Taipei 20th- 29th Dec

[chelsea128]

Hi all,

Need some advise from gurus here
My first time gg to taipei during this period of time 20th-29th (9 days)
i will join my family only on the 24th onwards and they will be there from 20th.
i have make some bookings for a few hotels hehe i kaisu a bit cos they can cancel 3 days before hand..

1) Wonstar II ximen $1362
2) Handsome (hanshe) $1477
3) Ecfa $1665
4) Midtown richardson $2105
5) Paradise $1493
all triple room or quad which i booked
these are the hotels i book (just wondering which hotel is the best in terms of location , safety etc...

i also planning to change about 5k sgd (family of 4)
is this enough?

saw some Tvb dramas that there is sky lantern, windmill etc where is the best area to visit (somewhere near preferred cos we are not traveling downwards

my wife like those scenery places and my kids and i like shopping .

can anyone recommend the above .

thanks in adv

so sorry for so long winded cos this is our first time visiting taiwan.

 

[calkel20]

Go with 3 and 4.

 

[calkel20]

Shifen and pingxi for sky lanterns.
Windmill? No idea.

 

[chelsea128]

Go with 3 and 4.

ecfa and midtown?

btw the Ecfa is not the wan ning as recommended by a blogger

is at No. 101,Chengdu Road
Wanhua District

dunno is it near to xmd?

anyway thanks ya for the infor!!

cheers

 

[chelsea128]

Shifen and pingxi for sky lanterns.
Windmill? No idea.

is the sky lantern all year round?

 

[Gixxerfied]

is the sky lantern all year round?

Yes...Unless talking about mass release..

 

[fireworks79]

ecfa and midtown?

btw the Ecfa is not the wan ning as recommended by a blogger

is at No. 101,Chengdu Road
Wanhua District

dunno is it near to xmd?

anyway thanks ya for the infor!!

cheers

Cos tat is the actual address

 

[dede1217]

Ecfa have many branches.
ecfa wan nian, ecfa kunming, ecfa cheng du ....
their room super basic
some no window
some with bath tub
room size abt 20m2
their room no cupboard to put clothing, is basic room if u r on a tight budget

handsome review not so good, still ok. location good

paradise kinda old, think abt 20 yrs or so ...

have stayed ecfa few times not bad if u r looking at budget hotel.
their hotel at most 5 yrs oni ... is considered new hotel lo and is clean

 

[chelsea128]

Ecfa have many branches.
ecfa wan nian, ecfa kunming, ecfa cheng du ....
their room super basic
some no window
some with bath tub
room size abt 20m2
their room no cupboard to put clothing, is basic room if u r on a tight budget

handsome review not so good, still ok. location good

paradise kinda old, think abt 20 yrs or so ...

have stayed ecfa few times not bad if u r looking at budget hotel.
their hotel at most 5 yrs oni ... is considered new hotel lo and is clean

wow!! thanks for this piece of infor
just asking what about wonstar ximen?

and also family of 4 4k to 5k for 9 days enough?

cheers

 

[dede1217]

wow!! thanks for this piece of infor
just asking what about wonstar ximen?

and also family of 4 4k to 5k for 9 days enough?

cheers

no stay at wonstar before lol
from my understanding their hotel shld be kinda old, think at least 5 yrs or 10yrs ... not sure ...

when we book, their price is mroe expensive than ecfa lol
so we have chosen ecfa lol ...

 

[chelsea128]

hi all,

sorry to ask , what abt these 2 hotels? is it ok

Fu Chang / Dairy of Taipei

i just discovered that ECFA, Go Sleep and Dairy of taipei belongs to the same management...
but under ratings from Trip Advisor all are different.

So far i run thru all the ratings and it seems this Fu Chang got the highest which is 126/491 hotels and midtown richardson 255/491 and the rest are 300 plus....

cos i am quite particular abt hotels. so i wanna ensure dun kana lousy or sizzy hotel

thanks in adv !!!


cheers

 

[dede1217]

hi all,

sorry to ask , what abt these 2 hotels? is it ok

Fu Chang / Dairy of Taipei

i just discovered that ECFA, Go Sleep and Dairy of taipei belongs to the same management...
but under ratings from Trip Advisor all are different.

So far i run thru all the ratings and it seems this Fu Chang got the highest which is 126/491 hotels and midtown richardson 255/491 and the rest are 300 plus....

cos i am quite particular abt hotels. so i wanna ensure dun kana lousy or sizzy hotel

thanks in adv !!!


cheers

Fu Chang is way behind ...
ECFA, Diary of taipei , go sleep all under same boss
room design all the same
Have stayed before all
Is basic room with shower and sometimes bath tub
diary of taipei breakfast is kfc coupon
ecfa breakfast is at ecfa wan nian oni lol ...
go sleep breakfast is oni at go sleep hankou ...

 

[Vegitto]

Fu Chang is way behind ...
ECFA, Diary of taipei , go sleep all under same boss
room design all the same
Have stayed before all
Is basic room with shower and sometimes bath tub
diary of taipei breakfast is kfc coupon
ecfa breakfast is at ecfa wan nian oni lol ...
go sleep breakfast is oni at go sleep hankou ...

there's a new diary of taipei near TMS

thinking of staying there this coming jan...
seems like got inhouse breakfast from pictures

http://www.agoda.com/en-sg/diary-of-taipei-hotel-taipei-station-branch/hotel/taipei-tw.html

 

[dede1217]

there's a new diary of taipei near TMS

thinking of staying there this coming jan...
seems like got inhouse breakfast from pictures

http://www.agoda.com/en-sg/diary-of-taipei-hotel-taipei-station-branch/hotel/taipei-tw.html

not bad lol ...
their diary of taipei normally is abt 25 to 35 rooms max ...
their diary of taipei all no have their own building,
is shared building with other vendors...
most of the rooms no window ...
room size double room is abt 12m2 to 16m2 is like hotel 81 size
triple room is abt 18m2
quad room is abt 21m2 with two queen bed

all of their toilet no lock.
diary of taipei, ecfa, go sleep lol ... from my experience staying there ...
if u shower halfway ur friend push the door then can see u lol

 

[Vegitto]

not bad lol ...
their diary of taipei normally is abt 25 to 35 rooms max ...
their diary of taipei all no have their own building,
is shared building with other vendors...
most of the rooms no window ...
room size double room is abt 12m2 to 16m2 is like hotel 81 size
triple room is abt 18m2
quad room is abt 21m2 with two queen bed

all of their toilet no lock.
diary of taipei, ecfa, go sleep lol ... from my experience staying there ...
if u shower halfway ur friend push the door then can see u lol

i always solo, so no problem of ppl seeing me naked

usually will stay at ymca hotel one, but now they dun have single rooms booking at agoda(cheaper than booking from direct.. twin rooms too expensive

so now sourcing for my new regular cheap hotel

 

[dede1217]

i always solo, so no problem of ppl seeing me naked

usually will stay at ymca hotel one, but now they dun have single rooms booking at agoda(cheaper than booking from direct.. twin rooms too expensive

so now sourcing for my new regular cheap hotel

haha ... depedning on ur travel date ...
sometimes sun to thur go sleep , diary of taipei, can find abt 45 to 55sgd per nite with breakfast for two

 

[chelsea128]

Thanks all for the infor
i really very confused now... my friend told me if go with family is better to book those really hotel rather den those Hotel 81 look alike..

she say XMD wun have much hotel cos all are 81 look alike
is better stay out of XMD

cheers

 

[Gixxerfied]

Thanks all for the infor
i really very confused now... my friend told me if go with family is better to book those really hotel rather den those Hotel 81 look alike..

she say XMD wun have much hotel cos all are 81 look alike
is better stay out of XMD

cheers

Hehe..

Means you left with atas hotel like Le Meridien, Grand Hyatt??

So what reason she gave you for that advice??

 

[chelsea128]

Hehe..

Means you left with atas hotel like Le Meridien, Grand Hyatt??

So what reason she gave you for that advice??

no la i not intro atas hotel..
cos her reason was if family maybe can go for Ceasar Park cos she went with her parents and kids..

but i just went thru all listing again i think ECFA and Midtown will be a better choice. Cos i go thru the reviews from gurus here and bloggers is seems the most sought after is City Inn (full booked) , Just Sleep to name this few.

anyway really thanks for all the advices given . i think i have to cancel some bookings liao hehe !

cheers

 

[Vegitto]

got money i would wanna try caesar park... its like u come out of exit z6 from tms and u're at ur hotel already