Next time you're in Taipei, head straight to this hotel that I've been keeping a secret for a long time.
- Located at No. 3, Lane 39, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, it's in the heart of Taipei and has convenient transportation. There's a highway and Taipei Railway Station nearby, and it's close to Exit 4 of Zhongshan Station on the Tamsui-Xinyi Line.
- There are many famous tourist attractions and shopping malls nearby, such as Shilin Night Market (3 km), Huaxi Street Night Market (8 km), Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (2 km), Taipei 101 (8 km), and Beitou Hot Spring Park (12 km). Taoyuan International Airport is 45 km from the hotel, and Songshan Airport is just 4 km away.
2. Hotel facilities:
- Guest rooms: The hotel has a total of 60 luxury suites and 478 luxury rooms, offering the most spacious rooms in Taipei. The rooms are beautifully decorated and fully equipped with flat-screen TVs (with pay-per-view cable/satellite channels, DVD players, and pay-per-view movies), free newspapers, in-room safes, direct-dial phones (with free local calls and voicemail), etc. The bedding is made of high-tech materials, and there's a "pillow menu" with a variety of materials and hardness levels to choose from. The bathroom has a separate bathtub and shower, handheld shower, bathroom phone, and scale.
- Dining: There are several restaurants in the hotel, offering Chinese, Western, and Japanese cuisine. The international cuisine is a unique blend of traditional and contemporary Asian food.
- Leisure and entertainment: There are facilities such as a fitness club, outdoor swimming pool, health spa tub, steam room, and sauna. There are also venues such as a ballroom, exhibition hall, meeting room, and banquet facilities.
3. Hotel honors and reputation:
- It has won the World's Best Travel and Leisure Award from the world-renowned travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller, the Best Hotel in the World in 2011, and was ranked among the top 20 hotels in Asia in 2004, making it the top hotel in Taiwan.
- It has a good reputation among tourists, and guests have given it high ratings for its spacious rooms, excellent location, and good service.