Gloria Residence

“Clean, comfortable, perfect for family with tween-age kids”

We appreciated the service apartment set-up with kitchenette, large fridge and washing machine - perfect for bringing back Taiwan's plentiful fruits and snacks and handling laundry generated by hot and humid weather. The pool was a god-send, especially with kids, and long enough for grown-ups to ge… more

We appreciated the service apartment set-up with kitchenette, large fridge and washing machine - perfect for bringing back Taiwan's plentiful fruits and snacks and handling laundry generated by hot and humid weather. The pool was a god-send, especially with kids, and long enough for grown-ups to get in some decent laps (but note closing times, 11am-2pm, 5-6pm). The spacious 24-hour lounge area was handy, with water refill station, coffee machine, and basic snacks. Most of all we appreciated the attentive staff, who were ready to help with all our small needs - calling taxis, slightly extending check-out time, directing us to a nearby traditional breakfast spot, and even posting a favorite stuffed animal that got left behind. Location is within reasonable walking distance to MRT, Ningxia night market and Zhongshan area. All in all, clean, comfortable, convenient, and excellent value. We'd stay again.

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“Many Many pluses”

Excellent front desk staff. Manuel especially was very friendly + helpful during our stay. Many thanks for your bubbly personality. There is a nice B1 guest lounge for early arrivers, etc to use. The hotel is in a pleasing location and is only a 5-10 min flat walk from two MRT Red line stations. Th… more

Excellent front desk staff. Manuel especially was very friendly + helpful during our stay. Many thanks for your bubbly personality. There is a nice B1 guest lounge for early arrivers, etc to use. The hotel is in a pleasing location and is only a 5-10 min flat walk from two MRT Red line stations. There are lots of varied eating venues nearby from high end, to street food. The std room was very pleasing. Ultra clean and mostly well set up. The easy to use, in unit washing machine was a key reason that we booked our 4 night stay here, after an Intrepid Tour of Taiwan. The separate walk in shower and bath were appreciated, as were the very nice towels. We however found the 4 bed pillows supplied to be too soft. We had to ask for 1 suitcase stand; as there are no useful locations to otherwise get a large case off the floor. Why not supply one in the room (or better still 2 stands) from the start? If the hotel room design was really that good, this would either not be needed or could be left in the cupboard for all future guests. A true 5 star rated hotel to me (and we spend approx 100 nights travelling the world each year) would also have some wall hooks or a hat stand with hooks. Travellers have hats, coats that may need to dry / air and bags that we want to hang up (not in the cupboard that has to be kept closed at night to turn off the cupboard light). The in room cooking facilities for a westerner are also somewhat limited. The rice cooker was not needed by us and the filter coffee dispenser with no supplies was equally redundant. The microwave really needs an English summary sheet for easier use by westerners. There are two metal pots for hotplate use. The two flat eating plates supplied however are too big to rotate in the microwave and it would be more helpful to supply a suitable ceramic, microwave cooking container with a lid, for world travellers. This was in room #506 for a 01 Dec arrival. Again we booked this apartment hotel to mostly self cater after two weeks on a tour. The large fridge with a good sized freezer was also thus appreciated. There is a basement located Carrefour supermarket about 5-10 minutes walk to the west. The hotel well deserves its many recent positive reviews. Using Agoda, etc unfortunately should get you a better stay rate than booking direct. Why? Happy to book direct if you matched the web bookers and then you would not have to pay them their commission. A win - win. The hotel will charge such external bookings a $4000 NTD credit card hold that will be returned on your departure. A very solid 4.5 stars despite the annoyances.

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“It had everything we needed for our trip”

Gloria Residence is not a typical hotel. It doesn’t offer daily housekeeping services yet has all the amenities you would need in an apartment - a well equipped kitchenette, a washer/dryer machine, a large closet, etc. Our room was very clean, including the space behind the bathroom vanity. The lo… more

Gloria Residence is not a typical hotel. It doesn’t offer daily housekeeping services yet has all the amenities you would need in an apartment - a well equipped kitchenette, a washer/dryer machine, a large closet, etc. Our room was very clean, including the space behind the bathroom vanity. The lounge has a drinking water dispenser for travelers who need to refill their water bottles.

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“A pragmatic but lackluster stay”

Stayed for about 6 days, 5 nights in December 2025. I will say the best part is that their beds are extremely comfortable, especially if you prefer a firmer bed. You can also ask for firmer pillows although that’s hit and miss depending on what they have available. If you are a family or a travel… more

Stayed for about 6 days, 5 nights in December 2025. I will say the best part is that their beds are extremely comfortable, especially if you prefer a firmer bed. You can also ask for firmer pillows although that’s hit and miss depending on what they have available. If you are a family or a traveler who appreciates a full kitchen, and wants the space to spread out, the Gloria Residence is a fantastic choice. The property has a very residential feel to it, but everything is within a 10 to 15 minute walking distance to the busier areas. The pool was nice for doing laps, was perfectly warm and gives you a little bit more of a luxury feel as the hotel itself was a very practical experience for us. We arrived first thing in the morning from a very long flight, and it was the first property we’ve been to where no rooms were available until the actual check-in time, so prepare yourself for that. Imagine arriving from a long home flight at 7 AM and we literally had to wait until about 3 PM to get to the room. Thank God they had a lounge room with snacks and drinks in the basement. We found the staff to be kind when you asked for help, but nobody was proactive for anything. If you’re used to residence inn/Travelodge service then you’re not gonna mind that they leave you alone for the most part. Also be prepared for how little natural sunlight the property gets. When you’re in your suite, there’s not a lot of natural light and if you stare up the ceiling at night, you’ll see dust fluttering in the light. Cleaning is also spotty and gave me the impression that they were external contractors instead of cleaning staff by the hotel. Overall I would go back if I’m in that area, but I would prefer to pay a bit more for a luxury experience. We were happy to leave and excited to check into the Shangri-La by the time we left.

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