Mu House Taipei Review: an apartment hotel steps from Taipei Main Station

This wasn't a luxury stay, and I don't want to oversell it. But for a family that wants to be in the absolute center of Taipei, with the MRT and the rail station at your feet and laundry you can run in your own room, Mu House does the important things well. Here's the room-by-room version after a week with two kids under three.

The location is the whole point

Mu House sits right at Taipei Main Station, and that single fact carried the stay. MRT access was immediate, Uber was easy, and almost everything we needed in the city was reachable from that hub without a car. With a stroller and two small children, not having to plan around transit was a quiet luxury of its own.

The other thing I'd kept in the back of my mind when I booked: it's a six-minute walk to the National Taiwan University Children's Hospital. That wasn't an accident. Traveling with young kids, I wanted to be close to serious medical care, and on this trip, that proximity mattered more than I expected.

The room and the apartment setup

We had a two-bedroom unit with a small kitchen area: a sink, a dining table, and a fridge. There's no stove or microwave in the room (there's a microwave in a shared common area on a different floor), so it's convenient for storing snacks and washing bottles but not practical for real meal prep. We mostly relied on Uber Eats. An electric kettle in the room became essential for making formula at all hours.

The single best in-room feature for us was the small washer-dryer. We ran it every single day. If you've traveled with a baby and a toddler, you know laundry is relentless: having it in the unit changed the rhythm of the week.

The arrangement is a little unconventional. The property is an apartment in a mixed-use building: commercial businesses on some floors, residents on others, and the hotel operations on a different floor entirely. It took a moment to orient ourselves. But once we did, it worked well, and we still had hotel services including 24-hour check-in, which matters when you land on Asia time with overtired children.

Traveling with kids

I'd requested a children's shower bathtub and a high chair before arrival, and both were waiting for us. That kind of preparation makes a real difference when you're checking in exhausted. The room also had a bidet, a small but genuinely appreciated detail when you're traveling with babies.

What to know before you book

Winter warmth. If you're visiting in the colder months, know that the bedroom facing the window was poorly insulated, and Taiwanese homes generally don't have central heating. It was cold at night in March. There's AC in the room, and in warmer months you'll be perfectly comfortable, but the chill was noticeable on a winter trip with young children.

Cleanliness and size. On cleanliness it was fine: not impressive, but acceptable. The space is small for a two-bedroom, and at around NT$5,000 a night it reflects that. This is a practical, well-located base, not a luxury room, and the price is fair for what it is.

So, is Mu House worth it?

For a family that values location and self-sufficiency over polish, yes. You're at the center of Taipei, you can do your own laundry, and you're minutes from a major children's hospital. If you're after a luxury hotel experience (spacious rooms, spotless finishes, a proper restaurant downstairs), this isn't that, and it doesn't pretend to be. Book it for what it is: a smart, convenient home base in the heart of the city.