2022 Taiwan Light Luxury Hotel Special: The Accommodation Experience of the Upgraded Backpack Inn

Recently, there has been a frenzy of glamping in Taiwan, and youth hotels have also appeared in the trend of light luxury hotels. The boutique hostel between the youth hostel and the traditional hotel removes the one-time equipment of the traditional hotel and the gym, swimming pool, spa and other facilities. It not only provides affordable prices and accommodation comfort, but also helps tenants communicate with each other and explore local culture.

The trend of boutique-level light luxury hotels

Poshtels have the characteristics of both boutique hotels and youth hostels, providing backpacker beds with shared bathrooms and dormitories, and sometimes independent rooms with exclusive bathrooms. The hotel has a unique sense of design and a combination of local culture , usually do not provide disposable supplies, design a rest space that is conducive to the friendship and work of tenants, provide a shared space for reading, activities, eating, kitchen, laundry and other functions, and also provide gourmet meals, sell daily necessities, organize theme Additional services such as events to generate revenue.Luxury youth hostels provide cost-effective accommodation services and are popular among young people, international backpackers and business people. They have international market potential and backpacker appeal. Taiwanese local hostel groups have begun to launch chain brand youth hostels, or configure backpacker dormitories. For the type of star-rated hotels, chain brands such as Yanbo Flower Time (Yanbo Group), Yuele Hotel (Farglory Group), Chengyi Light Travel (Chengyi Cultural Tourism), and Orange Youth Hostel (Futai Group) appeared one after another.

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• Village Hotel:Hualien|Taichung
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• Zhongqing Travel:Chiayi|Tainan|Hualien

The latest light luxury youth hostel in Taiwan

In 2015, Chengyi Cultural Tourism Group launched the Chengyi Light Travel brand in Chiayi and Tainan simultaneously, becoming the most well-known luxury youth hostel concept chain brand in the early stage.You Oi Street Hostel, is the most representative independent brand.Although the Chengyi brand began to develop into the high-end market after the launch of Chengyi Hotel, and the base of Chengyi Light Travel has also been renamed Zhongqing Travel, there are also more independent and chain brands in luxury youth travel.Farglory Group to launch first in 2020Village Hotel Hualien BranchAfter that, it will be launched in 2022Village Inn Taichung Branch, while Yanbo International Tourism Group will launch the Yanbo Flower Time brand in 2022.Yilan ArtAndHualienLaunched two bases.The independently operated luxury youth hostel is based on the trial operation of Yilan Wushi Port in 2022.OA HotelThe largest youth hostel building with more than 200 rooms.

▲ Joy Hotel is a luxury youth hostel concept brand launched by Farglory Group.

▲ Yanbo Flower Time is a luxury youth hostel concept brand launched by Yanbo International Tourism Group.

Taichung: Recommended Light Luxury Youth Hostel

Taichung Station and Fengjia Commercial District provide many affordable accommodation options, and the options for light luxury youth hostels include:Yue Le Hotel,Nest lodging,Ruth Travel,Travel alley at ease,Comma Hoteland so on.

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Joy Hotel Taichung. OLAH Poshtel Taichung

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• Total number of rooms: 40
• Opening year: 2022

Village Hotel Taichung opened in February 2022. It was formerly known as Green Willow Ding Cultural Tourism which opened in 2. It is located next to Taichung Electronic Street in front of Taichung Railway Station. Floors 2013-2 are planned as guest rooms, providing exquisite double rooms and courtyards. Quadruple room, family room adopts a unique building-in-floor design, and an economic shared dormitory is set up on the first basement floor, providing backpacker beds for 7 people.

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Nest lodging. Su Taichung Hostel

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• Total number of rooms: 14
• Opening year: 2020

Ruth Travel International Youth Hostel Taichung Station Front Branch. Norden Ruder Hostel Taichung

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• Total number of rooms: 37
• Opening year: 2019

Travel Alley Free Light Brigade. Loosha Hostel

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• Total number of rooms: 100
• Opening year: 2019

Taichung Comma Hotel. DDINN Hotel

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• Total number of rooms: 47
• Year of renovation: 2019

Chiayi: recommended light luxury youth hostel

Chiayi Railway Station is the preferred area for the opening of youth hostels, and the latest choice for the opening is the Cultural Light Brigade launched by the Tainan Alley Tide Brigade team.

Cultural Light Brigade. Oinn Hotel & Hostel Chiayi

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• Star rating: 3 stars
• Total number of rooms: 15
• Opening year: 2022

Chiayi Cultural Light Tour will start trial operation in February 2022, TainanAlley Tide BrigadeThe second base launched by the team in Chiayi is located in the back station area of ​​Chiayi City Railway Station. Backpacker berth, multi-functional shared space on the top floor, shared kitchen open 6 hours, open-air balcony, conscience store, coin-operated laundry room.

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Tainan: Recommended Light Luxury Youth Hostel

Tainan youth hostels are located in the most culturally distinctive Central and Western District and Anping District, especially the youth hostels renovated from traditional buildings.Luxury hostel options includeAlley Tide Brigade,You Oi Street Hostel,Pu Yuand so on.

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Tainan Alley Tide Brigade. Oinn Hotel & Hostel

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• Total number of rooms: 20
• Opening year: 2020

Youai Street Hotel. UIJ Hotel & Hostel

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• Total number of rooms: 100
• Opening year: 2017

Puyu Youth Hostel. PopInn

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• Total number of rooms: 10
• Opening year: –

Kaohsiung: Recommended Light Luxury Youth Hostel

Kaohsiung youth hostels are the most numerous near Formosa MRT Station, and most of the rest are located around the MRT Station. The choices of light luxury youth hostels includeChengyi Light Brigade,Flight homeand so on.

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Chengyi Light Travel Kaohsiung Branch. Light Hostel Kaohsiung

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• Total number of rooms: 42
• Opening year: 2016

Aviator Youth Hostel. Flyinn Hostel

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• Total number of rooms: 40
• Opening year:

Yilan: recommended light luxury youth hostel

Jiaoxi has always been the mainstay of Yilan accommodation. There are many youth hostels near Jiaoxi Station, and the luxury hostel options include:Tomato Hot Spring Hotel,East Travel Backpacker,fire timeWait.In addition, there are also many new hotels in Toucheng and rural areas of Yilan surfing resort.OA HotelThere is an independent whole youth hostel accommodation.

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Lian Da Wushi Port Resort. OA Hotel

• Reservation:OA Hotel|booking.com
• Star rating: 3 stars
• Total number of rooms: 231
• Opening year: 2022

Lianda Wushigang Resort will be put into trial operation in December 2021. Two buildings, a youth hotel building and a tourist hotel building, will be planned. It will be located between Wai'ao Beach and Wushi Fishing Port. It will provide 12 double rooms (231㎡) and four people. Room (28㎡) and six-person room (28㎡), the six-person room is designed with a double bed + a double bed, and the upper and lower bunks are designed with a double bed. The time is set in the museum.Diner's restaurant, pizzeria, saloon and game room.

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Tomato Hot Spring Hotel. Hostel Tomato

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• Total number of rooms: 15
• Opening year: 2019

Tomato Hot Spring Hotel, formerly known as Homeland Hot Spring Hotel opened in 1965, is conveniently located in front of Jiaoxi Railway Station. It has been renovated into a fresh-style youth hostel, providing double dormitory, quadruple dormitory, double room and quadruple family room. The space is equipped with a saloon, a shared kitchen, a rest space, a coin-operated self-service laundry room and an open-air hot spring pool on the top floor.

East Travel Backpacker. East Hostel

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• Total number of rooms: –
• Opening year: 2016

Donglv Backpackers opened at the end of 2016. It is located near Jiaoxi Park and 400 meters away from Jiaoxi Railway Station. The group has another location in JiaoxiEast Travel Inn,Donglu Tangsu Fenghua Yang,East Travel Inn Motel,Pokhara Holiday Cluband other accommodation options.

Yanbo spends time Yilan Chuanyi. The Moment Hotel Yilan

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• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 106
• Opening year: 2021

Yanbo Spending Time Yilan Yilan Art Museum will start trial operation on December 2021, 12. It is a brand new brand of Yanbo International Tourism Group. It will take over the building that was closed in August 15. It will provide 2021 double rooms and family rooms. , Family rooms include classic bunk bunk family rooms, deluxe family rooms, honorable family rooms, and time-consuming six-person suites.

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Hualien: recommended light luxury youth hostel

Hualien budget hotels are gathered in the downtown area of ​​Hualien. The latest luxury hostel options are:Yue Le Hotel, Taroko Scenic Spot is owned by Yanbo Groupfire time.The rest of the townships are dominated by homestays.Those who prefer convenient transportation can choose cheap business travel near Hualien Station; those who focus on food and sightseeing can choose cheap hotels along Zhonghua Road.

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Yanbo spends time at Hualien Museum. The Moment Hotel Hualien by Lakeshore

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• Star rating: 4 stars
• Total number of rooms: 28
• Opening year: 2021

Yanbo Flower Time Hualien Pavilion opened on December 2021, 12. It is a brand new brand of Yanbo International Tourism Group. It focuses on the backpacker level. It provides double rooms, four-person family rooms, six-person boudoir rooms, eight-person backpacking rooms, and mixed eight-person rooms. For guest rooms such as backpack rooms, the public area on the first floor is equipped with a youth hotel concept social space, with self-service check-in machines, self-service kitchens and luggage lockers.

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Joy Hotel. OLAH Poshtel

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• Total number of rooms: 40
• Opening year: 2020

Village Hotel opened for business in October 2020. It adopts a young and lively colorful design style, and combines the light luxury (Poshtel) type accommodation of cheap hotels and youth hostels, providing backpacker bunk bed dormitories, double rooms and four-person family rooms. Set up five shared spaces of various types and provide free popcorn, instant noodles and drinks.

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Taitung: recommended light luxury youth hostel

There are many affordable hotels in downtown Taitung. The latest luxury youth hostel options are those launched by Traveler Inn.Higurashi Travel.

The Traveler's Station, Sun and Evening Travel. Traveller-Inn Day Moon Hotel

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• Star rating: 3 stars
• Total number of rooms: 19
• Opening year: 2021
• Business address: No. 414, Zhongshan Road, Taitung City (next to Tiehua Village)

Sunmu Hotel is the fifth base of the Traveler Inn hotel chain, Taitung’s first unmanned self-service hotel with smart unmanned counters. It is adjacent to Tiehua Village and Taitung Passenger Transport Station. It offers double, triple, quadruple and six-person rooms. The quadruple room is equipped with a double bed and bunk beds, and the six-person room is equipped with three upper and lower bunk beds.

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