Hualien Wow Hostel

Positive, welcoming staff, knowledgeable, interested and helpful. Location just a walk across the square outside Hualien station. Bus to Taroko Gorge leaves from the bus station on the same square. Very convenient. They have free bikes, you can cycle around Hualien in no time. Single room on the 8th floor had a huge bathroom with shower, bunkbed accessible by built stair/wooden levels(!) small window from the bedside towards cityview, room under the bunkbed big enough to place your own bike if you brought one.TV. Lounge/ desk one floor up from street level with lots of windows towards the outside, big space and places to sit alone or mix with others. Simple brakfast toast with cheese and ham. Free coffee and tea. Ramen/ snacks/ drinks for sale. Great place.

It's a stone throw distance to Hualien TRA and Bus Station. I stayed here for 2 nights in a double bed private room and it is totally incredible! The toilet comes with a bidet and the hotel provide 50TWD breakfast for restaurant/ 7-11 nearby. They themselves also provide free basic breakfast in the morning. They allow us to borrow extra pillow and the staffs are very accommodative in attending our requests. There are laundry machines (washer and dryer 40TWD each for 40 minutes, 10TWD for detergent). The environment is so clean, proper and awesome. Wish I could stay longer! Forget about other place in Hualien, just stay here if you're travelling alone/pair.

I booked the 3-bunk beds dorm room for our group. Normally its hard to find a room with 3 separate beds that's why I'm very impressed. Each bunk bed is very spacious and has blackout curtains. The beds dont creak or make any sound that will wake up the one occupying the the bottom bed. The upper beds have stairs, not ladder. Overall i was very happy with our stay. We also had a simple breakfast and i really liked their peanut butter. The location is just very near hualien station, so if you booked some tours, you can just see the meet up location across the street. You can basically leave the hostel 5 minutes before the meet up time. Highly recommended.

Location was great, right outside the train and bus station so super easy to get around. Staff were very helpful. Big beds in the dorm with curtains and nice duvets/pillows. Lots of leaflets, bus maps in reception to make the most out of your stay. Very cheap laundry and nice social areas and great kitchenette. Shower pressure was good! Areas were very clean throughout. Good storage for bags in the room and bathrooms were massive.

Stayed for a night before starting a bike ride. Very conveniently located, basically across the street from the train station and down the street from Giant. Beds in the shared room I stayed in were pretty private and the room had its own bathroom. I had the top bunk and had enough headroom to stand up which was amazing. There was a locker next to the bed that opened via keycard and a large surface to put your things on. Wifi was fast — there was at least one router on each floor :)