Boutique Hotel with All the Necessary Amenities
2015-10-04
Booked a last minute to Taipei and was desperately trying to secure a decent hotel in Xi Men Ding area for 6 nights. Managed to find Hotel B6 and by far, the reviews have been decent. Location wise. It is in the Xi Men Ding area, but one which has many cinemas. The walk from Xi Men MTR (Exit 6) is a quite a distance - possibly about 10-15 minute walk. But you get to walk past the shops and food, so it is still OK. There is a Watsons just opposite and a 7-11 store just next door. So buying late night snacks or any emergency stuff is of no problem. The nearby Eslite shopping mall (Wuchang branch) also just opened recently. Room wise. I got a superior room with twin bedding, which is on the 7th floor. The room was clean though there is not much room to put our big luggage. Ended up we have to put our luggage on the writing desk. Beds are clean. Toilet is clean. I love the powerful shower head. There is a rain shower plus a detachable shower head - which are important to me. Just one thing, though we can work around it, but i thought it would be good to have - is that.. there is no space for you to hang your clothes at all. No clothes hangar. There are a few hooks but those were above the tea/coffee station, where we place the food we bought.. so it does not make sense for us to hang any clothes there. Understand the space constraints so there is no space for wardrobes or cupboards, but i thought it would be good to still provide some clothes hangars. The rooms or maybe doors, are not really sound proof. Whenever there are people outside along the corridor, you can hear them talking. But once the guests enter their own rooms, you cant hear anything. BUt there are times when I believe its the work staff who are cleaning other rooms and they are chatting outside, and I could hear them, which could be rather noisy at times - especially if you are trying to sleep in. Unlike many hotels, which provide 2 head pillows per pax, they only provide 1 pillow per pax. Not sure if this is an issue to many people, but it does affect the sleep quality. WiFi in room was strong and I did not experience any slowness. But no WiFi in hotel lobby or when you are having your breakfast on the basement level. Service wise. The service staff at the reception were always very helpful and courteous. And the daily breakfast spread is actually better than i expected. Oh, and while i did not go to check it out, the hotel staff did mention to us that there is complimentary laundromat (self service laundry). Overall, I would still stay in this hotel if i go taipei the next time. And would recommend this hotel to stay if you would like to stay in Xi Men Ding and do not mind the walk from the MTR station.