How to Choose Accommodation Near Taipei Main Station and Ximen Station: Comparing Walking Distance and Room Configurations

Many hotels near both Taipei Main Station and Ximen Station advertise themselves as "1 minute on foot from the station," but the actual distance varies completely depending on which exit number they connect to. At Taipei Main Station, different exits such as M3 and Y5 are used depending on the line and direction, and at Ximen Station, Exit 1 and Exit 3 each lead to different commercial areas and hotels. Comparing four hotels whose exit connections and room configurations were publicly available as of November 2026 narrows down the choices.

Walking Distance from Taipei Main Station: Exit M3 and Exit Y5

Hotels near Taipei Main Station connect to different exits depending on the line, so the perceived distance differs even though it is the same station.

Cosmos Hotel Taipei is directly connected to Exit M3 of the Taipei Main Station underground mall, so the entrance is visible as soon as you exit. With 226 rooms, the hotel offers Standard Double, Deluxe Twin rooms without windows, and family suites. You can check the location of the Exit M3 connection on the booking page.

Palais de Chine Hotel can be reached by going through the Taipei Main Station underground mall (Taipei City Mall, Y Mall), exiting at Exit Y5, and turning right to find the entrance. When the above ground route is blocked due to construction near the station, it is faster to follow the underground mall signage. The walk takes under 3 minutes, and the hotel has 286 rooms across 13 room types, starting from rooms of 30 square meters or more. You can check the floor area for each room type on the booking page.

Walking Distance from Ximen Station: Exit 1 and Exit 3

At Ximen Station, the direction of the surrounding commercial area changes even with just a one-number difference in exit.

Sotetsu Grand Fresa Taipei Ximen is a 1 minute walk from Exit 3 of Ximen Station, and the exit and route are indicated on the hotel's official information page. All rooms are non smoking and at least 30 square meters, and of the 200 rooms, 171 are designed for 3 guests, the Grand Twin accommodates 4 guests, and the 9 pairs of adjoining rooms can be connected to sleep up to 6 guests. You can check the detailed room configuration on the official room guide.

Fu Tai Juzi Business Hotel Ximen is a 1 minute walk south along Zhonghua Road after exiting Ximen Station's Exit 1. The rooms are centered on Standard Doubles with one queen size bed and Twins including wall mounted beds, making the configuration better suited to couples than groups. The exit route is described on the operator's official information page.

Narrowing It Down Further by Room Configuration

Even when walking times from the exit are similar, matching the room configuration to your needs narrows the choices further.

• For two travelers: Cosmos Hotel Taipei or Fu Tai Juzi Business Hotel Ximen, both a 1 minute walk from the exit with mainly Standard Double rooms, offer a simpler route and room size.
• For families or groups of 4: Sotetsu Grand Fresa Taipei Ximen, which operates Grand Twin rooms, solves this with a single room.
• For groups of 6 or more: Sotetsu Grand Fresa Taipei Ximen, which operates 9 pairs of adjoining rooms, or Palais de Chine Hotel, where you can choose a larger suite from among its 13 room types, are alternatives.

Hotels with a larger number of rooms tend to offer a wider range of room type choices, but sometimes have longer corridor layouts, while smaller hotels right next to the exit have a shorter route but tend to have a more limited room configuration.

Check the Exit Number Before Trusting the Booking Page

Since the "1 minute walk" notation on booking pages is a figure written by the hotel itself, it is safer to cross check the exit number and coordinates separately. The open data on exit coordinates published by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司) organizes each station's exit number, latitude, longitude, and accessibility facilities by item, so comparing it with the hotel's address lets you cross check the walking time listed on the booking page. You can download this directly from the Taipei Metro exit coordinate dataset.

In particular, for exits that require passing through an underground mall, such as at Taipei Main Station, the above ground map and the actual route can look different, so before booking, it is more accurate to match the exit number listed on the hotel's access information page with the metro's official exit number.

Sources: Cosmos Hotel Taipei Main Station - Agoda

Sources: Palais de Chine Hotel - Booking.com

Sources: Sotetsu Grand Fresa Taipei Ximen - Access (official)

Sources: Sotetsu Grand Fresa Taipei Ximen - Guest Rooms (official)

Sources: Fu Tai Juzi Business Hotel official LINE information page

Sources: Taipei Metro Station Exit Coordinates - data.gov.tw