South Korea's largest hotel chain reaches the "Emerald City" - Lotte Hotel Seattle Set to Open in June

SEOUL,South Korea,Feb. 8,2020 -- Lotte Hotels & Resorts is set to open Lotte Hotel Seattle,its thirty-firstbranchin the worldand only its secondin the US,this coming June.

Lotte Hotel Seattle

Lotte Hotel Seattlewill be locatedin the F5 Tower,801 5th Avenue indowntown Seattle,some 20 kilometersaway from Tacoma International Airport. The 44-storey hotelwillhave 189 guest rooms (including 31 suites) ranging from floors1-16. Notably,the world-renowned French industrial designer Philippe Starck is in charge of the interior design,raising high expectations foran attractive result.

Founded in 1973andfollowing in the footsteps ofBando Hotel,the first private hotel brand in South Korea,Lotte Hotels & Resorts hasgone on to acquirea brand portfolio rangingfromSIGNIEL,thecompany's premium landmark hotelbrand; L7,alifestyle hotel; Lotte City Hotel,a hotel optimized for business travelers; and the Lotte Resortfor family travelers,satisfyinga wide variety of travelers' needs. Its Korean hospitality service,whichputsguests first,has transformedthem intoSouthKorea's most iconic hotels.

Backed by itssuccessful operationsin the hospitality industry,Lotte Hotels & Resortshas made successful foraysinto overseas markets. Starting withLotte Hotel Moscow,established in 2010,the corporationis now a global hotel brand comprisingthirty hotels and resorts in major cities in seven countries,includingNew York in the U.S.,Hanoi in Vietnam,and Yangon in Myanmar.

Lotte Hotels & Resorts' first overseas attempt,Lotte Hotel Moscow,won the Conde Nast TravelerPrize,also known as the"Nobel Prize in the travel sector"fortwo consecutive years in2012 and 2013. Furthermore,the hotel was named as the Best Hotel in Europe andthe Best Hotel Restaurant in Europe at theVillegiature Awards2014,which came as a nice surprise forthe hotelbusiness.

In addition,SIGNIEL Seoul,the first six-star hotel from SIGNIEL brand, has attractedundivided acclaim and attention and is regarded as havingopened a new chapterin the history of hospitality industryin SouthKorea.Just oneyear after its opening,the premium hotel won the Grand Prix forthe Best Hotel in Asia atthe Villegiature Awards2018 and the Best New Luxury Hotel in Asiaby Global Traveler,demonstrating excellence of Lotte Hotels and inundating the company with inquiries about future openings from all over the world.

LOTTE New York Palace,taken over by Lotte in 2015as part of its campaign in the competition against rivalglobal hotel chains,earned fame for its role as "SecondWhite House"during the UN General Assembly held every September. Such an achievement in the fiercecompetitiontoattract state leaders led to the assessment that the hotel has established itself firmly in the NorthAmerican market.Now,the company is expanding with theestablishment ofanother Lotte Hotel in Seattle,the "Emerald City" of the Pacific coast,solidifying itsposition as a new worldwide hotel chain encompassing both the east and west of the US.

Meanwhile,Lotte Hotel is recruiting new employeesahead of the opening of the Seattle hotel scheduled forJune. All of the hotel's departmentsrelated torooms,F&B,marketing,and HRare waiting to welcome talented recruits aspiring todemonstrate their ability as hoteliersin the cluster of headquarters of globalcorporations.

Job Inquiries: lotteseattlehr@lotte.net

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