IHG Hotels & Resorts has added a new luxury flag to Taipei: InterContinental Taipei, a 347-room property that opens just as the brand marks its 80th anniversary and now serves as its flagship in Taiwan.
The hotel sits inside the Taipei Dome complex in Xinyi District, the shopping, dining and entertainment heart of the city. It is the second InterContinental that IHG has developed with Taiwan's Farglory Group, following InterContinental Kaohsiung in the south. That matters for visitors because Xinyi puts you within walking distance of major malls, restaurants and nightlife, with Taipei 101 close enough that selected rooms look straight at it.
Rooms start with Classic categories from roughly 38 square metres, several with that Taipei 101 outlook. If you're travelling with family or planning a longer stay, the residential-style suites run from about 76 square metres and come with a full kitchen, dining area and in-suite laundry — a rare set-up in a big-city luxury hotel.
Food is a headline act here. There are seven dining concepts, including restaurants under chef Akira Back, the Korean-born chef whose namesake restaurants have a global following for modern Japanese-Korean cooking. Beyond eating and sleeping, the hotel covers the usual luxury base: an indoor pool, fitness centre, event spaces and the brand's Club InterContinental lounge tier.
The design leans on a "In Taipei, For Taipei" theme, pulling in references to the city's architecture, culture and shared memory — from a lobby installation to musical motifs in the event spaces. General manager Robbert Manussen has framed the property as a gateway to the city rather than just another tower of rooms.
For travellers, this is a genuinely useful new option. Taipei's luxury hotel scene has long been anchored by names like the Mandarin Oriental and W, but Xinyi itself has lacked a classic grand-hotel option at this level. Business travellers get the Dome location and meeting space; leisure visitors get the views, the shopping on the doorstep and easy MRT access to the rest of the city. It's also a sensible base for timing a trip around events at the Taipei Dome stadium, which hosts concerts and baseball.
If Taiwan is on your list, this opening makes the decision of where to stay in Taipei a little easier — especially if you want to be in the middle of the action rather than beside it.
