The birth of the three new hotels poses a threat to all of Taipei's five-star hotels but particularly to the Ritz, which is located near both the Regent and the Sherwood and is aimed like them at Western businessmen.
除了亞都之外，僅有環亞與來來有「勇氣」分別將房價由四千八百元及四千七百五十元，一口氣調高到五千二百元，以示「並駕齊驅」；其餘的飯店則大都按兵不動。商務旅客為主要訴求這三家飯店的誕生，台北五朵梅花級的飯店無一不受威脅。