Hotels we recommend
Where to stay in Taipei
Three hotels in Taipei we would book for a client, in Xinyi and Songshan. One holds MICHELIN Keys. Every one books through a partner programme, which adds an upgrade where one is free, daily breakfast for two, a hotel credit and late checkout, at the hotel's own rate.
- Hotels
- 3
- With MICHELIN Keys
- 1
- With partner perks
- 3
- Newest
- 2014
The hotels
Xinyi
W Taipei
2011 · 405 rooms · Renovated 2025
A hotel of 405 rooms and suites in a 31-storey tower above Taipei City Hall Bus Station on Zhongxiao East Road, in the Xinyi business district, with City Hall MRT station beneath it and Taipei 101 about ten minutes' walk away. The lobby, bar, French restaurant and outdoor pool share the 10th floor; GA Design International's 'nature electrified' interiors were toned down to wood, green and sunset orange in a refurbishment finished in January 2025.
Marriott Luminous
Songshan
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei
2014 · 303 rooms
A new-build hotel of 256 rooms and 47 suites at 158 Dunhua North Road in Songshan, Taipei, opened in May 2014 on the site of the former Mandarina Crown Hotel. Behind a European-style façade by C.Y. Lee, the architect of Taipei 101, it is all marble, high ceilings and chandeliers, with rooms looking onto the tree-lined boulevard or the hotel's courtyard.
1 MICHELIN Key · Mandarin Oriental Fan Club
Xinyi
Grand Hyatt Taipei
1990 · 850 rooms · Renovated 2014
A 27-storey hotel of 850 rooms and suites at 2 Songshou Road in Xinyi, Taipei, next to Taipei 101; when it opened in 1990 it stood almost alone in a district that had no other modern buildings. It works as a city within a city, with eight restaurants, 13 event spaces and a direct path to Taipei 101 and the Xinyi shopping district.
Hyatt Privé
On our list
Hotels in Taipei we rate but have not yet stayed in, drawn hollow on the map. The hotels above are first-hand; these are where we are going next. We book them as we book the rest.
Beitou
One MICHELIN Key and Relais & Châteaux; on our list for private hot-spring tubs in the Beitou valley.
Five rooms in the Beitou geothermal valley, each with its own hot-spring tub, in a villa among mountains and hot-spring mist.
On our list for André Fu's interiors for Capella's first in Taiwan.
André Fu interiors, and Capella’s first in Taiwan.
What to know
W Taipei; Mandarin Oriental, Taipei and Grand Hyatt Taipei. Each has its own page with the rooms, the restaurants and what booking through us adds.
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei (one MICHELIN Key).
Of the hotels we recommend, Mandarin Oriental, Taipei, which opened in 2014. W Taipei followed in 2011.
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei: its rooms start at 55 square metres. W Taipei from 43 and Grand Hyatt Taipei from 33.
W Taipei (Marriott Luminous); Mandarin Oriental, Taipei (Mandarin Oriental Fan Club) and Grand Hyatt Taipei (Hyatt Privé). Booked through us, each adds a room upgrade where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
W Taipei: Taipei Songshan Airport is 10 to 20 minutes by car and Taoyuan International 30 to 45 minutes; the Airport MRT and metro take about 45 minutes from Taoyuan. Mandarin Oriental, Taipei: Songshan Airport is five minutes by car; Taoyuan International about 40 minutes.
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