Level 1 · Exercise Normal PrecautionsTaipei runs on night markets, hot-spring hotels, and a subway you could eat off of. Hike Yangmingshan for sulfur vents and cherry blossoms in April; take the bullet train south to Tainan for the oldest food culture on the island. Low crime, deeply kind people, and soup dumplings that change your priorities.
The city's most lavish address, 303 rooms of Old-Shanghai grandeur, and a Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant (Ya Ge).
A discreet long-stay favorite of visiting diplomats u2014 wood-paneled library, old-money service, cocktails in the B-One basement.
In-room natural hot-spring baths 40 minutes from Taipei u2014 the locals' open secret for post-hike recovery.
