旅館：台北寒舍艾美酒店 Le MERIDIEN Taipei
地址：台北市信義區松仁路38號
官網：http://www.lemeridien-taipei.com/
入住房型：主管套房 Junior Suite
（官網介紹：http://www.lemeridien-taipei.com/#/guestrooms/）
房號：1119
網路：免費無線／有線網路 Free internet access
自從開幕以來，寒舍艾美酒店就一直和W酒店被公認為台北最高級、時尚的旅館之一，當然這樣的意思也就是，價格會貴到讓你住一晚就可以捧著錢包哭的程度...
這次趁著寒舍艾美推出「主管套房假日限定」以 NT$12,000 入住主管套房的方案，就趁機來一窺這間風靡台北的新飯店囉！
Ever since it's opening, Le Meridien is considered one of the most luxurious hotels in Taipei, along with W Hotel. Of course that means the regular price is way above what anyone can afford.
That's why I seized the chance when I see a promotion giving me the opportunity to try out the Junior Suite for just 12,000 NTD (approx. 400 USD). Based on my experience, it's worth every penny.
寒舍艾美的地點相當方便，就在信義新光三越的旁邊，只要搭捷運就可以輕鬆到達！而在附近不論是吃、喝、玩、樂也都是步行距離內就可以滿足！
不過目前旁邊有新大樓正在施工，週間工程進行時可能難免還是會有些噪音，建議大家在入住時可以指定另一邊的房間來避免被施工噪音干擾！
The location of Le Meridien is perfect: right next to the shopping malls in XinYi district and the MRT station. But there was a building under construction so some noise was to be expected. If the construction is still going during your stay, ask for a room on the other side of the hotel.
入住 Check-in
因為入住主管套房享有在行政樓層貴賓廳 check-in 的服務，所以在大廳告知櫃檯訂房姓名之後，就立刻有專人引導到十二樓的貴賓廳辦理。整個 check-in 的手續也算是完成地相當迅速，很快地就拿到了房卡準備入住囉！比較可惜的是當天並沒有人員帶領至房間跟進行簡單解說，對於號稱有「行政管家」的寒舍艾美來說，這點可以再做加強。
Since all suite guests are supposed to be checked-in in the club lounge, I was escorted to the lounge right after I gave them my name. The overall process was also fast and efficient. I received my key card in no time. However, they did not have anyone to show me to my room. This was quite shocking considering they claim to feature "executive butler" service.
每個樓層一出電梯就會看到用鐵絲製作的藝術品，在燈光投影下現出不同的文字，讓人想要搭到每一層看看寫了什麼字！
I love this artwork they had on every floor. There are different words on different floors, making you want to visit every floor just to see what they have there.
客廳篇 Living Room
一進門首先看到的會是超級大的 walk-in closet！真的是相當驚人的空間，可惜空間設計無法讓我拍出整個更衣間，只好拍拍這些衣架，但看衣架數量就知道這空間多大了吧！
The first thing you see after entering the room is the massive walk-in closet. The space was shockingly large. I couldn't find a good angle to take a picture of the entire space, but I guess the amount of hangers in this closet gives people a good idea.
辦公桌的設備也是相當齊全，還有相當完整的文具盒可以使用。
另外在辦公桌右手邊也有一些網路、音訊接頭，如果自備筆電（或是智慧型手機）都可以直接使用房內的高級 BOSE 音響播放音樂喔！
The desk was also well=equipped, with internet and audio cables next to it. So if you have your own desktop or iPod, you can play some music with the Bose system inside the room.
電話機旁還有多到嚇死人的控制鈕可以控制房內燈光、窗簾開關等等，集中控制算是非常方便的設計。
The control panel is right next to the telephone, with quite a lot of different controls for every corner of the suite.
客廳整體設計相當簡約且舒適，不管是沙發還是躺椅都非常舒服，坐著看看電視就立刻昏昏欲睡了XD
立燈算是整個客廳設計的亮點，不過實用上並不是非常好，因為一站起來就會撞到頭！
I love the simple design of the suite, very elegant and cozy. The sofa and lounge chairs were also super comfortable. I almost fell asleep in them! Not a huge fan of the lamp though. I bumped my head into it when I stood up once.
房內還有可播放藍光的DVD播放器，有興趣使用的人可以自行攜帶 DVD 來觀賞。我想搭配上大螢幕和環繞音響，效果應該會相當不錯唷。
The room is also equipped with a blue ray DVD player. I guess it would be a great experience if you bring your own DVD and play it with the surround sound system.
Nespresso 咖啡機似乎已經變成所有新飯店的必備品了！
A Nespresso coffee machine, pretty much just like all the new hotels in Taipei.
客廳咖啡桌上有簡單的水果盤，晚上可以搭配房內免費取用的飲料一起享用！
是的！入住主管客房的好處之一，就是房內冰箱的啤酒和非酒精性飲料都可以免費取用喔～再也不用像入住別的旅館時一樣，看著滿滿的 mini bar 卻捨不得享受了！既然「免費」一來當然是再次激發阿桑心態，一口氣把它們都灌光光啦～
There's also a welcome fruit basket and COMPLIMENTARY drinks in the room. That's right, all the non-alcoholic drinks are free in the Junior Suite. Now I can drink all I want!
浴室篇 Bathroom
主管套房的另一個賣點就是這間超大的浴室啦！
浴室共有兩個出入口，一個通往客廳，另一個通往臥房，但都是拉門設計無法上鎖。
從客廳進入，右手邊就是超大的洗手臺，左手邊則是淋浴間和廁所，正前方是還有附上小電視，可以讓你一邊泡澡一邊觀賞節目的浴缸！
What I love most about the Junior Suite is the size of its bathroom. Perfect!
There are two entrances to the bathroom, one leading to the living room and one to the bedroom. If you enter from the living room, the double sink is on the right hand side, and the shower and toilet is on the left hand side. The bath tub with its dedicated television is right in front of you.
另外飯店還貼心準備了浴鹽，泡起澡來真的特別舒服！而且浴鹽本身的香味也讓人相當放鬆。
浴缸空間也是相當大，我想兩個人泡起來都還會有剩呢！
The bath salt provided by the hotel was also great, smelled nice and made the whole experience particularly soothing. The tub was also huge, I have no doubt that it can easily fit two people.
洗手台上也放著相當完整的備品、礦泉水和毛巾，旁邊則掛著浴袍，下方還有體重計。寒舍艾美使用的是歐舒丹的馬鞭草系列，香味非常好也不會太過刺鼻，使用起來非常舒服。另外飯店提供的浴袍也相當好穿。
There's L'Occitane amenities (one of my favorite brands) everywhere, and also complimentary bottled water, towels, scale, and bathrobes. The bathrobes are extremely comfortable, I can wear them all day!
淋浴間的空間非常非常大，大概可以給三四個人一起洗了...其實不知道弄這麼大要幹嘛，感覺有點浪費。但這蓮蓬頭相當好用喔！
The shower room was unnecessarily large. It's probably fits three to four people with quite a lot of room left. No so sure why they leave so much space to a shower room. But the shower itself was great.
高級的免治馬桶其實有點讓人不知所措，因為可以用的功能實在太多啦！還好控制鈕旁都有附上完整的說明，不然想沖個水都還要研究很久咧！
題外話是我一進去的時候就被自動感應升起的馬桶蓋給嚇到了...
The high-tech shower toilet made me speechless. There's so many features I don't know where to start. Everything is pretty much automatic.
臥室篇 Bedroom
臥房這次沒拍什麼照片，因為實在是沒什麼特別的...
艾美特色睡床確實是相當柔軟舒適，對於喜歡軟床的人來說，應該會相當滿意。不過如果平常偏好硬床、硬枕頭的，可能就會覺得床鋪太軟了一些。
臥室內一樣有一台電視，旁邊則是大面的落地窗，view算是相當不錯。
Nothing special when it comes to the bedroom. The bed was soft and comfortable, but perhaps too soft for some people.
There's also a second television and floor-to-ceiling windows, giving the room a great view.
整體而言主管套房的房間算是相當完美，特別是浴室的部分可以得到 90 分的高分！
如果有意到寒舍艾美嚐鮮的朋友，可以考慮選擇「主管套房假日限定」的專案，即可以平常一般房型的價格入住到主管套房！個人是覺得相當划算啦～
The room was pretty decent, especially the bathroom. I'd give it a 9/10 without hesitation.
If you are interested in trying out the Junior Suite, take the chance and use the promotion. It gives you the opportunity to stay in a Suite with their standard room rate.
寒舍艾美從開幕起就一直主打結合人文藝術、時尚的風格。飯店內確實也陳列了不少藝術品，比起一般的飯店增色不少。但整體空間而言，卻也給人一種較混雜、缺乏整體規劃的感覺。如果可以在藝術品擺設上多一些整體性，會更值得讚賞。
Le Meridien Taipei takes pride in being a trendy hotel that has artwork throughout the hotel. That is true, they do have quite a lot of artwork. But the works lack consistency from my opinion, making the place quite chaotic.
行政樓層貴賓廳 Executive Lounge
All Suite guests have access to the executive lounge, which is located on the 12th floor and offers drinks, snacks, and evening "happy hour" (cocktails). The lounge offers a great selection of food. It's a great place to skip dinner and save some money if your already spending your life savings on the room rate.
除了一般軟性飲料、氣泡水之外，貴賓廳也提供各式酒精飲料無限暢飲，夜間不妨來此小酌片刻，放鬆入住豪華五星飯店的壓力（咦？）
During the evening "happy hour" the lounge offers an open bar, making a great place to have a drink or two and let go of the stress of staying in a five-star hotel, if there's any.
寒舍艾美會館 Le Meridien Taipei Club
寒舍艾美會館包含三溫暖、游泳池、健身房，僅開放付費會員使用，但寒舍艾美房客可於住宿期間無限次免費使用，只需於會館櫃檯報上房號即可。
這次參觀了游泳池和三溫暖，因為內部禁止拍照，所以只在更衣間沒人的時候迅速拍了幾張照片而已。但平常使用人數也不多，三溫暖同時段只有1~2人在使用，游泳池也不超過10人。
Le Meridien Taipei Club is a facility only open to hotel guests and other paying members. All hotel guests have unlimited access to the pool, sauna, and gym during their stay.
I didn't get much pictures because photographs are forbidden when other guests are around. But there's hardly anyone else there. During my visits, I only spotted one or two guests in the sauna and less than 10 guests in the pool.
更衣室 changing room
置物櫃 lockers
更衣室與三溫暖是相連通的設施，內部陳設相當整齊乾淨。使用密碼型置物櫃，一旁也有可供免費飲用的礦泉水和運動飲料。休息區除了吹風機、梳子、棉花棒等一般備品之外，也另外附上各式各樣的髮型用品，髮膠、噴霧、定型液應有盡有。但說真的想到那些產品不知道有多少人用過，還真的不是很敢用呢...
游泳池因為有人在使用所以無法拍照，個人認為游泳池在配置上有些問題，它是位於三樓，和更衣室與三溫暖不同樓層，出入也須經過會館大廳櫃台。而且三樓並沒有更衣間（只有廁所），所以必須在更衣後穿著泳裝走過櫃檯，會讓人感覺有些尷尬...設計上疏忽這點真的讓人有些失望。
The changing/shower rooms are connected to the sauna. Everything is very clean and tidy inside, with free lockers, bottled water and sports drinks. There's also quite a lot of different amenities such as combs, cotton swabs, hair spray, hair gel, etc. Nothing I would use considering how long they've been there and god knows how many people had used them though.
No pictures of the pool because there were other guests present. But I do want to point out that they had a rather odd design with the location of the pool. The pool is on another floor, so guests have to change in the changing room, go outside into the club lobby, and walk up the stairs to get to the pool. There are no changing rooms on that floor, so after a quick dip, you have to walk back downstairs (all wet and wearing swimsuits at the same time) to change into your regular clothes. It's an odd design that just makes everything awkward.
探索廚房早餐 Breakfast @ Latest Recipe
在入住前早已耳聞探索廚房大名，儘管晚餐出現逼近1300/人的高價位，仍然是座無虛席，甚至還要在數月之前預訂！此次入住當然要來好好一探究竟，到底是什麼樣的餐廳讓台北人如此瘋狂？
I've heard of Latest Recipe and its sky-high prices before my stay. They were charging 1,300 NTD per person for a buffet dinner (around 40 USD), but people were still willing to wait for months to get a reservation. So one of my top priorities for this stay was to check out this restaurant and see why it is so popular.
在服務生引導入座之後，就會發給每位客人一個小牌子，兩面分別是咖啡、茶，大家可以依照自己的喜好選擇，擺在桌上不久後就會送上來囉～
After I was seated, the waiter handed me a small card with "coffee" on one side and "tea" on the other. You can leave your choice on the table and they will prepare it in no time.
熟食區確實是選擇相當豐富，除了一般的麵包、西式早餐之外，也有提供中式的燒賣、湯麵等等。沙拉、冷盤也有非常多樣化的選擇，確實令人讚賞。不過因為選擇實在是太多，導致取餐的櫃檯有點太過分散，一時之間要找到還真的有點困難呢！
They really did offer a very wide selection ranging from Western breakfast to more oriental ones. The hard part was locating all of them because the stations were spread everywhere. There's simply too many things to try out!
除了熱食之外，也有提供非常多種類的麥片、牛奶、果汁飲料可以取用。探索廚房提供的麥片種類真的是我看過最多的，用來裝飲料的陶罐也超美的讓人愛不釋手！
They also had the widest selection of cereals I've ever seen in an Asian hotel. And I loved the pottery containers they had with the drinks.
探索廚房最讓人驚艷之處還是他們讓人嘆為觀止的甜點區，是我至今看過唯一能夠媲美喜來登十二廚的甜點區喔！除了各種甜點之外，也有提供Haagen-Dazs冰淇淋和現做鬆餅服務。
What's best about this restaurant was surely their dessert selection. It's almost as good as the desserts offered in Sheraton Taipei. There's also Haagen-Dazs ice cream and a pancake station in the dessert counter.
看到這邊是不是已經想要大吃一頓了呢？
那只好來公佈價格囉。探索廚房早餐一客 NT$ 780 +10% ，看完是不是消火了啊XD
If you're not a hotel guest, or your package doesn't include breakfast. That's NTD 780 + 10% for every guest.
整體評價來說，貴賓廳服務佳、食物飲料充足，晚上提供熱食的時段也比一般飯店長，非常值得大家多花點錢升級入住行政樓層喔！
倒是寒舍艾美會館在設計上的問題扣分不少，不過因為使用人數不多，所以還是可以考慮體驗一下。就算不想使用，進去喝個運動飲料也好～（阿桑心態再現）
探索廚房確實讓人驚艷，菜色豐富、服務良好、氣氛和整潔也都滿分，也難怪一開幕就引起風潮。不過價位確實是偏高，想吃的人還是得要花點時間存錢啊...
I would highly recommend staying in a room category offering club benefits. The lounge is worth every extra penny with its outstanding service and wide selection of food.
The Le Meridien Club, on the other hand, was not so great considering its odd design. But it's a nice place to experience when there's not many other guests. It's also a great place to get some free bottled water, just in case you ran out in your room.
The Latest Recipe was a great place with great atmosphere, service, and food. But it was a little over-priced comparing to some other hotels in Taipei.
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