Maybe can try www.hostels.com or www.dayrentking.com.tw/eng

Will be going to taiwan this coming Tuesday for 10days...how's the current weather???need any thick jacket??or normal jacket (genting/cameron) will do???

any1 on tomorrow morning 9.50am flight???

Went to sun moon lake yesterday...Ntg so special spend 2 hours there is more than enough...can try Chung tai shan monastery at puli...nice...currently at starry house cingjing...best view in cingjing...the weather is very cold now...and the road to hualien had been closed until the road is safe to cross..:thick snow..

Yea...thick snow

I just came back from taiwan last week..You can try "Fun Taipei Backpackers" from www.hostels.com.

Overall the room is clean and have nice view and the location is strategic..just take a lift downstairs and there is 7-Eleven right below the building and u walk across the street is Shihlin Night Market. 5 mins walk to Jiantan MRT.

The rent is about RM40-RM45 per person per night

My rating: Location---> 10/10
Price------>10/10
Room-----> 8/10

Just back last week...
You can try this driver...Very honest and kind!!! Price are reasonable!!!
He charged me:
Day 1---> Taichung to Puli to Cingjing NTD3000
Day 2---> Cingjing Area NTD3000 (Cancelled because the Hostel owner provide free transportation)
Day 2---> Cingjing to Hehuanshan to Taroko Gorge to Hualien NTD5000 (Very long trip & worth the money)
Day 3---> Hualien to Yilan to Jiufen/Keelung to Taipei NTD3500
(Journey start from as early as 8.30am till late at night without extra charge)

Oh ya...His Toyota Wish is just 2 months old!!! Very Comfortable....

Ensuite toilet not sharing

Yes...Very comfortable...It's actually a 7 to 8 storey building like hostel type resides by the local university students. Some of the units have been converted to hostels. Although from outside looks abit old but the room and interior is very new and clean just like what is shown in the website.
It's really very very near to Shilin Night Market. I went to the night market everynight after day trip to other places.

For my 10 day trips, I spent an average NTD500 per night for accommodation ( all is en-suite bathroom). NTD540 for HSR from taoyuan to Taichung. NTD 4000 per person for 4 days full time taxi (Taichung to Puli to Sunmoonlake to Cingjing to Hehuanshan
to Taroko Gorge to Hualien to Yilan to Jiufen/Kee Lung to Taipei. Day 5 onwards only spend NTD500 for MRT. The taxi is very cheap too especially if u have 4 ppl. It's cheaper and time saving than taking MRT and then Bus to certain destination. For eg. Let's say u want to go to Wufenbu from Shihlin. If u go by Jiantan MRT to the nearest station will cost u about NTD30-40 plus u have to transit by bus to Wufenbu will cost u another NTD20-30..it's better directly by taxi from Shihlin which will cost somewhere NTD200/4 person only NTD50 per person.Food spend is on average NTD500 perday.Overall my 10 days trip only cost me NTD 15000 excluding airticket and shopping..

I think there is Ntg special in Hualien unless u want to visit Taroko gorge. Since you only spend 5 days in Taiwan I advise u better skip Hualien.

How many of u are travelling to Taiwan and the arrival time and departure time at Taipei?

Actually ur travel is about 4 days only..so I think u should not go anywhere outside Taipei..my advice is
Day 1: if u are staying at fun taipei backpackers...when u arrive about 8pm, take taxi to hostel immediately and do not waste time for public transport. Reach Shihlin estimation around 10pm.. Check in hostel and get some rest and visit Shihlin night market around 11pm maybe till 1am...

Day 2: visit cks memorial park in the morning follow by ximenting (remember to try ahchong mien Sien) and then during evening visit longshan temple and nearby night Market...

Day 3: visit sun yat sen memorial park follow by Taipei 101 and then Wufenbu and spend the night at raohe night Market.

Day 4: visit flora expo early in the morning and then visit national palace museum around 2pm...if not mistaken the museum close around 5pm...

Day 5: visit xinbeitou for it's hotspring in the morning and then do your final shopping at ximending during evening and Shihlin night Market during night.

Day 6: taxi early taxi around 5am to airport and depart to Msia...

Or u can trade any of the day with a visit to Jiufen and Kee lung...