As the treasure island of our motherland, Taiwan is a very worthwhile tourist destination. Some time ago, I went to Taipei with my family for a free tour. I stayed in a super luxurious hotel, visited super famous attractions, and ate. Ultra-authentic Taiwanese snacks, here we record our Taipei free travel guide, hoping to help friends who also want to visit Taipei!
Taipei Travel Guide - Hotel Accommodation
When I go out with my family, I naturally want to choose a better hotel, so I chose the Mandarin Oriental Taipei after comparing various sources. It is indeed a super luxury hotel with convenient transportation, spacious and comfortable rooms, and the hotel comes with There are Michelin-starred restaurants and five-star spas, and the service is also super considerate. I will choose them again next time I come!
Here are some tips for booking a hotel. I booked a room on the official website of Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Since we are traveling with children, I chose their "Happy Family Time" package, which includes two adults. Daily breakfast with a child, free extra bed for the child in the room, and 3 tickets to the Taipei Kids Awesome Orson Children's Museum, which is more favorable than booking through other channels!
First of all, Mandarin Oriental Taipei is located on Dunhua North Road in the center of Taipei, 5 minutes’ drive from Songshan International Airport and 40 minutes’ drive from Taoyuan International Airport. Nearby are MRT Taipei Arena Station and Nanjing Fuxing Station. Very convenient, good location!
As soon as you enter the hotel, you can see the stunning and luxurious crystal chandelier, which is said to be designed by Czech artist Tafana Dvorakova, which is composed of 50,000 crystals and has a very artistic atmosphere. The hotel's room is very spacious, it can be said that it ranks first in Taipei. The bathroom in the room is separated from wet and dry, and the toiletries are all high-end care brands, which match the hotel's positioning very well. The very thoughtful thing is that because we have children with us, the hotel also specially prepared professional slippers, toiletries and small gifts for children, which made us fall in love with this hotel immediately!
There are also many gourmet restaurants in the hotel to choose from, saving us a lot of time and effort in finding restaurants. Among them, the Accord restaurant in the hotel is still a Michelin-starred restaurant. It specializes in exquisite Cantonese cuisine. The ingredients are very fresh and the dishes taste delicious. Very good, worthy of a Michelin star restaurant. There are also all kinds of dim sum and desserts in the Mandarin Bakery are also very good. When we left, we bought some as souvenirs, which are exquisite and delicious. In addition, there are Italian restaurant Bencotto, Qing Yu restaurant that provides afternoon tea, and cocktail bar MO Bar. We didn't have time to taste them all, so we will stay here next time we come to Taipei!
Friends who like SPA can't miss their SPA, which is a Forbes five-star SPA! The spa covers two floors and is fully equipped with various facilities. Under the massage of professional technicians, you can get great relaxation and enjoyment.
Taipei Free Travel Guide - Attractions
Taipei 101
The 101 building is the most important landmark in Taipei. If you go to Taiwan, you must take pictures and check in. It takes only 10 minutes to drive from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to Taipei 101. It is very convenient to travel! The first to fourth floors of the basement in Taipei 101 are shopping malls, where the famous Xiaolongbao restaurant Din Tai Fung is also located. In addition, take the express elevator to the viewing platform on the 89th floor, and you can get a bird's-eye view of the entire Taipei city. The visual experience is very good, and the night view of Taipei is also super beautiful!
Address: No. 45, Shifu Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City
transportation:
1. Take the MRT to Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station (red line)
2. Take the Taipei City Double-decker Sightseeing Bus to the intersection of Songlian Songzhi Road
Taipei National Palace Museum
The collections here are mainly from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, including the essence of the old collections of the Beijing Forbidden City and the Shenyang Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty. It has the reputation of "Treasure House of Chinese Culture". The content of the collection in the museum is very rich. According to the display cycle of this museum, it will take at least 30 years to read all of them! Jade cabbage, Dongpo meat stone, and Maogong tripod are also known as the three treasures of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, and Jade cabbage and Dongpo meat stone still need to be visited in line, which shows how high the ornamental value of their collections is. In addition, the Forbidden City can not only Visiting, the Zhishan Garden on the left side is based on Wang Xizhi's eight scenic spots. It is very suitable for strolling in the scent of books at a leisurely pace after visiting the exhibition.
Address: No. 221, Section 2, Zhishan Road, Shilin District, Taipei City
transportation:
1. Take the MRT to Shilin Station (red line), then transfer to the Taipei City Bus (red 30) to the National Palace Museum Station
2. Take the Taipei double-decker sightseeing bus to the National Palace Museum
Night Market (Ningxia+Shilin)
If you come to Taipei, of course you must experience the night market with regional characteristics. Ningxia Night Market can be said to be one of the most popular night markets in Taipei. Although the street is not long, only 400 meters away, the delicious Taipei snacks can be said to be authentic. And rich, basically can eat all over. I come here to recommend you to eat Liu Yazai crispy taro balls, and soy milk chicken, which is a bit like fried chicken, there are several flavors, and peanut snowflake ice, because the weather in Taipei is actually very hot, especially when it is crowded In the night market, so a bowl of snowflake ice is very refreshing.
Ningxia Night Market Address: Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City
transportation:
(1) 10 minutes walk from Exit 1 of MRT Shuanglian Station (Red Line)
(2) 10 minutes walk from Exit 1 of MRT Zhongshan Station (Red Line)
Another comparable night market is Shilin Night Market. Shilin Night Market can be said to be one of the pronouns of Taiwan, so you can't miss it when you come to Taipei. In Shilin Night Market, in addition to snacks such as oyster omelette, pearl milk tea, and chicken chops with Taiwanese characteristics, there are also a commercial street composed of various boutiques, clothing stores, shoe stores, etc. You can not only taste delicious food here, but also Shopping to a lot of small commodities Oh!
Address: The commercial area around Wenlin Road and Dadong Road, Shilin District, Taipei
transportation:
Take the Danshui Line and get off at Jiantan Station, and walk for 5 minutes to reach the destination.
The above is our travel strategy for this free travel in Taipei. I really like the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Taipei, and I recommend it to you. Most of the attractions are near MRT stations, so the transportation is still very convenient. There are so many delicacies in Taiwan, just waiting for you to explore by yourself!
