Hotelday Plus Hualien

The decor

No room service

Excellent breakfast but I hope you like Taiwanese Food. Facilities were spotless and modern Location was an easy walk from the train station A big 7eleven two buildings away with a taxi station. English and French TV channels Soft beds Fast and Strong Wafi

The Hot water in my room took a very long time to arrive so showers took a while. I could occasionally hear planes landing

The staff were friendly and helpful (to the best extent of their English) and the room was clean and well-maintained, as well as quiet. The location was great for the station but a 10 to 15 minute walk was required to restaurants (not that I minded).

It seemed a bit wasteful having to run the shower for around 5 minutes to get even luke-warm water. I didn't understand that requirement on the first morning so ended up with a cold shower. The duvet was too short, only just reaching the end of the bed - being on my own I could turn it completely around and tuck it in, but it might not suit a couple. It would have been useful to have a remote control for the a/c which clearly had a fan control you couldn't access. That meant it stayed on auto and blew air down on to you all night (I'd normally set the fan to low).

The location is great. We had a bathtub in our room which was perfect after a day hiking in Taroko National Park. The bike rent also made it convenient to wander around Hualien.

Nice and comfortable room with a deep bathtub! The hotel receptionists were very helpful. There were also a good selection western and asian breakfast options available. I really enjoyed the local / taiwanese food available for breakfast.

The only downside is that the hotel is about 15 - 20 minutes walk to the town center. However, it is only minutes from the high speed rail station. Having said that, there are still plenty of food stalls nearby and 7-eleven convenient stores.