Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju (호텔리젠트마린제주)

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju (호텔리젠트마린제주)
20 Seobudu 2-Gil
Geonip-Dong
Jeju 63276
South Korea

https://www.hotelrmblue.com/en/

https://naver.me/Gi9s4Cgw

Modern Business Hotel With Ocean Views

(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 7
Visited: Sep-2023
Ambience & Setting: 6
Food & Beverage: 8
Service: 6
Value for Money: 7
Budget about KRW ₩240,000 / SGD $240 per person.
- SGD $220 Accommodation 3D2N
- SGD $20 F&B

Nearby Attractions: Manjanggul Lava Tube, Seongsan Ilchubong, Cheonjeyeon Waterfall & Seonim Bridge, Cheonjiyeon Waterfall, Jeongbang Waterfall, Glass Castle, Hallim Park, Teddy Bear Museum, Hyeop-Jae Beach, Yeomiji Botanic Garden, Loveland, Hamdeok Beach, Jeju Folk Village Museum, Jeju Education Museum, O'Sulloc Green Tea Museum, Aqua Planet Aquarium, Mini-World Miniature Theme Park, EcoLand Theme Park, Jungmun Lava Columns, Sangbansan Mountain & Yongmeori Coast, Oedolgae, Yakcheonsa Temple, Haengwon Beach / Conan Beach, Mount Halla

Hotel Facilities: Business Centre, Free Wi-Fi, Meeting Room (Blue Hall), Gymnasium, Laundry Service, 2 Restaurants (Latif Restaurant, BBQ Olive Chicken & Beer), 1 Cafe (Illy Cafe), 1 Convenience Store, 1 Bakery (Accopji), Swimming Pool, Jacuzzi, Lobby Lounge, Cable TV, Game Room (NOL-PANG), Currency Exchange Service

Hotel Activities: Internet Surfing, Meetings, Gaming, Swimming, Exercising

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Introduction
Located about 15 minutes drive away from the Jeju international airport in Jeju, South Korea, the Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju (호텔리젠트마린제주) is a 4-star business and leisure hotel situated along a picturesque waterfront, and within walking distance of the city, a good location if you're into shopping or eating. While Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju feels slightly dated, the place is decently comfortable and clean.

Ambience
Ambience at Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju is dated, most noticeable from the exterior facade windows, which are unclean. The warm lighting and extensive use of marble tiles, along with the carpeted floors, is a throwback to the design language of the 1990s. The lifts are slow, and therefore often crowded too, which means getting to and from your room requires some patience.

Room
Rooms at Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju are comfortable, clean, and spacious. The bed is large and clean, medium firm with good support. The bathroom is well-equipped with amenities, while the small living room makes for a decent working or dining area. The in-room wireless internet is fast and stable. The only issue I had was with the cable television, which seemed to be spoilt with an error message on screen, and the remote was unresponsive.

Food
Food at Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju is served at Latif Restaurant, which only operates during the day for breakfast and lunch. The place traps noise, so peak periods are particularly loud and buzzing. In the evening, operations are handed over to 3rd-party brand BBQ Olive Chicken & Beer, which specialises in Korean Fried Chicken. Their rendition of chimaek / fried chicken and beer is excellent, yum.

Service
Service at Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju is efficient and transactional. Beyond the reception at the lobby, there isn't much opportunity for interaction with staff. That said, the housekeeping is fast and efficient, and the restaurant staff work quickly to clean up when diners are finished. Oddly, staff never told us about the various shops co-located with the hotel, we'd eventually discovered it on our own.

Facilities & Activities
The facilities and activities at Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju caters to families and business travellers. The meeting rooms are decent and well-equipped, as is the gymnasium, though both are smaller when compared to elsewhere. The game room NOL-PANG has classic arcade games and UFO toy catchers, while the swimming pool is small but offers a beautiful view of the waterfront. Overall, staying at Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju was a decent experience, but I probably wouldn't return.

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Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 01 - Exterior Facade

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 02 - Bathroom

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 03 - Shower

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 04 - Pantry

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 05 - Bedroom

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 06 - Cable TV

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 07 - Living Room

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 08 - Wardrobe

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 09 - Gymnasium

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 10 - Game Room NOL-PANG

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 11 - Business Centre

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 12 - Illy Cafe

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 13 - Latif Restaurant

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 14 - Swimming Pool

Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju 15 - Pool Ocean View

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Propelled to fame after it featured as a key location in the drama "Goblin", the BBQ Olive Chicken & Beer is a chain restaurant with outlets across South Korea, specialising in chimaek / fried chicken and beer. Here, they operate from within the Hotel Regent Marine The Blue Jeju, only during the evenings. While Korean fried chicken naturally features prominently on their menu, they also offer other dishes derived from American and Korean cuisine.

We ordered the Golden Olive Drum Stick Chicken Fried & Seasoned Set (KRW ₩24,000) as takeaway, and it was packed cleanly and professionally. They'd provided plastic gloves and wet serviettes for use, along with additional barbecue seasoning sauce.

BBQ Olive Chicken & Beer Menu

BBQ Olive Chicken & Beer Menu

Golden Olive Drum Stick Chicken Fried & Seasoned Set (KRW ₩24,000)

Golden Olive Drum Stick Chicken Fried & Seasoned Set

Pairing the Kkakdugi / Pickled Daikon Radish in-between each piece of chicken helps refresh and cleanse the palate. Each crunchy juicy cube of daikon radish bursts with vegetal sour sweet flavour, yum. Good!

Kkakdugi / Pickled Daikon Radish

The Golden Olive Chicken Drum Sticks, Fried & Seasoned were nicely packed in foil, helping to keep the chicken drum sticks piping hot.

BBQ Olive Chicken & Beer - Golden Olive Chicken Drum Sticks, Fried & Seasoned

The Huraideu Chikin / Fried Chicken has a beautiful golden crust, crisp crunchy in texture, crackling beautifully the reveal the moist tender juicy chicken meat within. Pulling easily off the bone, the succulent chicken meat carries a gentle meaty grainy savoury sweet salty flavour. Highly recommended!

Huraideu Chikin / Fried Chicken

Huraideu Chikin / Fried Chicken

Huraideu Chikin / Fried Chicken

The Yangnyeom Chikin / Seasoned Chicken has a sticky coating of yangnyeom sauce glaze, yet the chicken skin isn't greasy. Bite in to reveal the moist tender juicy chicken meat within. Pulling easily off the bone, the succulent chicken meat carries a robust meaty spicy savoury salty sweet sour flavour. Highly recommended!