent service charge is imposed.
* Climate During the summer months of July and August, it is hot and rainy. In December and January, temperatures fall drastically and snow falls.
* Business hours Government offices open from 9am to 6pm from March to October and between 9am and 3pm from November to February. Banks are open from 9.30am to 4.40pm on eekdays and from 9.30am to 1.20pm on Saturdays.
* Time difference GMT +9 hours

DIRECTORY
Byun Kyung-Hwa
Convention marketing team director
Seoul Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tel +82 2 6000 7092
Email [email protected]
Web www.seoulcvb.org

Sunny Lee
Assistant manager
Busan Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tel +82 51 740 3620
Email [email protected]
Webwww.busancvb.org

Lee Dae-Kyong
Marketing manager
Jeju Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tel +82 64 739 1806
Email [email protected]
Web www.jejucvb.or.kr

Shin Ok-Ja
Director
Korea Convention Bureau
Tel +82 2 729 9341
Email [email protected]
Web www.koreaconvention.org