Hi Tech Hostel with fast WiFi, spacious communal space & free stuff The capsules to sleep in are plenty big enough, and each guest is provided with two lockers, one in the capsule, one just outside, both operated by the card that opens the sliding doors to the hotel. The doors shut automatically so keep a tight hold on this card. The reception closes between 3 and 7am ostensibly (in fact longer) so if you got up during this time to go to the toilet and forgot your card you'd get locked out of your capsule. There is free WiFi throughout which is fastest in the capsules and first floor book and and coffee area. Books, coffee, tea, and cookies are free. I did not buy carbs during my stay! I cooked veg in the kitchen, ate it in the very spacious 3rd floor lounge, where there is a television, free PCs, free condiments, coffee, microwave, hot plate, pot pans, cups, fridge and freezer, cutting boards (but no kitchen knives only cutlery knives which sufficed), hot and cold water dispenser, and spacious balcony where one can smoke. The proprietor gentleman gave me a glass of red wine (thank you!). I fraternised with a head hunter (recruitment consultant), a member of the Taiwanese armed forces, and an air stewardess. There is a laundry room at 1 usd (30 NT) per machine with free washing powder, and a free spin drier in the second floor men's toilet. There are good, powerful hot showers which did not seem to get crowded when I stayed. The hotel is 15 minutes on foot to Academica Synica (turn out of the hotel to the left, cross the road, and follow the walled river that cross the main road to the right) or 10 minutes to the Nangan ("south harbour") MRT and high speed train station. There is a local, basement level supermarket next door to the MacDonalds restaurant, various shops and restaurants, and 7/11 convenience store. The nearest place to change money is probably the Taiwan Business Bank about 10 minutes away on foot. It is 1200 Taiwan Dollars Uber ride to the airport in travelling outside train operating times, or about 200 NT using MRT (or MRT and high speed train) from Taoyuan airport about 1 hour away. I recommend taking a marking pen to mark your food when keeping it in the communal fridge. You may wish to take Tupperware for the same purpose and a fruit knife. I wish that there were less vegetation on the edge of the outdoor balcony deck and more seats there so that one could eat and drink looking down on the bustling Taiwan street. The traffic is a spectator sport! The front desk staff are also very pleasant and can communicate at least in written English. I am an academic in Japan. I stayed here during a conference in 2019. I prepared my presentation in the first floor book room. This hostel/hotel/capsule hotel is a GREAT place to stay.

Tiny mattress on the floor of a windowless room for $800 NT but the facilities are spotless and the interior design of the hallways and common spaces is spectacular.

The amount of doors is astounding.

Some months ago I stayed there for a couple of nights on my trip to the north east coast of Taiwan. The atmosphere of the hostel was awesome! There were not many people...just me as far as I remember. However, I loved the common area upstairs, my bed and the facilities. I booked a bed in a dorm room originally, but the lady at the reception put me into a private room just behind the book shelf! It really is a book hostel... nicely decorated, quiet, clean, convenient with shops around and feels safe & comfortable. I loved my stay there and it's one of the hostels I'd love to visit again if i could. Highly recommend!

Comfortable and cozy, spacious rooms with secure locker. Safe area and great location near Taipei metro and regional HSR stations. $50 per hour after 10am for late check-out. Area outside stinks like garbage and night and filled with cockraoches, but inside you wouldn't know that it is all air-conditioned, neat and clean.

Hostel for book lovers! Located not far from Nangang Exhibition Center and its MRT station. very suitable for resting with comfortable beds and separate toilets and shower rooms. Equipped with complete amenities and a quiet and comfortable bed room.

Cute place. If you don't mind sleeping in a convenient box. Facilities are good. Nice hostel.

Super clean and automatic doors. The sleeping pod is roomy too!

Nice room, small but comfortable. Private area, nice staff. Would come again.