I really really need more recommendations on hotels around ximending. Most of the hotels is fully book for my travel period.

Prefer 3 to 4 star hotels.

Anybody can help?

would like to know any forumers here went to Sun Moon Lake (日月潭）for one day trip?

Most of the travel agent i found only offer 2d1n.

Whats the best service provider to use for taiwan mobile internet? I wanna use it with my iphone.

Is FETnet ok? How much do they charge?

I just came back from taipei yesterday.
Weather is fine.. A bit hot but not as hot and humid as malaysia. It rains on the first day but after that, its really sunny. Just bring a pair of normal shoes and if it rains, just go get some cheap boots (NT 200?) from night market. Its almost summer so they are clearing out their winter stuff.

I don't know about hotels but then, even booking online is hard. I book 3 weeks before my trip and most of the recommended one is fully book. The one i am staying is great. but is 5 star hotel, about 4000NT a night. Taipei Garden Hotel. Its about 10-15 min walk to ximending, 5 minutes to MRT and lots of breakfast shop, lu rou fan and cafe behind the hotel.

Taoyuan airport is undergoing some construction now so its quite chaos there. The queue to buy sim card is long and very very crowded.

I manage to engage this taxi driver to bring us for day tour. His price is reasonable and his taxi is quite new (Altis). He brought us to Yehliu, Jiu Fen, Jin gua shi and recommended some good cafes and some tourist spot along the way. 2000NT. Not the talkative type but don't mind to chat with u. He even bought us some snack when he send us to the airport on the last day! Great man! PM me if u want his contact.
Yangmingshan, calla lily fields and Gu Gong museum is 1000NT.

Sekian Terima Kasih.

Hi Bananalow, When i was in Taipei last week, I manage to get this taxi driver to bring us around. His charges is very reasonable and he is quite honest.

For Yehliu, Keelung and Jiu Fen, he charged us around 2000NT for about 5-6 hours tour.

If you want his contact, pls pm me.

I have been to the din tai fung in 101. their dumplings is a must-try.. very yummy and not available here.

We went at lunch time and waited for half an hour for a table.