No. 39, Lane 261, Siwei 3rd Road, Lingya District , 802 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
#116 of 244 hotels in Kaohsiung
Guests' ChoiceBased on 272 hostel reviews
8.1Cleanliness
8.5
Comfort
8.4
Location
9.0
Facilities
8.3
Staff
8.5
Value for money
8.9
Free WiFi
9.0
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 21 August 2025
Alina
GermanyYou get a small place for sleeping in a room with others and have to share a bathroom. But it is good for the amount of money you pay and the staff is really nice.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 2 June 2025
Rene
MexicoThe only bad thing it’s the people who works there start to clean when you are in bed, they’re turn off the AC, go inside of the room and started to clean, idk why they did that, but that’s the only bad thing.
The rooms and the bathrooms are okay, you can stay there long time and no problem.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 31 May 2025
Nevena
BulgariaThere is absolutely no staff on the premises, no one at all. So if you have any questions or concerns, everything happens over WhatsApp discussions. To me, this was irritating. There is only one bathroom per floor, which is not great at all. It seems there is some mould in the room, there were white towels to absorb moisture everywhere. Generally, Chiaya has expensive accomodations, this hostel is not more expensive than the others, but I don't think it offers good value for money. It's better to just take the train and sleep in Tainan for half the price and better conditions- this is generally applicable to Chiaya not just this hostel.
The location is very good, walking distance from the train station, walking to the big night market, very convenient. The living area is quite pleasant as well. There is also free laundry which is cool.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 29 May 2025
Kristýna
Czech RepublicDidnt like the place much, it seems that there are more locals living long term than travelers.
Possibility to use kitchen was nice, but almost all the time there was cooking someone who was living there. Clean bathrooms and comfortable beds. Good location, close to the metro station.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 8 May 2025
Emilia
PolandI missed curtains in the bunk beds, however they asked for the light in the dorm to be out at 11pm.
Super cosy and welcoming, very clean. Location is perfect, the staff super nice.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 28 April 2025
Emmanuella
TaiwanThe staff members are too curious about clients personal business specially the old lady. She will literally stalk you.
It was clean
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 10 April 2025
Chu
TaiwanIt’s a very well-located and reasonably priced hostel. I don’t understand why so many reviews mentioned that the staff and the old lady weren’t friendly. I think the people who left bad reviews might have been the problem. I was a bit worried at first, but in the end, everything was totally fine. Everyone was actually really friendly and nice! 😊
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 5 March 2025
Marianne
FranceThe beds need lights, as there was a continuous problem of the main light waking everyone up at night and early morning, as soon as anyone was getting up or going to bed late. Mosquitoes were also a problem in the dorm.
It was quiet, located on a calm side road, close to the metro.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 4 March 2025
Camille
FranceWell located hostel ! Don't forget to bring your own towel :)
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 3 March 2025
Hao
United StatesI had a fairly ok time. First night they had a full house. I didn't get too affected as I slept about 2 hours and then went down stairs to hang out in one of the common rooms. I was feeling hyper so I ended dancing to some music videos while the woman behind me who is deaf was doing a video chat with sign language. Next night I had thr place to myself.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 2 March 2025
Iris
SpainIf you are not Taiwanese they will ignore you. Just a 'correct' place to spend 1 night but I think they could be nicer to customers.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 17 February 2025
Hashima
MalaysiaThere is no locker box as advertised, and the room is a bit smelly, i think need locker to put baggage and guest stuff for safer and less messy.Bed no private like curtain to close so i need to hang my cloth to stay private
Laundry area with free detergent is quite convenient for guests, receptionist young lady can speak english very well and overflow tea and drink, pantry are always available for guests
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 9 February 2025
Chih
TaiwanTo increase privacy, consider adding curtains around the bed to block the view of others sleeping.
Friendly stuff and nice facilities
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 13 January 2025
John
United StatesCaring staff
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 6 January 2025
Emily
TaiwanWe were able to book a room for our group of 8 (even though mixed gender; I just made the request by message). There isn't a ton of space but we didn't need much for that night. Good value
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 5 January 2025
Matt
United StatesGrat place, friendly staff, located on local street, let me switch beds when I needed also. Nice coffee and milk tea included as well.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 2 January 2025
Moran
IrelandBed most uncomfortable... Staff not over friendly...
Facility to was and fry clothes with free detergent
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 15 November 2024
Alexa
AustraliaLocation, facilities
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 12 October 2024
Cnoev
SpainThe bed was a little thin and the air conditioner was not working (we had an fan)
It was very clean and felt really comfortable
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 16 September 2024
Lisa
United StatesPeople were being very noisy well past 11 p.m. Also had to wait to take a shower because a lof of people wanted to take a shower at the same time and there were only 3 for up uto 16 guests on that floor.
It was nice, pretty clean, staff was nice. Beds were comfortable and it was in the district near the mall and very close to the metro, so good location.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 13 September 2024
Hay
Hong KongIt locates near to everything you need: metro station, local night market, park, supermarket etc. Staffs are friendly.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 22 August 2024
Hui
Malaysiatoilet quite small.
good location, big social area.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 18 August 2024
Hector
United StatesThe air conditioning was not on all the time but it was on most of the time when needed. No towels but this is expected for a hostel
The staff kept the place clean all the time. The lady of the house enforced using house slippers only to be used inside no exceptions, which helped keep the house clean.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 18 August 2024
Veerle
NetherlandsThere are no curtains, which can be a dealbreaker for some people. Beds can be a bit hard especially the top bunks.
The location was nice. There were enough showers and toilets on the different floors. The AC worked well and the room was okay in size for 6 persons.
Stayed in August 2024
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