Taipei event weekends: what to do between sessions

Night markets, Taipei 101, hot springs at Beitou and the lantern town of Pingxi.

Events we cover in Taipei

Arriving

Taoyuan airport (TPE) has the airport MRT to Taipei Main Station in 35 minutes.

Where to stay

Three hotels we would book

• Budget: Star Hostel Taipei Main Station
• Mid-range: Hotel Proverbs Taipei
• Splurge: Mandarin Oriental Taipei

Event weekends sell out early and prices rise as the date gets closer: book a cancellable room as soon as you know you are going.

Tours

Where to eat

• Din Tai Fung Soup dumplings
• Raohe Night Market Pepper buns
• Lin Dong Fang Beef noodle soup

With kids

• Taipei Zoo and Maokong gondola.

Rainy-day backups

• National Palace Museum.

Free things to do

• Elephant Mountain hike.
• Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

Getting around

• MRT and EasyCard.