| A good back up hotel |
Guest Rating: 6.3 |
nancy D.
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 United States
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 07 Nov 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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4/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
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4/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Right at the MRT station. Centrally located. A free breakfast spread with good variety. Small room, small bathroom, hard bed. Location is one of few good things you can say about San Want. It is centrally located next to a subway station. It has numerous stores near by. Hotel is plain with tiny rooms or at least my room was tiny and bathroom is even more cramped. I had to close the bathroom door to find the toilet.
While the room is clean, there is nothing to notice. Everything is some shade of beige/brown. It is a reasonable priced place to crash and not much more.
I will be back at my regular hotel for my next trip. However, if my regular hotel is sold out again, San Want is a reasonable backup.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Use MRT and the Yo Yo card as much as you can. It is the best way to travel in Taipei. Take 5 minutes to return the Yo Yo card just before you leave to get refund.
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| Very good location. |
Guest Rating: 9 |
cesare D.
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 Italy
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 02 Nov 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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10/10 |
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Airport bus stop is not easy to reach. Great buffet breakfast. MRT just in front of the Hotel. Close to Taipei 101. In the heart of a lovely shopping area. Fast check-in and check-out. No better location in Taipei. And many other good reasons to stay at San Want Hotel again next time.
Restaurant Tip : Very good and true Italian restaurant just behind the corner.
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| Very nice hotel |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
kam E.
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 Canada
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 01 Nov 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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- good location
- clean and tidy room
- polite staff
- free internet
- too cold even turned off the air-con generally very satisfied with this hotel.
location is convenient - just one minute from mrt exit. many famous shops and restaurants nearby. the staff was nice and polite and they could speak good english. the room was clean and tidy. a very nice 4-star hotel with very reasonable price. i will go back to this hotel next time i come to taipei.
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| San Want Hotel Taipei |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
bill B.
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 Australia
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 23 Oct 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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Great location and service The hotel rooms are a bit tiny and have been outdated... First time Taipei and the San Want Hotel has a great location. Very close to subway and also Taipei 101 and other restaurants and shopping. The service was efficient and friendly but the rooms are very tiny and very outdated. If they could renovate and modernise the rooms a bit, it would make the hotel superb. Also, the breakfast buffet was a bit limited in choice of food.
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| San Want Hotel Taipei |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
teck C.
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 Singapore
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 22 Oct 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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Greatest thing with San Want is their location - right in Dong Qu (Eastside) and their Teochew restaurant is just fabulous! The downside is the superior room is tiny without any view so spend the extra and go for the deluxe room.
Restaurant Tip : Hsin Yeh which serves fantastic Taiwanese food on the 2nd floor on a street near to the hotel. The Teochew restaurant within the hotel is also very,very good.
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| Excellent location |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
ann N.
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United States
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 16 Oct 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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Excellent location, centrally located in Taipei, clean and friendly staff. Bed is uncomfortable and too short for a 6-foot person
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| San Want Hotel (Taipei) - Good |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
koh A.
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Singapore
Other
Date of Stay: 27 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
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6/10 |
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Rooms are clean and big. Location is great as the MRT station is just beside the hotel. There are many branded shops around the corner & opposite of the hotels. Good foods can be found nearby (behind) the hotel too. 24 hours Elite Bookshop is nearby the hotel. No airport express bus that reached the hotel which is very inconvenient. There is no change in their breakfast spread daily which could be boring after staying there for more than 5 nights (first 3 nights are booked by company for business stay). When it's raining, the rain will come into the restaurant as there are holes on the top glass ceiling. The best part of this hotel is it primes location and the MRT station (Zhong Xiao Dun Hua) is just beside it. If you need to travel to one of the scenic place - Ye Liu, the bus-stop (for Guo Guang bus) is located beside the hotel. There are many good foods and shops which can be found nearby the hotel (walking distance). Even though that there are no airport express bus which can reach the hotel, I would still recommend the stay in this hotel and would definitely stay there again on my next trip.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : If you need to travel to one of the scenic place - Ye Liu, the bus-stop (for Guo Guang bus) is located beside the hotel. It is very convenient to travel there without arranging for the tour guide.
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| Nice and simple |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
miu V.
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United States
Other
Date of Stay: 27 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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Clean room. Easy access to the MRT. Convenient. Lots of food and boutique around the area. Check in time is 3 pm. So I had to wander around the streets until 3 to get into my room. The hotel pricing is in the middle range, but it is defintely better than 2 other hotels i have stayed in Taipei before. I have stayed in this hotel twice, although it is not super fancy but its service and cleanness was very good. Their room service at night was very well as well. My friends and I are very satisfy with the location of the hotel and the overal staying.
Shopping Tip : There are many shops on the street that the hotel is located, and there are small, unique boutique behind the main street across from the hotel.
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| San wan Taipei |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
mee K.
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Singapore
Family with young children
Date of Stay: 25 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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8/10 |
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Very Convenient Location, Clean. Not very luxurious layout. staffs are polite, but found the layout of the room a bit weird; 2 beds end meet end. besides this, location is fantastic. not a problem for shopping and food. Will recommend relatives and friends to stay this hotel when they visit Taipei.
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| satisfactory |
Guest Rating: 7 |
larry X.
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Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 23 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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breakfast. comfort of the bed and covers. satellite tv channel choices. empty fridge to put stuff in. quiet room concierge not readily available. the location of the hotel was its best feature. it was near subway station, convenient stores, restaurants and shops. zhongxiao was definitely the best street for a first time visitor to taipei. hotel service was friendly and pleasant. however it was not easy to locate the concierge desk. i couldnt find the resources to ask about the places i was visiting. the reception desk does not seem to know the information i needed to ask concierge. i had to inquire the doorman to give me certain directions.
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| Highly Recommended |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
dewi S.
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Singapore
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 22 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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8/10 |
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Good place for shopping, food and very near to MRT station. This is a highly recommended hotel to stay. Just 1 min away from the MRT station. Plenty of restaurants a street away and places to shop. Hotel room is clean but a bit old. Buffet breakfast was great with plenty of choices of local and international. I was requesting for late checkout, but was declined. Staffs are friendly and speak good English. Worth coming back.
Restaurant Tip : Plenty of restaurants 1 street away from the hotel
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| San Want Hotel in Taipei was a great hotel to stay |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
aya M.
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 Japan
Couple
Date of Stay: 21 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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8/10 |
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The hotel is located in a convinient area and it is quite easy to commute to most of sightseeing spots in Taipei city. Hotel staffs are kind of course, very clean and confortable room. Breakfast they serve is fabulous. Very few staff speak Japanese, however there shouldn't be much trouble communicating with them. I enjoyed staying in San Want Hotel Taipei very much. It was nice for people from Asia and also travellers from western countries. It was my first time to visit Taipei so I had a lot of questions and the staff were nice enough to answe r them. I appriciated their amenity goods also. They have nice shampoo, conditioner, lotion and very fine towels. Checking in/out is very easy.
Nightlife Tip : It was quite difficult to find a place to have a drink late at night. But there was a fun place on the main street. You can take MRT to Dan-Shui (the last stop toward north) that is kind of a romantic place to visit.
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| I was staying there last week |
Guest Rating: 7 |
porntiwa L.
|
 Thailand
Other
Date of Stay: 15 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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2/10 |
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located in very good location some stupid rule that you can't ware hotel slipper to have brakefast I was waring hotel slipper to have Breakfast and they asking me to go back to my room and change. at first i thought they are joking with me but apparently not they really want me to go back and change.
It's not formal a dinner restaurant where you have to dress nicely. I can understand if anyone waring hotel bathrobe to breakfast and you ask them to change but I still don't see any point why hotel slipper not allow.
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| San Want Hotel |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
bonny M.
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 Indonesia
Couple
Date of Stay: 17 Aug 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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My stay at San Want Hotel was very enjoyable.
The rooms are not too big but very neat ( still in good condition )and the rooms are still at reasonable rate. VERY GOOD LOCATION !!!!
( near shopping center and the MRT Chunghsiao Tunhua )Thanks
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abhishek T.
|
 India
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 14 Jul 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Location,Location,Location San want hotel is located in the very downtown and central location of taipei-close to shopping ,business and close to pretty much everything
Friendly helpful staff,good selection of resturant in hotel,good breakfast and an excellent bakery operating and attached to the hotel.
Only drawback is that room size is very small-though well planned it is small.Toilet size is also bit small.Ideal for 1 person but a bit cramped for 2 people.Rest hotel is very good
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