May Rooms Taipei Main Station - Hostel

I found this place while looking for somewhere to store luggage. We were only there for luggage storage, but the owner was super friendly and hospitable and treated us like guests. We picked up our bags at 8pm, before they closed, using the Bounce app. Highly recommend.

There are different types of rooms, so this place could suit pretty much anyone visiting Taipei. It’s in a great location, with friendly staff and a clean environment, and it’s good value for the money.

For one night, it’s okay. Location, WiFi, and price are the positives, and the bed was clean and comfortable. But the Hostelworld photos must be several years old. The hostel is tiny, and the showers and toilets are run-down. The so-called washroom is actually a passageway, with no real privacy, and the showers and toilets are shared without separate areas for men and women. Thin partitions between rooms mean you hear everything, and it gets very loud. The curtain on my bed was moldy, which is unacceptable. Staff also start cleaning and making beds at 9:30am, not 11am as stated, so it’s extremely loud when you’re still in bed. There are only small lockers for valuables, no big ones. The staff are super friendly, but I wouldn’t book again.

We checked in around 6pm and there was almost no water. Staff asked us to wait 15 minutes, then another 15, then another. We ran out of patience and went out for dinner. The water only came back around 7.30pm, by the time we returned. The air conditioning couldn’t be adjusted, it was either off and stuffy or very cold. The bath towel was yellowish and as small as a face towel. There was no shower curtain or shower base. There wasn’t a bed, just a mattress on a wooden floor. Breakfast was white bread, coffe/tea, and some fruit.