Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei

Advantages: Cheap and beautiful
Disadvantages: Starting to become westernised

...a few of their beers. They also offered me food as well and their customs as well. Which is quite difficult to go into. But this is the kind of friendliness you will encounter here. Being offered food in night markets. As far accommodation, we stayed in a cheap hotel which did the job. Pretty basic with double bed as standard, cable TV, air con and bathroom and all that. I think it cost around 20 pound a night. Also the one with stayed with can arrange to take you around the island and will sort out boats and things like water sports activities for you. So the hotel arranged our transport. I imagine all the hotels provide this kind of things. As far transport you can rent out a scooter and you can take a taxi all of which is pretty cheap. In total we spent about 100 pounds which included the 40 pound return flight to there from Taipei I... Read review

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Advantages: Location, customer service
Disadvantages: Can't think of any really.

...After arriving in the evening at our original hotel and finding that there was no reservation for us we were eventually accommodated at the Milford Plaza and I cannot reccommend them enough for their outstanding customer service. The front desk staff were extremely helpful in trying to solve our predicament and found us a room at mega short notice. As for the accommodation, the room we were allocated was on a high floor and had a king bed, TV, table and chairs, en--suite bathroom with shower and all of the usual accoutrements you would expect of this class hotel. There was a little noise form the street below and there are a few sex shops in the area which makes it seem a little seedy but it seemed safe enough to us. The best feature by far is the location. You are only a few blocks from Times Square and also to Penn Station. Good value... Read review

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Advantages: A bustling city
Disadvantages: High cost of living

...restaurants and coffee shops.It has several openings for enjoying nightlife. Numerous shopping plazas welcome tourists with imported and indigenous merchandise,unique in the eastern hemisphere. Places worth visiting are:-'Gateway of India',Appolo Bunder,Elephanta caves,Juhu and Chowpatty beaches,Marine Drive also known as 'Queens Necklace' because of glittering electric lights along the arc,Water sports arena etc., and numerous other spots. Mumbai is the film capital of India,as well,and is the seat of the largest film industry in the world. It should be in the itinerary of every tourist and should be a stopover for those flying to the Far East,Australia,New Zealand,Japan/Middle east, Europe,USA and Canada.... Read review

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