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psychedelic · Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 167 Location: China

Hi,
Can anyone recommend a youth hostel or two in Taipei? (also the telephone number and location please..preferably near Taipei Railway Station) Also,how much money is charged per day..and is a wash machine available? Please reply ASAP! Thanks!

Regards,
Larry
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AQUA MARINA · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject:

Yes I would to find out too. I hear the YMCA is nice. Can you throw a few places that is cheap and decent near Taipei Main Station. Also the street address will be helpful upon entering the country.

AQUA MARINA · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject:

Nevermind..

http://www.hostelz.com/hostels-in/Central-%26-East-Asia

Great site! Smile

AQUA MARINA · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject:

I can't seem to find their phone # and nothing on google for Eight Elephants Hostel for their digits It looks like a nice place.

http://www.hostelz.com/hostel/72185-Eight-Elephants-Student-House%2C-ShiDa

wix · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 250 Location: Earth

You can find some useful links here.

There is an official youth hostel in the K-Mall building opposite Taipei Station. Happy Family Hostel is also very close to the station.

It is no longer really essential to stay near Taipei Station as the MRT makes many parts of the city easy to access. You can catch trains from Songshan or Banqiao stations and the latter has the High Speed Rail. There are also inter-city buses departing from various points around the city.

Tsimplyme · Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 15 Location: Canada

Recommend: TaiwanMEX hostel. It's close to the MRT station (just one stop north of Taipei Main). The owner is incredibly nice and generous. Small accommodations but two bathrooms (one western) with rarely a wait. Economical and well -placed. Average 200-400 NT a night depending on your room.

For a larger budget check out the Hotel Purple Garden on the same road. Rooms at 1100-1900NT a night. Clean, quiet and servicable hotel with a view of a feral cat colony.

SolitaryThrush · Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 32

I stayed in the Happy Family hostel near the train station in April, 2006, and it was a complete hole. The ad said a private room, but in reality it was a normal-sized room divided up by plywood into three parts. Stuffy and hot (no AC, no fan, and only a small window) and dirty (insects, grime, nasty floors and bathroom). There are, I later learned, 2 Happy Family hostels. But after my experience I'm put off by both of them.

I second the recommendation for the Key Mall Traveller's Hostel. It's right across from Taipei Main Station, and you can go through the subway terminal and take the elevator right up near the entrance of the building (so you're not lugging stuff around in the rain). It's on the 15th floor of the building next to the large Mitsukoshi Building. (I forget the name of the buildng with the hostel . . . K-Mall?) Anyway, it's all right for a couple of days.

http://www.hostels.com/en/availability.php/HostelNumber.16947 (they changed the layout around, so the pics are a little dated)

And yes, I read the date on the post . . . just throwing the information out there for next time.

psychedelic · Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 167 Location: China

Hi SolitaryThrush,
Yeah,I remember that well. Also, the manager John Lee is an *******/*****.

ramakentesh · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 145

The one in Shida was pretty good. The guy was a bit of a dick, but we met some interesting people there (well if you consider people organising hookers for their room interesting...)

AQUA MARINA · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject: