Where to stay in Taiwan?

A hotel on Baoqing Road, in Zhongzheng district, on the edge of Ximending. The neighbourhood's evenings are on foot, and the metro takes you to Longshan Temple and the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

A grand hotel on Dunhua North Road, in Songshan, with Songshan airport not far away. For classic high luxury, with Taipei 101 and Ximending by taxi or metro.

A large design hotel in Xinyi, between the malls and Taipei 101. For Xinyi evenings and the observatory on foot, and the rest by metro from the door.

Above Taipei City Hall metro station, in the same block as the Uni-Ustyle shopping centre.

A grand hotel on Songshou Road, at the foot of Taipei 101. For those who want the observatory and the Xinyi malls as they step out, with Ximending and Longshan by metro.

At the foot of Taipei 101, next to the World Trade Center; the tower's observatory is a five-minute walk away.

A simple hotel on Mingsheng Street, in Shuishe, the lake's main village. For the pier, bike hire and buses on foot, without paying for the view.

A hotel in Shuishe, on Mingsheng Street, the street that leads down to the pier. For a practical stay where boat, bike and cable car are all within walking distance.

A grand hotel on Zhongxing Road, in Shuishe, on the lakeshore. For a stay of silence and views, where you walk to the pier and come back for dinner.

Built on the site of Chiang Kai-shek's former lakeside residence, to plans by the architect Kerry Hill.

A large hotel in Songbailun, on the lake's cycle path, less than two kilometres from Shuishe. For the hot springs after cycling round the lake, in an area quieter than the village.