Top 6 Hotels in Taipei
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SKY'S TIiE LlI]IT: Japanese archi+"ecl Fumlhiko Maki is designing two skyscrapers as pari ol a revamp and expansion for Talpei Station, du-- for completlon in 2012. FF,S'IIVAI, FAME: The Urban Nomad F11m Festival has come a long ilay. Fr"om humble origins in 2002, the w-aeklong event now attracts young lilmmakers lrom around the globe. Overview Taipei is a city that has been under the radar for too long. Perhaps it was a lack of confidence, but the city never really knew how to talk up its good qualities. The Taipei of today has come on leaps and bounds, humming with restaurants, shops, caf6s and bars. A hosi of new hotels, including Le M6ridien and W have recently opened, adding to the air of confidence - this is a city on the move and one that visi- tors can enjoy from comf ortable f irst-class propedies. Although scooters are still a favourite mode of transport, the city is pushing rts greener credentials with new bicycle-stands across the city - the air in Taipei is today cleaner and the tree-lined streets and lanes are a pleasure to walk along. Instead of trying to be like other cities, Taipei seems to have grown into itself and is carving out its own identity. The city is spacious enough for new and old to live side- by-side - from the low- rise world of night markeis and temples to the gleaming tower blocks of Xinyi. As the economy grows and more people travel, a new Taipei is emerging - proud of its heritage but ready to welcome the world. - 1.11i' Top six hotels Les Suites Taipei's pioneering boutique brand contin- ues to lead the way with its two hotels, the 84- room Les Suites Ching Cheng and the smaller Les Suites Da An. - ::'!i 12 Qingcheng Street, Songshan District, + 886 2 8712 7688; 135 Da'an Road, Da'an Dsitrict, + 886 2 8773 3799, /essulteshote/s. com W Taipei The €20m W hote (above r,ght) opened last month. Among its features, the 405-room hotel has a 1 oth floor open-plan lobby and restaurant, connected to a poolside terrace overlooking busi- ness district Xinyi. The W is among the top hotels in the city. - 1.1, 1 0 Zhongxiao East Road, Section 5, + 886 2 7703 8888, starvvoodhotels.com/ whotels Grand Hyatt Taipei This is a reliable luxury hotel situated, like many others, in the Xinyi district near Taipei 101 . Has 850 rooms com- plete with spacious bathrooms plus an out- door heated pool and a 24-hour gym. There's a wide range of western, Chinese and Japanese dining and bar options. 2 Songshou Road, Xinyi District, + 886 2 2720 1234, tai pei. g rand. hyatt. co m The Grand Hotel This unique hotel (far /eft) was built in 1952 at the behesi of Chiang Kai-shek who wanted a luxury hotel to house foreign guests. A promi- nent city landmark with its distinctively Chinese golden roof and red columns, it has wel- comed countless digni- taries over the years from Nelson Mandela to the Shah of lran. - i,',',. 1 Zhongshan Nofth Road, Section 4, + 886 2 2886 8888, grand-hotel.org Hotel Quote Designed by Taiwanese Ray Chen, this boutique hotel has 64 rooms, all kitted out with Bose sound systems, free wiJi and Nespresso coffee. There is also a kitchen-style, 24-hour lounge area and the 333 Bestaurant & Bar. The hotel is conve- niently located near Taipei's Songshan Airport. - 1,1. 333 Nanjing East Road, Section 3, + 886 2 21 75 5588, hotel-quote.com Palais de Chine Opened in May 201 0, the Palais de Chine lives up to its name, offering opulent accommodation and equally luxurious dining. - i.!- 3, Section 1, Chengdu Road, palai sd ec h i n e h otel. co m Le M6ridien's keys to local culture Opened at the end of 2010, Le M6ridien's 160-room five-star hotel focuses on culture - room keys give free access to the Museum of Contemporary Ad and My Humble House Art Gallery. - 38 Songren Road, Xinyi District, + 886 2 6622 8000, I eme ri d ie n -tai pe i. co m Q&A Cary M Gray W generaf manager Why is now a good time to open a W in Taipei? The city is blossoming right now. lt's simply a great place to live. How is Taiwan's hospi- tality shaping up? The Taiwanese popula- tion is highly educated, cosmopolitan and well- travelled - that gives them a competitive edge. Many of the 400 Taiwanese people we've hired have returned to work here from Toronto, Geneva or Macau - they're all coming back home. - i i- 012 013 IATWAN TRAVET GUIDE
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W Taipei opened last month. among its features, the 405 room hotel has a 10th floor open plan lobby and restaurant, connected to a poolside terrace overlooking business distirct Xinyi.
Transcript of Top 6 Hotels in Taipei
SKY'S TIiE LlI]IT:Japanese archi+"eclFumlhiko Maki isdesigning twoskyscrapers as pariol a revamp andexpansion forTalpei Station,du-- for completlonin 2012.
FF,S'IIVAI, FAME:The Urban NomadF11m Festival hascome a long ilay.Fr"om humble originsin 2002, thew-aeklong event nowattracts younglilmmakers lromaround the globe.
OverviewTaipei is a city that hasbeen under the radar fortoo long. Perhaps it wasa lack of confidence,but the city never reallyknew how to talk up itsgood qualities. TheTaipei of today hascome on leaps andbounds, humming withrestaurants, shops,caf6s and bars.
A hosi of newhotels, including LeM6ridien and W haverecently opened, addingto the air of confidence- this is a city on themove and one that visi-tors can enjoy fromcomf ortable f irst-classpropedies.
Although scootersare still a favourite modeof transport, the city ispushing rts greenercredentials with newbicycle-stands acrossthe city - the air in Taipeiis today cleaner and thetree-lined streets andlanes are a pleasure towalk along.
Instead of trying tobe like other cities,Taipei seems to havegrown into itself and iscarving out its ownidentity. The city isspacious enough fornew and old to live side-by-side - from the low-rise world of nightmarkeis and temples tothe gleaming towerblocks of Xinyi. As theeconomy grows andmore people travel, anew Taipei is emerging -proud of its heritage butready to welcome theworld.
- 1.11i'
Top six hotels
Les SuitesTaipei's pioneeringboutique brand contin-ues to lead the way withits two hotels, the 84-room Les Suites ChingCheng and the smallerLes Suites Da An.
-::'!i12 Qingcheng Street,Songshan District, + 8862 8712 7688; 135 Da'anRoad, Da'an Dsitrict,+ 886 2 8773 3799,/essulteshote/s. com
W TaipeiThe €20m W hote (abover,ght) opened last month.Among its features, the405-room hotel has a1 oth floor open-planlobby and restaurant,connected to a poolsideterrace overlooking busi-ness district Xinyi. The Wis among the top hotelsin the city. - 1.1,
1 0 Zhongxiao EastRoad, Section 5,
+ 886 2 7703 8888,starvvoodhotels.com/whotels
Grand Hyatt TaipeiThis is a reliable luxuryhotel situated, like manyothers, in the Xinyidistrict near Taipei 101 .
Has 850 rooms com-plete with spaciousbathrooms plus an out-door heated pool and a24-hour gym. There's awide range of western,Chinese and Japanesedining and bar options.
2 Songshou Road,Xinyi District,+ 886 2 2720 1234,tai pei. g rand. hyatt. co m
The Grand HotelThis unique hotel (far/eft) was built in 1952 atthe behesi of ChiangKai-shek who wanteda luxury hotel to houseforeign guests. A promi-nent city landmark withits distinctively Chinesegolden roof and redcolumns, it has wel-comed countless digni-taries over the years fromNelson Mandela to theShah of lran.
- i,',',.
1 Zhongshan Nofth
Road, Section 4,+ 886 2 2886 8888,grand-hotel.org
Hotel QuoteDesigned by TaiwaneseRay Chen, this boutiquehotel has 64 rooms,all kitted out with Bosesound systems, freewiJi and Nespressocoffee. There is also akitchen-style, 24-hourlounge area and the333 Bestaurant & Bar.The hotel is conve-niently located nearTaipei's SongshanAirport.
- 1,1.
333 Nanjing EastRoad, Section 3,+ 886 2 21 75 5588,hotel-quote.com
Palais de ChineOpened in May 201 0,the Palais de Chine livesup to its name, offeringopulent accommodationand equally luxuriousdining.
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3, Section 1,
Chengdu Road,pal ai sd ec h i n e h otel. co m
Le M6ridien's keys to local culture
Opened at the end of 2010, Le M6ridien's 160-roomfive-star hotel focuses on culture - room keys givefree access to the Museum of Contemporary Ad andMy Humble House Art Gallery. -38 Songren Road, Xinyi District, + 886 2 6622 8000,I eme ri d ie n -tai pe i. co m
Q&A
Cary M GrayW generaf manager
Why is now a good timeto open a W in Taipei?The city is blossomingright now. lt's simply agreat place to live.
How is Taiwan's hospi-tality shaping up?The Taiwanese popula-tion is highly educated,cosmopolitan and well-travelled - that givesthem a competitiveedge. Many of the 400Taiwanese people we'vehired have returned towork here from Toronto,Geneva or Macau -they're all coming backhome.
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