Trip to Taipei in the middle of November 2014, I had experienced the hottest energy source of the city, W Taipei, for the first time.
Exterior view of W Taipei (left), Giant chain at the entrace(right)
*The Chian "anchors the energy of the W Taipei into the ground"
For the first time, I heard of "W" hotel brand was back in 2010 when I was still working for Shangri-La hotel in Taipei. I had never heard of the name before and had no idea what the W brand was. After the hotel started recruitment, people also started to talk about it. Some said "it's a new brand from Hong Kong", "it's a boutique hotel combined with a night club"....
After 4 years, I work for the one in Guangzhoiu now and came to understand more about the brand.
Also the people in Taiwan have better understanding of this unique, inovative hotel brand and they seemed to love it!
Fabulous Room (495 Square Feet / 46 Square Meters)
Fabulous Room in the evening
I have stayed in their "Fabulous" room, facing down to "WET" swimming pool (BTW, this swimming pool can be changed to an ice-skate link in the winnter time!).
The room was very clean, of course, big and nice design with all the necessary amenities.
I personaly liked the big TV with the great sound from Bose speaker. That was awesome!
42" Flat Screen TV
Rainforest Shower (left), Bath room with W Signature Bathrobe & Bliss® Spa Bath Amenities (right)
W Signature Bathrobe & Separate Bathtub
Unique designed room. Wooden panels separates the bathroom and bed room, can be opened/closed.
Besides the design, they got all the basics just right. Such as hot water -hot enough-, water pressure -strong enough-, cleanliness, amenities...etc.
Bliss® Spa Bath Amenities (left), A Full Length Mirror (right)
Coffee Plunger (left), Munchie Box (right)
WET® Pool View
Elevator hall (left) and Hall way (right) at the guest floor
Elevator hall (left) and Entrance hall (right) at the ground floor
Entrance hall (left top), Entrance (left bottom) and W sign (right) outside
Jet bath (left) Sauna and Shower (right) in a FIT gym Change Room
My perosnal favorite, as being a Japanese, was the jet bath & sauna in the change room. Japanese people love "Onsen" -hot springs- and soak themselves in a hote bath tub, especially during the cold winter time.
Entrance to WET pool (left), Change Room (right)
WET pool (left) and WET® Bar(right)
WET pool (left) and WET® Bar
WET, swimming pool, is located just next to "The Kitchen Table" all day dining resturant, "WET BAR" and "WOO BAR" The water tempature was warm enough but unfortunately I didn't have time to swim this time. Besides, I would be too shy to swim in the middle of the restaurat and bars...
Exterior of the hotel from pool side at night
Pool side and outside of WOOBAR at night
I understand why W Taipei is so popular in Taiwan and even for the people from outside Taiwan. It was an extraordinary experience that you can get in the latest, busiest part of the city of Taipei. And yet, they also have covered all the basic necessities that 5star hotels must have. I would recommend this hotel to everyone and love to go back again!
