Luxury Hotel Christmas Cakes Spark Debate as Prices Reach Up to ₩500,000
Creatrip Team
3 months ago
South Korea’s top hotels released high-end Christmas cakes this year, with most priced in the 300,000-won range and the priciest reaching 500,000 won. Hotels like The Shilla Seoul offered a white truffle (songro beoseot) cake at ₩500,000, while other luxury options ranged from ₩300,000–₩380,000 at properties such as Walkerhill, Westin Chosun, Lotte, and Four Seasons. Popular YouTubers and celebrities reviewed the cakes, praising rich flavors and fine textures — reviewers called some cakes closer to fine-dining dishes — but noted occasional quality-control issues (wrong decoration color, surface cracks). Online reactions split: some say such cakes are worth splurging for special occasions, while others criticize the prices as tone-deaf or excessive. Hotels say the products target customers seeking unique, premium cakes made with rare ingredients and intricate designs rather than aiming simply to raise profits.
