[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] The hotel industry has launched various room packages, as well as special cakes and new dining menus reflecting each hotel's unique character, to celebrate White Day on March 14.
Lotte Hotel has prepared a room package called 'For My Fianc?' for couples in celebration of White Day. At Signiel Seoul, the package includes a one-night stay in a Signiel Premier Room, wine, a set of six chocolates, flowers, balloons, and acrylic lettering as basic benefits, with additional options such as a virgin road and initial flower decorations on the bed. Reservations and stays are available until May 31, with prices starting from 800,000 KRW (excluding tax and service charges).
At Lotte Hotel Seoul, the package includes a Pierre Gagnaire Seoul signature course for two, a one-night stay in the Main Tower Deluxe Room decorated with swan ornaments made of premium linen and roses, and breakfast for two. Reservations and stays are available until April 30, with prices starting from 505,000 KRW. For stays in the Executive Tower Premium Room, prices start from 616,000 KRW. Lotte Hotel World offers a one-night stay in a Deluxe Room, breakfast for two, and a Milky Way course for two at the Chinese restaurant Dorim. The package also includes an in-room bouquet setting service. Reservations and stays are available until May 30, with prices starting from 400,000 KRW.
Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam presents the 'Allo Paris' package for couples. The concept is a trip to Paris within the heart of Seoul, including a one-night stay in a Premier Executive Room and a boarding pass with package benefits upon check-in. Benefits include breakfast for two, unlimited wine during lounge happy hour for two, and an entr?e French dinner course for two. Additionally, a photo zone event capturing memories of Paris will be held, and participants will receive a White Day special macaron set. Prices start from 265,000 KRW.
Glad Hotel & Resort offers the 'Love, Kisses' package until the 14th. This package is available at Glad Hotels in Seoul and Jeju and includes a one-night stay and two 'Hershey's Kisses Special Selection Assorted 36g'. At Glad Hotel Seoul, two bottles of Alayche and Garcia mini red & white wine are provided to enhance the romantic atmosphere, while Maison Glad Jeju offers two glasses of La Vita cup wine and a late checkout service at 1 PM. Prices start from 80,000 KRW in Seoul and 109,000 KRW in Jeju.
Special cakes reflecting each hotel's character are also introduced. Chosun Hotel & Resort has launched special White Day cakes at Chosun Deli in Westin Chosun Seoul, Westin Chosun Busan, and Grand Chosun Busan. Westin Chosun Seoul's Gift & Patisserie Chosun Deli offers the 'Romantic Luxury' cake, perfect for confessing love, until the 14th. It features a rich chocolate sheet layered with sweet and sour raspberry jam and topped with lychee raspberry cream infused with rose scent. The whole cake costs 68,000 KRW (including service charge) and requires a one-day advance reservation. Westin Chosun Busan offers the 'White Angel' cake, symbolizing the meaning of an angel conveying sweet love, at Chosun Deli until the 14th. The price is 62,000 KRW.
Grand Chosun Busan presents the 'Flower in Love' cake themed around a fragrant White Day romantic cake at Chosun Deli from the 8th to the 14th. The heart-shaped strawberry cookies are filled with cream cheese, allowing guests to enjoy the deep flavor and sweetness of cheese together. The cake is topped with heart-shaped mascarpone mousse, chocolate, blueberries, cherries, and edible flowers in pink, white, and yellow colors. The price is 65,000 KRW.
Seoul Shilla Hotel has been offering the 'Touch of Rose' cake for six years during the Valentine’s and White Day seasons. This year, the cake has been upgraded with a sponge blended with 'Special Shilla Blend' tea, specially blended by the British tea brand 'Tea Makers of London' for Shilla Hotel. During the Valentine’s season from the 1st to the 15th of last month, sales of the Touch of Rose cake nearly doubled compared to the same period last year and increased about 2.6 times compared to 2019, showing its popularity. Shilla Hotel plans to sell the Touch of Rose cake until the 14th.
Kensington Hotel Yeouido’s first-floor 'Deli & Cafe' offers the 'Rose White Day' cake until the 14th. Opening the chocolate box decorated with pink hearts and rose petal-shaped strawberry chocolates reveals the Kensington signature tiramisu cake topped with plenty of strawberries. It combines mascarpone cheese cream and tiramisu. The Rose White Day cake is available for purchase with a three-day advance reservation and costs 79,900 KRW (including tax).
Western restaurant New York New York presents the 'White Day Special Dinner' on the 13th and 14th, allowing guests to enjoy a special course meal with their loved ones. The menu consists of seven courses, including a French sparkling wine 'Blanc de Blancs Brut' welcome drink, New York signature welcome bread, New York seafood platter (scallop ceviche, caviar and avocado salsa, smoked salmon rillettes), wild mushroom soup with truffle, 'Lobster Thermidor' baked with cheese on boiled lobster meat, 'Angus tenderloin steak' and 'foie gras' served with grilled vegetables and red wine sauce, White Day special dessert, and coffee or tea. To celebrate White Day, the hotel chef has prepared the 'New York Strawberry Heart Cake' as the special dessert. Service hours are from 6 PM to 9 PM. The price is 149,000 KRW per person (including tax).
Haevichi Hotel & Resort Jeju will hold the 'French Fine Dining Milieu X JL Dessert Bar Gala Dinner' in collaboration with the upscale plating dessert bar 'JL Dessert Bar' in Hannam-dong, Seoul, on the 13th and 14th. The event features a collaboration between Milieu’s head chef Paul Semboshi and JL Dessert Bar’s chef Justin Lee. Guests can enjoy signature menus and desserts from both Milieu and JL Dessert Bar, as well as unique courses where both chefs interpret the same ingredients in their own styles simultaneously. The price is 250,000 KRW per person, including wine pairing.
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul’s Japanese restaurant Tamayura will hold private tea classes for three couples each at 2 PM and 6 PM on the 14th to celebrate White Day. Guests can watch a traditional tea ceremony demonstration by a tea specialist and learn about the meanings of each step in the tea ceremony, explanations of various dedicated tea utensils, their uses, and practical applications. The teas served during the ceremony will be paired with authentic Japanese kaiseki cuisine that highlights seasonal ingredients and natural flavors. The participation fee is 314,000 KRW for two people.
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