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There are several hotels with refreshing views of Namsan Mountain over the window, But among all of them, there is one that is on a lot of people’s bucket list, the Seoul Shilla Hotel. Carlos and Hye-won's team used the Shilla Hotel in Seoul as the base camp. Seoul Shilla Hotel has a reputation as one of the best hotels in Korea, and their Mango Bingsu (Shaved ice dessert) and Fruit Cake are famous as the hotel’s name. Shilla hotels mango bingsu has been a sensation on the internet for a while, with its plenty of fresh and sugary apple mangoes, So fresh and sweet like the one we can eat on a tropical island trip. Recently, fruit cakes at Shilla Hotel are very popular as well. The fruit cake, full of perfectly aged cream, is sold out immediately on special holidays.

Mahlwerk, located not far from the Seoul Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, is a coffee experience exhibition hall and a cafe at the same time. The coffee grinder, which fills one side of the Mahlwerk wall, is not just for viewing or interior design, but for the experience. Doesn’t everybody have a fantasy of roasting and grinding coffee beans ourselves? How romantic! In Mahlwerk, you can experience a part of the coffee roasting process. Moreover, Jangchung-dong is the place where the history of Korean film began and the Jokbal Road is located, so you can experience coffee in Mahlwerk and enjoy flavourful coffee, if you are worried about where to go next, you can just come out and start walking. The popularity of K-movie started here, and jokbal restaurants that are the core for skin elasticity of the Korean people are gathered in Jangchung-dong.

Shilla Hotel is also well known with the outdoor swimming pool. Shilla Hotel Urban Island, which elaborates the luxury of major overseas resorts to another level, is one of Korea’s most representative romantic resorts that people wish to visit once in the summer. Under the concept of an island of rest in the city center, the major hotspots in Seoul including Namsan Tower is surrounding the area. In the middle of Seoul, you can enjoy and feel the relaxation of an exotic island. Not only a swimming pool, but there are hot water pools, jacuzzi, rooftop, cabana, etc., so if you are a little bored or tired just swimming, you can go to another resting place to relieve your fatigue.

Euljiro, one of Korea's representative old towns, is full of old buildings and shops. It was not a place frequently visited by young people because it didn’t chang for a long time just being a representative resident of Seoul. Then, young stylish cafes began to open one by one in Euljiro's small old alley. Cafes with a modern sensibility that strangely blends with Euljiro's atmosphere. While retro is trending, this has made Euljiro more hip than anywhere else today to be a trend itself. Now, as of 2021, Euljiro Alley has become the hottest and most hip place in Seoul, and among the numerous spaces, the cafe I want to recommend is the Tiger. There are two simple menus: coffee and Fruitsando (fruit sandwich), but aren’t all good restaurants like that? Compared to the narrow space, it may be difficult to sit down because of the crowd, but if you can enjoy sweet and fresh fruitsando and delicious latte in the nostalgia of an old Western candy store, you can wait for the long line.