The Taipei Guide

The Taipei Guide

A definitive reading of Taiwan's capital, from a swampy basin and a Qing-era tea trade to one of Asia's great cities.

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Four regions, one small island

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  • Grand Hyatt TaipeiCampaign pick9.2

    Grand Hyatt Taipei

    Xinyi, Taipei

    luxury

    Steps from Taipei 101, with skyline suites, a 20-metre pool and the city's most-photographed lobby.

    10 bookings in the last 2 hours3 viewing now

    $268/ night

    $3408,421 reviews

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  • Silks Club / The AmnisTop Deal9.3

    Silks Club / The Amnis

    Lingya, Kaohsiung

    luxury

    An art-filled harbour-district tower with a Michelin-listed grill and serene skyline suites.

    5 bookings in the last 2 hours4 viewing now

    $198/ night

    $2522,675 reviews

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  • W TaipeiTop Deal9.0

    W Taipei

    Xinyi, Taipei

    luxury

    A 31st-floor WET pool, the buzzing WOOBAR, and rooms wired for the city that never slows down.

    10 bookings in the last 2 hours7 viewing now

    $360/ night

    $3896,105 reviews

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  • The Lalu Sun Moon LakeFeatured9.4

    The Lalu Sun Moon Lake

    Yuchi, Sun Moon Lake

    wellness

    Minimalist lakeside icon with an infinity-edge pool that dissolves straight into the water.

    7 bookings in the last 2 hours4 viewing now

    $544/ night

    $6122,890 reviews

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  • Regent TaipeiFeatured9.1

    Regent Taipei

    Zhongshan, Taipei

    boutique

    A grande-dame address above the boutiques of Zhongshan, with a rooftop pool and a legendary tea lounge.

    10 bookings in the last 2 hours3 viewing now

    $232/ night

    $2897,044 reviews

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  • Silks Place TarokoFeatured9.1

    Silks Place Taroko

    Taroko Gorge, Hualien

    wellness

    The only resort inside Taroko National Park. Rooftop hot springs over a marble canyon.

    7 bookings in the last 2 hours6 viewing now

    $244/ night

    $2953,204 reviews

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  • Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung Central Park8.9

    Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung Central Park

    Central Park, Kaohsiung

    boutique

    A neighbourhood-storied design hotel over Central Park station, with a buzzing rooftop bar and pool.

    $138/ night

    $1694,102 reviews

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87 hand-checked stays across Taiwan

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Central Taiwan: the sensory profile of mists and modernity

Central Taiwan

Central Taiwan: the sensory profile of mists and modernity

Mist over a highland lake and a city of audacious architecture - central Taiwan is where the island slows down and looks up. A definitive guide to its waters, its design and its tea.

12 min read
Tainan: culinary archaeology & the architecture of memory

Tainan

Tainan: culinary archaeology & the architecture of memory

Taiwan's oldest city is a layered dig - older recipes, older streets, older gods than anywhere else on the island. A definitive guide to Tainan's culinary archaeology and architecture of memory.

12 min read
The scenic south & east: architectural isolation and harbour renaissance

South & East Coast

The scenic south & east: architectural isolation and harbour renaissance

Where the mountains run into the Pacific and a working port reinvents itself as art - a definitive guide to Taiwan's wild east coast and its harbour-city renaissance in the south.

13 min read
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