Notable Guests
- Richard Nixon – Stayed at the hotel during an Asian trip in 1965
- Ronald Reagan
- Bill Clinton
- Warren Christopher - His arrival from nearby Sungshan Airport in 1978 was delayed several hours by crowds throwing eggs and screaming protests over U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s decision to break relations with Taiwan.
- Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. – Stayed at the hotel the night before his assassination on August 21, 1983
- Nelson Mandela
- Margaret Thatcher
- Shigeru Yoshida
- Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- King Hussein of Jordan
- Lee Kuan Yew - Stayed at least 14 times and once was so impressed with the level of service that he requested that the hotel butler accompany him throughout his visit to Taiwan.
- Chen Yunlin
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