Eight Elephants & Dreaming Dragon HostelvsGrand Hyatt Taipei
Both properties are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Grand Hyatt Taipei scores significantly higher than Eight Elephants & Dreaming Dragon Hostel. Grand Hyatt Taipei comes in at #1 in Taipei with recommendations from 6 publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Rough Guide and Travel + Leisure.
Eight Elephants & Dreaming Dragon Hostel
1F,No.6 Jin-Jiang Street, Lane 48, Alley 4, Taipei 100, Taiwan
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Laundy Room
- Air Conditioning
- Refrigerator
Lonely Planet
"Located on a quiet back lane not far from Shida, this clean and serene hostel is definitely a chilled-out addition to the sometimes overly boisterous Taipei hostel scene." Full review
Rough Guide
"Cosy hostel in Taiwan’s university district, handy for Guting MRT Station. ... Spotless dorm beds."
Grand Hyatt Taipei
No.2 Song Shou Road, Taipei 110, Taiwan
From $199/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Gargantuan five-star with vast, marble-clad lobby and 856 luxurious rooms in the heart of Xinyi’s business district."
Condé Nast Traveler
"This "grand building" next to the Taipei 101 tower has pastel rooms, and executive suites with "luxurious marble tubs" from which "you can watch the tower light up as the sun sets"." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Business-friendly hotel tower, centrally located in the World Trade Centre complex in the Hsin-Yi district, next to the Financial Tower; a new spa opened in the fall of 2009." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Next door to the Taipei World Trade Center and Taipei 101, and a short distance from City Hall, the Hyatt sits in the heart of new Taipei."
Star Service
"This hotel has immediate access to the convention center and exhibition hall and is located just steps away from a small park across from the front entrance and the Taipei 101 tower." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The Grand Hyatt is huge (more than 850 rooms) and looms like a massive stone hawk, wings outspread in the shadow of nearby Taipei 101." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"A gigantic business hotel with 853 rooms, all with sleek -- if generic -- interiors and marble bathrooms; many have excellent skyline views." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"As the hotel of choice for VIPs visiting the Taiwanese capital, the Grand Hyatt offers luxuriously appointed rooms with service to match." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"The opulence of Grand Hyatt Taipei greets you as you enter the white marble lobby and open atrium, which is centered around a gorgeous gold and marble fountain." Full review