Palais de Chine Hotel, Taipei

location, stuff, room

dark rooms, repeated breakfast

The xmas decorations were amazing. It was linked to the train and shopping beside it

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The staffs were polite and helpful Great location Spacious room with lovely Chinese design Variety of delicious food at breakfast

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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Unique design for a hotel room Clean and comfortable Great location Friendly staff Nice shower and pillows!

a little bit dark

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/

Best location of hotel for transport fom airport. Rapid response to customer's request.

Breakfast was not much international.

Great Location!

Price..

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.

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!

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Super convenient and staff with excellent service

Love the aesthetics

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.

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.

Location was great. Breakfast was good as well.

The hotel felt a little too dark and dim.

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.

Perfect location, next to the Taipei Main station and with easy mall access.

The bathroom was a little weird for me :D

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 !

Convenience to shopping mall and taoyuan airport metro.

The room is dusty. Stayed for two nights, but the room was not tidied up properly.

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Lights were difficult to control via their control panel, room can be a little too dim so this place is perfect for couples 🤗

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.

Convenient location

The lighting of the hotel. It was very dimly lit in all areas.

Staying here in the holiday season you're guaranteed a very Christmasy experience, from the decked out trees at the entrance and the reception to the green and red light bulbs of the chandeliers. The hotel is decorated like a Parisian boudoir with half of the lights dimmed to a flicker. The room on the executive floor is well appointed and access to the lounge is a plus. The hotel is next to a shopping mall and close to the metro. The breakfast is well stocked with Asian food.

The lighting or rather lack of it. I think this point has been made by other reviewers so it was hardly a surprise but it really is VERY dark. Even if you turn on all the lights in your room, it is still surprisingly quite "atmospheric". If you prefer well lit and bright, this hotel is not for you. But if you're up for some mood lighting, you'll love it. Note: even the breakfast room is dark! :)

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The location was great, right across the street from Taipei Station, which is a major transit hub. The rooms were comfortable and spacious and the hotel was decorated nicely.

The lighting controls were not intuitive. A crazy as it sounds, it took us 30 minutes to figure out how to turn off all the lights (hint, use the touchscreen on the desk to "turn off all lights") as the buttons did not work as expected. When pressing the button to turn off the night reading light, half the time other lights would randomly turn on. Also, it's a huge step to get into the bathtub, which has a slippery floor.

Very close to Taipei Main Station and just next to QSquare Mall for convenience . The toilets at level 6 were amazing and the sparkling water was a bonus treat .

Breakfast offers were quite limited by international hotel standards but there was generous offers on traditional local food .

The atmosphere, the breakfast and the service of their staff.

The lighting of the room at the mirror was not helping with make up. It will cast shadow and it a bit dark to look at the quality of the make up.

Modern interiors

The breakfast was the best. The location was excellent!!

The dining room was a little dark for my taste.

Services

Bathroom

Clean, comfortable room with plenty of space. Good work area.

The open plan bathroom. I like a door.

Very nice & big room with large comfortable bed. Overlooked main road but very quiet due to good double-glazed windows. Good breakfast. All very clean. Staff very polite, helpful & efficient. Good central location adjacent to shopping centre with good restaurants.

Room was very clean but carpet and furniture slightly old. Common areas are bit dark.

The umbrella service was great. I loved that they have a family room for 4 which not all hotels have. The room was big and spacious and most of the staff were friendly.

The only thing I did not like was how difficult it was to switch on and off the lights. Perhaps the check in counter could have told us that we could have used AI to turn on and off the lights in the room

This hotel lights are a little bit darker than it should be, sometimes it’s hard to see, everything else is good

Very nice Convenient

The curtain for the toilet is not very private (keeps on showing a gap) Shower has no coverage (it’s literally just glass)

Comfortable, location, very good restaurant.

Bathroom basin in the room with no privacy and bathtub/shower right by the entrance door. Very peculiar. Room lighting takes some time to figure out.

excellent hotel . loved the location.

the lighting system in the room was a pain.

Good location. Hotel staffs are friendly.

The lighting can be more bright along the lobby area.

Couldn’t ask for better location and staff were excellent.

Odor of dust and mold were unpleasant in our room

Stuff are very helpful, like the decor of the hotel room

In the room there was high humidity and a musty smell.

everything is exceptional there! such a boutique hotel!

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Great stay and location. We had a wonderful bath in our room. The doormen were so helpful and went out of their way to help with our luggage which we was very kind.

the lighting in the room, specifically the bathroom area is not good. all of the lighting is also difficult and confusing to control.

- Rooms are really beautiful - Hotel staff is some of the best we had at any in Taiwan - The restaurant looks awesome (didn’t get to try it) - Very close to main station - Tons of restaurants, shopping, etc nearby

- No bar in the property - Rooms never got below 21C (nitpick)

Right outside the main MRT station. Hotel has very strong design themes, but tastefully executed. Loved having bottomless supply of sparkling water just outside the room. Bath tub with bath salts was very nice touch. Included breakfast is top notch.