Chez l'habitant à Chiayi

We love everything about our stay here. The location is near the TRA station. The room is cute and spacious. It has everything we need. The best thing is the staffs are so nice and kind. All the restaurants the staff recommended to us are great. We really enjoy our stay thanks to the staff. Would definitely comeback here.

The hostel has a good location near the train station and bus to Alishan. Breakfast is very basic but an option or street food and a 7-11 aren’t far away. Female dorm is incredibly small for a six bed. And next to no storage so your luggage and is literally everywhere in the room with the junk already in the room. En-suite bath is an option but it’s also small and the shower section is almost on top of the sink and toilet. AC is modest in the room but helps as the entire hostel is hot and humid all day and night. Beds are semi comfortable but have privacy curtains which were nice. WiFi is solid in the hostel as well. Despite the hot temps and painfully small rooms, I don’t feel like the hostel took much of any precautions around the COVID-19 virus. Hostel wasn’t really cleaned or disinfected, no real soap outside of the main kitchen sink, only one small bottle of sanitizer for people to spray their hands. And only one staff member wore masks. At every other hostel I’ve stayed at in Taiwan do significantly more to make guests feel comfortable during this challenging time. The hostel is a very good value but I wouldn’t recommend it or return. The lack of precautions with the virus and the cramped hot rooms with no storage are three strikes and you’re out for me

Service - Well it’s a lot “do it yourself”. They don’t really speak English, but also when passing by they don’t say hello or good night or something like that. However, you need to take off your shoes when entering. They provide slippers if you don’t have your own. Furthermore, we were sitting in the lobby and eating a small piece of bread (one of those things you can get at 7-eleven) and drinking water, where they have tables and chairs. We were waiting for our train. The lady behind the desk came to us and told us we couldn’t eat there. We thought that this was ridiculous. Especially because it was something small and we of course would throw our trash away. Rooms - spacious due to the “high sleeper”. We were in a family room. Cleanliness - clean. Amenities - none not even towels! You need to rent them 10NT$ per towel. That’s not usual when staying in a private room. Breakfast - we didn’t try it, maar they offer it. Location - very close to the train station (not the high speed station). Less than 5 minutes walk. Price - very affordable. We would still recommend it, but just keep the above things in mind.

Le service est très enthousiaste et digne de confiance! L'environnement est meilleur et l'hygiène est bonne !