CU Hotel Taipei

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, CU Hotel Taipei, in Datong District, is one of those. The reasonable location score reflects what guests actually feel on arrival, within an easy walk of the city centre, with the kind of rhythm a city traveller…

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, CU Hotel Taipei, in Datong District, is one of those. The reasonable location score reflects what guests actually feel on arrival, within an easy walk of the city centre, with the kind of rhythm a city traveller tends to want. Expect practical rooms with an in-house restaurant and reliable wi-fi, practical details that keep showing up in mixed but acceptable comfort feedback. There's a particular atmosphere to the place, neither overdesigned nor neglected. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 2,100 reviews, with a solid consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Recent rates have been hovering around €22 a night, which lands as a strong-value option for the city. Stack CU Hotel Taipei against the better-known names in Taipei and the trade-offs become genuinely interesting.