Kao Yuan Hotel - Zhong Zheng

Though it is not walking distance from taichung central station, the hotel is near the bus stop which can lead you to more places. The restroom is clean, the room has locker and fridge. Overall, the room is big for its price compared to other hotels I’ve stayed before. The room also has windows that offer a nice view of the city. The staff are also nice and will assist you if needed (they let us leave our luggages while waiting for our flight and even helped us get a taxi). If you want a hotel within a laid back neighborhood but still quite accessible to transportation and local food stalls (they have a michelin local food stall just a walking distance from the place) the location is ideal for you.

Having pleasant stay in this hotel!

I really enjoyed my stay here (especially when comparing to the hotel I'm staying at currently in the same city. I wish I could go back to this one!) I had a basic room with a single bed. Bed was very comfortable, but definitely on the firm side so if you like soft beds, you'll hate it. For me, the pillow would get too saggy through the night but that's really my only complaint. The room had a small fridge, some tea and coffee packets, electric hot water boiler, 2 bottles of water (can request more during stay if you run out), closet, basic thin slippers. The AC worked well and you could control the temp in the room. Bathroom had a walk-in shower stall with good hot water and strong water pressure, also had shampoo and body wash dispensers (can't remember if there was one for conditioner or not). There was a small circle of soap that I used for hand washing at the sink, and a hair dryer. Also, body towels and hang towels were provided. If there's anything else you need for necessities, you'll need to bring them yourself. There's not much of a lobby so don't expect to have somewhere to sit and sip tea. The staff were friendly and polite. I'm not sure about their English skills as I had a Mandarin-speaker with me to help when my basic Mandarin wasn't enough. I think this caters more for business travelers, so when I say it's a no nonsense type of place, I mean that you'll have all your basic necessities met with a bit of comfort. You're there to sleep and get work done, or just have a home base to come back to. There's no gym, laundry facilities, kitchen, or other fancy amenities meant for luxury or long-term stays.

It was worth it for the price but we've stayed in much better for cheaper. The room was small and they only allowed cleaning every 2 days. They also only had alkaline water and the aircon was very finicky. But it did okay for the 2 days we stayed!! Not bad :)