Taichung Good Ground Hotel

Nothing

Dirty and filthy, commode is leaking and the sink doesn’t drain. This place hasn’t been updated for 50 years, to say the least.

Location- close to the station and central area. There are lots of other hotels though. No need to stay here.

As soon as we walked into the hotel, we realized this was a mistake. Immediately, we could smell cigarette smoke deeply imbedded into every surface and corner of the hotel. As someone who is sensitive to mold and dust, I could not breathe within the first 30 minutes of being in the room. The bathroom was also gross and there was mold growing on the sink and mirror? The bathtub was also gross, but I guess the water pressure was good? The towels were all hung in the bath tub so I soaked all the towels as soon as I turned the shower on. There were spider webs all over the ceiling and the AC & air vent were covered in dust— blowing it all into the room. We had no choice but to keep the AC on though because the room was so humid and musty, also reeking of the smell of cigarette. There were signs stating no smoking, but clearly it is not enforced. I could not get good rest and woke up in the middle of the night because I could not breathe. When I woke up in the morning, my eyes were so swollen and my sinus was inflamed. I actually ended up booking another hotel to stay in for the rest of my trip. The clothes I slept in also all smelled like the hotel and I immediately changed as I got to the new hotel. Before we checked in, we confirmed that we could leave our suitcases at the desk before our check in time. When we got there, no one was at the desk and when someone came by later, they told us to just leave our bags in the corner of the lobby, which did not seem safe. They brought our things up to our room when we came back. Every time we left the hotel after checking in, we were told to leave the key at the front desk. So our room key was sitting on the desk, which was often left unsupervised. At one point, no one was there so we just grabbed our key off the desk. We really could have grabbed any key off the desk.

Location

Front desk didn't give full attention during check in, 30mins duration due disturbance by other guest. Room didn't get from actual booking... feels old with smell of mold... not clean, cigarette butts littered out side of only window that leads to nothing. Free parking not so convenient to use.