San Want ResidencesvsAmbience Hotel
Both properties are recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Ambience Hotel scores significantly better than San Want Residences. Ambience Hotel comes in at #8 in Taipei with accolades from 4 publications like Frommer's, Oyster and Michelin Guide.
San Want Residences
 Frommer's
 Michelin Guide
No.128 Section 1, Nanjing East Road, Taipei, Taiwan
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 
 "Elegance personified, this conveniently located addition to the San Want group offers great rooms and solid personalized service and is deservedly popular with high-end businessmen." Full review
 "The warmly lit Neoclassical lobby...hints at this small luxury hotel's elegance. ... Tastefully appointed rooms include hot springs-style soaking tubs, clothing steamers and views of Linsen Park." 
Ambience Hotel
 Rough Guide
 Michelin Guide
 Frommer's
 Oyster
 Frommer's
No.64 Section 1, Chang'an East Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan
From $55/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Laundy Room
 
 "One of Taipei’s newest designer hotels, with rooms decked out with sleek Philippe Starck and Ferruccio Laviani furniture, flat-screen TVs and a striking all-white colour scheme." 
 "Part of the same group that owns Hotel 73, Ambience offers high style at a good value." 
 "Offering a level of style and service that belies the very reasonable prices, Ambience is a gem for those looking for something different without breaking the bank." Full review
Mid-Range
 "The Ambience Hotel raises the bar on mid-range properties, with its sleek white interiors and designer furniture." Full review
 "In this case, the ambiance seems to be taken from the Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange. Most of the furnishings, walls, and floors are done in a dazzling, shiny white. Guestrooms are..." Full review