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521 Teheranno Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-732, South Korea (Formerly Grand InterContinental Seoul)
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Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas
Ranked #26 of 369 hotels in Seoul
4.0 of 5 stars 261 Reviews
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  • Coex Mall(7)
  • Room service(5)
  • City Air Terminal(4)
  • Very nice(3)
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Singapore, Singapore
Senior Contributor
26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Elegant and Accessible”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

Stayed for just a night to compare against the COEX IC. More elegant and old style decor. Lobby is a bit small and was cramped as there was a car being displayed as well. Loved the accessibility to the City Air Terminal... its literally a minute away and you can do your check-in and immigration there before you take the comfortable Airport Limo Bus. Subway is also just outside the hotel and so is the COEX Mall. Need to walk about 15 mins to get to the casino though..Great service by the staff as well. No issues with communications in english. I stayed in an Club Room and there isnt any view at all.. quite boring from that perspective.

Room Tip: Cant say much as I've just stayed in one room type and that was pretty good.
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Love the hotel & the location”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012

stayed here for 6 nights in early Jan 2012. love the location, right next to Coex mall.
2 mins walk undercover too to the subway station. this hotel may look a bit old on the outside compare to the other intercontinental hotel next door, but it actually has better rooms.
i stayed at both intercontinental and this intercon def has a spacious room compare to the other one. it was big enough to fit 4 beds in the room, huge modern bath room, shower with separate bath.

i totally enjoyed this place, it has everything, from golf to gym.
i will def stay here again if i ever go back to Seoul. it was a very lovely stay.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
78 helpful votes 78 helpful votes
“Comfortable business hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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Stayed two nights for business with meetings just across the road. This hotel is located beside a large conference centre, in a business district, and I would certainly not recommend staying here for tourists as it is quite a long way from the main downtown area where you will find most of the attractions. It is also a considerable distance from Incheon Airport.
Good first experience as i took the airport express bus which goes direct to the hotel. The bus was great, with lots of leg-room and reclining seats that made it easy to sleep for an hour on the way. I strongly recommend this solution for 15k won rather than a much more pricey and less comfortable taxi.
The staff were friendly and accommodating: I arrived at 10am and although they couldn't check-me in immediately, were happy to let me have first available room at 12 noon.
I booked standard room but was upgraded, which was a really excellent large room with modern furnishings and comfortable bed.
Room rate and Food/drinks were expensive, but this is true in a lot of places in Seoul. Nice view and ambience in the bar on top floor.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
“Good but pricey - step outside for food!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2012

Was here for a week for a conference, and coffee at $9 a cup is a good indication of my views.
The room was superb, the business facilities brilliant and the quality of the stay was wonderful.
It was the cost of the food that was so astonishing.
The breakfast buffet was good, and because you could eat for the day, turned out reasonably priced, but all other foods were too expensive, a 9 in pizza was 30 bucks!

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Baghdad, Iraq
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
“Great hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

This is a very good hotel and a home away from home in Seoul. The room service wins my record for answering before the phone actually rings their end. The staff are charming, polite and helpful. The only issue I had was that the hotel was miles away from where I needed to be but that is more a reflection on my inexperience with Seoul (the traffic is truly appalling) than the hotel - the hotel is located near a big conference centre rather than downtown.

The other issue which, once again was with me was the fact that none of my phones (not SIMs just phones) worked because of the different platform in Korea - however the hotel rented me a phone for the duration of my stay which fixed that.

I won't be staying there gain because of the location but in every other respect the hotel was excellent.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 521 Teheranno Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-732, South Korea (Formerly Grand InterContinental Seoul)
Price range (per night):* S$293 - 422

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