With its opening slated for Q1 of 2025, Capella Taipei, designed by André Fu Studio, is poised to become an urban sanctuary in the heart of the city, offering a unique blend of city energy and serene elegance…
At Capella, hotel design is about crafting authentic and purposeful travel experiences through meaningful storytelling. The heart and soul of each destination come alive as guests immerse themselves in local culture, history, and the environment.
Designed as an urban retreat, the 86-key Capella Taipei will provide a serene escape within the city. Surrounded by lush greenery, the property – designed in consultation with the Mori Building Group from Tokyo, Japan – offers stunning views of the city and surrounding mountains, setting it apart from other hotels in Taipei.
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Conceived by André Fu Studio, the hotel’s concept of a ‘modern mansion’ was birthed out of Fu’s personal reflection of Taipei – a modern city that juxtaposes between a world of vibrancy and poetic locality. This vision is defined by incorporating concepts of contemporary comforts, lifestyle entertainment and well-being while also capturing the feeling of a retreat, all within an urban location. Capella Taipei is a thoughtful interfusion of the hotel brand’s vision to combine tradition, discovery, individuality, and a twist of the unexpected, a present-day narrative of the capital city that it lives in, and what modern travellers are seeking for.
From the statement design features down to the intricate interior details, the experience delivered is highly refined, one that is infused with Fu’s signature language of relaxed luxury that is very relevant to today. “It is a re-telling of my personal journey discovering Taipei,” commented the designer. “Flaneuring around local neighbourhoods and wandering into the lush tree-lined DunHua North Road where the hotel fondly resides, I was absorbed with the poetic environment – It captures the feeling of an escape nestled within European boulevards, a soulful atmosphere that evokes an antithesis to the urbanity one might typically perceive Taipei”.
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Capella Taipei is set to be a pinnacle of culinary excellence, featuring the Grill, its main restaurant with innovative grilling, aging and smoking techniques, offering sustainably sourced, farm-to-table produce with a French-inspired seasonal menu. The Patisserie combines an art gallery’s charm with a bakery’s warmth, serving artisanal breads and in-house roasted coffee. Authentic Cantonese cuisine with Taiwanese influences and a premier Japanese Omakase restaurant further enhance the dining experience. Additionally, a two-story destination offers a vibrant mixology-focused ground floor, among other exciting bar-centric concepts to be announced soon.
Capella Wellness, located on the second floor, will focus on healing treatments inspired by traditional practices and provide Capella’s signature offerings based around the phases of the moon. Guests will have access to four treatment rooms, a fitness studio equipped with Technogym latest offerings, and an outdoor heated pool.
In addition, the hotel will offer corporate facilities for meeting spaces, called the Campus, including a conference hall and two additional meeting spaces for guest’s business and functional needs. For exclusive events and celebratory milestones, the property features a private event hall and salon with its own discreet private entry
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