Off campus housing and accommodations

Choosing accommodation when you are not in Taipei yet

If you do not have a person currently living in Taipei who really speaks Chinese, knows your budget and preferences regarding renting an apartment, NCCUIA SUGGESTS YOU to book a hotel, hostel or the International House of Taipei (Tel: 886-2-2910-3117, E-mail: ih102@ms16.hinet.net) for the first 2-3 weeks of your stay in Taipei. During this time we can provide you with all the information and assistance you need to find a permanent room for the period of your study. This way you will have a chance to select the place that best suits your needs.

For further information the International House of Taipei, please continue reading this page, as there is a section regarding this particular place.

If you want or need other hotel/hostel options, please check the list of places below.

Where to look

There are some places and websites that you can check for single and shared accommodation.

NCCU Student Housing Section located in the Administration Building on the 3rd floor (information provided in Chinese)

Tsuei Ma-Ma Foundation For Housing And Community Services

http://www.tealit.com/

http://www.taiwanted.com/

http://www.craiglist.com/

You can also look at the Trash & Treasure Forum. Over there you can find some ads about room for rent

Keep in mind that being in another country, some rooms might be different than the average room in your country.

Bathrooms tend to be smaller; so its very normal for the shower, toilet and sink to be very close from each other in the same room.

People rarely have kitchens in single rooms (studios) since its actually less expensive to go and eat on restaurants when its for 1 person only.

Recommendations:

- Make sure all utilities work: air conditioning, gas, water, hot water, electricity and so on.

- Don’t give money in advance until you have signed a rent contract.

- Some places ask for 1 or 2 month deposit. In most cases you can negotiate it to 1 month.

Types of arrangement to rent outside campus

Type of apartment	Average Pricing	Contract	Example pictures
Shared Flat: in this arrangement, you pay the price for a room, and you share the facilities (kitchen, living room, washing machine) usually with other students.	4000-6000 NTD/monthWater, electricity, internet, gas, maintenance: 2000 per month	6 – 12 months

Single room: you have your own bathroom, closet, desk and sometimes fridge, and you share washing machine and water fountain with persons renting other rooms in the same floor	7000-10000 NTD/monthWater, electricity, internet, gas, maintenance: 1500 per month	6 – 12 months
Apartment: this arrangement you have usually 2 to 3 bedrooms, private kitchen, and living room, etc. You can choose the people who you want to share the apartment.	18000-22000 NTD/month (whole apartment)Water, electricity, internet, gas, maintenance: 2000 per month (each person)	12 months **(subject to change depends on the landlord)

Photo credit: NCCU Student Housing Service Website

NCCU IA suggest you to take a look at this important information about renting a place in Taipei here.

This information is lifted directly from an expat blog, maintained by Poagao. The original site is here.

If you feel like staying at a hostel and check apartments here, take a look these places.

Taipei Hostel

International House of Taipei (with Shuttle Service)

Before coming to Taipei, you have some option of accommodation. You can live in the dorms, getting an apartment on your own, or you can choose the International House of Taipei. In all the brochures we got it seemed like it was pretty close to campus, it was telling about the shuttle bus that takes you to campus in 10-15 min and cost 15 NTD for one way. So, you can probably think: “Oh, then it’s probably a short walk as well”. But it’s not a short walk. First of all, it is located at up on a hill. So, if you want any food or dinner, you have to take a yellow community bus down to the little centre. Also, if you want to get to campus without the shuttle bus, you first have to take the community bus down to Qizhang MRT station. And then take the G1 bus to NCCU. If you are unlucky with the buses, this can take you an hour. But the shuttle bus is very convenient, so if you can, take this.

The rooms at the International House are ok. You can choose between double room with private bathroom, single room with private bathroom, or single room with public bathroom. The rooms are equipped with bed, mattress, linen, a closet and a desk. It’s the very basic. They have two prices, one is day rent and the other one is monthly rent. The day rent is about 400 to 1350 NTD for the group check-in and the monthly rent is from 5500 to 17000 NTD. The day rent for the single check-in is from 450 to 1500 NTD and the monthly rent is from 5800 to 19000 NTD. They also have a laundry room, where you pay 20 NTD for a one wash load.

Address: No. 102 Hsin-Pao 1st Street, Hsin-tien, Taipei County, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: 886-2-2910-3117

E-mail: ih102@ms16.hinet.net

Website and more information

Chocolate Box

Address: (2F), No.11-1, Pucheng St., Taipei

Tel: +886 988-618-953

Y Hotel Taipei (YMCA)

Address: 19 XuChang St. Taipei 10047 Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: 886-2-2311-201~8

Fax: 886-2-23113209

E-mail: mailto:rv.ymca@msa.hinet.net