The W Seoul Walkerhill, opened in August, 2004, is a luxury "boutique" hotel, part of the W Hotel brand owned by Starwood. It stands on the slopes of Mount Acha overlooking the Han River in the tourist-oriented Walkerhill area, Gwangjin-gu, eastern Seoul, Korea.

The master planning and architecture design is by RAD/Aaron Tan. The interior of the 14-storey hotel was designed jointly by RAD (Away Spa, grand ballroom and W studio), Tony Chi (F&B outlets) and a New York-based firm, Studio Gaia. It has 253 rooms, each following one of four themes: Media (with a DVD "home theater"), Scent, Spa (with a spa bath) and Wonderful (the standard).

As of 2007 the hotel’s occupancy rates had not matched those of its rivals, but it was aiming for a 20%-25% revenue increase, mainly by increasing midweek sales. It was named as one of Condé Nast’s Traveller magazines’ Hot List of 2005.

Other Information

• Location : Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea
• Use : Hotel
• Owner : Starwood
• Architect : RAD/Aaron Tan

Tags: Aaron Tan, Korean skyscraper, RAD, south korea, Starwood, W Seoul Walkerhill

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