One of Taiwan''s most famous landmarks, the Taipei Grand Hotel, offers a wealth of historical interest for guests and diners. Built to accommodate visiting ambassadors or heads of state, it''s one of Taiwan''s fanciest venues. But even the Grand Hotel had a hard time through the Level 3 alert. Now one of its biggest attractions, the Secret East Tunnel, is open to the public again. And to tempt back customers, the hotel''s opened a suite of rooms that have never been open to the public before.
This is the basement of Taipei Grand Hotel. It was designed with an emergency escape route for Taiwan''s head of state: the Secret East Tunnel.
The tunnel is 67 meters long, and was built in a zigzag layout to keep people out of the view of enemies on their tail - and help them avoid bullets. At the end of the tunnel, we emerge into a garden now used for outdoor wedding ceremonies.
The buildings here have an unparalleled view over Keelung River. Now for the first time in 70 years, they''re open as guest rooms for the public. Hotel guests can enjoy menus from the state banquets of former presidents, as well as the views they would have woken up to.
Yang Shou-yi
Taipei Grand Hotel CEO
We have not canceled our previous plans. We would not completely halt them so suddenly, despite the slowing down we experience with the pandemic. So what should we be doing at this stage? We must protect our guests as much as we can, and protect our staff. That''s partly why we devised this project now.
Eating in is now permitted across both Taipei City and New Taipei. Many hotels are offering special plans to tempt diners back through their doors. Before the pandemic worsened, 100 guests were allowed in the Secret East Tunnel at any time. Now it''s restricted to groups of just 20, and a full disinfection is carried out after each group.
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