Taipei
The use of an open central courtyard, balconies on every floor, architectural tricks, lots of white and huge windows gives Flip Flop an inconceivably…
Must-see hotels in Taipei
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Taipei
This hotel is a shrine to design. Each one of its six enormous bedrooms is meticulously put together. There's a Japanese room, a Taiwanese room, one…
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Taipei
This traveller-focused hostel located in an old part of Taipei has colour-coded dorm rooms – pink for women, blue for men, purple for mixed – all with…
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Taipei
Chill Roof is a quirky little boutique hotel whose 10 rooms feel more like someone's real bedroom, with patterned rugs, bright paints, beanbags, wigwams,…
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Taipei
This lovely village house in Treasure Hill has massive picture windows and great views of the river. There are a variety of rooms with shared bathrooms –…
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Taipei
This fabulous LGBT-run hostel has singles, doubles and dorm rooms. The owners, one gay guy and a lesbian couple (the three little birds) are superfriendly…
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Taipei
During the early decades of the post-WWII boom, dozens of small family-run inns dotted Beitou's winding alleys. Solo Singer, the love project of a group…
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Taipei
This former dorm for paper-factory workers has been converted into an elegant budget hotel with 111 beds divided into dorms and rooms. Although there's no…
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Taipei
Unlike other heritage hotels, this restored home close to Dihua St keeps the smallest heritage details in its four huge rooms. Beautifully furnished and…
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Taipei
The Rido is a kooky little boutique hotel with very classy rooms that are elegantly furnished in modern, old-Shanghai or European styles. Rooms are…
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Taipei
The fresh and colourful Dandy offers funkily decorated and spacious rooms – if you're lucky you'll get the one with bowler-hat lampshades – and thick pile…
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Taipei
One of the best-value places to stay in Tamsui, just up from the MRT on a small hill and next to the morning market. All rooms have big picture windows,…
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Taipei
A friendly and helpful hostel option. Kevin and Jenny speak good English and run a tight ship. Dorms are six-people rooms: all come with their own…
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Taipei
This little vintage hotel is beautifully decorated with prints of 1930s Taiwan, old radio sets and telephonic equipment. The male reception staff are…
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Yangmingshan National Park
Most guests come here for the hot springs, outdoor pools and the sweeping views of green mountains.
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Life is Like a BOX of Chocolates
Taipei
Owner Nikita runs a spotless, spacious and relaxing hostel with her two friendly cats in tow who more than make up for the absence of chocolate! The…
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Taipei
This plush hotel in the trendy part of the city is the creation of local designer Ray Chen. Every possible surface is covered in something – be it mirrors…
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Yangmingshan National Park
Built in 1952, the International has maintained its original character with a rustic stone facade and basic rooms. The hotel is close to a hot-spring…
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Taiwan Youth Hostel & Capsule Hotel
Taipei
This place pushes all the right buttons. It's superfriendly, spotless and has some of the biggest bunk spaces in Taipei, each equipped with a small desk…
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Taipei
Clever use of lighting masks the lack of windows in some of the rooms in this quirky hotel; more-expensive rooms will have windows facing the park. It's a…
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Taipei
After Sheraton's merger with the Marriott chain in 2018, expect some changes to this stodgy five star. Fringing Taipei's government district, this…
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Taipei
Directly across from the Xindian MRT station, the busy New California Hotel has 45 clean, modern and compact singles and doubles, although they're…
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Taipei
This hotel-style capsule hostel is a very slick option in the area's forest of hotels. Facilities are very clean, very modern and generously sized. Pull…
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Taipei
A slick place that is immensely popular and, perhaps because of that, a bit short-staffed. No shoes allowed beyond the security sliding doors leading to…
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Yangmingshan National Park
The Landis, on the southern edge of the park just before you get to the urban area, is beginning to show its age. Even so, it has nice views and an…
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Taipei
Set back in a quiet lane, The Corner House offers modern, tasteful rooms – they call them serviced apartments – each with a little kitchenette and sofa…
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Taipei
Crisp, contemporary and international in style, the 430-room Ambassador is a beautiful hotel that's popular with business travellers. There's blonde wood…
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Taipei
This popular and friendly hotel is bustling with guests. About five minutes' walk from the MRT on busy Minsheng Rd, rooms are spacious and neatly arranged…
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Taipei
Just outside Exit 3 of the MRT, on a busy shopping street, the Tango pulls you into its plush, private world as soon as you enter the curtained lobby…
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Taipei
One of Taipei's first boutique hotels, the Fullerton features an elegant, contemporary design, great service and amenities such as a business centre,…
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Taipei
Rooms are a bit small, but overall they're clean, well maintained, and good value. Some windows are hidden behind fake wall screens, which soundproofs…
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Taipei
This four-star favourite offers tight service, old-school atmosphere – red velvet and gold trimmings – a sky-high gym behind a secret door, and somewhat…
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Taipei
Fronted by Two Shot coffee shop, this very well-run capsule inn offers single and double bed nooks, each with its own locker, minitable inside, lamp, and…
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Taipei
True to its name, the big plus at Sunrise is the fact that all rooms have nice big windows. This is a roomy well-placed hotel. Splash out on the Sunrise…
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Taipei
The very utilitarian Fu Hau, which has been around for more than 20 years now, is right next to Exit 5 of Da'an MRT station. Lower-priced rooms are pretty…
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Taipei
One of six CityInns in central Taipei; this branch offers much the same fresh, friendly appeal as the others. Rooms are on the cramped side but cheerfully…
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Taipei
Step back in time and stay at the Holo. Tweely decorated with gingham cloth, soft toys and plastic flowers, this kooky hostel, which has been around for…
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Taipei
Eurasian in feel and well located for eating and drinking at the corner of Linsen N Rd, the International has English-speaking staff, a slick ground-floor…
