Kimpton Da An celebrates Pride with music, wine and unbridled joy

Music and wine have a way of dissolving the ordinary. On the night Taipei’s streets ignited with rainbow colour for Taiwan Pride, Kimpton Da An transformed its lobby living room into something rare: a space where people arrived exactly as they were and felt genuinely seen.

DJ Roman and DJ Sugar Mama threaded their sound through the room, setting a rhythm that drew guests into conversation. Wine glasses caught the light. Laughter rose and fell. The evening had the quality of a private celebration, the kind where the guest list has already decided what matters: authenticity over pretence, connection over performance.

Kimpton’s commitment to this kind of space runs deeper than a single evening. The brand has long woven inclusivity into its fabric, from the culture of its teams to the experience it shapes for every visitor. Da An, the hotel’s Taipei home, continues that thread with particular grace. Each detail, from the thoughtful service to the open architecture of its public spaces, invites people to bring their full selves through the door.

What emerged in that lobby living room felt effortless, but ease like this is earned. It comes from an environment deliberately built on respect, from a team trained not simply to serve but to honour the person before them. The evening became a vivid expression of what Kimpton believes: that a hotel should be a place where different stories, styles and voices not only coexist but amplify one another.

Pride, for Kimpton, is not confined to a calendar date. It shapes how the brand thinks, who it hires, the guests it welcomes and the kind of sanctuary it creates. Da An stands as proof that luxury, when done with integrity, means something concrete: it means a place where you can arrive as yourself and feel celebrated for it.

Imagery courtesy of Kimpton Da An (@kimptondaanhotel).