The NYTimes has just given the W Taipei a positive (but not loving) review: http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/05...tml?ref=travel. They liked the rooms, views, comfort, service, English, food, & pool. Yet the review's tone was slightly snotty, in my reading: "The décor could be described as luxury Ikea: white lacquer, burnished wood, floral carpeting and whimsical elements, like three tubular tables topped by faux tree rings, by a comfortable chaise." Bottom line: "...the W Taipei provides familiar, luxurious comfort in flawless English. Strenuously hip if mildly pretentious, it strives to make you feel part of the in-crowd, but it doesn’t come cheap."