Hostel Stays
I stayed in a few hostels around Taiwan with a budget of SGD $25 per night. With the exception of Taitung, I made sure all my hostels within walking distances from train stations since I do not have other means of transport. I was mostly satisfied with the hostels I stayed in and would recommend all of them.
Taipei
Taipei Main Inn 梅樓驛站 (Review to be up soon)- Address: No 1-1, Lane 29, Zhengzhou Road, Datong Distract, Legal Property No. 051, Taipei, Taiwan
- Taipei Main Station, Y13 Exit
- SGD $21 per night
Hualien
Free&Slow 憶點點慢活旅人民宿 (Review to be up soon)- Address: No. 114, Guolian 3rd Road, Hualien City, 970
- 5-10 walk minutes from Hualien Train Station
- SGD $11 per night
Taitung
Summer Guest House (Review to be up soon)- Address: 2F, No 23, Lane 296 Zhongshan Road, Taitung, Taiwan
- 10 minutes walk from Tiehua Rural Village
- SGD $17.95 per night
Tainan
Old Man Captain HOSTEL 老曼船長 (Review to be up soon)- Address: No 4, Meimen Road, Section 2, Tainan, Taiwan
- Right beside Tainan Train Station (it used to be Tainan Train Station's office)
- SGD $20.65 per night
Taichung
Plan A Hostel A計畫 台中市 (Review to be up soon)- Address: No 201, Section 1, Taiwan Blvd, Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan
- 15-20 minutes walk fron Taichung Train Station
- SGD $21.15 per night
Itinerary
Day 1, 3 August 2017, Thursday — Taipei
01:10am — Take off from Singapore06:10am — Reached Taoyuan International Airport
06:45am — Boarded Taoyuan Airort MRT (Express Train)
07:20am — Reached Taipei City
07:25am — Dropped off luggage
08:50am — Fu Hang Soy Milk
- Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Road, 108號
- Nearest MRT: Shandao MRT Station, Exit 5, blue line
- Opening Hours: 5:30am to 12:30pm daily
10:00am — Four Four South Village 四四南村
- Address: No. 54 Songqin Street, Xinyi District 台北市信義區松勤街54號, Taipei
- Nearest MRT: Taipei world trade centre, red line, exit 2
01:00pm — Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Address: No. 505, Section 4, Ren'ai Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 110
Nearest MRT: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station, exit 4
Opening Hours: 9am to 6pm daily
02:30pm — Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station, exit 5
Address
No. 133, Guangfu South Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 110
Opening Hours
9am to 6pm daily
04:20pm — Ubike Rental at Yuanshan MRT
04:40pm — Yanping Riverside Park
Address
Diwai Road, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103
Nearest MRT
Yuanshan (Xinyi-Tamsui line)
05:50pm — MAJI Glasshouse Market 玻璃屋市集
Address
No. 1, Yumen Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10491
Opening Hours
Weekdays: 2pm to 9pm
Weekends: 12pm to 9:30pm
Closed on Mondays
06:10pm — Taipei Fine Arts Park
Address
No. 181, Section 3, Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10491
08:00pm — Dinner at Mo-Mo-Paradise
Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Zhongxiao West Road, 50號
Opening Hours: (Weekdays) 10:30am to 10pm | (Weekends) 11am to 11pm
Reservations: +886 2 2382 2668
Day 2, 4 August 2017, Friday — Taipei
01:30pm — Taipei Main Station Underground Shopping Street (Taipei City Mall)
- Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Shimin Boulevard, 100號
- Nearest MRT: Taipei Main Station, Y1 exit
- Opening Hours: (Weekdays) 11am to 9:30pm | (Weekends) 11am to 10pm — may vary from shop to shop
02:15pm — National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Address: No. 21, Zhongshan South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Nearest MRT: C.K.S. Memorial Hall, exit __
Opening Hours: 9am to 6pm daily
03:00pm — Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Address: No. 1, Section 1, Bade Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Nearest MRT: Zhongxiao Xinsheng, Exit 1
Opening Hours: 9:30am to 9pm daily
05:00pm — Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
Address: No. 39, Chang'an West Road, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103
Nearest MRT: Zhongshan MRT
Opening Hours: 10am to 6pm from Tuesday to Sunday | Closed on Monday
05:40pm — Zhongshan shopping
06:30pm — Nakama milk ice cream (NT30)
07:00pm — Ningxia Night Market
Address: Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103
Nearest MRT: Shuanglian MRT, Exit 1
Opened 5pm to 12am daily
08:20pm — Shilin Night Market
Address: No. 101, Jihe Road, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111
Nearest MRT: Jiantan Station, Exit 1
Opening Hours: 3pm to 1am daily
09:50pm — Back to hostel
Day 3, 5 August 2017, Saturday — Taipei / Keelung
11:20am — Met at Taipei Main Station
01:00pm — Reached Rueifang Station
01:25pm — Reached Keelung
01:40pm — Reached Chaojing Park
Address: Lane 369, Beining Road, Zhongzheng District, Keelung City, Taiwan 202
04:00pm — Lunch
07:00pm — Back to hostel
10:00pm — Ji Guang Xiang Xiang Ji 继光香香鸡
Address: No. 121之1號, Hanzhong Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Nearest MRT: Ximen, Exit 6
Opening Hours: 11:30am to 11pm daily
10:30pm — U2 theatre (U2電影館)
Address: 9F, Wannian Plaza, No. 70, Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Nearest MRT: Ximen
Opening Hours: 24 hours daily
12:40pm — Watched a second movie at U2
03:30am — Back to hostel
Day 4, 6 August 2017, Sunday — Taipei
01:50pm — National Taiwan Museum
Address: No. 2, Xiangyang Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Nearest MRT: NTU Hospital
Opening Hours: 9:30am to 5pm from Tuesdays to Sundays | Closed on Mondays
02:10pm — Land Bank Exhibition Hall of National Taiwan Museum
Address: No. 25號, Xiangyang Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Nearest MRT: NTU Hospital
Opening Hours: 9:30am to 5pm from Tuesdays to Sundays | Closed on Mondays
03:30pm — 228 Peace Memorial Park
Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District
Nearest Station: NTU Hospital station, Exit 1 or 4
04:30pm — Ximending
05:50pm — Ximen Red House
07:30pm — HowFun 好飯食堂
No. 589, Ruiguang Road, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan 114
Xihu station exit 2
11:30AM–9:30PM
09:30pm — Back at hotel
Day 5, 7 August 2017, Monday — Hualien
06:50am — Train to Hualien
08:30am — Reached Hualien
08:45am — Reached hostel
09:00am — Start Taroko National Park (Taroko Gorge) Tour
Address: 972, Taiwan, Hualien County, Xiulin Township, 富世村富世291號
10:40am — Qingshui Cliffs
11:40am — Shakadang Trail
01:30pm — Swallow Grotto Trail
02:30pm — Taroko Pudu Bridge
04:30pm — Qixingtan Beach
Address: Qixingtan Beach, Xincheng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan 971
05:50pm — Reached hostel
06:10pm — Walked to nearby 7-11 for dinner
06:30pm — Back to hostel
Day 6, 8 August 2017, Tuesday — Hualien / Taitung
09:00am — Began Hualien to Taitung tour
10:40am — Shitiping
11:30am — Tropic of Cancer
11:40pm — Fried squid and ice cream for brunch
12:50pm — Sanxiantai
01:30pm — Niu Rou Noodle for lunch
02:30pm — Water Running Upward
05:45pm — Taitung Railway Art Village
Address: No. 371, Tiehua Road, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan 950
Opening Hours: 24 hours daily
06:00pm — Trekking at Liyushan Park
Address: 950, Taiwan, Taitung County, Taitung City
06:25pm — Eslite Bookstore
Address: No. 478, Bo'ai Road, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan 950
Opening Hours: 10:30am to 10pm daily
06:45pm — Tiehua Rural Village
Address: No. 26, Lane 135, Xinsheng Road, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan 950
Opening Hours: 2pm to 10pm from Tuesdays to Sundays | Closed on Mondays
07:05pm — Blue Dragonfly Fast Food (Dinner)
Address: No.214, Datong Rd., Taitung City, Taitung County 950, Taiwan
Opening Hours: 10:30am to 11pm from Tuesdays to Sundays | Closed on Mondays
Address: No. 26, Lane 135, Xinsheng Road, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan 950
Opening Hours: 2pm to 10pm from Tuesdays to Sundays | Closed on Mondays
Address: No.214, Datong Rd., Taitung City, Taitung County 950, Taiwan
Opening Hours: 10:30am to 11pm from Tuesdays to Sundays | Closed on Mondays
09:05pm — Xingxing Buluo Night Scenery Cafe 星星部落景観咖啡
Address: 954, Taiwan, Taitung County, Beinan Township, 富源村8鄰富源116-3號
Opening Hours: 6pm to 1:30am daily
Contact Number: +886 8 923 8089
Day 7, 9 August 2017, Wednesday — Taitung
10:46am — Breakfast
11:30am — National Museum of Prehistory
Address: 950, Taiwan, Taitung County, Taitung City, 博物館路1號
Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm on Tuesdays to Sundays | Closed on Mondays
Nearest Train Station: Taitung Kangle Railway Station (台東康樂車站), 10 minute walk
02:40pm — Taitung Forest Park
Address: 950, Taiwan, Taitung County, Taitung City, 華泰路300號
Opening Hours: 6am to 7pm
03:20pm — Showtime Plaza (台東秀泰影城廣場)
Address: No. 93, Xinsheng Road, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan 950
Opening Hours 11am to 11:30pm daily
05:00pm — Train to Tainan
08:15pm — Reached Tainan
08:25pm — Checked in
10:20pm — Dinner at 7-11
Day 8, 10 August 2017, Thursday — Tainan
11:00am — Begin Tainan half day tour
11:20am — Anping Treehouse
Address: No. 108, Gubao Street, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
Opening Hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm daily
12:30pm — Wufei Temple
01:00pm — Zhonghua Road
01:20pm — Mango ice cream
01:25pm — Black Bridge
01:45pm — Guan Cai Ban
02:10pm — Hayashi Department Store
02:40pm — Taiwan Confucian Temple (Tainan)
03:50pm — National Museum of Taiwan Literature
05:00pm — Bubble tea
05:15pm — Back to hostel
06:45pm — Cycling on Tbike
07:10pm — Beancurd
08:10pm — Tainan Flower Night Market
10:10pm — Back to hostel
Day 9, 11 August 2017, Friday — Taichung
10:00am — Train to HSR station
10:40am — Reached HSR station
11:10am — Board HSR
12:00pm — Reached Taichung
12:40pm — Rainbow Village
01:30pm — Lunch at 大初麵食
02:40pm — Bubble tea
03:20pm — Checked in hostel
04:00pm — Sun Biscuit museum
04:15pm — Taichung old train station
04:30pm — Jiguang Street
05:20pm — Taichung Cultural and Creative Industries Park
06:15pm — Yizhong Street
06:50pm — Kuang Nan Stationery Shop
07:30pm — Yizhong Night Market
09:00pm — Back to hostel
Day 10, 12 August 2017, Saturday — Taichung
09:30am — Miyahara ice cream
10:40am — Leave for 921 Museum
12:00pm — Reach 921 Museum
02:10pm — Leave museum to go Taichung train station
03:10pm — Reach Taichung train station
03:20pm — Leave for Gaomei Wetlands
04:20pm — Reach Gaomei Wetlands
06:30pm — Sun sets at Gaomei Wetlands
07:20pm — Cab to Feng Chia Night Market
08:00pm — Reach Feng Chia Night Market
08:45pm — Bus back to Taichung train station
09:50pm — Reach hostel
Day 11, 13 August 2017, Sunday — Taichung / Taipei
08:10am — Breakfast at hostel
09:00am — Buy sun biscuit
09:30am — Check out
09:50am — Reach Taichung Train Station
10:10am — Reach Xinwuri Station (for HSR)
10:20am — Carton King at Xinwuri Station
11:39am — HSR to Taipei, lunch on HSR
12:25pm — Reached Taipei
01:10pm — Put luggage in locker and shopped
03:50pm — Train to Taoyuan International Airport
04:40pm — Reached Taoyuan International Airport, repacked luggage, shop
08:50pm — Flight take off
01:00am — Reached Singapore
