PYEONG CHANG ALPENSIA
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The resort surrounded by the magnificent and clean nature of Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort.

  • The central vacation location in Korea,
    Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort

    At an altitude of 700m in Daegwallyeong, you will discover Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort
    which is without doubt the best resort in Korea full of world-class dignity and charm.

  • Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort is a compound tourist complex suitable for all seasons where the guests can enjoy the full measure of the beautiful and clean nature of Daegwallyeong, in harmony with a cultural tourism leisure resort complete with a hotel, membership resort, convention center and other major facilities along with a golf course and ski resort.
    ‘Alpensia’ is a combination of ‘Alpen,’ a German word for the Alps, and ‘Asia’ within ‘Fantasia,’ so it refers to the Alps in fantastic Asia.

    ‘Alpensia Resort’ village with an area of about 4.89 million m2 is the one-stop international resort that has a 5-star hotel Intercontinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort, Holiday Inn Resort Alpensia Pyeongchang, Holiday Inn Suite Alpensia Pyeongchang that resembles overseas resorts, all managed by the Intercontinental Hotels Group. In addition to such accomodation with a total of 871 rooms, there is the 27-hole Alpensia Country Club, 18-hole Alpensia 700 Golf Club, Convention Center, Water Park (Ocean 700), Ski Resort (Ski 700), and the Alpine Coaster.

    As the official family hotel of the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games PyeongChang 2018, Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort was used as the Main Press Center, International Broadcasting Center and successfully hosted a total of seven sports events in the Alpensia Ski Jump Stadium (ski jump), Alpensia Biathlon Stadium (biathlon), Alpensia Cross Country Stadium (cross country, Nordic combined), and Alpensia Sliding Center (bobsleigh, skeleton, luge) during the Olympics season.

    It provides the perfect environment to enjoy leisure sports through the Ski Jumping Tower, Monorail, Biathlon, Cross Country, Main Stadium and other facilities. Also, you can experience a diverse range of relaxing, cultural, leisure, and shopping activities through the Cinema, shopping street Retail Village, Concert Hall and Music Tent where a variety of performances, concerts and art events including the Daegwallyeong International Music Festival all take place.

    You can reach Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort within 1~2 hours from Seoul if you take the Second Yeongdong Expressway and KTX (Jinbu Stn), and it takes 40 minutes to Yangyang international airport, 30 minutes to the clean shores of the East Sea. The resort is close to the plentiful tourist attractions including Odaesan Mountain, Daegwallyeong Samyang Ranch, Daegwallyeong Yangtte Farm, Sky Farm, Korea Botanic Garden, Lee Hyo-seok Literary House, Herbnara Farm and others that you can reach within 30 minutes.
  • 2018

    • 03 Hosted PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games (Olympic venue)
    • 02 Hosted PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics (Olympic venue)
  • 2017

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2017’ in 5th Annual World Ski Awards
  • 2016

    • 12 Obtained the patent rights of a duty-free shop in downtown Gangwon-do
  • 2015

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2015’ at the 3rd Annual World Ski Awards
  • 2014

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2014’ at the 2nd Annual World Ski Awards
    • 01 Designated as the Special Zone for the Winter Olympics
  • 2013

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2013’ at the 1st Annual World Ski Awards
    • 07 Hosted Pyeongchang Biennale
    • 01 Hosted the Special Winter Olympics
  • 2012

    • 07 Opened the Music Tent
  • 2010

    • 07 Opened the Convention Center, Ocean700, Holiday Inn Resort Hotel, Concert Hall
  • 2009

    • 12 Opened the Intercontinental Hotel, Holiday Inn & Suite, Ski Resort
    • 09 Established Alpensia Inc.
    • 02 Hosted the IBU Biathlon World Championships
  • 2008

    • 02 Hosted the Pyeongchang 2008 Biathlon World Cup
  • 2007

    • 12 Completed Construction of the Biathlon Stadium
  • 2006

    • 10 Groundbreaking Ceremony
  • 2017

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2017’ at the 5th Annual World Ski Awards
    • 09 Reauthorized as a Green Company for Three Consecutive Times (Ministry of Environment)
  • 2015

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2015’ at the 3rd Annual World Ski Awards
    • 09 Best Company in the Human Resources Development (Best HRD)
  • 2014

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2014’ at the 2nd Annual World Ski Awards
    • 09 Reauthorized as a Green Company for Two Consecutive Times (Ministry of Environment)
    • 01 IHG as the Top Honor of Customer Satisfaction in the AMEA Region
  • 2013

    • 11 Selected as ‘South Korea’s Best Ski Hotel 2013’ at the 1st Annual World Ski Awards
  • 2012

    • 12 Selected as the Best Company for Job Creation (Presidential Citation)
  • 2011

    • 09 Authorized as a Green Company (Ministry of Environment)