About this hotel
General information
TAI Urban Resort occupies a high-rise on Linsen 4th Road in Qianzhen, among the new towers of Kaohsiung’s Asia New Bay Area. It was conceived as an urban resort that doubles as a cultural living room: a double-height wall of books from many countries rises through the lobby, tall windows let in the southern sun, and the building holds a bookshop, a café-gallery and spaces for exhibitions and talks.
The 208 rooms and suites look out over the city or the harbour. The defining feature is a cantilevered, glass-sided infinity pool on the 24th floor, where guests watch the sun set over the bay. The upper storeys are given over to open-air restaurants and bars, a gym with a boxing ring and a spa, while the hotel’s own yacht takes guests out to sea. A number of rooms are art spaces created by Taiwanese and Japanese artists.
Location
The hotel is in Qianzhen, in the Asia New Bay Area close to Kaohsiung Harbour; a covered seventh-floor footbridge leads straight to the Kaohsiung Main Public Library. Sanduo Shopping District metro station (exit 2) is about a 10-minute walk away and the light-rail stop by the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center about 8 minutes. From the railway station, the high-speed rail station and Kaohsiung International Airport, the hotel suggests taking the metro; on request it arranges a paid transfer in its own car.
Spa
SWISSPA fills the 22nd floor, with views over the harbour and the bay. Treatments use Swiss SWISSLINE skincare and French TERRIS plant oils: body massages, facials and skin programmes, body-contouring sessions, pregnancy massage and scalp care, plus a Japanese warm-stone bathing room. A hair and nail salon completes it. The spa is open daily from 10:00 to 21:00, and treatments are booked ahead, ideally a day in advance.
Sports & leisure
PUNCH OUT GYM on the 23rd floor is open from 07:00 to 22:00 and adds an octagonal boxing ring to its equipment, with the city spread out below the windows. Two karaoke rooms on the 24th floor take care of the evenings. The hotel’s own 46-foot yacht has a broad cushioned deck, a saloon with 360-degree views, a galley, a bathroom, a double cabin and karaoke, with a captain, crew and host on board and water toys for time on the sea. On the seventh floor, City Wind Books hosts talks and small exhibitions.
For children
On the seventh floor, an open-air children’s playground is shaped like a whale, with a climbing wall and a slide. It is open daily from 11:00 to 17:00, and children under 12 play under adult supervision.
Restaurants & bars
Restaurants, bars and cafés run from the basement up to the 27th floor:
- BAR KAO — 27th-floor bar with a 360-degree view and private booths, Thai cooking and cocktails
- All Day Dining — 26th-floor restaurant with a buffet breakfast and brunch, and in the evening borderless dishes from seasonal produce, oysters and roasts carved to order
- Papillon — French restaurant on the 26th floor, dinner set menus only
- LE CIEL — poolside bistro and bar on the 24th floor, with A5 Japanese wagyu and Hokkaido scallops, cocktails and music from Friday to Sunday
- HUTONG YAKINIKU — Japanese yakiniku grill with wagyu on the 24th floor
- Linger Tea Saloon — tea room in the 25th-floor lobby for tea, pâtisserie, light lunches and afternoon tea
- Cigar & Wine Cellar — cigar room and whisky bar on the 25th floor
- HOU YA Cantonese Restaurant — Cantonese cooking, dim sum and duck roasted in an open oven
- Hot Pot Restaurant — kombu-broth hot pot with king crab, scallops, oysters and wagyu
- BLUSH — wine bar pouring French, Spanish and German wines
- TAi CAFÉ GALLERY — book café in the ground-floor lobby
- CITY WIND COFFEE — café beside the seventh-floor bookshop
- TAi Bread Bakery — bakery for naturally leavened bread
Swimming
There is no beach. The cantilevered infinity pool on the 24th floor has transparent sides and projects out over the city; it is open daily from 07:00 to 21:00 for hotel guests and club members, with towels and water provided. Children under 12 (or under 150 cm) swim only with adult supervision.
Pets
Pets are not accepted, with the exception of guide dogs.
Rooms
The 208 rooms and suites, from 40 to 93 m², face the city or the Asia New Bay harbour, and the bathrooms have separate wet and dry areas. Executive rooms and suites on the 20th and 21st floors include TAi Club privileges: breakfast on the 26th floor, afternoon tea and evening cocktails on the 25th. Except on certain rates, a buffet breakfast for each guest is included; the hotel does not add extra beds.
Every room has a complimentary minibar, a Nespresso machine, an INNOCI washlet, a Dyson Supersonic hairdryer, the hotel’s own bedding, a 65-inch smart TV, a voice assistant, a fridge, a kettle, a safe, free Wi-Fi and free parking.
Classic Family Room
Spacious 13th-floor room with two 160 × 200 cm beds and a bathtub in a bathroom with separate wet and dry areas; sleeps two to four.
Superior Room
City-view room with a 200 × 200 cm king bed and a separate shower; sleeps two.
Superior Harbor View Room
Room overlooking the Asia New Bay harbour, with a 200 × 200 cm king bed and a bathtub; sleeps two.
Classic Japanese Room
Japanese-style city-view room with two 160 × 200 cm beds and a separate shower; sleeps two to four.
Classic Double Room
City-facing room with a 200 × 200 cm king bed and a bathtub; sleeps two.
Deluxe Room
Generous city-view room with a bathtub and either two 160 × 200 cm beds (sleeps four) or, on the 21st floor, a king bed (sleeps two).
Deluxe Harbor View Room
Room overlooking the Asia New Bay harbour, with two 160 × 200 cm beds and a bathtub; sleeps two to four.
Prestige Suite
Suite with a bathtub and TAi Club access, with either two 160 × 200 cm beds (sleeps four) or, on the 18th–19th floors, a king bed (sleeps two).
Classic Japanese Executive Room
Japanese-style room on the 20th floor with two 160 × 200 cm beds and TAi Club access; a yoga mat, massage gun and eye massager are lent on request. Sleeps two to four.
Classic Executive Room
City-view room on the 20th floor with a king bed, a bathtub and TAi Club access, plus a yoga mat, massage gun and eye massager to borrow; sleeps two.
Deluxe Executive Room
Spacious city-view room on the executive floors with a bathtub and TAi Club access, with either two 160 × 200 cm beds (sleeps four) or a king bed (sleeps two).
Prestige Executive Suite
Suite on the 20th floor with a king bed, a bathtub, an air purifier and TAi Club access; sleeps two.
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