arTree Hotel

New‘ish hotel with beautifully designed and clean rooms (one of the main reasons for our hotel choice) and restaurant. Beds were comfortable and bathtub by the window with view of Taipei 101 another highlight. Free tea bar with soft drinks and snacks was another plus.

Location is OK with MRT station within walking distance, but the neighbourhood is rather dull (nothing to see, not so many restaurant options). Staff, except the ones at reception desk did not speak English at all, so it was difficult to communicate. Hardly any breakfast options for the European taste as this hotel is primarily focussed on Asian guests. Happy hour was a joke, as nobody was around to serve drinks for more than 30 mins. Breakfast hour ended on the dot and we were friendly kicked out of the restaurant. One particularly unnerving thing was the endless background music loop, which drives one crazy after a few minutes. I know that stars don‘t mean as much as they do in the western world, but we‘ve stayed in much nicer 4* hotels im Taipei before. There are much better options (e.g. The Park) in town and we do not recommend to stay at artree Hotel because of its poor price-performance ratio and location.