Where to stay · Taipei, Taiwan
Where to stay in Taipei
6 areas worth booking in Taipei, sorted by the budget each one actually suits — what the neighborhood feels like, and what a night there costs.
Budget — best areas
≈ $22 / nightTaipei's pedestrian shopping district west of the centre: street food, cinemas and most of the hostels and budget hotels, with Longshan Temple one stop away on the blue line.
Around the main station and west to Dadaocheng: Dihua Street's dried-goods shops and tea houses, the riverside at sunset, and cheap hotels next to every train and the airport line.
Mid-range — best areas
≈ $70 / nightNorth of the main station along the red line: lanes of cafés and boutiques, the Regent, and Ningxia Night Market a short walk west.
The city's most liveable district: Daan Park, the restaurants of Yongkang Street and the design hotels on the red and green lines.
Luxury — best areas
≈ $240 / nightThe new business district under Taipei 101: malls, the best hotels and rooftop bars, with the Elephant Mountain trailhead at its edge.
Twenty-five minutes north on the red line: the steaming Thermal Valley, the hot-spring museums and resort hotels with sulphur baths in the rooms.
Now pick the hotel
The Taipei guide carries the full shortlist for each tier, with why each hotel is on it.