Travelbeat Inside Information Update: February 20, 2008 Korea New-look Lotte Hotel World Gangnam Introduces Family Theme Park Character Rooms WORLDHOTELS Deluxe Collection member Lotte Hotel World Gangnam, Seoul, has introduced fairytale rooms themed after characters at the neighboring Lotte World theme park. In the newly renovated hotel, thirty new rooms incorporate designs featuring the park’s most popular characters, Lotty and Lorry. The rooms occupying the 7th and 8th-floors target families with children, and also include PlayStations, along with Lotte World character cups, toothbrush and toothpaste sets. Lotte World is the largest indoor amusement park in the world, linked by monorail to Lotte Hotel World Gangnam, shopping malls, sports facilities, cinemas and a Korean folk museum. The theme park is revitalised following a KRW65-billion renovation introducing 'Lotte World Season 2' with new family-friendly attractions and entertainment including a musical, Finding the Golden Pyramid, The Galactic Odyssey laser-multimedia show, interactive shooting game and a 3D horror theatre. Kim Seung-Hwan, Executive Director, who led the Lotte World Renewal Task Force, said ...“Two years before its 20th anniversary, Lotte World has been reborn as a funnier and more pleasant theme park - a true place for family entertainment.” Located in the heart of Seoul’s newest commercial precinct 'Gangnam-Songpa,' Lotte Hotel World Gangnam is a state-of-the-art hotel that features comprehensive business, entertainment and shopping - all under one roof. It is one block from COEX and the world's largest indoor theme park. The hotel has a total of 469 guest rooms spread over 32 floors with 2 ballrooms and 7 meeting rooms. Roland Jegge, VP/Asia Pacific of WORLDHOTELS, the leading global marketing and distribution partner for independent hotels, said ... “The investments in Lotte Hotel World Gangnam and its twin theme park Lotte World have created an exciting new destination for families, while the hotel has also raised service levels for today’s business travellers to another level.” (Grebstad Hicks Communications) Back to Front Page