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How to get to starbucks at 35th floor.
As i was not in taipei before my desired date i sought help from the fantastic oxygen hostel staff to book a breakfast slot for me in starbucks coffee.
No starbucks on the 35th floor at least not from the kiosks.
Day 1 1 taipei 101 starbucks 35th floor in taipei 101.
We went back to mrt station chang kai shek and boarded the train red line tamsui xinyi line towards xinyi.
This is the only starbucks coffee location in the world where you are required to make a reservation.
You must make a reservation.
You have to apparently call a day ahead they posted a number to dial on a sign downstairs book the timeslot show up the next day and actually i m not sure what happens after that since i ve pretty much given up.
If you want to see taipei from above i d recommend the 35th floor starbucks over the observation platform.
A cup of starbucks is about the same price as one in the states.
There are approximately a dozen of seatings located by the floor to ceiling windows.
There are several starbucks taipei 101 locations but there is only one starbucks secret location on the 35th floor.
I went for the window seat.
In taiwan you can find the highest starbucks in the world on the 35th floor of the taipei 101 tower.
There used to be a free pass dispensed in the lobby of taipei 101 to get to the 35th floor.
As you head towards the elevators pay attention to the signs above.
The kiosks don t work and you can t sneak in.
As we approached the starbucks entrance the group was ordered according to the last two digits of the reservation number.
The 35th floor starbucks in taipei 101 is only a small room which has more or less 30 seatings.
But if you have more time you can get the best view of the whole city and even the taipei 101 at the elephant mountain.
Drinks here average around 90nt 3 usd or higher.
It took us 6 stops to reach taipei 101 station.
Here s a cheap way to hack taipei 101.
From this window you can already get a nice overlooking view of taipei city.
Instead of going up to the observatory on the 89th floor book yourself a slot at starbucks on the 35th floor.
If you d like to make the trip to the starbucks on the 35th floor here are the rules.
Once you ve reach the top reward yourself to a fresh cup of coffee.
A starbucks staff member collected us from the lobby just after 5pm the time of our reservation.
Any search at the kiosks using starbucks turns up nothing as well.
Make sure to take the elevators headed towards the 35th floor.
Together with the other customers for this time slot we were whisked up in the elevator to the 35th floor of taipei 101.
The view from starbucks.
There is a minimum spending of 200ntd per person approx 1 drink 1 snack at starbucks but that is still cheaper than the 600ntd observatory fee.