Jing Cheng Youth Hostel

The main building security were very friendly and helpful with getting us in. Small warning that most of the rooms are open all night for everyone as you need to go through them to access other rooms and laundry, plus the lights seem to stay on all night. We didn’t have this problem as we were in the all female dorm which had its own door, but you do have to turn the light off yourself at the main reception desk. I would recommend staying in this room if you are a woman. There was only one female toilet and two female showers that we saw, although it wasn’t too inconvenient as it wasn’t busy. Definitely good value for money considering it’s in Taipei and within walking distance to the main station (around 10-15 mins walk). We wanted to store our luggage after we checked out at 11am but there was no one there at reception to ask about it and we didn’t want to risk leaving it anyway as you need a keycard to get into the building and access the floor that the hostel is on.

Location is very nice. The hostel is very tiny, 3 rooms only. The hotel does serve the purpose. The prices are good.

Thank You

Where do I begin? Well… The men’s shower seems to be more like a storage space that was converted into a shower. I wondered why 1 of the 2 toilets were locked off upon arrival. Come to find out that the water from the shower drains under the wall and into that stall. I wish I took pictures, because it was certainly an eye opening experience. By the way, my girlfriend and I stayed at this hotel for a full week. In that week, it seemed like cleaning was minimal at best. Areas of the room that we stayed in appeared to haven’t been swept/mopped both prior to and upon our departure. Don’t get me started about the mold in the shower. It was there from the day we got in and spread further by the time we left. At least the huge clump of hair in the drain in the women’s shower was removed. According to my girlfriend, the women’s bathroom was significantly better than the men’s. Regardless, don’t drop anything on the floor. And DO NOT go in barefoot. There were multiple people that we saw do this and we wouldn’t be surprised if they caught something. I’d say the one saving grace was the receptionist Jake. He was very accommodating to our needs as well as the rest of the guests. He made sure that we knew about all amenities that were on offer, helped us store bags prior to check in, and even reimbursed us due to the dryer not working correctly (it appeared that the heating element had gone bad). Thank you, Jake.