June 2009

Checking in - Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei Print E-mail
Five-star   606 rooms    Tel: (886-2) 2700-2323  
Fax: (886-2) 2700-0729  Website: www.howard-hotels.com

Verdict
Great location with seamless professional support and services.
Prudence Lui

Located in prosperous east Taipei, the hotel offers visitors a superb downtown stay within the financial and government district. The 13-storey property is smartly designed and built with a skylight that brings abundant natural daylight into the atrium.  

Guestrooms
This hotel is geared towards those who fancy classic Oriental aesthetics. The rooms have rosewood furniture, flat screen TVs and sofas.

Meeting facilities
Rather than clustering the facilities on the same floor, meeting facillities are spread out across different levels. There are a total of 11 breakout rooms. Small meetings can take place at the conference room on the fourth floor. For mid-scale meetings of 75 to 300 people, the Howard Ballroom in the basement and Dragon Hall on the third floor can be an option whereas large conferences with around 450 to 700 people can be held in the 663m2 pillarless Howard Ballroom.   

The hotel has three MICE sales members and it adopts a transparent pricing system with all rates clearly listed in a rental fees sheet. Special requests such as rental of a piano, ice carvings, banner printing, floral decorations and Chinese and western musical performances can be arranged. 

F&B
Guests are spoilt for choice with 10 outlets serving Western, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Japanese and local cuisines.

Fact file
Minimum/maximum number of people for meetings: 9 classroom-style/700 theatre-style

Minimum/maximum number of people for banquets: 30/700

Events handled
  • 2009 AEAT international Conference
  • 2008 Skål World Conference
  • 2008 Global Forum for Health Leaders
  • 2008 24th General Planning Managers Meeting

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