The 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Taipei

With views of Taipei 101: At W Taipei, the WET Deck on the 10th floor is open to the sky, with loungers and the WET Bar, right across from the tower. Shangri-La Far Eastern Taipei has its heated pool at the very top, on the 43rd floor, overlooking the city; in summer, a second outdoor pool opens on the seventh floor. At the Taipei Marriott Hotel, you swim 25 meters in the open air year-round on the 19th floor, with views of the Miramar Ferris wheel.W Taipei · XinyiIn a garden and on a terrace: At the Mandarin Oriental Taipei, you reach the heated outdoor pool on the sixth floor through the spa, surrounded by a landscaped garden. Capella Taipei has a heated outdoor pool, and if you book a Pool Terrace room, you get your own plunge pool on the terrace. The Regent Taipei keeps its rooftop pool heated as well.

With cabanas and rooftop views: At the Grand Hyatt Taipei, the heated outdoor pool with loungers and cabanas is part of Club Oasis. Hotel Proverbs Taipei has a 15-meter rooftop pool overlooking the East District, reserved for hotel guests.

Big spas: At the Mandarin Oriental Taipei, the spa has twelve treatment suites, including two VIP suites with a vitality pool and private steam shower, plus heat and water areas, a relaxation lounge and a yoga studio. The Oasis Spa at the Grand Hyatt Taipei is on the fifth floor: Kerstin Florian treatments, three rooms looking onto a rock garden, heated thermal baths, a sauna, a steam room and a cold plunge pool.Grand Hyatt Taipei · XinyiWith a view: At the Taipei Marriott Hotel, every treatment room of the SKY19 SPA looks out over the skyline to Taipei 101 and Songshan Airport; afterwards, cold-pressed juices are served in the tea lounge. The Wellspring Spa at the Regent Taipei is on the top floor, designed in Asian style.

Swiss skincare and an entire floor: Many luxury hotels in Taipei build on spa concepts of their own. At the VALMONT SPA of Shangri-La Far Eastern Taipei, therapists work with Valmont's cellular skincare, and the Health Club adds saunas, steam rooms and a whirlpool. At W Taipei, the AWAY Spa and the gym take up the entire 12th floor, with a steam room, sauna, whirlpool and cold plunge pool.

Prices start at 132 € at the Grand Victoria Taipei in Dazhi and go up to 593 € at Capella Taipei. The Palais de Chine Taipei from 168 € and the Regent Taipei from 197 € also stay below 200 €; the Grand Hyatt Taipei starts at 200 €, the Mandarin Oriental Taipei at 278 €. The table shows all ten hotels by neighborhood; you'll find live rates and availability in the hotel list below.

What's included: At all ten luxury hotels in Taipei, daily breakfast for two is included, at Capella Taipei for example in Bar Plume. An upgrade subject to availability comes on top everywhere, at the Grand Hyatt Taipei already at booking. At the Grand Hyatt Taipei and the Grand Victoria Taipei the benefits apply from two nights, at all other hotels from the first night.

For hotel credit, six hotels add 100 US dollars, including the Regent Taipei, W Taipei and Shangri-La Far Eastern Taipei; at the Mandarin Oriental Taipei it is 200 US dollars for suites, split equally between food and drinks and the spa. At the Taipei Marriott Hotel, 100 US dollars go toward food and drinks, at Capella Taipei it is 3,000 Taiwan dollars, at the Grand Victoria Taipei 50 US dollars. Hotel Proverbs Taipei has a bottle of house wine waiting for you instead.Grand Victoria Taipei · ZhongshanPoints and status come with Marriott Bonvoy at W Taipei, Hotel Proverbs Taipei and the Taipei Marriott Hotel, with IHG One Rewards at the Regent Taipei and with I Prefer at the Palais de Chine Taipei. The Grand Hyatt Taipei belongs to World of Hyatt, Shangri-La Far Eastern Taipei to Shangri-La Golden Circle; at the Mandarin Oriental Taipei, regular status benefits apply.

When it's most beautiful: A 5-star hotel in Taipei is worth it all year round. From October to December and in March and April, the days are mild, ideal for Elephant Mountain and a trip to Jiufen. From May to September, Taipei is warm and green, the evenings belong to the night markets and the rooftop pools of the luxury hotels, and in early summer the dragon boats race each other. In January and February, the hot springs of Beitou, the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival draw you in.

How long to stay: For a 5-star hotel in Taipei, we recommend three to four nights: one day for Xinyi and Taipei 101, one for temples, tea merchants and night markets in the old neighborhoods, plus a trip to Jiufen, up the Maokong Gondola to the tea plantations or to the hot springs of Beitou.