Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei (王朝大酒店) has adopted a new name the Illume Taipei (茹曦酒店) following months of renovation and downsizing as it prepares for its relaunch next month.
The property near the Taipei Arena MRT Station in the city’s Songshan District (松山) has cut its number of guestrooms from 730 to 408 by subleasing 1,274 ping (4,212m2) of floor space to retailers, restaurants and fitness facilities and other tenants to boost its cost-efficiency, it said on Thursday.
The Illume Taipei aims to rejoin the market on Aug. 18 to take advantage of an expected recovery in the hospitality industry as