Originally Posted by EpsilonZer0

What the.... looks like somebody read the Marriott manual to this property regarding upgrades finally. I'm jealous!
Also you got the city side room which honestly isn't a bad view at all. Funny, I pointed out Josun Palace directly across the park to my wife also. I think the 1910 bar at Josun Palace directly faces back to the Westin.

They definitely got dinged after my visit from Marriott because neither myself (Plat) or my friend (Ambassador) got welcome gifts during our stay.
We were flabbergasted at no upgrades and no gifts. Glad to hear they course corrected.

I think the buffet restaurant barista also upped their game, I remember getting generic heart shaped cappuccinos and it seemed to take them forever to bring to my table.
To be fair they had just opened in September a month before my stay.

You also forgot to take pictures of the fitness center... lol
That place is massive right? There were at least 5 personal fitness trainers at the ready for anything I needed.
I felt bad because they were just standing around and probably paid on some kind of quasi commission system and all I wanted to do was use the treadmill.
But they had legit olympic training equipment the fanciest Technogym equipment there is. You could just push your badge to it and it would begin learning your physic and training goals. Very impressive setup.
The only weird thing was the shoe shine guy was inside the gym area. I assume people buy a membership and have their shoes shined as they work out, but still odd.

I am definitely coming back to this hotel later this year.
Josun Palace is really nice, but they don't have a lounge and convenience is mixed. I still might come back someday but the Westin Parnas is only a stones throw away.
The JW Gangnam and JW Dongdaemun do not hold a candle to this property. Sure their lounge rules are much more relaxed, but unless I have a distinct need for their location I just dont think I would return.