Hotel is in dire need of a renervation, rooms are old, tired and dated. Staff are welcoming and pleasant. Breakfast buffet spread is extensive, with a choice of Asian and Western dishes. However, service in the restaurant needs impovement. I got up form my table to get coffee and some food from the buffet and returned only to find that... more

one should stay here for the shear beauty. the rooms could be updated and yes it's not close to a subway line but they have a shuttle. stay here for the fengshui. it's peaceful and not noisy like the downtown hotels. good food too as well as entertainment. more

I can't believe the negative reviews of this magnificent hotel. A look at the photos will show the detail of the decoration and attention of the staff. I was fortunate to stay there three times on business for a week or two, about a year apart. The second year when I checked in the clerk said, "Welcome home". Now, that's... more

I stayed in Taiwan for a little of two weeks and spent half the time at the Grand National hotel. All other hotels offered free internet except the tourist trap that is the Grand National during my stay in Taiwan. Although the hotel is beautiful from the outside, they nickel and dime you for every amenity such as interenet and... more

I am not very pleased with this hotel. Definitely you can get more bang for the buck at most hotels in China. Even by Taiwan's standards, these rooms are old, the service is snobbish and quite poor, and it lacks the personality that you would expect from such a historic place. You definitely pay for the name.. The restaurants inside... more

Stayed here for an urban weekend getaway. While this hotel looks magnificant on the outside, things are more like a 3- or 4- star hotel on the inside. It is a crime that Taiwan's guidebooks/tourist info/the hotel itself repeatably classify this as a five-star hotel, when it is most obviously not. My guess is that there are feelings and egos... more

The place is totally awesome. May be my Chinese ancestry beckons me to like this place but staying in the main building is like living in a palace. For a little more than $200, my travel agent reserved a Prestige Room, a room with the view on one of the top three floors, the best non-suite or non-VIP rooms in... more

The place needs to be remodelled albeit that as such the hotel is a perfect showcase of madame Shek's idea of megalomania. Moreover, the food section of this hotel is way, way below standards. At 20:30 there is only one restaurant open with a buffet that makes you shiver. The alternative is the lobby, but the selection is mediocre. The... more

I'm a little surprised at the negative reviews of the Grand Hotel but each of us has our own individual experiences and perhaps mine was just a lucky one. I could also be more "lenient" because I am of Chinese descent and I'm familiar with the culture and attitudes which differ from that to which westerners might be comfortable. I... more