Beautiful Stay at Beauty Hotels Taipei: Roumei Boutique

Beauty Hotels Taipei, Roumei Boutique

Address:No.9, Lane 64, Section 2, Jianguo North Rd, Jhongshan District Taipei City, 104
Phone:(02)25031133
Fax:(02)25067973
http://www.beautyhotels.com.tw/en-us/roumei_boutique.asp

Lobby of hotel

This boutique hotel is quite a find. The room is tastefully done with modern amenities. The bed was very comfy. They even offered free snacks, 2 bottles of mineral water, and free tea in the ref aside from the free tea and coffee facilities. 

Superior Room

The bathroom was a delight! Loved the TV with the jacuzzi bathtub. It was really refreshing to relax in the tub and watch a show after walking the whole day. If you don't feel like using the tub, there's also a shower with a massager. And the toilet bowl is also one of those modern kinds that you see in Japan. It was very spacious and not cramped at all, which one usually does not find at budget hotels.

Beauty hotel also offers free breakfast buffet. With the price I paid, i thought it would be a very basic breakfast but I was quite surprised with the selection and variety they offer. For beverages, they have a coffee machine, softdrinks, milk, juice, and yakult. For carbohydrates, they offer bread, pastries, rice, some sort of Asian noodles, congee, and cereal. As for protein and other food choices, they had scrambled eggs, tea eggs, ham, sausages, fried dumplings, breaded fish, sauteed veggies, and other Asian dishes I can't seem to recall. And they also have fruits, a salad bar, mozzarela with tomato and pesto, cheese, spreads for the bread, and yogurt as well. Even though it can get quite tiring  eating the same thing day after day, it was free and there was alot to choose from and quality was good too.

As for its location, the hotel seems to be situated in a residential area, away from the hustle and bustle. Right across from the hotel is also a very small and quaint garden. It is just a block away from Family Mart and according to reviews that I read from tripadvisor.com, the subway is walking distance. However, since we had an elderly with us and we were 5 in the group, we found it more practical to just take taxis and taxis are pretty cheap and easy to come by in Taipei. But for those who want to be where the action is, I would suggest somewhere near the Taipei Main Station or Ximending.

The small garden in front on the hotel.

They also have a small gym for the health conscious and there's free wi-fi but the internet signal was not so strong.

As for airport transfer, they do provide airport transfer for $1200NT (or maybe $1600, can't seem to remember since we stayed last Oct. 2011) for a van/minivan. We found this rate pretty reasonable since the airport is an hour away.

For those travelling with family and kids, I just wanted to warn you that there are adult channels on television so do not let your kids flip through the channels and they even provide free condoms along with toothbrush, shampoo, lotion, etc. 

 Overall, we immensely enjoyed our stay. For less than US$100, this hotel is definitely a bargain. It's clean, it's modern, and the staff provided exceptional service.