Grand Hotel is hardly in Taipei is it ? When computex is on you have very little chance to get a good rate.Howard Plaza is really old and pretty tatty to say the least. We did a trip about 3 months ago and there was a big trade show on and our supplier booked us in here and I have to say it was really nice, great location and very cheap. http://www.agoda.co.uk/asia/taiwan/t...FSSh4godghaKRQ