Room in the basement; damp and poorly ventilated. Staff was rarely on hand, and were less than helpful when they were. Would not even let me use their phone, they told me to walk down the street to a pay phone.

I stayed in the dorm room for 2 nights during low season... at first I thought it was a great place... until i woke up the first morning with bites all over my body due to bed bugs... told the girl working there about it... she just bug sprayed the corner of the room... i think she has no idea... More

I currently live in in Taiwan and has travelled around island quite a bit. I made a telephonic booking and was not very impressed when they phoned back after a while to say that they told us the wrong price, and that it is actually a bit more than he originally said. When my parter and I arrived at the... More

Our room was double booked and they notified me the night before around 11pm. Even after we already paid half for down payment... We were luck enough to have found an alternative hostel at that hour. not cool!

I recently stayed at Formosa hostel and had a wonderful experience. The rooms were are charmingly decorated and the beds were very comfy. The people were laid back and friendly. I highly recommend this place if you're coming to Hualien. It's affordable and exceeds expectations.

I recently stayed one night at Formosa Backpackers hostel. I was in a 6-bed dormitory room. Good location. 15 minutes walk to the Hualien train station, 10 minutes to downtown. Unlike a previous review's concern, I felt safe in the hostel. Two dogs barked pretty hard out when strangers came. A staff stayed in the building also. His room was... More

When arriving in Hualien, we simply called the cheapest hostel we could find, which was Formosa. Upon arrival, we were upgraded to their "honeymoon room" which was beautifully decorated, though had paper walls, which would have caused problems were we hoping to do any "honeymooning." All we needed was a bed for the night, but we got a great atmosphere,... More

A group of us 5 girls booked a night's accomodation at Formosa Backpackers Hostel in Hualien. Misleading description: The booking of the hostel was done online. In the description of the dorm, is was stated that there would be private (bath) facilities for the 6-bed dorm. When we arrived, I noticed that there was no attached bath in our dorm,... More