| M Sean sullivan |
31 October 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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I go to Taipei for business and it is a very business-oriented city. The fun is in the night markets, snake alley for the first time visitor and be sure to check out the larger temples to make your experience complete. Make an effort to use basic Chinese phrases and the Taiwanese people are most embracing.
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| T Halonen |
29 October 2002 |
Stayed at Sherwood Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hotel has a pretty good location, easy to get around whether you are taking a walk or a taxi etc. Hotel parking downstairs helps you to receive visits by friends as parking is really difficult otherwise.
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| L Chiang |
28 October 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei is not the most tourist friendly city in the world. Some street signs are in English; however, the Chinese to English translation can be spelled 3 different ways. Literally, 2 street signs on opposite ends of the same street can be spelled differently, and the map your looking at may spell it a third way! English is not widely spoken.
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| C Horne |
21 October 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Yung Ho Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Yung Ho was 10 minutes by MRT from Taipei main station - a great area not full of tourist and nobody hassled me at all. MRT is easy and efficient, the day pass for $150 (Taiwan) was great value and allowed me to go everywhere without any assistance other than the map given to me by the hotel. Nearest station only 5 easy minutes away. Perfectly safe to travel night and day (I was alone). People and staff very helpful and friendly but little English spoken. Actions spoke louder than words anyway.
Lots of little restaurants near K Hotel with too much variety but no English (but the point and smile system worked just fine!). A good night market one minute from the hotel which had good food/drinks and clothing etc. Shilin night market (the largest in Taipei) definitely worth a trip but very, very crowded on Saturday nights!
The National Palace Museum is a must see - at least once! Tansui was an interesting place to visit - just to get away from it all on a Sunday (along with all of Taipei!) - but it was nice to see how little was required to make a happy family Sunday outing.
I had only 2 days but managed to do a lot with my train passes and encountered nothing but friendly, happy people. I will definitely be going back as soon as I can. It was certainly a lovely weekend.
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| J Duffy |
15 October 2002 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We spent a total of 11 days in Taiwan and will definitely be returning. Taking the train to most destinations we found everyone very helpful. Finding English speaking staff was sometimes difficult but on the whole we were able to communicate in some way.
Visited most of the popular tourist destinations and did one tour to Toroko Gauge which was excellent. All hotels were booked online and were of a very high standard.
Would certainly recommend Taiwan as a destination.
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| C Roeck |
11 October 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We never met such friendly and helpful people before.
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| R Siedare |
09 October 2002 |
Stayed at Royal Taipei Hotel - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Resturants: Breakfast, Royal, Genghis Khan Resturant (Bar-B-Q), Ruth's Chris Steak House
Tours: Half day tour to Keelung
Business: International Trade Center
Sight seeing: Night Market, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial
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| S Troupe |
02 October 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Good location Tapei II. Close to shopping, we recommend the suite.
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| K Izawa |
30 September 2002 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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1 min. walk from MRT Taipei Station EXIT 3. There's an Internet cafe next door 2nd floor. No bakery but Circle K is next door and good bakery (cheap) is near as well.
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| R Hickling |
15 September 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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If you're a tourist Taroko Gorge is definitely worth it.
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