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Reviews of Formosa101 - Hostel

2 out of 5
Formosa101 - Hostel
5th Floor, No. 115 Keelung Rd. Sec. 2, Xinyi District, Taipei

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 113 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 135 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 297 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cajsa

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel for solo travels
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Dipannita

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast option is very bad.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Grace

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Nam Hai

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Totally robbers and impossible to deal with. Stay away if you would like to save your money.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

HUNG-YU

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Formosa 101
Close to public transport stations. Friendly and helpful front desk staff. Room and public area well maintained.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Vinicius, Singapore

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property owner should consider install hot water at the basin. During winter guess need to wash face in the morning.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Dolores on 4 Mar,2023
Hello, I am sorry to bring you an unpleasant experience. We will improve the hot water part. Thank you for your opinion

8/10 Good

Wen-Yi, Taichung City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
unique and distinctive
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great value
good management and run like a euro hostel. young staffs are friendly. Many westerner and backpacker guests.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostel, good location, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Elham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property feels like home. There's plenty of opportunity to meet new friends. I love it here.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and well placed hostel - great value
3rd time at this hostel, really love this place. Walls can be a little thin, but it really represents fantastic value
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

SzeWan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
舒適的一晚
乾淨、整潔、床鋪舒適，很好。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kirsti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hostel - will be back.
We loved this hostel. Staff was great. Room (private) was good. Kitchen was good. Will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Suzie on 20 Mar,2018
Thank!

8/10 Good

mary grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
stayed for one night only but the area has a homey atmosphere friendly staff and good location
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Suzie on 5 Feb,2018
Thank you!

8/10 Good

tyng, Penang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay and stroll around. The staffs are friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Jeff, Dallas, TX

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Good location. Nothing to write home about.
This is my first hostel stay and I guess I expected more. The one I stayed at before was a guesthouse where there were 10 people max and I got to know at least a few of the people pretty well. Here there were a bunch of rooms like a hotel, the difference being that not all rooms had bathrooms and most of the rooms didn't have windows. In addition, it seems like most people keep to themselves unless they are forced into a dorm type room of which I don't believe there was one. Lots of rooms, always people checking in, there's a commons area and breakfast. I honestly think the female staffers who wore glasses hate their jobs and possibly their lives. Not very friendly people. The biggest problem I had was the men's restroom. You have to actually go outside of the hostel to reach it, then down the hall only to discover that the washing machine is essentially inside the men's restroom and directly across the men's showers.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Jacobe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Great location, very helpful staffs with complete detail of what I need or guide, very clean. highly recommend.comfort and value for money.

6/10 Okay

Maggie

Liked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dream hostel
A fantastic budget stay. Opposite a night market for evening meal options. Nearby to a beautiful park, an the famous Taipei 101 and Elephant mountain trail. Friendly staff that English perfectly and free delicious bagels for breakfast as well as free tea and coffee all day round. A beautiful city and a beautifully well run hostel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent stay on a budget
Had a good stay here, and the breakfast is a decent way to start the day. Close to Elephant Mountain for walking, 101 for shopping and close enough to the MRT for everything else

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel close to everything, with free historical t
I liked my stay at Formosa 101. The single room I had was very basic, nothing fancy, but that's expected for the price. The shared bathroom and common areas are also clean. My favorite was the free neighborhood tour led by Yves, which was both enjoyable and educational. The tour ends at a local restaurant that serves delicious food!

8/10 Good

Lara, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth every cent!!!
Cozy, close to everything.. I had a great time.

10/10 Excellent

Liliana, Poland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best hostel in Taipei
Great place int the center of Taipei, close to WTC Taipei 101, very nice prices for beds and rooms, friendly staff, free breakfasts, WIFI with no limits, clera bathrooms and showers. Kitchen, wasching machine and microwave available.

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place
It's the best hostel I have ever stayed! Super clean, friendly staff and super location. I will definitely be back!

8/10 Good

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Right across the Tonghua night market. Close to Taipei 101. Call in advance if you will be checking in extremely late.

10/10 Excellent

lele, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would like to stay here again
Nice, warm environment, hotel staff is friendly, it's easy to make friends here. Room is small and without window(some rooms may have windows), but it is clean and comfortable enough with AC and fans running. Bathrooms and kitchen are also very clean. Breakfast is simple but sufficient to fill the stomach before you go out in the morning. Convenient location-walking distance to Taipei101, Tonghua Night Market, and not far from Taipei Zoo, MaoKong etc. If come to Taipei again, would definitely consider staying here again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the room and location
Had a great 2 night stay in the single room, good location and super friendly and helpful staff. The only drawback would be the limited number of showers and restrooms, which are the same for guys and girls, so I didn't really feel like using the showers and had my showers at the hot springs showers instead.

10/10 Excellent

rob, new orlean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place!
I stayed there last week and really enjoyed it! The staff is super helpful and nice, rooms clean and comfortable. The best part is a lively living room, full of people and a super cool bar downstairs. Will be back soon :)
view from nearby elephant hill

10/10 Excellent

Anna, Poland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in best location possible
Got there quite late at night but not a problem at all! They have best night shift I've ever met. Easy to checkin in the middle of the night, no problems. I woke up in the center of Taipei with food market in front of my eyes. Taipei101 is just 3 mins from there too. Citybikes 1 minute. They have also coolest stuff working there, Phoenix and Ann made my stay a dream, I could stay there forever... :***

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location
Too much noise throughout night because of traffic movement

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Everything is just okay considering its price
Though it's on the 9th floor but still noisy from Keelung road. Only 3 shared shower rooms available, need to wait for a long time. Breakfast is simple, only toast and coffee.

8/10 Good

Sirisak, Bangkok, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location near Taipei 101
Nice place located on the main road. Around 15 mins walk to Taipei 101 station. Opposite to the night market. Good location, hospitable and well-speaking staff! My quardable room is spacious with Taipei 101 tower view. The hot shower is great.

8/10 Good

Lxwxdxj, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient.
Near 2 metro stns n bus stn is just infront. Lovely pets shop opp n also the night market of both n food.

10/10 Excellent

Lorenzo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel close to Taipei 101
The staff are helpful and the location is great. It's located 10 min from the MRT, and about 15 from local clubs, bars, and shopping malls. You don't have to worry about a food shortage because theres a night market across the street, local restaurants on both sides of the street, and 7/11s that sell everything from sim cards to microwavable meals if you need something super quick.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay as always
Always my first choice to stay in Taipei!

8/10 Good

nae-hwa, guam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
3 day impromptu visit
Private bedroom, essentially a dorm room with desk and full size bed, clean sheets, comfortable. Common room cozy. Hosts were youthful, helpful. Place is cleaned frequently. In the middle of banks, world trade center area, on the 9th floor, where other floors are Businesses. Plenty of coffee shops for WiFi and pastries, a few blocks from subways. Like dorms, the bathrooms and showers are shared and are a few rooms away. Washer dryer work well. Feels safe with front door guard and hosts' presence.

6/10 Okay

Reuben, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness
Like a dorm room in a residecy
Basic hostel that felt like a dormroom. The room was big enough to hold a double-bed and a side table. Showers and bathrooms were shared with everyone. Towels cost extra. Breakfast was included, but only had PB and J with coffee. Good enough if you aren't looking for a long stay.

8/10 Good

?

Liked: Amenities
一人部屋に泊まって、快適に過ごすことができました。
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Yu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
MRT駅からちょっと遠いです。個室は狭いですが、防音がなされていてよく眠れました

10/10 Excellent

Yung-Chen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

楷倫

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
不錯
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Yun-yun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
喜歡這裡⭐️
這裡是一個很溫馨親切的地方，到處都有可愛貼心的小巧思，交誼廳有廚房可以用覺得很方便，尤其是有飲水機這點！ 也有冰箱和簡易的加熱用具，女生的衛浴在房間區域感覺安全，唯一的缺點是浴廁的空間比較狹小，不過整理得很乾淨。 這次來是住單人房，對窗的書桌工作起來舒服方便，只是如果行李太多的話會不好放置，需要花一點心思，隔音還行，如果睡覺需要安靜的人可能會受到空調聲音影響。 附近交通很方便，徒步也能到夜市、大學校園和熱鬧的地方，樓下也有便利商店和早餐店，不擔心餓肚子。 這裡早上也有附早餐，只是我行程比較趕沒有使用到，某一天出門前還看到奶茶旁邊附了珍珠！
入口處標示
門口的專屬置物櫃
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Chen

房間沒有任何東西 衛生紙 毛巾 牙刷牙膏
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023