Hotel Inter-Burgo Daegu Main Bldg. - Reviews, Photos - Luxury with Odd Spanish Touch in Nice Setting

Brad4d

New York City

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“Luxury with Odd Spanish Touch in Nice Setting”

Reviewed 19 August 2007

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I live in New York City, and stayed at the Hotel Inter-Burgo with my wife and 6-year-old son in an Executive Floor room with an eastern river view for TWO WEEKS in July & Aug. 2007 (We later stayed at the Westin Chosun in Busan and the J.W. Marriott in Seoul).

Our room (which measured about 400 sq. ft.) was comfortable, clean and well equipped. The beds were very firm. You should request extra pillows since each person gets only one. The service was exceedingly polite and very, very prompt. There is cheap Internet access in the lobby-level business center.

The hotel is next to Mangu Park (which has nice walking paths with an occassional food stand for noodles & drinks) and the Genmho River near the Yeongnam Jeilgwan Gate.

The hotel's fitness center (which has an annoying extra charge of 9,000 won each time you use it) has plenty of treadmills and exercise equipment, including two machines that let you hang upside down by your ankles for stretching (which felt surprisingly good).

In addition to the 4-lane indoor pool (9,000 won extra charge), there is a giant outdoor pool that popular with local teenagers and children at the adjoining Daegu Park Hotel (which is in the same hotel complex ). There is an entry charge for that as well, and remember to buy a swim cap at the entry desk since they are required in all South Korean pools.

The hotel has an odd Spanish theme in the lobby, which I am told reflects the taste of the owner, the philanthropist Kwon Yung-ho, a Korean fishing and shipping tycoon who started his business three decades ago off the coast of Spain.

A pipe organ is often played in the lobby. There is a large convention hall and a few restaurants in the lower level.

The treshhold to our room's bathroom was tripple height since Koreans tend to splash water all over when bathing, so be careful not to stub your toes.

The taxis charge 5,800 won to get to Yasigolmok (Daegu's central shopping district), where there are major stores like Daegu Department Store and Lotte Department Store, plus many smaller shops and eateries. We went to see Harry Potter (in English with Korean subtitles) at the Hanil Cinema, which is next to Kyobo book store (English-language books on the second floor, children's books on the top floor, and a bustling stationary, music and art suppply area in the basement).

And in a different part of town, there is the Daegu National Museum, which is fun and informative for adults and kids.

Liked — Rooms and Staff
Disliked — Extrta charge for fitness center

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PhillyGirl33

Philadelphia, PA

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“Pretty good but bizarre”

Reviewed 10 January 2006

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My husband and I stayed at the Inter Burgo Hotel recently for a wedding.

The hotel is huge and there are a lot of services on location which made it very convenient, including several restaurants, a gift shop, beauty salon, driving range, gym with swimming pool, even something that appeared to be an art gallery. The public spaces are done nicely, with marble, crystal, etc.

We had a small suite with a desolate view of the parking lot and the building next door (which also used to be a hotel, but was taken over by the Inter-Burgo). The room furnishings and decor were comparable to what you'd get at a Fairfield Inn in the U.S.: clean and color-coordinated, but rather staid and uninspiring. We had no complaints about the service.

However, there were a few bizarre elements that had us scratching our heads. For example, the bathroom amenities included two kinds of body lotion and some sort of body skin splash, but no shampoo at all. When I called housekeeping to request shampoo, I was told that I had to purchase it from the mini bar. Sure enough, the mini bar contained a small bottle of shampoo that was about 3,000 won (about $3). It was bigger than the tiny bottles that you normally get at an American hotel, but for the price of the hotel room, you'd think they would throw in some shampoo.

Another example was the two suits of armor and Spanish art gallery in the lobby. The mediterranean touches just looked weird and out of place in an otherwise modern hotel.

Finally, the business center featured coin-access computers. 500 won (50 cents) buys you 5 minutes, and the machines only accept 500-won coins (rather than the more common 100-won coins). There is no other method to pay. It was rather annoying to say the least - not something you'd expect from a 5-star hotel.

Nevertheless, the hotel filled its purpose and we would stay there again if we ever found ourselves in Daegu in the future.