Millenium Hot Springs

The Millenium Hot Springs are the public sprints of Xinbeitou. Entry is around 2 dollars Australian, and gives you anywhere up to 2 hours in the springs (it closes multiple times during the day for a half hour for cleaning). They are a good balance between rustic and developed. Not so basic that you have mud squealching as you walk around, but no so much concrete that you feel like you're at the Keilor (or Strathmore) Baths.

We pretty much stuck to the cooler pool - 35-40 degrees. I ventured for a very small time in the hottest (42-45) but I didn't find it at all pleasant. The day was a bit cooler, and we had a few moments of very light drizzle. This actually made the day perfect. Much hotter, and I think our time in the baths would have dropped to less than 30 minutes. We spent a bit over an hour, there, and although there were a handful of foreigners, it felt basically like a locals experience.