Must-see hotels in Taipei

  • Flip Flop Hostel Garden

    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…

  • Play Design Hotel

    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…

  • Grand Hotel

    Shilin

    This landmark Taipei hotel is a pleasant if kitsch place to stay, with excellent English service, a range of top-notch restaurants, and dreamy views over…

  • Hotel Papa Whale

    Ximending & Wanhua

    It's easy to spot this place by the giant blue whale on its facade. Crammed with retro chic, from 1930s radio sets to a 1950s coke machine, this hotel is…

  • UINN Travel

    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…

  • Sleepy Dragon Hostel

    Songshan

    Husband-and-wife team Shelley and Satoru lovingly crafted this place of four roomy 12-bed dorms (three mixed, one female only) almost by hand. Bunk beds…

  • W Hotel

    Xinyi

    The W gets Taipei. It gets the naive, fun, technology-intoxicated vibe of this city that's also surrounded by lush nature. So expect lots of wood, stone…

  • Chill Roof

    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,…

  • Attic

    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 –…

  • Eslite Hotel

    Xinyi

    Run by the very successful book chain of the same name, Eslite Hotel has 104 hush, plush rooms in white and olive green. Rooms are very spacious and those…

  • three little birds

    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…

  • Tango Taipei Jiantan

    Shilin

    This is the more luxurious brother of the Tango Inn next door. The swimming pool shimmers through the far glass wall as you enter the cathedral-like lobby…

  • Solo Singer

    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…

  • Meander 1948

    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…

  • Tango Inn

    Shilin

    This black-painted building just outside Exit 2 of Jiantan MRT has 50 rooms that are sleek little numbers in plum purple and slate grey. They have some of…

  • Meander Taipei

    Ximending & Wanhua

    Reworked from an old hotel, this hostel ticks all the boxes when it comes to services and facilities for independent travellers – massive lounge space,…

  • OrigInn Space

    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…

  • Rido Hotel

    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…

  • Humble House Taipei

    Xinyi

    This newish luxury residence is anything but humble; rather it's hush and hip in beige and purple. Impeccable service, plush rooms, a tad smaller than you…

  • Dandy Hotel

    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…

  • Simple Hotel

    Songshan

    Located on a quiet side street, this newish hotel has a sleek wooden design and clever mood lighting. Snag a south-facing room for great views of Taipei…

  • East Dragon Hotel

    Ximending & Wanhua

    The lobby of this 50-year-old elegant hotel has old-world charm; check out the marble flooring and spiral staircase. Rooms, renovated in 2019, are more…

  • Open Room

    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,…

  • Tourist Bunny

    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…

  • Mandarin Oriental Taipei

    Songshan

    An opulent five-star experience on a sleepy boulevard near Songshan Airport. Rooms are richly furnished in an eastern–modern meld. Facilities include an…

  • Jianshan Hotel

    Taipei

    This little vintage hotel is beautifully decorated with prints of 1930s Taiwan, old radio sets and telephonic equipment. The male reception staff are…

  • Tienlai Resort & Spa

    Yangmingshan National Park

    Most guests come here for the hot springs, outdoor pools and the sweeping views of green mountains.

  • AMBA

    Ximending & Wanhua

    AMBA, run by the Ambassador Hotel, is clearly aimed at young, savvy 'lifestyle' travellers. The interior sports an industrial-chic design, curious art and…

  • Formosa101

    Xinyi

    Ticks most of the boxes: clean, efficient, kitchen, laundry, lounge and a good location near Taipei 101 and across the road from Tonghua Night Market…

  • Sunworld Dynasty Hotel

    Songshan

    The central atrium is Sunworld's wow factor. Concentric corridors of rooms tower up floor by floor, making you feel you are in a giant hive. The glass…

  • NK Hostel

    Songshan

    This very plush guesthouse has big, white, comfy dorm beds, and the shiny shared bathroom facilities are spotless. There's a coffee lounge and laundry,…

  • 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…

  • Hotel Proverbs Taipei

    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…

  • International Hotel

    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…

  • Backpackers Hostel

    Ximending & Wanhua

    Just past the Sichuan eateries on mellow Lane 25, Backpackers is clean and functional and has a kind of industrial chic brightened by cartoonish wall…

  • 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…

  • Just Sleep Ximending

    Ximending & Wanhua

    Just Sleep has a whole new look after undergoing renovations in 2019. It offers a pillow menu with four choices (including aromatherapy and hypoallergenic…

  • Dandy Hotel

    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…

  • Sheraton Grande Taipei Hotel

    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…

  • New California Hotel

    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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