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Reviews of Hualien Wow Hostel

2 out of 5
Hualien Wow Hostel
No.83, Guolian 1st Rd., Hualien City, Hualien County

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall, a wonderful stay. My private room was quiet with light housekeeping service, front desk staff very helpful, pre-trip responses to my messages on Expedia were answered quickly, nice property. Directly across from train and 1/2 block to bus station. Special thanks to Jodie for her great restaurant recommendations, Bure (& Jodie & other gal on evening shift) for helping me plan the rest of my vacation, to Bosh and Winson for a smooth check-in. Overall, I would give this property 4.2/5. I found it was a bit overpriced for a room in a hostel. Marks deducted as the room is quite small, bed configuration odd as the bed blocks the small window, a table to put my suitcase on top of would be nice, better lighting needed, more signage in English, could use an extra elevator (not an easy fix), and last...:thank you for the complimentary breakfast, but it would be nice if you could include some items for the North American or European clientele, such as hardboiled eggs, granola or muesli, milk with coffee, juice, etc. I feel this hotel caters more towards national tourists, and not international.

10/10 Excellent

Yui

Liked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

MUN TAT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like this "Home" very much. It's so 6C's which are Comfortable facilities, Convenience transportation, Creative decoration, Colorful design, Complimentary breakfast and most importantly Courtesy staffs especially Winson, Bure and Zoe. They are knowledgeable, friendly, speedy and great teamwork especially when u check in and any inquiries. Boss of Wow Hostel, please treat them well and raise their salary more
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

PEI CHUN

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

chenheng

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hsiang Ling

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

wai han

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

wai han

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Han-Yi

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

mei yu

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ibai

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ernest Wei Leong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a surprise to me. While marketed as a hostel, they provided impeccable service. The staff were helpful and friendly; and the location is superb. It is directly opposite the Hualien Train Station (you can see the green building from the station, and vice-versa). Saves you the trouble of finding a taxi or alternative transport (which is helpful as it is difficult to get an Uber ride in Hualien). The overall bus station is also beside the train station (allowing for easy transfers to the inner parts of the city like the night market and Taroko Gorge). Great experience, will recommend. Booked a private room and it is equivalent to any self respecting hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
雨中花蓮之旅
顯眼的綠色大樓就座落在花蓮火車站對面,區位相當方便,內部環境整潔,裝飾和壁畫營造出溫馨的青旅氣氛。惟五樓公區浴廁空間稍嫌促狹,房內浴室乾爽但臥室稍悶不透氣,故濕毛巾衣服不容易乾,但不致影響整體住宿體驗。這次是臨時起意去花蓮,事先毫無安排,幸有工作人員推薦之在地好去處,度過了悠哉的兩天兩夜。
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cheng

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adrien

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Sheng Heng

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

MIAO CHUEH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
接待人員非常熱心的介紹環境 小吃及乘車資訊 感覺十分舒服^^
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

XIANJUE

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shih Ya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

JT

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
we were on our bike trip, and although the hotel offer us to park the bike in their basement, the lift is too tiny to fit in our bike (!). Breakfast is too simply and is not much better than nothing. Disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the hotel, a bright green building, is hard to miss as soon as you step out of the train station. From there, it’s a bit difficult to explore the rest of the town but the amenities cannot be beat. Really enjoyed the breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

YS, Malaysia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is convenient to public transport and convenient store. Is 2mins walk from the hualien station.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

liying

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
modern and clean place very well situated near the train station
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Great facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
gr8 stay, will be back!
awesome!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

4/10 Poor

qianyi

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Bed bugs!
Stayed here for 4 nights Impressed with the service and looks absolutely clean. But left the place with bed bugs bite and it worsened while I continued travelling and even 10days after I left the hostel, I was still itching and it's causing alot of irritation and disturbance. Please help to do a pest control for the bed bugs because these creature are not visible to the eye, it's difficult to remove them completely...
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Emiel

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

10/10 Excellent

Bee Wah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
The place is comfortable & nearby the train station, strongly recommended for solo traveller. Would like to express my appreciation to Abby , she helped me to find the luggage shop to replace my damaged wheels. Thanks so much , Abby !
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The interior design is very nice, as well as, the atmoshpere
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Samantha, Calgary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent Hostel. The suites are a great value. Thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Denise, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel is just 5 mins walk from the railway station but is approximately 30 mins walk to the city area. However, there is a bus stop just 2 mins walk from the hostel which takes you to the city area. Room was clean except for the bathtub - (we booked a private room), there were stains around the bathtub area. Breakfast was provided for free even though our booking does not include breakfast. Hostel staff were polite and helpful. As for day tours, I engaged a guide via a friend’s referral which happened to be a partner with the hostel. Rates are cheaper if you were to engage the guide directly. Do message me if you would like to have the contact number.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Eunice, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice staff.. quite good facilities.. there is one very disappointing.. breakfast only toast with different of spread,ham and sliced cheese and tea and coffee...really disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nicd hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel near train station
Nice hostel that is only a few minutes walk from Hualien train station
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beware of bedbug infestation
The bed were infested with bedbugs. Not a good choice, even if you are looking at just a simple rest.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient
I didn’t like the set up of the beds. Not enough space between you and the person next to you. Still, it was clean and comfortable. Loved the lounge area. 5 minutes from train station.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

WeeKiat, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & new hostel, near to Hualien train station
Very nice and new hostel that is easily accessible from Hualien train station. You can easily spot the green building from the station. The staff is extremely helpful and friendly. Alice helped us alot by explaining to us the way to get to some attractions. Room comes with great view facing the train station. Room is cozy and toilet is clean too. Only bad point is the hostel is a distance away from downtown and public transport at Hualien is limited. So you need to plan your timing properly or be prepare to walk for 30 mins to the night market. In addition, we book a one day Taroko trip from the cafe at level one of the hostel at NT700 per pax. The price is slightly cheaper than what the Hualien information center offered. Tour is well planned, bring you to a few famous spot. The tour bus pick you up from hostel and you can select your drop off point after the trip. I will highly recommend this tour if there is only 2 person as public transport around Taroko only come every one hour and weather is extremely hot in May and booking a private car is too expensive for 2 person. The only bad point is the lunch is too expensive and not really tasty. Prepare your own lunch if you want. Also, prepare alot insect repellents because there is alot of mosquito at Hualien!! Enjoy your trip :)
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
Nice staff , good location is just opposite the hualien station , near by a lot choice of food , 30 mins walk to dong da men night market ,

10/10 Excellent

Nat, Bangkok, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel, great location
We stayed in a double room with a private bath on the 7th floor. The room is spacious and clean, nice view of the mountains through the windows. Breakfast is self-serviced in a commin area, which took sometimes to prepare. They actually gave us breakfast coupons for the cafe downstairs but too bad the cafe was closed on the day we stayed.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Angeline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Private room is small but clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Wei Ni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
The hostel has a fantastic common room. There's a bicycle rental shop just right next to it. Night market is a little distance away but easily reached by bus or cycling.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Phramaha, Dunedin New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beyond the expectations.
Free Wi-Fi High speed Internet Having washing machines including 40 TWD washing fees No limit drinking water at all floors And nice location that is near Hualian train station.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017