Four Seasons Hotel, Seoul
The Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, which opened in 2015, is a masterpiece of modern architecture designed by Su Sin Tao. The 29-story glass-and-steel building is strategically located at “Kilometer Zero,” the geographic heart of the city. Its design is intended to reflect an ancient Korean palace, reimagined for the 21st century with minimalist lines and sophisticated geometric motifs.
A fascinating piece of the hotel’s history is hidden beneath your feet. During the construction process, workers discovered the remains of a medieval neighborhood. These ruins have been masterfully preserved and are now displayed under a glass floor within “The Market Kitchen” restaurant, allowing guests to dine directly above a slice of Seoul’s ancient past.
The interior is equally impressive, showcasing over 130 works by Korean artists. Guests can enjoy high-end amenities, including a stunning three-story spa complex that features a traditional Korean sauna experience with 18-carat gold tiles. For those seeking a unique evening, the hotel houses “Charles H,” a secret, speakeasy-style bar inspired by the famous cocktail writer Charles H. Baker.
The location is a dream for explorers. The hotel is within walking distance of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the city’s largest royal residence, and the charming, traditional houses of Bukchon Hanok Village. You are also close to the Cheonggyecheon Stream, a beautiful urban oasis perfect for a peaceful stroll after a busy day of sightseeing in the vibrant South Korean capital.
Expert reviews
“The centrally located Four Seasons Hotel Seoul’s gentle curves pay homage to the eaves of traditional tile-roof homes known as hanok. The hotel offers rooms overlooking Gyeongbokgung Palace and the mountains to the north.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Seoul.
“One of the most luxurious accommodations in Seoul, this location of the Four Seasons boasts several well-reputed restaurants and a state-of-the-art spa in addition to spotless, sunny guest rooms that have panoramic city views.”
“The new 29-story, glass-and-steel Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, designed by Su Sin Tao of Singapore, is meant to look like an ancient Korean palace of old, but stylized and brought into the 21st century.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Swimming pool
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Free Wifi
- Private parking
Location
Recent guest reviews
23 October 2025
Excellent in every way
Bkfst was superb
Staff were excellent
18 September 2025
A beautiful and well appointed hotel in a good location but let down by early morning noise from protesters lasting for
Excellent location close to subway station. Comfortable and well appointed room. Very friendly and efficient staff with good communication in English.
The early morning noise from protestors on a megaphone directly by the hotel. Started at 7.30am and lasted for at least an hour. Windows not soundproof. No mention of the noise disturbance on hotel website or booking site.
Premium room windows directly face a high rise office block therefore privacy reduced unless privacy blinds used.
The lobby space is very small with insufficient comfortable chairs for the number of guests wishing to use.
17 September 2025
Highly recommend the Four Seasons Seoul for anyone looking for a luxurious and memorable stay.
I had an incredible stay at the Four Seasons Seoul. The location is amazing close to everything, yet quiet and relaxing. The staff are extremely kind and attentive, always going out of their way to make sure every detail is perfect. The room itself was very spacious, beautifully designed, and comfortable. I especially loved the turndown service, where they left cute eye masks that made the experience even more thoughtful and personal.
The service throughout my stay was flawless, everyone was so helpful and welcoming.
Honestly, I can’t think of a single negative point. Everything was perfect from start to finish.
5 September 2025
Posh, but there are better locations
Large rooms, good food
Noisy location
29 July 2025
The most perfect hotel. You get what you pay for
Spacious. Best service for sure
Nothing
18 June 2025
Excellent hotel, meets five star rating. Just needs to update computer online ordering and convenience.
Excellent location, flawless service.
Staff fairly good in English speaking
Some awkward layout for the rooms, not enough closet space or drawers.
Awkward restaurant reservation making process and room service ordering on line using room iPad needs to be improved or completely changed. Buttom line; Needs better IT dept.
7 June 2025
Is very good and friendly
The location & cleaning, staff
Food in club is not good for Muslim peoples ، because the food is not diverse
3 June 2025
Very clean and comfortable, if you don’t mind to commute by car everyday.
Very clean and high standard as usual
The location is close to the palace, but far from other common shopping attractions, high end shopping strip or medical centers.
19 May 2025
Impeccable stay in luxury and comfort!
What can I say? It’s the four seasons. We booked to reward ourselves at the tail end of a S Korea trip. Everything from the service, to the clean rooms, the glorious shower and bathtub, and comfy beds, it was all impeccable!! A little of a splurge but absolutely no regrets. Also very centrally located, and short walk to the subway station.
Nothing
18 April 2025
Quality hotel with excellent staff
Helpfulness of staff - especially Nami who displayed incredible customer service in walking my wife and I around the corner to locate the correct charging device for our phone. Outstanding service.
7 emails leading up to my stay expressing how much the hotel was looking forward to our stay. There is no personal touch in such emails - ‘we can’t wait for you to join us’ etc is so false. Suggest you restrict to one or two max?
5 April 2025
One of the best hotels I’ve ever experienced
The smell, the staff, the menu, the gym and the wonderful room
24 February 2025
Place tomstay in seoul
Amazing location. Great staff, room is super big and excellent facilities.
27 January 2025
Very pleasant stay
The reception is very respectful.
The room was clean, tidy and convenient.
Big wardrobe in the room.
All dishes in the room were clean.
Great system of in-room dining where you make order via an iPad installed in the room. Also very quick.
All meals are very delicious.
The location is also very nice.
Please keep up the great work!
At the reception during the check-in procedure they ask for a CREDIT card. For some reason the debit card is not good enough. I am not obliged to own a credit card.
9 January 2025
It went above expectations.
Excellent staff, the restaurants in the hotel were great. We stay at Four Seasons for sure when we visit Korea again.
Everything was great 😊
28 December 2024
Four seasons out of four
Everything was amazing.
The protests full of crazy idiots outside ruining our spa day. It's not the hotels fault, obviously.
The therapists at the spa are incredible, though. Highly recommend.
25 December 2024
As usual four seasons lives up to its expectations
Superb location and great service
Room was dusty resulted in me sneezing
Too expensive
16 December 2024
Literally one of if not the best overall hotel my wife and I have stayed in in years.
We did not participate in the breakfast. The hotel was outstanding, and the service and attention to detail was perfect.
7 December 2024
beautiful hotel and rooms, excellent restaurants and very very friendly staff.
Everything about the hotel was excellent.
3 November 2024
Excellent service, beautiful hotel and ideal location
Great service, staff a super attentive, interior is new and the rooms are excellent! Breakfast buffet must be one of the best I’ve seen
Nothing. Not much to complain about. Hotel gets pretty busy, but they are well staffed so you are never waiting. The gym is big, but perhaps in the changing room and spa area it can feel a little busy for something that is meant to feel relaxing
27 October 2024
It was a nice stay but they can improve in making the experience for guests more convenient and helpful.
It was central and has many amenities and restaurants.
Some stuff need abit of taking care of and cleaned
18 October 2024
Definetely deserves the brands name
The breakfast was perfect, lots of choices, staff well trained dedicated. The concierge team was 10/10, helped me on any requests without saying “No” to anything eventhough I knew some requests were not due them they assisted me perfectly. I was very happy about the stay one of the best hotels I have stayed at.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
Activities
- - Sauna (additional charge)
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa & wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Mini golf (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Kids' club
- - Beauty services
- - Facial treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Spa facilities
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Pub crawls (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment & family services
- - Board games/puzzles
- - Strollers
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
Pool and wellness
- - Pool with view
- - Heated pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered

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5 November 2025
Comfortable and convenient