Westin Taipei's Location

Am going to Taipei in Feb and have booked Westin. I was told the hotel is in the CBD district and is really quiet at night.

Someone also mentioned to me there was some MRT construction last time she was at Westin.

Would appreciate if anyone could advise if the train station is already in operation? If so, which station is this?

Would also like to find out from those who knows the place well if there are any restaurants or cafes around where I can get breakfast and maybe dinner/supper?

Any advice is much appreciated. Many thanks!!!

Westin Taipei's Location

Westin Taipei is currently served by MRT Nanking E. Road station. It has nothing to do with the new line under construction now, since it takes like 5 more years before that can be fininshed.

Yes the area is quiet at night, but not motionless. It%26#39;s only one station away from Zhongxiao Fuxing station, which is one of the major shopping area of the city. You can also visit other spots easily by MRT.

I can%26#39;t recommand restaurants in that area but I%26#39;m sure that you can find many of them near the hotel. You just have to walk around, I think.

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Westin Taipei's Location

if cost is no object, would suggest u try the various Chinese restaurants in the hotel itself, very good.

Thanks Poorjar %26amp; Maria for the advice and suggestions!

Found the Nanjing E. mrt station. Looks quite a distant from the Taipei main station.

I read about Caesarpark hotel and found the location to be really good. But pictures of the hotel shows the rooms look rather dull and dated. Since i%26#39;m going to stay there for 10 days, I%26#39;m hoping for something more pleasant. Read that they have done some renovation, but don%26#39;t see many pictures reflecting the after renovated hotel. Well, at worse, I%26#39;ll stick to Westin...

Have u considered HYatt, while it is not near the TMS, N neither is it right on top of the MRT (though station not too far away), the location is quite good as just right next to TP101.

I just came back from Taipei! Stuck to my original choice of Westin Taipei... Location wise, much better than I expected.

Hotel factor, staff was ok. How should I say this... they were friendly when approached, but not the kind who goes out of the way to create an exceptional impression on the guests. More of the sort who does as they are asked, but wouldn%26#39;t take initiatives.

I stayed a superior room, which is probably the lowest class in the hotel. Though they were not cheap in comparison with the other hotels, the amenities were shockingly bare compared to other Westins i%26#39;ve stayed in. Nothing luxurious about the room, but it was clean. All we got were shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion, cotton buds, shower cap %26amp; a comb. ONE bar of soap, which is not replenished/changed daily. We had to call housekeeping for new soap. No toothbrush, etc.

We had wanted to try the Chinese restaurants that mariatan had suggested. there were 2-a Shanghainese %26amp; a pekingnese. we went to the one @ basement 1 one day, but found the prices way too expensive, so we didn%26#39;t try that out.

Would i stay there again? hmm... maybe, but i%26#39;d like to try hyatt next :)