Hotel Midtown Richardson Taipei is located on Xiushan Street (across from Zhongshan Hall) in the heart of Ximending and is conveniently located next to the MRT station. The hotel is located in the heart of Ximending, on Xiushan Street (opposite Zhongshan Hall), near the MRT station, and is known as the "Harajuku" of Taipei, with a mix of fashion and nostalgia.The hotel is surrounded by a variety of trendy stores, including the old Wannian Commercial Building, Shizilin Plaza, and even the later Wan Guo Department Store and Eslite 116, Movie Street, and Wuchang Eslite.At the same time, the Ximen business district is also a gathering place for gourmet food, such as Ah Chung Noodles, Taoyuan Street Beef Noodles, Cheng Du Yang Tao Ice, Tian Tian Lu Marinated Meat, Duck Pian and Duck Noodles, etc., all of which are popular among gourmets.The rooms are spacious and comfortable, equipped with large LCD TV, cable TV, cable and wireless broadband, small refrigerator, and safe deposit box. The perfect facilities and comfortable environment will add more convenience and excitement to your trip to Taipei.
"The location is very convenient with the Simen MRT just a short walk away. It's good if one plans to use the MRT frequently. It's easy to walk around the whole Simending area from the hotel. Did not try any food at the hotel as one is spoilt for choice in terms of food from the Ximending area.
The air-conditioner was not working properly from the first day, as it was very warm and couldn't be adjusted. Called for someone to take a look and was told they would come immediately. Waited but no one came. Called again and was told they would come by later. We were going out and they reassured us that their service staff would come by accompanied by another staff. Shortly after the call, the service staff arrived, unaccompanied. It was just as well we had not left.
The room is big but the design has not been well thought out. The sink is located outside the bathroom. Its design (low sink) and mirror behind means, when one uses it to wash face etc water is splashed around and the floor gets wet. However, the hotel does not provide any more towels other than those given so one has to move the floor towel(mat) between the bathroom and the sink outside.
The lighting system is also not very convenient. We had 2 double beds but there was no way to control the lighting so that if one party wanted to sleep, the other party could read.
The TV system (with the box hidden behind the TV itself) frequently had signal issues. It was common to be unable to change the channel or the signage No signal would appear frequently either early in the morning or late at night.
We also had a bathroom where the floor just in front of the WC had a slight damage in the form of a black patch which however looked very unsightly. It would have been good if the hotel had done something to make it look better as it left a poor impression.
We had requested for a quiet room. Unfortunately, almost every night/morning there were people talking loudly or kids shouting.
Overall, if one does not plan to spend time in the bathroom, it would be a good choice just for the location and convenience."