Hotel around ximending

Hi all, Tot I start this topic for pple like myself who is confirm about the diffierent hotel. Which is which? Can Local Expect help list some safe and good hotels around ximending?? Thnk you so many.

1. Rainbow

2. Star/onestar/wonstar Hotel

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Hotel around ximending

Great idea, h3sg!

Our Ximending expert Phillip.Wang, whose office is located in Ximending (where have you gone Phillip), recommends these two hotels:

*Handsome (Han She) Hotel - http://www.handsomehotel.com.tw/en-info01.htm

*Neijiang Hotel - www.neijiang-hotel.com

Hotel around ximending

so it%26#39;s 2 more to the list.

1. Rainbow

2. Star/onestar/wonstar Hotel

3. Handsome (Han She) Hotel - http://www.handsomehotel.com.tw/en-info01.htm

4.Neijiang Hotel - www.neijiang-hotel.com

1. Rainbow hotel is inside the ximending bustling area, so it may be noisy. But it is convenient for shopping and eating. I recommend things to eat inside the ximending are carambla ice drink成都楊桃冰

tau wau street beef noodle桃源街牛肉麵(NO1) , beefnoodle next door is mother lee noodle 李媽媽麵館、老天祿魯味 lau tan lu , ya chu me san 阿宗麵線，and in the chun wha road have tow goose meat restaurants. ( 十字亭 and 鴨肉扁) , u lin 玉林排骨飯 fry chop is good too.

2. Onestar is a litter far form bustling area , so it is quiet , outside the hotel ，there are something good to eat,

I recommend Yang pork chop crisp(楊記排骨酥), mei tai lan麵太郎, and ha chau 黑橋牌sausage also

Famous.

Sorry to tap on this thread.

May I know is there a official website for Rainbow, Onestar and Royal Castle Hotel?

Thanks.

*Stars (Wonstar) - www.starshotel.com.tw

*Rainbow - www.ncznhotel.com.tw/rainbow/intro/all.htm

*Royal Castle (Chengdu) - www.ncznhotel.com.tw/chengdu/guest/all.htm

Royal Castle photos: www.taipeinavi.com/hotel/hotel.php?id=140

Royal Castle VT: myweb.hinet.net/home8/intw02/royal_castle.htm

*Future Star - http://www.futurestarhotel.com.tw/index.phtml

*East Dragon - www.hoteleastdragon.com

*Paradise -

Paradise photos: www.taipeinavi.com/hotel/hotel.php?id=26

Paradise VT: myweb.hinet.net/home8/intw02/paradise.htm

*Rich Garden - http://www.rich-gardenhotel.com.tw/

(40% off listed rates)

Rich Garden photos: www.taipeinavi.com/hotel/hotel.php?id=147

For other hotel photos and virtual tours, pls see this thread: tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293910-i9303-k293…

Mineppe found this Ximending hotel:

*Pai Yueh Business Hotel 百悅商務旅館 http://www.hktc.com.tw/bh.htm

Wow. Thanks for the comprehensive list. Really appreiate it!!!!

Pai Yueh Business Hotel 百悅商務旅館 http://www.hktc.com.tw/bh.htm

I go to look this hotel, it is in a small alley, near a primary school, a famous snack Simon tapula in the next door, a sign NTD980 per night In fornt of the entress.

Hey need a big favour from the local experts..

possible to get a map of ximending with all the hotel ard it??

It will be easier for tourist too.

ignore me if its too much to ask :)

While no map really lists all the Xmenting Hotels including the 2 and 3 star :

This E-map is not too bad.

Just find the correct street in the drop box and search.

addr.taipei.gov.tw/aspx/englishmap.aspx

Day Trip: Yingge, Sanhsia & Dasi

Need some advice from Taiwan experts. I was unable to find a recent thread with information on these areas.

I%26#39;m planning on a day trip to Yingge and Sanxia, and some may even include Dasi. But I cant find more information on the transportation and recommendations on these places.

I%26#39;ve found that you can reach Yingge via a short train ride and subsequently there are buses to Sanxia from Yingge.

Can I check:

- Upon arriving at Yingge train station, are directions to the old street and museum easily accessible? Dont have any maps of it on hand!

- Where do I find the buses that goes to Sanxia?

- Same question, is it easy to move around in Sanxia?

- How do I go back to Taipei from Sanxia?

- If there is still time for Dasi, how do I go about that?

From basic research these places seems not far from Taipei City and not alot of ground to cover. So can I say I probably can finish by evening?

Thanks all in advance! :)

Day Trip: Yingge, Sanhsia %26amp; Dasi

I have not got the chance to do Sanxia yet but did enquire about it some time back. Maybe you would like to refer to this:

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293910-i9303-k214鈥?/a>

Day Trip: Yingge, Sanhsia %26amp; Dasi

thanks for referring me to the thread... I took down the buses to take from Sanhsia to XMD. :)

any more advice will be much appreciated!

I would do Sanxia first, then Yingge, because 1) Yingge requires more time to browse the Ceramics Street and visit the Ceramics Museum; and 2) after a long day, you can take the train back to Taipei from Yingge Railway Station (30 min. ride).

Sanxia Old Street doesn%26#39;t require much time at all, and with the famous Chingshui Tzushi Temple just around the corner, both can be covered pretty quickly.

I%26#39;m not familiar with taking the bus from Yingge to Sanxia; by car, they%26#39;re approx. 20 min. apart.

The website below says that you can easily walk from Yingge Railway Station to Ceramics Street. From the photo on the link, do take note of what the official Ceramics Street looks like, because there are several streets lined with pottery shops, which can be confusing.

http://yingge.tw/

Do not go on Mondays.

Happy treasure hunting~

Thanks for the advice, that really helps!

I did not think of doing it the other way round cos most reviews do Yingge-Sanxia. Sounds good since I stay at Ximending where buses leave for Sanxia

Any idea how early are these streets active? If I reach Sanxia in the late morning, i%26#39;d think its OK? Will appreciate if anyone who has taken taxi from Sanxia-Yingge or vice versa can advise how much it takes... Since Ive 4 pax, was wondering if taxi can be an option too!

Based on the travel time from Sanxia to Yingge (20 min., 30 min. tops), estimated taxi fare would be NT250~400---that%26#39;s really a rough guess, as you can see. The next time I take a taxi, I%26#39;ll ask the driver if he has any idea---so watch this post. (When is your trip?)

I don%26#39;t know what time the shops in Sanxia open, but the ones in Yingge aren%26#39;t fully open till noon. On Mondays, when the Ceramics Museum is closed, many of the shops are closed as well. The museum closes at 5PM, last tickets sold at 4:30.

www.ceramics.tpc.gov.tw/en-us/Home.aspx

Thanks so much calicocat, really appreciate it! if i cant find the bus to Yingge may just try for a taxi!

I tentatively have decided on Taipei-Sanxia late morning (temple and old street)-bus to Yingge in afternoon (if i can find the bus stop)-museum, old street and food-train to Songshan Train Station (where I can do my usual Raohe shopping!)

Erm I%26#39;m flying in a few hours%26#39; time and going for this day trip next Tues. Maybe I can update here when im back for the benefit of everyone! :)

ChingJing - via tour package or F&E???

Hi all,

I am planning to incorporate a 2D1N stay in Ching Jing while my friends and I are in Taipei in early March before heading to TaiChung.

Am wondering if it would be more advisable to take a package tour or go F%26amp;E to catch the buses and arrange accomm separately?

For Tour (off ezTravel website)

Package @ NT2794 per person.

It includes:

2-way transportation (Taipei/ ChingJing/ Taichung)

1 night accom @ 娓呭鑼插績鍦?(01x dbl and 01 x triple)

1 dinner

1 breakfast

Bus schedule:

From Taipei to ChingJing: 0645/ 1150

From ChingJing to Taichung: 1310/ 1640

For F%26amp;E,

I saw that there is a Taipei - ChingJing direct bus at NT850 one way, but I couldn%26#39;t locate one for ChingJing - TaiChung sector.

How much would that cost and does anyone has the timings for that sector?

Hotels wise, how is 娓呭鑼插績鍦?and 娓呭鍚嶄汉娓″亣鏉???

After doing some research, I am tempted to do a 3D2N instead. ChingJing looks really nice!!

Thanks in advance! If you have any suggestions,please feel free!

Trains to Hualien - Breakfast and Dinner

Hi,

Since I am staying near the Taipei Main Station and I will be taking the morning train that departs before 7am.

May I know where can I get breakfast in that hour to be eaten in the train?

Also on the way back, I will be taking the 7pm+ train back to Taipei. May I know where can I get dinner then? I know Mr Lu may recommend us to buy the fish soup (read it from some where) but eating soup stuff in a moving train is a challenge to me.

Thanks.

Trains to Hualien - Breakfast and Dinner

1.Yes,you can eat in the train.

2.in the station . try the 閻佃矾渚跨暥it%26#39;s famous in Taiwan.

Trains to Hualien - Breakfast and Dinner

Hi lu24759,

Thanks for the response. But are they open at 6am+ as my train is leaving before 7am.

Thanks.

sorry,I mean the dinner.

Try 7-11 or other 24hr stores if you can%26#39;t find any breakfast shop around hotel.

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Catching a play in Taipei

Hi all,

I%26#39;ve been googling for some arts / cultural centre in Taipei but without luck. Can anyone advise me where in Taipei I can catch a stage production or a play. Is an lian tao hua yuan (the stage play) playing?

Thanks in advance.

Catching a play in Taipei

try here,

www.ntch.edu.tw/englishProgram/schedulelist鈥?/a>

the village,

www.ntch.edu.tw/englishProgram/schedulelist鈥?/a>

Catching a play in Taipei

sorry!

the village,

www.yatsen.gov.tw/chinese/activity/show.php鈥?/a>

wow! you%26#39;re fast. Thanks lu.

Where to eat good 甕仔雞?

Found this blog about this dish at Yangmingshan, but how do I get to this place? Or any locals who knows a good place for this?

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!bFTrsQGTBk8kmlngLaEW/article?mid=9374%26amp;sc=1

Where to eat good %26#29973;%26#20180;%26#38622;?

. 甕仔壯壯雞(新店總店)

台北縣新店市新烏路2段9號

TEL:02-26665658

It%26#39;s on the midway from Xidian to Wulai.

Please call the restaurant for more info.

Where to eat good %26#29973;%26#20180;%26#38622;?

Oh, yes, I heard about this one. But am not planning to go Wulai this time since I last went just 2 years back.

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Travelling with an Infant

Please advise on the places to eat, shop which convenient to go with infant and how to get there.

Travelling with an Infant

1.Taipei 101 area --MRT(banna) City Hall station.

2.Dashui ---MRT(Danshui)Danshui station

3.Miramar ---MRT(Danshui)Jaintan st.+Miramar shuttle