Taipei

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Information for visitors to the Mozilla office in Taipei.

Office Location

Address:

4F-A1, No. 106, Sec.5,Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 11047, Taiwan

美商謀智台灣分公司 110 台北市信義區信義路五段106號

Walking directions from Grand Hyatt: http://goo.gl/maps/6ReXt

The closest metro stops to the office are 台北101/世貿 (Taipei 101 / World Trade Center) and 象山 (Xiangshan) on the new Xinyi line (opened 2013-11-24).

Hotels

Regent Taipei

Regent Taipei takes MRT to Taipei 101 Mall about 15 minutes. Situated in the Zhong Shan district, at the heart of the capital’s most vibrant cultural, entertainment and shopping areas, Regent Taipei is a 5 star hotel in Taipei that off ers travellers a bird’s eye view of modern Taiwanese life from a highly-convenient vantage point. Easily accessible from the Taipei Song Shan Airport and close to local hot spots such as art museums and historic buildings, Regent Taipei is the only hotel in Taiwan to house in excess of 50 of the world’s luxury designer boutiques in its Regent Galleria shopping mall. Wired and wireless connectivity is available throughout the hotel.

More information: http://www.regenthotels.com/EN/Taipei

About reservation: Please make sure that you’ve left your Mozilla email address to the hotel for the corporate rates. Please contact with Nelson ([email protected]). The hotel provides a pretty comprehensive buffet breakfast with a variety of Chinese and Western options.

Telephone: +886-2-2523-8000

Metro: The nearest metro station is from our Taipei office MRT Exit number 3 Taipei 101 / World Trade Center on the Xiangshan (red) Line to Zhongshan on the Tamsui (red) Line and use exit number 4. Walk to Zhong Shan North Road and turn left onto Zhong Shan North Road. Walk approximately 6 minutes and you will find the hotel on your right.


Grand Hyatt Taipei

Grand Hyatt Taipei hotel anchors the city’s most vibrant commercial center in the Xinyi district. Adjacent to Taipei 101 Mall and Financial Tower, this five-star business hotel is conveniently linked to the Taipei World Trade Center, the Taipei International Convention Center and the Exhibition Halls. Located in the heart of Taipei’s most dynamic business, shopping and entertainment district, our hotel in Taipei affords both business and leisure travelers the utmost in convenience.

More information: http://taipei.grand.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html

About reservation: Please make sure that you’ve left your Mozilla email address to the hotel for the corporate rates. The hotel provides a pretty comprehensive buffet breakfast with a variety of Chinese and Western options.

Although many taxi drivers will understand "Grand Hyatt" in spoken English, you shouldn't count on it. The address card for the hotel is available in Chinese (PNG image, source HTML) and you should print it out before you leave. (In case you don't print it but do print this, the important part is: 台北君悅大飯店　台灣台北市松壽路2號.)

Telephone: +886 2 2720 1234

Metro: The nearest metro station is Taipei 101 / World Trade Center on the Xinyi (red) Line. Taipei City Hall Station on the Bannan (blue) Line is also not far.

Laundry: There is an easy-to-use 24 hour laundromat a very short walk from the hotel. Nearly everything has English labels in addition to Chinese. Soap NT$10 (accepts bills or coins, gives change, be careful to pick the soap rather than the other items), washer NT$50/NT$70/NT$100 (function of washer size, takes NT$10 and NT$50 coins only), dryer NT$10/6min (takes NT$10 coins only, I think).

Home Hotel

http://www.homehotel.com.tw/

We have a contract with Home Hotel for a better rate than Egencia. You can book directly though Mavis Liao [email protected].

Home Hotel is a very nice hotel, is closer to the office, includes breakfast, and the food (both breakfast and room service) is quite good. The Grand Hyatt does not include breakfast, which is 30USD. The internet is quite good enough for Vidyo.

Royal Biz Taipei

While it's a bit further from the office (a few stops by subway), a number of us have had good experiences staying at the Royal Biz Taipei (金來商旅), 71 Sec 1 Jinshan S Rd, Taipei 10056, Taiwan (台北市中正區金山南路一段71號). It is much less expensive than the Grand Hyatt. It is also in a less Westernized (and hence to some more interesting) part of the city, not far from Da'an park.

Telephone: +886 2 23979399

Metro: The Royal Biz is walking distance from the MRT Dongmen station on the Xinyi (red) Line. Use Exit 2 at the northwest corner of the station (or exit 1 with an escalator, but a drop further from the intersection), then walk North along JinShan S Rd until about 50 meters before Ren'ai Rd (which is the next street of size comparable to JinShan Rd or Xinyi Rd). To get to the office, take the Xinyi Line 4 or 5 stops, to either Taipei 101 / World Trade Center or to Xiangshan.

The Royal Biz is also walking distance from the MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng station on the Bannan (blue) Line. (This is slightly further than from Dongmen station, and not useful for getting to the office, but is useful for getting to other destinations.)

From the airport: From Taoyuan airport take either the 1819 bus to Taipei Main Station or take Taiwan High Speed Rail (via a bus transfer to Taoyuan station) to Taipei Main Station. At Taipei Main Station, transfer to the Xinyi (red) Line in the Xiangshan direction. Alight at Dongmen station. Alternatively take a taxi from the airport. Because this is a smaller, less well known hotel, do not expect the driver to understand the English name of the hotel.

Laundry: There is also a 24-hour laundry walking distance from the hotel (it's on Hangzhou Rd S, which is one major street west along Ren'ai Road, and also on the opposite side of Ren'ai). The hotel reception desk will hand you a flyer with a map and picture if you ask where to find a laudromat.

SIM Cards

You can get SIM cards at Chunghwa Telecom shop about 1.5 blocks away from the hotel

  • Walking directions: http://goo.gl/maps/DXNeA
  • I paid 500$NT ($16USD) for 10 days of unlimited mobile data (no voice, sms).
  • Bring your passport, take a number, and ask for someone who speaks English.
  • Took about 30 minutes altogether.

Eating

Notes: The malls have lots of food shops in and around them, and usually a food court in the basement floor.

Fast and easy options:

  • The Grand Hyatt hotel has many restaurants in it, if you're tired.
  • Taipei 101 basement food court - From French bakery to sushi-go-round, tons of options. Also has a grocery store.
    • Ding Tai Fung - famous for Chinese dumplings - there is one right beside the food court of Taipei 101 basement
  • Eslite basement food court - Again, many options here.
  • American food.: I've seen at least 4 Starbucks in the area around the Hyatt, as well Gordon Biersch, CPK and TGI Fridays.
  • Irish Potato... tempting just for the novelty.
  • 7-11/FamilyMart have lots of food - snacks, drinks, beer, microwaved meals (not too bad) and instant noodles if anyone gets hungry in the middle of the night or just want to experience.


Night markets (pick one of it will be fine)

Sightseeing

Shopping

  • Eslite: About 1 block from the Hyatt, this 6 floor store is somewhere between Tokyo's Tokyu Hands and Powell's Books in Portland. Great place for gifts. - Eslite floors 2 & 3 is a 24hour bookstore if anyone can't sleep.
  • Mitsukoshi stores - Buildings with between the Vieshow Cinemas(where Chunghua Telecom store is) and the Eslite building are Mitsukoshi department stores. Weekday hours are til 9.30pm and Friday/Saturday til 10pm.

General Tips

  • Don't drink tap water. Only drink bottled water.
  • Always carry an umbrella (random afternoon rain)

Reference

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