Cafe
Lobby Lounge & Bar
로비 라운지 & 바 Robi Raunji aen Ba The name just says where it is: the lobby lounge and bar on the ground floor of the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas.
Compiled from 3 blog posts read in fullSources →
The lobby lounge on the ground floor of the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas at Samseong station. We read 3 posts, from November 2024 to December 2025, all winter visits to see the Christmas tree over a drink. Coffee was 20,000 won and signature drinks 23,000 won; the strawberry high tea is booked ahead at 120,000 won for two. The November 2024 post recalls a visit from about two years earlier.
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Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로 521, 1층 (삼성동, 인터콘티넨탈 호텔 서울)521 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩20,000 – ₩200,000
- Floor areaFloor area 696 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 2 posts: 2 wrote Daily 09:00–24:00.
| Daily | 09:00–24:00 | 2 of 2 posts |
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Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- All three posts waited. One registered at 7:16 on a weekday Monday in December 2025, was quoted 30 minutes and got in after a little over 10; another arrived at 3pm on a weekend to 42 parties ahead and a 112-minute estimate, with the call coming by KakaoTalk. Two posts say the lounge holds people back even when tables are free.
- Two posts got cookies with their drinks; one said chocolate-chip cookies came one per person but tasted floury.
- All three posts went for the tree and decorations. Inside is the crystal installation 'Column of Lights'; the 2025 posts photographed trees at the front and back. One said seats with a view of the tree were hard to get because the room was nearly full.
What 3 bloggers said
Sigeuniceo Beullosseom Aiseuti
Quiet
We read all 3 in full. The most common claims are “Had to wait” (3) and “Expensive” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Seasonal decorations 3 of 3 posts
- Complimentary starter 2 of 3 posts
- Takes reservations 2 of 3 posts
- Coffee served 2 of 3 posts
- High ceiling 1 of 3 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 1 of 3 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 3 posts read) |
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One post says the lounge is on the ground floor, a short walk in from the entrance; no one mentions stairs.
We don't know about steps or wheelchair and stroller access; nobody wrote about it, which doesn't mean there's a problem.
We don't know where the toilets are; no post mentions them.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 3 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way2 of 3 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Two posts found it expensive. The signature blossom iced tea was 22,000 won on a visit about two years before 2024 and 23,000 won in December 2025. These are prices per drink, not per meal.
- Two posts copy a note that it is near exit 5 of Samseong station, but nobody describes getting there, so we don't know first-hand.
- Only one post says who they went with (their parents); we don't know how it suits friends or couples.
- Two posts give opening hours as 09:00-24:00 daily, but both copied it from a listing; the high-tea sets run on their own schedule.
- One post copied the phone number 02-559-7603. Reservations are only taken for the high-tea sets via Naver; the lounge itself is walk-in with a waitlist.
Sources (3)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울 크리스마스트리 카페 추천, 그랜드 인터컨티넨탈 파르나스 호.... 2025-12-24 · 그림 그리는 N잡 크리에이터 여행 일상 맛집
- 그랜드 인터컨티넨탈 파르나스 로비 라운지 서울 크리스마스 트리 호텔 명소 추천 2025-12-19 · ♡ 데일리샤 ♡ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ · via Daum
- 연말 데이트 서울 크리스마스 트리 명소! 삼성역 그랜드 인터컨티넨탈 파르나스 로비 라운지 카페... 2024-11-24 · 먹고 노는데 가장 신중한 행돼의 추천록 ✈ · via Daum
Of 354 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 3 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.