Originally Posted by
James Luckard
Since there's an existing hotel on the site of the historic Chosen Hotel, still carrying its name too, I can't quite figure out why this brand new hotel, located in a shiny new twin-skyscraper complex on the other side of the city, claims to be the long-gone original
Probably because Shinsegae (owner of the Westin Josun Seoul, Westin Josun Busan, and the Josun Palace) wants to have the Josun name on all of their hotels. Even the Four Points Seoul Station is now named as the Four Points by Sheraton Josun, Seoul Station which they also own. I think the only Marriott hotel they own that doesn't have the Josun name is the new Gravity Autograph Collection hotel which is located a bit south of Seoul.