Taipei's top six luxury properties

Grand Hyatt Taipei
With a lobby seemingly as big as an airport terminal, the 856-room Grand Hyatt does an
impressive job of keeping itself up-to-date. It is Taipei’s most international hotel with
top-notch service and amenities. A flawless level of top-end comfort and functionality
extends throughout the hotel.

Standard rooms are bright and some have impressive views of the mountains and Taipei
101. The hotel features ten food and beverage options, including the classy Ziga Zaga
lounge bar and restaurant that is popular with Taiwanese and international guests. There are
two pools, the lower of which features Taipei’s only poolside bar.

Early last year Grand Hyatt opened the city’s most original multifunction venue with 500 sqm of versatile meetings space.
Called ‘The Grand Residence’, it has its own driveway leading to a private glass entrance. Sony Bravia held a product launch there in July.
www.taipei.grand.hyatt.com

Sheraton Taipei
The renovations here finished in August 2005 with great results. A fresh contemporary
Chinese design extends throughout the public areas, while the comfy rooms are complemented with Asian touches. Service is top notch, in fact, possibly the best in the city.
It is no imperial palace but Chinese influence is everywhere, from a delightful Han dynasty-inspired carpet design, to lantern-style lighting, to the giant astrological discs hanging in the atrium.

North facing rooms on the higher floors have excellent views of Yangmingshan National Park. This view is shared by the well-equipped gym and rooftop swimming pool.
The hotel has eight food and beverage options, including Momoyama, one of the city’s best Japanese restaurants.
With a maximum capacity of 1,800 guests, the Sheraton ballroom has seven versatile
banquet rooms and three multifunction VIP rooms. Novartis recently held an event for 500 delegates here and Pamir Law Firm held a meeting for 250 delegates, including
outside catering on the top floor of Taipei 101.
www.sheraton-taipei.com

Westin Taipei
Located on Nanking East Road – Taipei’s leading business district – the 288-room
Westin Taipei markets itself as a boutique Starwood property.
What it lacks in the number of guestrooms it makes up for in the number of meeting
facilities on offer, 22 in total. These can accommodate from 30 to 800 delegates.
The Churchill Cigar and Wine Bar Lounge offers private dining rooms, high-quality
cigars, rare wines and piano entertainment.
The florist, on the second floor, is the first five-star hotel flower shop in Taipei.
The hotel also has its own cinema which seats 30 on comfortable sofas and is ideal for
product launches. Microsoft recently held an event for 60 delegates here, and Pfizer
an event for 100 people.
www.westin.com/taipei

Grand Formosa Regent Taipei
Framed by the lush tropical parks of Taipei’s main boulevard, Chung Shan North Road,
the Grand Formosa Regent offers quick access to the city’s main business and entertainment districts, and 538 spacious and attractive rooms.
The hotel is 45 minutes from Taoyuan International Airport, 15 minutes from Taipei Songshan Domestic Airport and just five minutes’ walk from Zhongshang Metro station.
The Regent Ballroom and nine function rooms are suitable for between eight and 1,000 people. The hotel also offers fruit or chocolate-themed meetings.
Estée Lauder recently held an event here and Bluetooth also came with a group of 500 delegates.
www.grandformosa.com.tw

Howard Plaza Hotel
This local five-star hotel has been running for 23 years and is kitted out from head to toe in
Rosewood. Its meeting facilities are located across three floors. The grand ballroom,
with its own separate entrance, can fit up to 700 in theatre style. Its VIP rooms are
full of antiques. Samsung recently held an event here.
www.howard-hotels.com.tw

Far Eastern Plaza Hotel
In downtown Taipei are the two shiny twin towers of Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel. The property is located in Taipei’s Metro Complex on the fashionable Tun Hwa South Road and five minutes from Taipei World Trade Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Spacious and clean rooms blend Western and Asian elements, and public spaces are
replete with calligraphy and carvings inspired by Sung dynasty art. The hotel has 420 rooms
and is Taipei’s tallest hotel at 43 storeys. Soar to the 38th floor in the express elevator to the
Marco Polo Restaurant, which serves Italian, and easily has the best views of Taipei.
The hotel has two ballrooms, the largest can hold 700 people and nine function rooms. PricewaterhouseCoopers held an event for 50 delegates there in July.
www.shangri-la.com