Taipei, Taiwan

Been to Taipei for 3 times now and each time staying in different part of Taipei.

First time was in Nei Hu, seems like a new area. As all the buildings seems quite new and modern, and there are still some under construction. At least when I was there, there is a new metro line serving it already, so it is very convenient to go into the town. I went to Taipei 101 for the first time as well, and there’s nothing much to shop there except branded stuff. Went to have a cup of tea at the rooftop of ShinKong building nearby Taipei 101.

Second time was in Shih Lin area, where we were just staying right on top of the night market. Visit the night market? No problem. It’s just a few steps from the hotel. It can be quite noisy sometimes to stay near the night market but it is convenient. There is a metro station nearby too but we didn’t take metro at all. Just took cab all the time, as the customer building is very near the place.

Third time was in Ban Qiao area, seems like an old city of Taipei and the buildings are quite old and dilapidated looking. Somehow, the hotel we stayed this time is the best out of the other 2 which I have stayed. It’s called Grand Forward hotel, right beside the Fu Zhong metro station. The room is so big that I think we can put 2 double bed inside it. The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle together with bathtub on the other end. Breakfast is good as well. The room even has it’s own equipment for exercising, with ironing board, weighing scale, hair dryer, digital control (touch screen) for lights and air cond, big LCD TV and also daily complimentary fruits.

One thing I noticed in all Taipei hotels is that, all of them offer complimentary breakfast and Internet access, which is just so nice for business travelers.

Hopefully one day I would be able to go there for leisure but not work, then we can spend more time exploring Taiwan.