Best Points Value in Town

We had booked a car from TPE through the hotel, so they knew we were on the way. When we arrived, we were met in the driveway by several bellmen who took our luggage onto a cart and prepared to deliver to our room. It was late, so there was no line to check in, and I did it in the lobby as opposed to the club lounge. I had used a TSU to upgrade to a Grand Suite King but asked about further upgrades. I was informed that for 4,000 TWD (~$133 pre-tax) per night I could upgrade to an Executive View Suite, which I took. I was told upon check-in that breakfast is in club lounge. I then asked “oh, so Globalist breakfast is only in lounge? Not in the cafe?” To which the agent replied that she could add free cafe breakfasts for us if I wanted, which of course I accepted. We then went up to the room to get to bed. Our luggage and the roll-away bed and crib that were originally set up in the Grand Suite were shortly brought to the room.

The Exec View Suites are located at the very end of the corridor(I believe on each floor), and it has a very nice entryway with large art on the wall, windows to the left and straight ahead, and a coat closet. There was a very nice white orchid with probably a dozen blooms on the counter in the entrance. When you turn right, you are then looking at the dining/living area ahead of you, and there is a half bath on the right, which has a Toto Washlet. Along the left wall is the minibar, coffee, and tea, all enclosed within built-in cabinets.

The dining area contains a circular table with one (?) dining chair, and the living area has a lounge chair, ottoman, coffee table, and corner sectional. We put the roll-away bed between the dining table and the lounge chair, though I don’t have a photo of that. Again, nice art, flower arrangements, and decorative tea pots and cups all around the room.

You then turn left through double doors to enter the large bedroom with windows on two sides. The bed and pillows were incredibly comfortable, and there was plenty of space to add a crib along the wall of windows. There is a large walk-in closet separated from the bedroom by a pocket door. There was more than enough space to hang/fold all the clothes for 2 adults and 2 kids for two weeks.

The master bathroom is then through another pocket door and is very large, with a double vanity, separate WC (though with a glass door) with Toto Washlet, walk-in shower with rain head and handheld sprayer, and a free-standing tub. The faucet for the tub seemed undersized, so it took a long time to fill. Water pressure at the rain shower head was poor, though, the handheld sprayer had very high pressure.

Everything in the room was super clean and impeccably maintained, and it was a very comfortable place to spend a week, even with two little kids. There were motorized blinds and curtains throughout.

Service at the property was excellent and friendly, though we didn’t ask all that much of anybody. Everyone from the doormen to the café staff to the housekeepers greeted us warmly whenever we saw them. I had booked a second room for my mother-in-law for part of our stay, and the front desk staff was very helpful when I went down to make sure that everything was all set for her arrival.

We ate breakfast in the café each morning. The spread there is pretty massive and changes slightly each day. Overall very good quality, but had I not been with the kids, I would have preferred to go out for some shao bing (flat baked wheat cake topped with sesame seeds) and fan tuan (rice wrapped around cruller, pork floss, egg, and pickled veggies). I was a bit surprised that they didn’t have these Taiwanese breakfast staples as part of the buffet, though they did have you tiao (cruller) with dou jiang (hot soy milk, either sweet or savory).

We never ate breakfast in the club lounge, but it definitely seemed quite a bit more limited in terms of selection. However, afternoon tea there and canapes/drinks in the evening were very nice. 

We ordered room service at 3am once when my son was jet lagged and hungry. He ordered some really delicious pancakes and I had won ton soup, which was also excellent.

Perfect location. Connected to 101 via a sky bridge, easily walkable to Xinyi, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall and Zhongshan Park. Also easy to walk to Tonghua (Linjiang Street) night market. Great MRT connectivity.