Happiness Hotel won me over the moment I walked in. Three nights later, I'd have happily booked three more (if I'd had more vacation days, of course).
Location:
The hotel sits in a genuinely strategic pocket of Taipei. A 7-Eleven and a Family Mart are close at hand, and the surrounding lanes are lined with local shops and restaurants where you can eat very well for very little. Best of all, Songjiang Nanjing Station is roughly a 3-minute walk away via Exits 4–5, which makes the rest of the city effortlessly reachable. For first-time visitors trying to cover a lot of ground, this kind of access is worth its weight in gold.
**Room, cleanliness, and sleep quality**
The room was meticulously clean. It was also remarkably quiet, which is no small feat in a central district, and I slept soundly all three nights with no corridor noise or street bleed-through. The water pressure deserves a special mention: strong, consistent, and comfortably hot, which is exactly what you want after a full day of walking. Amenities were thoughtfully stocked, and nothing felt like an afterthought.
Service and value:
The staff delivered what I'd call near five-star service, at a price that felt entirely reasonable for the standard on offer. Friendly, attentive, and helpful without hovering. At one point I asked for a digital luggage scale, and the team went out of their way to sort something out for me. That small effort alone won me over, and it says a lot about how genuinely decent and hospitable ********* people are.
Bottom line:
Happiness Hotel offers a rare combination: an excellent transit-linked location, spotless and genuinely quiet rooms, strong hot showers, and warm service at a fair rate. It played a real part in making my first visit to Taipei memorable, and it will be my first choice the next time I'm back.
