City Suites - Taoyuan Gateway

The hotel is near Toayuan International Airport (TPE), about 2 MRT stops after TPE-T2 MRT station. It is good for people who catches early flights at TPE. The taxi ride from the hotel to TPE is a fixed price of NT$200 and hotel can help to arrange that. The hotel room is kind of small, but very clean, and the service is also good with good breakfast included. It also provides buffet dinner, if needed, for extra charges.

As a plane spotter, the room I was allocated was perfect. A great view towards the airport, with a small balcony to ensure I didn’t miss any planes landing or taking off. The room was functional and comfortable, the staff were great, the breakfast buffet was fine, although some of the food items could have been a bit warmer.

Facility is close to Taoyuan International airport (10 mins away via cab $100RMB - pay directly to driver). Hotel reception can help book on your behalf. Notify in advance especially if you need one early the next morning like mine for 5.30am pick up. Seat around the couch area and recept staff will alert when cab arrive. A subway station (Dayuan - 大園) is located about 5mins walk away via a shortcut across an open parking facility. Although not well lighted at night (a torchlight will be useful), it is safe as I used the path to and from the hotel to the station to get to other location for food and shopping. There are signages from the subway station pointing the direction to the hotel. Follow the signs and eventually reached a point where you make a right turn (see photos) to a path leading to a colourful bridge joining the hotel over a river. The door from there leads to the hotel reception. As there is nothing much nearby the hotel, Dayuan Station subway takes you 20mins to Taoyuan Sports Park - 桃園體育園區 where there are eateries within an average size mall and also a Carrefour supermarket. The said subway line lead from Taipei Main Station passing the Airport Terminal 1 & 2 (separate station stops) where you transfer or continue (depending on Airport (faster train) or Commuter (more stops) Line) you took. They are on the same line from Taipei City passing the Airport and continue to the Airport Hotel Station before reaching Dayuan Station. This line ends at Laojie River - 老街溪 station. The hotel has very polite and good service staff who can make note to pack simple breakfast (a packet drink, an egg, a bread, and a sweet potatoes - may change though) to retrieve in the morning if you didn't have time to eat at their breakfast location.

The staff were very helpful and organised our taxi for the following morning for our early flight. They also pack breakfast for you to eat at the airport. The location was excellent, especially for those with overnight transfers. You might be lucky to get a view of the airport and see planes take off and land. Reccomdend that you take a taxi to and from the airport to arrive at the hotel (approx 200TWD per trip). Based on google street view, there doesn't seem to be a pedestrian walkway between the Dayuan MRT station and the hotel. Basic amenities were provided, such as bottled water and slippers, but you'll need to come prepare for the other items.

Perfect for a night’s stay before an early morning flight. We had a room with a living area that was spacious, and seemed newly renovated. The hotel is an easy walk from Dayuan MRT station and there are signs to show you the whole way. There are some fast food restaurants and other stores within walking distance, just along a slightly busy road. The front desk booked us a taxi (200 NTD) since we had to leave at 4:45 am, and they had a packed breakfast for us. A very comfortable stay, and the staff helped us to get to the airport smoothly and stress free.