太魯閣蘇西小空間 SusiSpace

There were bicycles you could use for free and there was a simple breakfast included and a fruit basket you could eat from. There's also a cute cat living there.

The place could be cleaner. And two remarks about the bikes: 1: They are really small if you're 1,86 like me. It's better than walking and I'm afraid you won't find bigger bikes in Taiwan. 2: Xincheng has many wild and free-roaming dogs. Most are fine. Some absolutely hate bicycles. I can't believe I have to say this but be prepared to bike very very fast at times. The dogs appear to max out a bit above 25 km/h. If you can bike faster than that you're fine, but try to stay on the main roads so you don't get in trouble no matter how fast you can bike. The beach dogs are fine, just stay away from their den. They don't like it when you get close.

No breakfast however the lobby always have some snacks available for guests. Effort was put in the decoration to make the space cute, even though the building itself is a bit old. The receptionist was very polite and made a great effort to communicate the information clearly and in English.

The city itself is a bit gloomy so it's hard to put more than "9/10" as a stay, but the hostel itself is doing a very good job at making it a homey space. I can imagine that when it is full, it helps create an atmosphere to connect with people.

Parfait, bon marché et facile pour y mettre son velo

The hosts are kind and helpful. They genuinely cared about my experience staying there. I was provided with all the information I needed in a timely manner. My room was clean and quiet. Very supportive and firm bed which was important for my back. Free snacks coffee and tea. You can cook in the kitchen. Just make sure to clean up after yourself. Free hot and cold filtered water. Several ways to make your coffee. I was planning to stay 2 or 3 nights and ended up staying for a week. Will definitely be staying with them next time.

The only thing can improve is to explicitly inform people to call the number on the table in order to check in before hand. I didn’t wait long though.