Brother Hotel

Returning to the Brother Hotel is a pleasure, not because of the friendly staff or the building itself, but because it is a reminder of a former era before Taipei housed multiple chain hotels. The building is old - difficult to escape the fact - and could do with a renovation, but the Brother is in a terrific location and my room was comfortable and well appointed. Almost as importantly, the room price includes breakfast. There are 2 choices: the busy buffet upstairs or a la carte set breakfast in the Italian restaurant on the ground floor. I opted for the latter and was not disappointed. An excellent breakfast indeed! There are several other restaurants in the hotel and I would also recommend the Sichuan restaurant. The hotel staff are very helpful and friendly and I would wholeheartedly recommend the Brother Hotel for a truly local Taipei experience.

The Brother Hotel has been a magnet every time my mom travels to Taiwan. We also remember really enjoying our stay here back when I first traveled to Taiwan in Christmas 2017, especially the breakfast at the time, so we stayed here again during our trip in New Year's 2023-2024, booking 2 rooms for 6 nights with breakfast included, for around like $150 USD/night per room with my mom's proof of ********* citizenship. Out of a scale of 1-5 stars, I feel the Brother Hotel deserves 3 out of 5 stars. Why does the Brother Hotel deserve 3 stars and not 5 stars? Like always, I'll start with the list of pros and cons. I'll begin with the pros: 1. The Brother Hotel is also right next to the Nanjing-Fuxing MRT station, making it very convenient for those taking the train from either Taoyuan International Airport or Songshan Airport. It wasn't too difficult to drag our heavy luggages into the hotel. 2. With that being said, the hotel is very conveniently located from many of Taipei's popular attractions. It's a 15 minute ride to Taipei 101, 15 minutes to Taipei Main Station, 15 minutes to Ximending, a short 5-minute train ride to Raohe Night Market in Songshan, and just a stop away from the SOGO Department Stores at Zhongxiao-Fuxing MRT Station. 3. Adding on to #2, the hotel is very close to a wide variety of shops and restaurants. Like on #2, the Brother Hotel is just one MRT stop away from the SOGO department stores at Zhongxiao-Fuxing Station. There are also a wide variety of different restaurants inside the Brother Hotel itself, from a nice ********* bakery on the first floor, to a Japanese restaurant in the basement, to a Dim Sum restaurant and a ********* restaurant both on the 2nd floor. 4. The hotel hallway and room were both very modernized, making me feel welcome. I liked the new carpets and the modern design inside our rooms. The rooms also have outlets that accomodate most, if not every single type of plug used worldwide. They even gave us free soda cans inside the room fridge. 5. The staff were very friendly and courteous. On our day of check-out, as our flights did not leave TPE until 7:20pm and 7:50pm respectively, the staff were very kind to let us keep 1 of the 2 rooms until 3:00pm on day of checkout. It was very helpful as we were able to keep our luggage stored while we went for our last lunch in Taipei. Now on to the cons: 1. Rules and rates are not clear. As my mom is a ********* citizen, she qualifies for a discount in the room rate. However, the front desk tried to deny her the discount, stating that a ********* citizen must be present in every room, without informing her or displaying it clearly beforehand. Other hotels are almost always very clear about their room rates and will usually tell you if something changes. 2. Unlike last time, I felt the quality of the morning breakfast went down. The juice choices were more limited to where only Apple Cider Vinegar and Orange Juice are offered. The Kim Chi Rice Cakes were too gooey. I al

The Brother Hotel is a warm and wonderful hotel in one of the world's top cities. The reception, breakfast room, and housekeeping staffs are superb. This is one of the cleanest hotels I've ever stayed in. I stayed here many times over the past seven years. Due to the pandemic, this was my first stay since October 2019. There are a number of good restaurants in and around Brother as well as shopping. The adjacent MRT gets you anywhere in the city with ease. I can only heap praise upon this hotel with finding a single thing to criticize.

My wife and I are no strangers to Brother Hotel. We’ve stayed here more than 10 times. It’s perfectly located at the juncture of two MRT (metro) lines and numerous bus lines. There are also “tons” of eating places around. But there is one disappointment. Brother Hotel no longer carries English language news TV like CNN, BBC, Fox News or Business. The TVs are set up for mirroring but only for Android devices, NOT Apple. In this day, Brother, your TVs should be able to handle both.

Such a good location with very helpful and friendly front desk/luggage clerks. The room was more than good, and above all clean. Unfortunately, the restaurant (Chinese style) has toilets too close-by, and the smell drifts into the restaurant - extremely unpleasant to have breakfast! But this is the only drawback, and I'd come back again.