The hotel, with a marble lobby,[1] contains 344 rooms and is 14 stories high.

[2] Construction began on the hotel on 20 December 1969 and it was completed exactly two years later in 1971.

[3] In 2001 renovation was completed of its exterior to a sleek looking modern hotel.

It contains a number of restaurants, including Sunrise, Danube, Saka-e (catering in Japanese cuisine[4]), Great Shanghai, The Blue, Mr. Chow and Peltierone.

The Rough Guide to Seoul describes it as "half the price of some of its competitors, but with similar rooms and service standards".