amba Taipei Ximending

Stayed at Amba Ximending and had a very comfortable experience. The hotel is in a great location, just a short walk from Ximen Station, and tucked slightly away from the main crowd. The room was spacious, clean, and well soundproofed, though the air-conditioning doesn’t have a heater. Staff were helpful and polite — on my last day they even assisted with my luggage and walked me to the taxi. Breakfast had a nice DIY selection, and overall it’s slightly more expensive than budget hotels but still good value for money.

This location is perfect if you want to be in the middle of everything. amba Ximending puts you right in the heart of Taipei’s energy — shopping, food, nightlife, all just steps away. Even though the area is busy, the rooms are quiet, comfortable, and thoughtfully designed. I felt like I could fully relax once inside. The hotel itself is stylish, easy to navigate, and the staff were friendly and attentive. I loved how walkable everything was — it made exploring Taipei so easy. I would absolutely stay here again. I work remotely and the hotel had fast reliable wifi and comfortable desks to work at during the evening!

Located in Ximending, its convenient to access shops for daily needs. There's a 24h Watsons and several 7-11s nearby for toiletries and snacks if you're peckish. Carrefour is also nearby. The nights are busy everyday with food vendors reminding us of Myeongdong. During evenings and weekends though, it seems taxis can't drive up to the front of the hotel so we stopped along Kunming street behind. For us as Muslim travelers, the biggest plus was that this hotel is Muslim friendly. Theres a sejadah, Quran, qiblah and prayer times sheet in the room. We used the prayer times from the Grand Mosque of Taipei website which varied a bit from the sheet. Room was spacious enough to pray comfortably too. Guests can also request for halal breakfast and tis is served to you. Taiwanese rice noodles, fried rice and beef noodles rotate each morning. Plus salad. They provide different set of fork and spoon for us. If you're planning to do an early day trip on day X, remember to ask for a takeaway on day X-2 or as early as you can so they can prepare it for you. We remembered late day X-1 so food wasn't ready for us. No issue, we took some fruits with us. These meals were important because its a little hard still to find many halal options when we're moving around. The halal restaurants may not be near where you are. For example in Ximending we only know of Youssef shawarma beside the hotel. No bidet or special Japanese toilet seat FYI. We felt an Earthquake, I noticed in the room no hanging pictures to hurt u if they fall. While the building moved, everything else in the room was ok thankfully. Kudos to hotel! For guests, check out what to do in such a situation, Taiwan experiences earthquakes. Service was great, everyone was very nice. We enjoyed staying here and would recommend to friends and family. Oh and the decor and ambience really good too.

I stayed in this hotel with my family back in August, and I had an amazing time. The rooms were spacious, luxurious, and comfortable. There was netflix (non-laggy 😆) and food delivery was easy, just have to head to the counter to pick it up. It’s within walking distance to the bustling streets of Ximending with lots of food and drinks options, and Ximen metro. There was also a restaurant within the hotel whose western food and breakfast that I enjoyed! I had an amazing time, and i will definitely recommend anyone heading to Taiwan to stay there. The staff were friendly and meticulous. Thank you for the amazing stay!

Just a 7-minute walk from Ximen Metro Station (Blue and Green lines) and surrounded by plenty of restaurants, shops, and convenience stores. Enjoy the lights and hustle-bustle of Ximending. Hotel is located above Eslite (same building as MAC) with the lobby on the 5th floor. (Harder to get here via taxi or car due to the pedestrian traffic.) Room was spacious with a large, comfortable bed and well sized bathroom. Small touches like free flip-flops and a foosball table in the lobby were a nice bonus. Check-in and check-out were smooth and hassle-free. ||Hotel is clean, well-maintained, and well-priced. Each guest gets a free bottle of water per day. Free laundry. A few minor things: no blackout curtains and mild street noise. Also wish they offered coffee or tea in the lobby. Overall, a great stay in a convenient touristy location.

This is a popular hotel with Singaporeans. At least more than half of the guests I bumped into at the hotel are Singaporean. I spoke to one of them who have been staying in the same hotel numerous time. She told me that this hotel is very family friendly and provides baby bath tub to them. We stayed in the balcony room which I believed is the biggest room in this hotel. It is very spacious and fit in 1x king bed, 1x rollover bed and a sofa bed, including a round table and 2 chairs. 2 separate toilets (shower & toilet). Breakfast spread is decent. There is washing & dryer room at level 6 (3 washers & 3 dryers) with free detergent & softener provided. As the hotel lobby does not have a proper drop off point, you need to drop near the Starbucks place and walk to the lift lobby to level 5 (hotel lobby). Excellent and friendly hotel crew. For taxi to airport, you can ask the hotel reception for help but it will take 20mins for the taxi to arrive so plan ahead.

First, location is quite convenient with easy access to train station and popular Taiwanese restaurants / food shops in Ximending area. Room was clean and housekeeping was always diligent. Laundry facility was helpful. But what really blew me the most was how the staff went above and beyond. They must have seen from our passports that it was my husband's birthday... I did not request anything from them but we came back to the hotel with a surprise cake and "happy birthday" letters hanging by the wall. it was a really pleasant surprise. and when we checked out, they were prompt in contacting us about a left behind item which wasn't ours anyway but the effort is still very commendable!

Muslim friendly hotel located at the heart of Ximen, easily accessible via MRT. A lot of shops for sorveniers and foods (some are halal). Typical tourist spot. This is my first time to Taiwan/Taipei hencr it is a perfect spot. The staffs and the service all are superb. Thry even provide around the clock laundry and dryer, so u dont ahve to pack heavy. Recommended

Deeeelicious breakfast that comes with the room! I stayed here for two weeks so know that many items rotate but the best things are always on offer. Lu rou fan with a full selection of pickles is the bomb and thankfully available everyday. They also make sticky rice rolls rolled to order from either purple or white rice. There are also always fresh vegetables, dressings, and a section of simple breads mostly for toasting with jam, butter, honey. Always congee with fixings and soy milk. The hot station was mostly western breakfast items. Eggs and omelettes made to order, various breakfast meats which changed daily. Dim sum items were there about half the time and items in the steamer baskets changed daily from siu mai, noodles, sticky rice, steamed cabbage. Good coffee from an espresso machine tops it all off. A great place to fuel up for a busy Taipei day!

This hotel has the impeccable location in the heart of a hustle and bustle area. It is one subway stop away from the Taipei Station- the major transportation hub to go anywhere in Taiwan. It claimed to be a 4 star hotel but I would disagree. It probably hit all the check marks to be a four star hotel but the quality/decors were definitely inferior to other 4-stars hotel that I stayed in this trip across Taiwan. The room was clean and the check-in staff was nice and courteous. There was a laundry room on the sixth floor which was free to use - but it got crowded in the evening until 11pm. The price/rate was reasonable and of good value comparing to other 4-star hotels. I would only recommend this place ONLY if you want to stay in Xiemending area.

Very nice Hotel...boutique modern with a twist of it's own design and flare. Breakfast Buffet is great... I got a Smart Room the smallest size it's perfect for a single traveler but not much room to store luggage but other than that perfect room... The hotel is well kept and clean and in the heart of Ximending where you can go just about anywhere for food...entertainment...MRT is minutes away... Hotel even made me a togo meal instead of the breakfast buffet because my flight was at 8:45AM and I had to leave at 5:30AM. Staff is accommodating and very patient...and check-in is 3PM but you can leave your luggage pre-check in and come back to get your key and put your luggage up. Highly recommended for anybody going to Taiwan.

Pretty standard hotel in terms of amenities but the staff is pretty bad. The TV in my room wouldn't turn on and I called concierge to fix the TV after realizing that the TV was janky as hell because the buttons didn't work. The buttons on the dang TV didn't work. So the concierge comes up to my room and he tries everything but replacing the batteries in the remote. I even suggested that the batteries might need to be changed. The guy is so clueless and says he'll call the "engineer" to come help. After waiting 30 minutes for the "engineer" to come, the guy says he's off duty and will come the next day to fix. The guy didn't even try replacing the batteries from the start and that's what fixed it. They also tried to steal my Netflix account. SO BEWARE! They don't have their own Netflix so I had to log into mine on the TV. I forgot to log out and they took advantage of that. They deleted all my profiles on the account and put up a singular "amba" profile. How despicable! Why are they trying to take my Netflix account??? Come on bruh

Food is good and the waiters r not bad Had a good time here U don't need to leave tips here the service fee is included My favorite place in ximending

Fantastic Location! Pros- -Fantastic Location -Their freebies (slippers, ginger shampoo etc.) are of high quality -Seventh floor house-keeping lady is really nice (early Feb 2017 stay). Cons- -As a Hilton Honors and Marriott Elite member, I've had my share of stays at hotels of different price points. This Amba's breakfast buffet ends at 10; and literally it means you need to get out pretty much on the dot. Most places I've been to, they allow you to sit and finish your meal (they just take away the food at the counter). The reason is they have rented out their area to meetings and conferences. Of my 5 night stay, this has happened more than two times! - The elevator bank area smells like sewer. I believe it may be from the outside though. -I emailed them asking for the possibility of an upgrade. They said they have put in a note for the front desk in the response email. When I got there and inquired, they immediately said an upgrade would cost me. That's definitely a disconnect between the email and in person response. If I had to guess why, it's because they prepare the rooms in advance. My file was already in a folder with a room number assigned; they did not want to go through the trouble of re-assigning. This is the problem with assigning before even talking to me in person; there may be special requests (closer to elevator etc.) that they cannot address when the assign in advance.

I love this boutique hotel! It's probably one of the most awesome hotel in the Ximending area! I always booked it at least 3 to 4 weeks ahead of time because they can fill up fast! Modern and comfortable rooms with music & art are the main theme thru out the hotel. Even when I'm not staying here, I come here for their food and drinks! They have created some original drinks only for this place, so be sure to check it out. On the weekend depending on schedule, they do hold small & intimate concert featuring rising local talents. I do HIGHLY recommend this place!

I stayed here for two nights with my mom. The location was perfect, and security was well set for two ladies' trip. The room was spacious than we thought, and it had plenty of spaces for storage. This hotel does not have heating system, but they provided us an electrical heater as we requested. Every employee at this hotel was extremely friendly and helpful, and I would definitely recommend this place!

Great atmosphere. Fun for chats and drinks. I have only tried their food during special events - which were only "ok". But still, if you are in the area I think it is worth checking out!