旅館：台北諾富特華航桃園機場飯店（Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport）
地址：桃園縣大園鄉航站南路1-1號（No.1-1, Hangzhan S. Rd., Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan）
交通方式：搭乘高鐵至桃園站轉搭飯店接駁車。
入住房型：訂標準客房（Standard Room），升等行政客房（Executive Room）
房號：950
網路：免費有線／無線上網 Free internet access
為了當作這次馬爾地夫之旅的起點，我選擇在出發前一天就先入住在機場旁邊的諾富特飯店。飯店距離高鐵站大約只有 15 分鐘的車程，而且還有提供免費接駁車，所以交通算是相當方便。我會建議大家事先跟飯店預定乘車，這樣司機才會知道你要搭乘，如果不小心晚到了一點，也有可能會等你。
走進飯店大廳的時候，真的會讓人有驚艷的感覺。整個大廳相當寬敞，也很有設計感。整體風格感覺相當現代，但又不會像一些設計旅館一樣讓人覺得太過頭。而且也讓人覺得很溫馨舒適，而不像一些飯店只是求大求豪華，但是卻是空蕩蕩沒有「人味」。在大廳角落也向其他諾富特飯店一樣有一個「Mac Corner」，不過在住宿期間，我還沒有看到有人去用過就是了。
So to start my trip to the Maldives, I checked in to the Novotel Hotel right next to Taipei Taoyuan Airport the day before. It was only a short 15 minute shuttle ride away from the THSR Taoyuan Station, and the shuttle service is free. I strongly advise everyone to call the hotel and book the shuttle service in advance, so the driver will be expecting you, and wait for you if you are a little late.
Stepping into the hotel, I was wowed by the lobby. It was spacious and well designed. The decor was certainly on the modern side but didn't go "too much" like some other design hotels. The overall atmosphere also made people feel welcomed and cozy. I especially loved the seating area and the staircase leading to the second floor. There's also a "Mac corner" like other Novotel hotels nowadays, but I've never seen anyone actually use it during my stay.
大廳座位 Seating in the lobby
大廳 lobby
大廳樓梯 staircase
Mac Corner
入住手續也是進行得相當迅速，因為飯店有特別準備一個雅高 Le Club 的專用櫃台，提供給會員辦理手續。因為我是白金會員，所以飯店幫我升等到了行政客房。但在升等之後，我也沒有被帶到貴賓廳去辦理剩下的入住手續，而是當場在櫃台完成。雖然說不是什麼大不了的事情，但就是這些小地方才會讓客人覺得賓至如歸，不是嗎？在完成手續之後，服務人員也沒有像其他五星級旅館一樣，會親自帶房客到房間。但我其實比較喜歡自己進房，所以也就沒什麼好抱怨的了。
Check-in was also really smooth and efficient as they had a dedicated Accor Le Club priority desk. As a platinum member, I was offered an upgrade to an executive room, but I was not led to the executive lounge to complete the rest of the check-in procedures. It's not a big deal; but small touches like these are what makes things more personal, aren't they? I was also shown to my room instead of escorted to my room like most other 5 star hotels. But I actually prefer it this way so I did not complain.
我被升等之後的房間位於九樓，就和行政貴賓廳「精英會」位於同一個樓層。所以想去喝個飲料、看看機場景觀的時候都非常方便。電梯需要感應房卡才能夠運作，這是我一直都覺得很不錯的安全措施。
My upgraded room was on the 9th floor, which is on the same floor as the executive lounge called "Premier Lounge," so it was always really easy to grab a drink and enjoy the view of the airport. The elevators requires a key card to go to any of the guest room floors, and I always enjoy that extra security.
電梯間座位區
seating area in front of the elevators
走進房間之後，首先注意到的就是整個景觀。從房間內就可以看到機場的兩條跑道，所以我大部份的時間都是在看著許多飛機起飛跟降落的。這真的是一個在其他旅館找不到的獨特經驗。
第二個看到的東西，雖然我不太想承認，但就是那隻超大的貓熊了吧。飯店好像有某種計劃，是會幫助四川的貓熊的，所以每間房內都會擺放一隻貓熊玩偶。但我只在意它把整張椅子都佔住了！所以拍完照之後，就請它移駕到地上啦。
The first thing that caught my eye as I entered the room was definitely the view. My room had great views of both the runways, so I spent quite a large portion of my stay watching all the planes take off. It was truly an unique experience.
The second thing, I hate to admit it, was the enormous panda that apparently had taken over the lounge chair. Apparently the hotel had some sort of program to help the actual panda bears in China, so they had one placed in all the rooms. But all I cared was that it's taking away the entire chair. So I threw the whole thing on the floor after taking pictures.
機場景觀 view of the airport
房間本身算是偏小，但對於只是想要在機場過夜的旅客來說，應該是相當足夠了。房間其實並沒有一個獨立的工作區，因為書桌是直接擺在床和電視中間的，所以我都沒有使用書桌。但我很喜歡他們在書桌旁邊設了好幾個電源插頭，其他飯店常常不知道為什麼在插頭供應上都非常小氣。而且在書桌旁也有讓房客可以透過 HDMI 或是 VGN 連接電腦和電視的插頭，只是我並沒有使用。
The room itself was on the small side, but quite enough if all you're looking for is a place to spend the night and sleep. There's no separate work area, the desk was right between the bed and the TV, so I never used it. But I do love the fact that they have multiple power outlets there. Most hotels tend to be less generous with electricity for reasons that I never understand. There's also a place to plug your laptop to the TV using HDMI or VGN or other stuff, but I didn't try it.
飯店的床也是非常寬敞跟舒適。當天晚上除了偶爾會有一些飛機起降的聲音之外，其實我睡得非常好。而且大概半夜之後就很少有起降了，所以並沒有那麼惱人。我也很喜歡後面牆壁還有床頭燈的設計。
The bed was very large and comfortable to sleep in. I slept really well that night despite some noise of the planes taking off and landing. Generally that goes away after midnight so it's really not that disturbing. I also liked the design of the wall and the lights.
電視旁邊就是一個相當簡單的 mini bar，也像很多飯店一樣配有 Nespresso 膠囊咖啡機。按照慣例我一樣是完全沒有碰冰箱裡的飲料的，因為所有東西都太貴啦！
Next to the TV is a really small mini bar, equipped with a Nespresso machine which every hotel uses nowadays. As usual, I never touched anything in the refrigerator because it's just too pricy to do so.
Then right next to the entrance was the closet on one side and the bathroom on the other. The closet was just a really standard one with standard amenities. The only thing I want to add about it is the slippers were super comfortable.
浴室最大的賣點大概就是分隔浴室和臥室的「魔術玻璃」吧。至於它到底是什麼，就讓照片來解釋吧。
The main feature of the bathroom was the "Magic Glass" that separates the bathroom and the bedroom. I'll just let the pictures do the talking.
除了「魔術玻璃」之外，對於浴室就沒有什麼好話可講了。首先浴室並沒有一個獨立的淋浴間，而是和浴缸擺在一起。而浴缸除了有點小之外，也沒有和其他的浴室空間完全分隔。所以我每次淋浴的時候，水都會濺到外面，搞得外面地板都像是淹水了一樣。這個問題真的急需飯店解決。老實說我其實很納悶，為什麼當初在設計浴室的時候，沒有人發現這個問題呢...
Besides the "Magic Glass," I really have nothing good to say about this bathroom. First of all, it was really small and didn't feature a separate shower area. Instead the shower was installed with the bathtub. The bathtub, besides being really small, was also not separated from the rest of the bathroom. So every time I shower, I'll cause a mini-flood in the bathroom. This is something the hotel really needed to improve. Actually I can't understand why nobody saw this problem when designing the bathroom in the first place.
備品 bathroom amenities
廁間 toilet
「精英會」Premier Lounge
諾富特的貴賓廳「精英會」有提供全天的飲料、夜間「歡樂時光」輕食，還有免費的早餐。另外精英會也是一個適合單純坐在那裡看飛機的地方。在那裡的工作人員都非常友善也很注意客人的需求，所以我在那邊覺得非常自在。
The executive club "Premier Lounge" offers all day soft drinks, "happy hour" between 6-8 PM, and complimentary breakfast. It is also a great place to lounge and watch the planes. The staffs were all really friendly and attentive, so I always felt comfortable there.
白天提供的飲料
drinks offered all day
免費餅乾 complimentary biscuits
有兩台電腦供房客使用
two computers were available for use
免費咖啡和茶 free coffee and tea
從精英會看出去的景觀
view from the Premier Lounge
精英會裡的早餐其實非常普通，我有點驚訝他們並沒有像其他飯店的貴賓廳一樣提供另外一份單點套餐，而且自助式早餐的選項也不多。另外整個精英會在早餐時段人手非常短缺的樣子，從頭到尾我只有看到一位工作人員在服務所有房客，使得很多食物都是一下子就被掃光，但是又要等很久才會有人來補充。還有一度是所有的杯子都被拿光了，所以我也沒有辦法幫自己倒飲料來喝...我真的覺得飯店應該要多派幾個人手到精英會來幫忙，至少在早餐時段可以多幾位工作人員吧？
Breakfast in the lounge was pretty standard. I was actually surprised that they did not offer a separate a la carte menu as most lounges usually do. The buffet selection was really limited. The lounge was also short-staffed during breakfast hours. There was only one staff taking care of all the guests. So all the food were clearing out faster than they could refill them. At one point all the glasses were all taken, so I couldn't even get myself a glass of juice... The hotel should really add a couple of more staffs to the lounge, at least during breakfast hours.
麵包區 bread section
沙拉區 salad section
水果 fruits
熱食區 hot dishes
麥片區 cereal section
另外我也偷偷跑去在二樓的泳池看了一下，整個泳池區真的非常漂亮，也有完整的機場景觀。如果有多一點時間的話，我是一定會來好好試用看看的！
I also took a quick peek at the pool on the 2nd floor, it was a really good pool with views of the airport as well. If I had more time in this hotel, I'd definitely try it out.
下一集：新航商務艙之旅！
I checked out at around 3 pm the next day. Executive room guests were allowed to check out in the lounge, so everything went like a breeze and I was on my way to the airport in no time.
Next up: Singapore Airlines business class!
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