ElevatorEnthusiast

I really liked the W Taipei - there isn’t much more that I could want from a hotel. Here are my pros, cons, and photos:

Note: I skipped the Woobar happy hour for Elites - it’s from 5 to 7.

Pros:

• Upgraded to a nice Spectacular room on the 2nd-highest room floor with a great view of Taipei 101 (all suites besides WOW and EWOW were sold out online)
• Room design is light and airy and still looks pretty good
• Bed was fantastic with a super plush and soft mattress, plush pillows, and plush covers
• Shower pressure from the rainfall head was good and strong
• Brought some cakes as a welcome gift - haven’t tried them yet, but I’ll assume they’re good
• Service at the front desk was nice - had multiple folks come out and talk to me, asking me about the hotels I’m trying this trip, etc.
• 4 PM checkout was set up automatically
• Elite breakfast at Yen on 31F was good - no wait at 8:30, but there was a line when I left at 9
  • Best hotel latte I’ve had in Taiwan so far - made by staff
  • Yummy omelet
  • Yummy chocolate and pecan muffin
  • Liked the truffle scrambled eggs

Cons:

• At least one of the towels was a bit old and stringy

Photos:

Alawyer

You scored a good upgrade! Sometimes this category can be even more in demand than the lower floor Marvelous Suites without the 101 view.
The room looks like it hasn't been upgraded for a very long time but is still in good condition though. Did you check out the pool scene?

ElevatorEnthusiast

This was, of course, a Monday afternoon, but the pool didn't have a party vibe - several folks lounging in the sun. Besides the cartoon "No Drugs" sign at the check-in counter, I wouldn't have thought the property had any sort of unseemly nature to it - as I've seen commented on FT before. It just seemed like a nice Asian W to me - but then again, I also haven't seen any ghosts at the Grand Hyatt, so maybe I'm just missing out?

mynameisdmoon

... and another city I will be visiting soon (albeit for a short 2 night stopover from last minute change) that EE has graciously did his reviews on.

Booked the W! No SNA left but hopefully can snag a Fantastic Suite upgrade.

I also have Istanbul planned for next fall and I already found your reviews there

bizum

Had another very pleasant stay couple of weeks ago and SNA's went thru this time which was nice. Service here is always great. As Plat we usually get a decent upgrade to a corner room, so the SNA success was a nice surprise. They are renovating rooms from Dec 2023 to Nov 2024, we never saw or heard any work. Not sure if we had this in the fabulous room, but MS came with a Bose music system that you can connect to via Bluetooth (not very loud though &#128523. Breakfast is decent, not much changed in few years iirc (some staff recognized us from our previous stays) and gets quite busy by 8:30. Didn't use the WooBar drink credits this time. Every year I tell myself we should try Hotel Proverbs in Da'an but we keep coming back to W...

gudugan

Checked in for NYE again... lovely as always

This is still the best in Taipei, Park Hyatt/Andaz opening next year (maybe too aggressive?) and FS the year after that, competition is coming...