If you’re Seoul-bound and looking for stylish digs that incorporate sensational design with cutting-edge technology, Glad Live Gangnam will be glad to see you.
Located in the heart of vibrant Gangnam, and the newest member of Design Hotels in the South Korean capital, Glad Live Gangnam boasts innovative restaurants and bars, great boutique hotel amenities, and just 210 rooms, many of which feature in-suite plunge pools.
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Wrapped in a striking steel mesh façade and nestled at the heart of a new multi-level dining and entertainment complex created by the crew behind Seoul’s fashionable club D.Bridge, Glad Live Gangnam’s rooms are modern and minimalist – forget flashes of K-Pop-inspired colour, these rooms are dressed in calming coffee, cream, and grey, with accents in wood, tile, and marble.
While standard rooms offer plenty of space and elegance, if you’re looking to live a little you can’t go past the hotel’s imaginative suites; the Glad House Suite is a mini-museum decked with contemporary art objects curated by the Daelim Museum, Korea’s first photography museum, including works by Korean animation artist Youngjun Kim, Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov, and Korean photographer Lala Choi.
Alternatively, the Glad Pool Suite has a modern classic black and white design persona, a supersized bed, and a sizable soak pool measuring. The walls of this suite also boast a jaw-dropping two-meter LED television, complete with Bang & Olufsen speakers for the ultimate in-room pool party experience.
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Finally, the ideal space for private soirées, the Live Pool Suite is luxuriously outfitted with marble walls and herringbone floors, and features a supersized bed and in-room mini pool.
Dining plays an important role at Glad Live, with the hotel’s restaurant, bar, and lounge deliberately layered on top of one another in an open, flowing design over three stories that’s connected by an extraordinary 180-bulb four-meter-tall chandelier which houses hidden speakers.
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The hotel’s main restaurant, Flint, serves up modern European cuisine in elegant surroundings, defined by gold accents and marble furniture, while Powerplant is a more casual brunch and bar area, specializing in burgers, pizza, and tacos. Themed on the motto “Color Up Your Life”, D.Bridge Colour Avenue is an upscale lounge bar that undergoes a biannual design overhaul to reflect the ever-changing colour themes of the season.
After-hours club D.Star kicks off at 11:30pm every Friday and Saturday and has become the new destination for Seoul’s hedonistic party set. With local talent DJ Komodo behind the decks, the club is a hive of activity every weekend and a popular drop-in spot for locals and visitors alike.
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And we think you’ll like the locals, after all the new hotel is in the centre of the city’s coolest enclave, one that has established itself as one of the capital’s unmissable nightlife destinations brimming with bars, clubs, and restaurants. The hotel is also near Garosu-gil and Apgujeong, two of the trendiest districts in Seoul.
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