鳥巢酒店 Nest Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels'

Nest Hotel is very much in keeping with its neighbor, the world’s leading future city, Seoul. For starters, there is the hotel’s location—the island of Yeongjongdo. Thanks to a slew of new development—from luxury resorts, cultural centers, golf courses, casinos, adventure parks, and malls, to Seoul’s International airport—Yeongjongdo is fast becoming Northeast Asia’s cultural hub. Then there’s the Nest Hotel’s building itself: Not only is the 370-room structure a cubist-meets-modernist masterpiece, but it is cleverly designed to afford guests maximum views of pine trees, reed fields, and the calming Yellow Sea. Built as the ultimate retreat, the hotel is overflowing with services, including those you’d expected, such as a library café, mini-theater, spa, outdoor heated infinity pool, and world-class dining, to the unexpected, such as glamping (glamorous camping) facilities for nature lovers, biking courses through the reed fields, and adventure-minded watersports.

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