W Hotel Taipei, Taiwan

W Taipei hotel is an exceptional luxury hotel in the heart of Taipei, within the buzzing commercial district of Xinyi. Spectacular views of the Taipei 101 tower, the world’s second tallest building can be seen from the hotel, which is full of public art, ranging from the landscape and sculpture of the pool deck to the vertical garden mounted on the wall.

Rooms with a retro vibe are warmly decorated with wood panels and modernist chairs while the W signature bed and free-standing soaking tubs add panache to the stylishly decorated rooms.

Three fine restaurants, a beach bar with an open-air pool deck and a gym with a spa complex complete the effect of this fabulous hotel being something of a city within a city.

We like: The modern, retro design.

Best for: City chic.