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The Sherwood Taipei
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A high level of service and luxury at a very reasonable price.
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An early-evening drink in the executive lounge. P R ICE
Internet rates for a Deluxe Single room in mid-January start from NT$4,592(US$151), including tax and surcharges.
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top floor of the hotel, meaning it lacks the spectacular city views of some executive lounges. But the atmosphere is relaxing and staff are attentive. A light breakfast is served. During happy hour, a selection of self-
B A C KGROUND Opened in 1990, The Sherwood Taipei counts itself among the first luxury hotels to open in the Taiwanese capital. (The Grand Hyatt Taipei also opened the same year.) During that decade, The Sherwood Taipei played host to foreign dignitaries including former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and US President George HW Bush. Taipei’s luxury hotel market has now
matured and high-end accommodation is no longer a novelty in the city.
WHERE IS IT ? In the Minsheng Dunhua financial district, a five-minute drive from the inner-city Songshan Airport, serving domestic and some regional routes, and 40-60 minutes’ drive from Taoyuan International Airport. The hotel off ers easy access to the rest
of the city via the MRT’s Wenhu Line. Zhongshan Junior High School MRT station is around six minutes’ walk away, and Nanjing Fuxing MRT station around 12 minutes. If you’re flying out of Songshan Airport, you can walk directly to the airport without taking any transportation.
WHAT ’S IT LIKE? The Sherwood Taipei wears its age with pride. The décor has a heft and sense of permanence. Whilst some modern hotels let you use a mobile phone app as your room key, The Sherwood
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During the 1990s, the hotel hosted foreign dignitaries like Margaret Thatcher and George HW Bush
doesn’t even have digital keycards; all the rooms are accessed by a weighty key whose keyring is emblazoned with the hotel’s logo. The lobby walls are covered in a simple but elegant light wood wainscoting.
ROOMS The hotel has 343 guestrooms split across nine types, including Deluxe and Executive rooms; Junior and Executive suites, plus The Sherwood Suite and Presidential Suite. All rooms have high- speed wired and wireless internet, an in-room safe and a Handy smartphone you can take with you outside the hotel. I stayed in a Deluxe room with a king-
size bed. The pillows were extraordinarily comfortable. The hotel’s blackout curtains and lack of nighttime noise ensure you wake up refreshed. There is a comfortable armchair and ottoman where you can relax. The bathroom is well furnished, with a bidet-equipped toilet, a shower with good water pressure and a reasonably sized bathtub with bath salts.
LOU NGE The Sherwood Executive Club lounge is on the fifth floor rather than the
serve spirits, as well as beer and wine, are available. There are also three rotating hot food options, as well as a cheese and cold cuts board. Jar nibbles like nuts, pretzels and mini Snickers bars are also there for you to grab.
FOOD AND DRINK A generous breakfast spread is served in the B-one Breakfast Buff et Restaurant on level B1 between 6.30am and 10.30am. The other restaurants include Kouma Japanese Restaurant on B1 (lunch noon-2.30pm, dinner 6pm-10pm); Toscana Italian Restaurant on the first floor (lunch 11.30am-2.30pm, dinner 6pm-10pm, weekend brunch 10.30am-2.30pm); and Yi Yuan Chinese Restaurant (lunch 11.30am- 2.30pm, dinner 6pm-9.30pm, weekend lunchtime 11am-2.30pm). A British-style bar, Harry’s Bar (open 11.30am-midnight), is on the second floor and has a selection of more than 300 wines.
L EIS U RE There is a gym, sauna and indoor swimming pool on the 20th floor for in-house guests.
VERDIC T This hotel no longer has the luxury of being one of the only top-tier properties in Taipei. Visitors to the capital, as well as other parts of Taiwan, now have dozens of high-end hotels to choose from. But excellent service is what makes The Sherwood Taipei stand out. Michael Allen
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