Accommodations in Chiayi

by Hall Houston

Hotels for the first few days

Unless you have friends waiting for you in Chiayi, you will probably spend your first few days in a hotel. Here is a list of hotels for the train station area in Chiayi. The prices included are the ones that I was told for the cheapest room. As you could probably guess, a higher price usually indicates higher quality.

Yong Hsing Hotel

Chung Cheng Road, #710

(05) 227-8246

$500 N.T. a night

Tong Yi Hotel

Chung Cheng Road, #720

(05) 225-2685

$500 N.T. a night

Boston Hotel

Chung Cheng Road, #673

(05) 228-9977

$500 a night

Jya Hsin Hotel

Chung Cheng Road, #687

(05) 222-2280

$500 a night

Hotel Shin Kao

Chung Shan Road, #581

$600 a night

White House Hotel

Chung Shan Road, #621

(05) 227-8046

$680 a night

Hotel Country

Gung Tsai Street, #678

(05) 223-6336

$880 a night

Guo Bao Hotel

Chung Shan Road, #617, 11F

(05) 228-1818

$1040 a night

King Hotel

Hsin Rong Road, #234

(06) 223-3410

$1380 a night

In addition, this page will take you to pages information for many hotels throughout Taiwan.

Finding an apartment/room

Finding a good place to stay in Taiwan can be a big problem. The local English newspapers, China News and The China Post occasionally have some ads for (usually overpriced) apartments or rooms. You could also contact an agent who will show you a few places.

In my experience, the best source of all are the posting boards scattered around parks and universities. These boards are easily recognizable, because they are covered with bits of red paper, which are actually small ads for apartments or rooms. I found some really great places to stay on these boards. If your Chinese is not too good, you might want to get a Chinese friend to help you. Some landlords are really tricky about trying to get you to move in ("You'd better hurry there was someone here this afternoon...if you don't move in today, he's going to take it").Don't let anyone pressure you into making a decision. Consider all your options before signing anything. I stayed in a room (not apartment) with shared bath for about US $100 a month (although US $150 a month is more common, and a really comfortable, spacious pad could run you US$200 to US$300).

In addition, these sites might have information about apartments worth taking a look at.

Taiwanted
ESL Island - Classified Ads
Forumosa.com - Housing in Taiwan
Tealit.com Classifieds - Apartments and Roommates
Taiwan Fun Classifieds
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