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Make reservations if you’d like to visit the World’s tallest Starbucks in Taipei 101
It’s located in the Taipei 101 and don’t make the same mistake as I did. I was in Taipei for 2 nights and 1 full day and was really looking forward to grabbing a cup on the 35th floor of Taipei’s landmark 101. HOWEVER…you need to make reservations if you’d like to visit the World’s tallest Starbucks and we didn’t have them. On top of that…they were booked solid for several days.
The reason many people go up is because they’re like me and they’re addicted to Starbucks. Seriously, why else would you make a reservation at a Starbucks when there is one in the basement without all this hassle? It’s because Starbucks addicts, like myself, must enjoy it at the highest altitude possible, and in the most exclusive of ways, and will feel completely bereft if they miss on out this experience. I know I do. But seriously… The views are apparently amazing and you don’t have to pay the fee to go all the way up the 101.
Here’s the deets:
- You have to spend roughly $6
- You’re limited to 90 minutes
- The number is below with country code
- Don’t even try to wear slippers or shorts.
To find it. Look for this view…specifically these poles.
Inside you’ll see these Kiosks
These kiosks print out tickets that grant you access to various floors of the building
Do not do this…it will not work. Regardless of what posted on other sites. There were no exceptions.
I read a few different anecdotal stories about how you could bypass the reservation rule, by requesting another business on the 35th floor. Since we didn’t know exactly when we’d want to go, we made the mistake of trusting these stories. They didn’t work.
Find this sign…Wait by it. A rep will come down and escort you up.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
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Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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