Taipei City Home

Comfy bed with supportive pillow. Spacious room with plenty of shelves for storage. Friendly, homely atmosphere. Host gave a good welcome with lots of information. Nice selection of free biscuits. Fast Wi-fi - we were able to upload batches of photos at a time very quickly, and watch videos.

Had to pay in cash which is more expensive and a hassle. No safety deposit box or locker to keep your valuables in when staying in a private room. We expected more than just toast for breakfast given the price. Other hostels we’ve stayed at in Taipei had eggs, fruit and cereal too. People were allowed to use the hairdryer outside our room until midnight. This was very annoying and disruptive to sleep. The weekend staff were good at keeping things topped up but not the weekday staff. The toilet paper, bread for breakfast and tea supplies were often low/ ran out. They need to stock more so that you don’t have to worry about not having anything/ have to keep messaging the host for more. Often the three bathrooms were all in use which was annoying when you just needed the toilet (they didn’t have a separate toilet anywhere).