Imperial Palace Hotel

A name like this raises expectations, and they are all met at Seoul’s most luxurious hotel. The antiques and wood panelling create a stately, genuinely European ambience, and from the magnificent lobby to the well-appointed rooms and immaculate spa, opulence and no-expense-spared are the twin themes. A buffet of delights is doled out at several onsite restaurants; there's also an onsite gym.