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8 hotels, 2 spas in Taiwan highlighted by Forbes Travel Guide
02/22/2021 12:12 PM
A room at Mandarin Oriental, Taipei. Photo from the hotel s Facebook page
Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) Eight hotels and two spas in Taiwan were among this year s Forbes Travel Guide Star Award Winners, including the Mandarin Oriental, Taipei, the only resort in the country to receive a five-star rating.
The annual awards included over 1,800 hotels, restaurants and spas worldwide ranked five stars, four stars or recommended by Forbes. Inspectors visited the locations on the list both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the awards website.
In Taiwan, Mandarin Oriental, Taipei was the only hotel to receive a five-star rating. This is the fifth consecutive year the hotel has been ranked five stars by Forbes, an achievement no other hotel in Taiwan has accomplished before, the hotel said.
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