Royal Seasons Hotel Taipei

I have stayed here twice. I attempted to post a review but this site messed up my detailed praise for RSH. Here is the more-limited second attempt: Great value based of the staff (especially Ivy!), location and price. The rooms are very good despite no window in the cheaper rooms I choose. They are spacious and well-designed with hardwood floors, small reefer and generous desk space. The bathroom is large with an extra make-up mirror, good lighting and a whirlpool bath. Free: Shuttle to train stations, bottled water (again: a reefer so you can have cold bevvies), better toiletries and solid Wi-Fi (only one login per stay needed and consistent signal) The staff speaks decent English but some are not fluent. I learned a lot in conversations with them about local culture and food. Again, a special thanks to Ivy and her son, Howard! Excellent location for visiting Night Markets; Ninxia is 5m walk. Shinlin and Raohe are short train rides. (Tiny Liaoning was not worth the trip). Lots and LOTS of other local street food and shopping is within walking distance, as well as a Carrefour (for everything from apples to washing machines).

I cannot think of a better staff than what I have seen in my 2 visits to Royal Seasons. Ivy is particularly a stand-out! While there are some communication issues due to some staff not being fully fluent in English, they are all eager to make your stay better. Examples: --I had an issue with an electrical plug which I knew was too complicated to explain. I asked if I could show him and he came up immediately and saw the issue with a 1-second demonstration. It was repaired before I got back from breakfast. --I LOVE the street food here. The staff and I had nice discussions about local cuisine and culture when other duties did not require their time. --Ivy brought me my favorite Taiwan breakfast on my departure day -- on her day off! Her son was a delight and joined me exploring night markets. The rooms I have had have no windows, but are spacious and well designed: hardwood floors, a small reefer, spacious desk area. Bathroom is large; reg and make-up mirrors with good lighting and a whirlpool bathtub. Excellent location for boutique shopping and hunting street food. 5m walk to Ningxia Night Market and 12-15m walk to Carrefour (if you need ANYTHING from pickles to washing machines). Good wifi: signal was solid and it does not require more than 1 log-in during a stay. Free shuttle to rail stations and ? I don't need new sheets and towels during my 4-5 day stays, so my request for minimal housekeeping was confirmed with a call from the front desk.

The hotel is old but very clean and comfortable. It nears Taipei main station and its walking distance to night market. Will stay there again.

Great location. Hotel provides free smartphone with local and international calls is a plus. We feel WiFi connection is not as great as we expected, but managed to use it because we bought SIM card ourselves.

Good service and great location. Only downside is the walls to the room are a bit thin so if you're a light sleeper it could be a bit risky.