Millennium Hilton Seoul

37°33′19″N 126°58′32″E / 37.555408°N 126.975538°E / 37.555408; 126.975538

Millennium Hilton Seoul
Seoul Hilton in 1983
Millennium Hilton Seoul is located in South Korea
Millennium Hilton Seoul
Millennium Hilton Seoul
Location within South Korea
Hotel chainHilton Hotels & Resorts
General information
TypeHotel
Location50 Sowol-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°33′19″N 126°58′32″E / 37.555408°N 126.975538°E / 37.555408; 126.975538
OpenedDecember 7, 1983
ClosedDecember 31, 2022
OwnerMillennium & Copthorne Hotels; Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Technical details
Floor count24
Design and construction
ArchitectKhatib & Alami
Other information
Number of rooms680
Website
Official website

The Millennium Hilton Seoul was a luxury hotel in Seoul, part of Hilton Hotels & Resorts. It opened in 1983 as the Seoul Hilton and was located at 50 Sowol-ro, Jung-gu, in the central business and shopping district in downtown Seoul.[1]

History

Its opening in 1983 marked Hilton being one of the first international hotel brands to enter South Korea.[2] The hotel was originally owned by Daewoo Group, which sold it to City Developments Limited in 1999.[3] In December 2021, City Developments announced plans to sell the hotel and adjacent land to IGIS Asset Management, a Korean real estate firm, for 1.1 trillion won ($934 million).[4]

The Millennium Seoul Hilton was listed in the Forbes Travel Guide.[5]

The hotel closed on December 31, 2022 for demolition and redevelopment, and ceased to be affiliated with the Hilton brand.[6]

Following the hotel's closure, Hyundai Engineering & Construction was contracted to redevelop the site into a high-end mixed-use complex.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Millennium Hilton Seoul". Hilton. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Hilton Announces Partnership with INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in South Korea". Stories From Hilton - APAC. 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
  3. ↑ "CDL to sell 5-star hotel Millennium Hilton Seoul, adjoining land for $1.26b, shares jump". The Straits Times. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Burgos, Jonathan. "Singapore Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng's City Developments To Sell Seoul Hilton For $934 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Forbes Travel Guide - Millennium Seoul Hilton
  6. ↑ Hilton Seoul to close business for a redevelopment project
  7. ↑ "Hyundai E&C to convert Seoul's Millennium Hilton into six-star hotel complex". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-05-26.