Accommodations in Hsinchu

by Hall Houston

Hotels for the first few days

Unless you have friends waiting for you in Hsinchu, you will probably spend your first few days in a hotel. Here is a list of hotels located in the train station area in Hsinchu. The prices included are the ones that I was told for the cheapest room. As you could probably guess, a higher price usually indicates higher quality.

Bin Cheng Hotel

Chung Cheng Road, #13, 5F

(03) 526-9255

$950 N.T. a night

Grand Hotel

Da Tong Road, #21

(03) 524-3164

$800 N.T. a night

Beethoven Hotel

Da Tong Road, Lane 23, #5

(03) 522-3232

$1300 N.T. a night

Peach Hotel

Min Dzu Road, #29

(03) 523-4138

$800 N.T. a night

Grand Breeze Hotel

Min Dzu Road, #13

(03) 521-7151

$800 N.T. a night

Hua Tai Hotel

Sheng Li Road, #15

(03) 524-3145

$800 N.T. a night

Lview Hotel

Fu Hsing Road, #22

(03) 525-6279

$1180 N.T. a night

Movie Hotel

Sheng Li Road, #86

(03) 521-8441

In addition, this page will take you to pages information for many hotels throughout Taiwan.

Finding an apartment/room

Finding a good place to stay in Taiwan can be a big problem. The local English newspapers, China News and The China Post occasionally have some ads for (usually overpriced) apartments or rooms. You could also contact an agent who will show you a few places.

In my experience, the best source of all are the posting boards scattered around parks and universities. These boards are easily recognizable, because they are covered with bits of red paper, which are actually small ads for apartments or rooms. I found some really great places to stay on these boards. If your Chinese is not too good, you might want to get a Chinese friend to help you. Some landlords are really tricky about trying to get you to move in ("You'd better hurry there was someone here this afternoon...if you don't move in today, he's going to take it").Don't let anyone pressure you into making a decision. Consider all your options before signing anything. I stayed in a room (not apartment) with shared bath for about US $100 a month (although US $150 a month is more common, and a really comfortable, spacious pad could run you US$200 to US$300).

In addition, these sites might have information about apartments worth taking a look at.

Taiwanted
ESL Island - Classified Ads
Forumosa.com - Housing in Taiwan
Tealit.com Classifieds - Apartments and Roommates
Taiwan Fun Classifieds
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