Accommodations in Kaohsiung

Accommodations in Kaohsiung

by Hall Houston



Hostels


A new hostel in Kaohsiung is The Orange Guest House. It's just a 7 minute walk from the Kaohsiung train station.


Hotels for the first few days


Unless you have friends waiting for you in Kaohsiung, you will probably spend your first few days in a hotel. Here is a list of hotels for the train station area in Kaohsiung. 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.


Kuo Hsin Hotel

Nan Hua Road, #237-1

(07) 235-8121

$400 N.T. a night



Hundred Star Hotel

Nan Hua Road, #231

(07) 236-9131

$450 N.T. a night



Kao Yuan Hotel

Nan Hua Road, #225

(07) 235-7101

$500 a night



Hotel Hua Pin

Nan Hua Road, #221

(07) 235-8800

$500 a night



Hotel Jui Chung

Jian Guo 3rd Road, #40

(07) 272-5761

$500 a night



Huang Pin Hotel

Jian Guo 3rd Road, #40

(07) 291-3173

$600 a night



Chih Feng Hotel

He Bei 2nd Road, #25

(07) 261-8161

$700 a night



King World Hotel

Jian Guo 2nd Road, #283

(07) 237-8888

$700 a night



Riverside Hotel

He Nan 2nd Road, #12

(07) 231-5141

$750 a night



One place worth noting is the Hwa Hong Hotel (Jian Guo 2nd Road, #243. Phone - (07) 237-5523), near the train station. This hotel is set up with brightly colored furniture, and friendly service. They also offer free coffee. Not bad for $800 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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