Palais de Chine Hotel, Taipei
Expert reviews
“In a city where hi-design and minimalism are all the rage, Palais de Chine takes a boldly different approach, resulting in a mishmash of French furniture and Chinese antiques. Even if the over-the-top design isn’t your thing, top-notch service and a Michelin-starred restaurant will ensure a pleasant stay.”
What guests liked
- Central location
- Swimming pool
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
- Boutique style
All you need to know
The Palais de Chine stands as a premier luxury establishment among Taipei’s hotel landscape. This hotel sets itself apart from others in its league, eschewing the common trend of Asian-inspired minimalism.
Instead, it presents a harmonious fusion of Eastern simplicity and Western sophistication – a theme evident in the nearly 300 guest rooms and suites adorned with French furniture and art pieces.
However, the French influence is subtly woven into the design rather than being ostentatiously displayed. The designers prefer to describe their aesthetic as neo-classicism, an indication that the rooms exhibit a balance of sleek lines, dark wood, and stark white decor, interspersed with minimal embellishments, save for an occasional ornate mirror or contemporary claw-foot bathtub.
All rooms, irrespective of their price range, offer private balconies or verandas, some boasting awe-inspiring skyline views. Additional amenities encompass large flat-screen TVs, in-room coffee and tea setups, and the increasingly popular ‘e-butler’ service that’s gaining traction in upscale Asian hotels.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
17 May 2025
Very good
Location very central Big confortable room
Swimming pool in gym next door to pay for
16 May 2025
Clean room and excellent location
Good location
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14 May 2025
Perfect hotel to stay in Taipei
Everything about Palais de Chine was perfect. Very friendly and warm staffs, smooth check-in and check-out, breakfast was tasty and has lots of choices and location is right across the Taipei Main Station. Executive room was top tier as well, very clean, spacious, great housekeeping and has everything we need. They also gave us complimentary whole cake for my birthday which was a cherry on top.
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7 May 2025
Sumptuous food, very comfortable stay
Spacious room, delicious food, accessible from the Taipei Main Station. Near convenience stores and restaurants, and some tourist spots
1 May 2025
Location is convenient, staffs are helpful and friendly
The design of the hotel is everything very dark. We know a lot of people like it. We are retired seniors can’t see too well, this hotel is not as good a fit for us. But our daughter’s family had no issue with the dark design.
28 April 2025
alright place
For a 5 star hotel, i was not overly impressed. Location was fantastic and it was easy to get to, easy access to public transport but no taxis or car drop off in front of the hotel. The view from our room was good and toilet was clean with a bidet. The decor of the hotel looks good with a dark theme.
The toilet and room was smaller then I expected and the room was slightly dusty due to carpet floors. Beds were very soft which i personally did not like and required firmer pillows, staff were very helpful with providing firm pillows. Rooms were dark and didn't have great lighting, but that's more of the theme.
25 April 2025
Nice hotel centrally located to main station and attractions
Palais De Chine located next to Square Mall. Excellent and centrally located to Main Station, shops, dining and night markets.
Bathroom / shower area and lighting, could have been better designed.
25 April 2025
Central location, awesome property and hotel staff
What a stunning property from stained mirrors to the hand carved wooden horses to the lush carpets in their halls. Been such a pleasure to call this home for 5 days under the attentive care of Mike our concierge who told us to check out the best hidden local gem right around the corner for breakfast -Sihai. Thank you for making our honeymoon so special Mike and team. The hotel is very central and in a tremendously convenient location right in the same building with the bus station, q mall and Taipei Main Train station. The Airport line Literally stops you opposite the hotel although the navigation out of the Airport line is somewhat of a maze when you first arrive. Top Tip: Find the exit you want on the local train and follow the signboards right to your exit.
20 April 2025
Very helpful and curteous staff.
Nicely appointed hotel with romantic decor.
Dimmed light in the elevator makes it difficult to see the description on the elevator panel.
18 April 2025
Exceptional
Location, cleanness, friendly and helpful staffs, value for money
Would be better if coin laundry service is available
18 April 2025
Very good
We like the location and the staff were great but for a 5 stars hotel, we expected a coffee machine in the room, offer of amenities even if they were not available in the rooms The room had only one night table and nothing on the other side. We would have liked to have a shower room separated We were very disappointing in tour so called 3 stars Michelin restaurant. One of the dishes we ordered was braised chicken and we were very surprised to get chicken with skin on it and bones and so little chicken. We have been to many Michelin restaurants and for 3 stars we expected something But overall we loved the hotel and the location
Offer a coffee machine. On the rooms, iron and board A happy hour for guest or welcome drink or a tea and desserts in the afternoon
17 April 2025
Great place to stay!
Close to stuff. Room was well equipped
Dark aesthetic
16 April 2025
The location is great. The room is clean. The
Very clean and the staff was eager to please customers
The room was very dark. The lighting uses a very soft but dark ambience. The room number was very difficult to see in the hall way.
8 April 2025
Very good
Breakfast
Noise from the road
2 April 2025
Exceptional
This is a wonderful hotel, fantastic breakfast with a very attentive staff. Very convenient location close to the train and metro station.
1 April 2025
Very good
Location, breakfast.
Worst light placement and controls of all times. Just bizarre.
28 March 2025
Friendly staff in a great location.
Great location, beautiful rooms, and a good price. The staff was incredibly helpful in recommending restaurants and calling ahead for reservations and to explain food allergies on our behalf.
27 March 2025
Fabulous
The location is very good, beside a shopping mall, there are lots of eateries around this area.
Maybe the staff at the restaurant can buck up their English.
20 March 2025
It ok gor a “5 star.”
Location
Not well furnished. Should have two night stands for a king bed.
18 March 2025
Perfect
Everything.. ambiance, service, hospitality, staff professional and warm service
Blocked view at the balcony
26 February 2025
good
location and staff
some light feature are very confusing
26 February 2025
Fabulous
Location was superb!
Bathroom layout is very weird. Would be difficult for elderly. It is also extremely dark in common areas!
23 February 2025
Excellent experience
Big room, very yum yum breakfast
23 February 2025
Fabulous
location, stuff, room
dark rooms, repeated breakfast
19 February 2025
Amazing christmas and great breakfast
The xmas decorations were amazing. It was linked to the train and shopping beside it
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19 February 2025
Fabulous
The staffs were polite and helpful Great location Spacious room with lovely Chinese design Variety of delicious food at breakfast
17 February 2025
Convenient, friendly and fun place to be resting at
They have a spacious bathtub, really big bed and the location is fantastic. Near a shopping mall, bus station and all the Train, Metro and HSR station! Nearby has ample food outlets and convenience stores.
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16 February 2025
A unique hotel in the heart of Taipei that is clean and comfortable
Unique design for a hotel room Clean and comfortable Great location Friendly staff Nice shower and pillows!
a little bit dark
4 February 2025
Pure Indulgence
This hotel is pure class from the moment you enter to the moment you leave. It oozes professionalism. The room was exquisite, and we could certainly not ask for more. Breakfast choices was amazing. All we can say is wow!!!!
Could not fault anything/
30 January 2025
Good location
Best location of hotel for transport fom airport. Rapid response to customer's request.
Breakfast was not much international.
28 January 2025
Fabulous
Great Location!
Price..
27 January 2025
Very good
It's a beautiful hotel with a very nice and professional staff. My room was very comfortable.
The room incl. interior I was provided with differed from what I initially booked.
25 January 2025
Great place to land in the city if you’re looking for a comfy bed in te center of downtown.
Very central and the rooms are comfortable and well designed. The buffet breakfast is enormous and comprehensive - it’s a solid place to stay.
They have chosen a “European castle” decor theme which is a bit odd in the dining room - zero windows to the outside which is a bold choice and not very cheerful for breakfast. But doesn’t really matter if you’re going out and about!
24 January 2025
6 star hotel centrally located in Taipei CBD next to Main Train Station Transport Hub
I have stayed at many hotels. Palais de Chine Hotel Taipei was exceptional. It's 6 star service. Cyndie was fantastic. I was given a welcome fruit platter on arrival. She found out it was my birthday in 3 weeks time and arranged a small gift (decorated dessert platter) to my room during my stay and a takeaway breakfast because of my super early departure on my last day. Love the environmentally friendly glass water bottle use instead of the plastic bottles and sparkling water dispensing machine. The VIP executive lounge has great selection of beverage with relaxing area and classically decorated.
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20 January 2025
Great location!
The hotel is in an excellent location - close to the metro/train/bus stations, close to shopping, and restaurants. We enjoyed the breakfast buffet one morning. It had a variety of options, both western and local cuisine. All the staff were so very friendly and helpful. I liked that they had an excellent bottle refilling station on each floor. They also provided us with instant coffee and tea, and bath salts.
The hotel is SOOO dark. Why do they have the lighting throughout the hotel (and I mean everywhere!) set so dim? While the AI cube in the room was a fun novelty, it was just that. A novelty that was frustrating to operate at times. The room is an open floor plan, meaning that the bathroom is open to the room. You do have a privacy curtain, you can pull to block off part of the bathroom, but it's definitely better suited to a couple and not a family with teens. The most annoying thing had to be the motion activated light over the sink (which could not be blocked by the curtain). Normally, that's a good thing for using the bathroom at night, but once the light is on, it doesn't turn off automatically. You have to do it manually. Remembering, while your half asleep, which switch turns it off or figure out how to use the AI box to turn it off, was not fun.
14 January 2025
Great location and friendly staff.
The location is great! Right next to a mall, got a great coffee shop Twin Brothers Coffee and close to transport. Their teas are amazing too. I would have got some as souvenir to give as a gift had I known earlier. Staff are very friendly.
The air quality of room can be a bit fresher.
14 January 2025
Modern stay in Taipei
The hotel location is the main reason I chose to stay here, very convenient and easy access to Taipei Main Station. Luxurious hotel with style, rooms were very clean and spacious. Our family tried the breakfast 1 day and were really impressed by the choices and also taste. Overall highly recommend if you are after a nice modern hotel for your Taipei stay.
Room A/C & lights were tricky to navigate but using the AI control board did the trick for us so all good.
13 January 2025
Pleasant
Excellent location.
The keys got spoiled and we could not get into the room. Staff got up to replace the keys, after quite a while. The bathtub was dirty, still had some dirty water in it. One of the sliding door was faulty, I afraid of it falling down every time I want to get clothes.
12 January 2025
A comfortable stay in a great location!
Great hotel to stay, shopping and dining within the area . Train station across the junction. Rooms with nice and feasible layout. Truly enjoyed the 2 nights stay.
Breakfast a little let down, but not a problem as many choices nearby too.
11 January 2025
Fabulous
Super convenient and staff with excellent service
Love the aesthetics
9 January 2025
Luxury at one of Taipe's most expensive hotel
The location is golden. They have water station for still and sparkling water on each floor, bathroom amentities were luxurious, and the service was the best I ever had in Taipei
It is a bit expensive. Swimming pool is on a separate building.
3 January 2025
Nice stay at an excellent location, but shortfall of a 5-star standard.
Location and professionalism of the staff.
Some breakfast items were inconsistent in quality - probably due to staff/chef shortfall. Traffic noise in the room - not sound proof, unfortunately. Automated lights were pretty difficult to control or manage.
3 January 2025
Satisfactory.
Location was great. Breakfast was good as well.
The hotel felt a little too dark and dim.
1 January 2025
Nice staff, easy to connect public transportation, very clean.
Very helpful staff. It is easy to connect to public transportation due to it located nearby Taipei Main Station, MRT, Bus Station.
Lighting needs to increase.
29 December 2024
Luxurious ambiance, attentive service, and prime location near attractions.
Perfect location, next to the Taipei Main station and with easy mall access.
The bathroom was a little weird for me :D
28 December 2024
Exceptional
Location is perfect to use high speed train and visit Taipei and Taiwan Personel has been huge and help use in different way room was comfortable and spacious for 4
Provide mug at breakfast in order to have large tea or coffee we had to use paper take away cups not really tasty !
20 December 2024
Very good
Convenience to shopping mall and taoyuan airport metro.
The room is dusty. Stayed for two nights, but the room was not tidied up properly.
19 December 2024
Love it
Everything
Lights were difficult to control via their control panel, room can be a little too dim so this place is perfect for couples 🤗
19 December 2024
Accessible and comfortable
Right next to Taipei Main Station. Very central and places just walking distance from the property. Is right next to a mall and also several convenience stores around. Service staff are friendly and helpful. Very homey feeling to it.
Is a bit of an older property but well maintained. Gym is small, but have enough equipment for a proper workout. Need to be careful with the reusable bottles, one of mine had a chip in the neck of the bottle. I do appreciate the green initiative.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Entertainment and family services
- - Strollers
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
19 May 2025
Very good