LiveGRACE creates boutique apartment hotels and vacation homes in Tokyo and Kawaguchiko for travelers who value comfort, space, design, and local living.
Our stays feel more personal than a typical hotel, while offering the reliability and support guests expect during their trip. From thoughtful layouts and practical kitchens to warm interiors and quiet neighborhoods, each LiveGRACE property is created for real daily living.
We believe a meaningful stay is not only about where you sleep. It is about how comfortably you can rest, cook, gather, work, and experience the rhythm of a place at your own pace.
At LiveGRACE, we value spaces that help guests feel calm, comfortable, and at ease.
Our properties are designed for travelers who want more than a standard hotel room. Whether staying for a few nights or an extended period, guests can enjoy the freedom of an apartment, the warmth of a home, and the support of a well-managed hospitality team.
By placing our properties in neighborhoods with local character, we hope to help travelers experience Tokyo and Kawaguchiko not only as visitors, but as part of local life.
Our design journey began in Taipei in 2009. Our hospitality experience followed a few years later, when Vivian began hosting our family’s apartment in Taipei on Airbnb on a part-time basis.
Building on this early hands-on hosting experience, Calvin later founded the company and developed the service into a professional hospitality business. We began managing vacation apartments in Taipei and Shanghai in 2016, and entered the Japan market in 2018, developing apartment hotels and vacation homes in Tokyo and Kawaguchiko.
Today, LiveGRACE brings together more than 13 years of hosting experience with professional hospitality operations and thoughtful design, creating stays that combine practical comfort with a deeper connection to local life.
Our team brings together experience in design, hospitality, guest support, and cross-cultural communication.
We come from different professional and cultural backgrounds, but share the same goal: to create comfortable, thoughtful, and well-managed stays for guests from around the world.
Calvin founded LiveGRACE and transformed the team’s early hosting experience into a professional hospitality business, expanding operations from Taipei and Shanghai into the Tokyo market.
He holds an MBA from Rutgers University and an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania. With a background in software engineering, digital marketing, and hospitality, he leads LiveGRACE’s business strategy, operations, and growth, focusing on thoughtful design, efficient operations, and human-centered hospitality.
Vivian specializes in the revitalization of historic buildings, hotels, and commercial spaces. With over 20 years of architectural and interior design experience, her work spans Taiwan, Shanghai, California, Japan, and New Zealand.
Her hospitality experience began more than 13 years ago through part-time Airbnb hosting in Taipei, giving her first-hand insight into how guests experience and use a space.
Her design approach combines architectural perspective with human experience, creating meaningful connections between people and spaces.
She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Design, taught architecture at university, and was recognized as one of China’s Top 10 Outstanding Mid-Generation Interior Designers in 2019.
Founder of VCD Design | Airbnb Host since 2013
After nearly a decade in online advertising, Lisa transitioned into guest experience services, gradually sharing the company’s vision with the team, guests, and partners.
She believes that “one can be simple, but never unkind.” Curious yet learning persistence, she enjoys spending time with animals—and occasionally battles with her love of food.
Having lived in Tainan, Taichung, Taipei, Kyoto, and Shanghai, Giselle embraces the lifestyle of each city while maintaining a consistent aesthetic perspective.
She sees space as a fusion of rationality and sensibility—from architecture to interior details, and even spiritual experiences—all becoming part of everyday life.
She enjoys engaging in artful activities and often shares her culinary and floral creations online.
Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Nghi studied hotel management and began her career in international environments where she discovered her true passion—language and cultural exchange.
She believes languages are bridges between people, helping build deeper understanding and connections. This belief drives her to explore new cultures and languages around the world.
She loves traveling, and finds journeys even more joyful when shared with friends.
