{"id":1006,"date":"2021-02-23T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T06:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accorplus-singapore-uat-wp-alb-1875465555.ap-southeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/th\/2021\/02\/23\/mini-break-in-seoul\/"},"modified":"2021-05-27T01:35:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T01:35:30","slug":"mini-break-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accordev.wpstaging.io\/th\/2021\/02\/23\/mini-break-in-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini break in Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mini break in Seoul<\/h3>\n

After a week of meetings in Seoul, Nick invites girlfriend Maya to join him for a luxurious weekend of shopping, gastronomy and sightseeing.<\/h4>\n

My last business trip to Seoul lasted an entire week. Needless to say, Maya was not thrilled at the idea of being apart from yours truly for so long. To make it up to her, I checked out what to do in Seoul, then informed the new Novotel Ambassador Seoul Yongsan that they could extend my stay until Sunday and prepare the room for two!<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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I\u2019m afraid my good intentions were initially marred by poor planning. I\u2019d been so excited about surprising Maya with a weekend in Seoul that I hadn\u2019t actually allowed her enough time to pack and organise. Which meant bad vibes and sulking when I met her at the airport at the prospect of having to show up to luxury restaurants in Seoul without reservations in jeans and sneakers.<\/p>\n

The frown turned into a smile as soon as Maya saw our room. Thanks to my Accor Plus card, I had more than enough Rewards points to upgrade our category. She doesn\u2019t get to do this very often, work keeps her close to home, so I wanted to make this extra-special for her. Her smile got even bigger when I took her to Times Square Mall, one of the best places for shopping in Seoul, where she bought everything she would need (and probably a few things she wouldn\u2019t) for our weekend getaway.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Saturday was spent sightseeing, which would normally involve more shopping. However, Maya had embraced her wanderlust and dragged me straight on a tour of the city\u2019s many palaces. I was reminded of how much I love to travel with her, seeing new places through her eyes. Frequent flying has made me blas\u00e9. I\u2019ve seen some amazing sights on the way to various business meetings, but rarely visit or appreciate them. Maya always likes to do her research beforehand. The fact that I didn\u2019t give her time to do so didn\u2019t prevent her from using her smartphone to provide juicy commentary throughout our explorations.<\/p>\n

We were glad to have sneakers on for our long day out, and even more so to peel them off back at the hotel. After a quick dip in the pool, followed by a long leisurely shower, we were ready to hit the town \u2013 so to speak. With our feet aching from our extensive tour, we didn\u2019t go far, taking full advantage of our prime location within Seoul Dragon City \u2013 an immense hotel and entertainment complex that boasts some of the best bars, restaurants and clubs in Seoul in its Sky Kingdom.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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On Sunday we decided to take it easy. Breakfast in bed, yoga, a heavenly foot massage… We\u2019d enjoyed a fantastic Korean BBQ the night before so we decided to go French for lunch. My Accor Plus card let us splash out more than usual, which may have led to me mentioning that I wished all my business trips could be so enjoyable. Oops, I think I\u2019ve set myself up for high expectations in the future!<\/p>\n

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