Le Meridien Taipei  

* Good: - Lobby staff superb, good communication skills, and competent with computers and scheduling - Room super modern and nice. Everything automated. TV system is a bit over complicated however. For example, there are two remotes with overlapping behavior. The TV source menus were also in Chinese, which made it difficult to navigate. There are ports that allow you to project your computer or sound through the TV or it's sound system, and this was difficult to do with the Chinese language menus. Nice sound system in room, btw. Ample free water bottles and the coffee bar was a nice touch.* So-so: - Lobby Security oppressive. This could be a consequence of the strange fengshui of the place, but the immediate lobby is small and when you walk in, there's no fewer than 2 security guys emerging from behind pillars, etc. to size you up. Not appreciated. At other venues, at least they pretend not to be watching you. For security presence conscious, this may be a plus for you. - Dining staff responsiveness was so so. You are immediately attended to at first, but then they forget about you as your cup lies empty or you have to blatantly flag someone to get your check. * Not Good: - Adjacent construction noise problematic. Some days work started before reasonable times. - Forced to exit via specific doors. Leaving the dining area, there are a set of extremely convenient doors to exit through. They were perpetually blocked off with signs for no discernible reason, so you have to walk back towards the lobby and exit out that door.