August 2, 2005
Taipei online hotel search
Priceline quicly found us a nice 4 star hotel in Hong Kong for 65.00/night. However, we've had no luck with either three or four star hotels in Taipei on Priceline. That leaves Lonely Planet suggestions and internet searches.
One internet search turned up Hsintien Chinatrust Executive at 219 2 CHUNG SHING ROAD SEC 3, Hsintien Ta, TW. The directions indicate that this is near the Da Ping Ling MRT station. A quick look at the Taiwan MRT map reveals that Tapinglin station is 8 stops away from the main train station. Assuming Tapinglin and Da Ping Ling are the same station, that's not so bad considering that the hotel is a 2 minute walk from the station. At 70.00 night including breakfast and internet access the price seems reasonable enough.
The hotel chain web site is http://www.chinatrust-hotel.com.tw/ which turned up a hotel actually in Taipei (the other is in Hsintien) - Tamsui Chinatrust Hotel.
Taipei Teachers Hostel, Taiwan Normal University, Friendship House, and Taiwan Normal University, Guest House also showed up on http://www.siddharthasintent.org/chinese/Dzongsar%20Jamyang%20Khyentse%20Rinpoche%202002.rtf which seems to be a document for people doing some sort of retreat in Taipei.
Posted by James Trotta at August 2, 2005 1:33 PM