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 boutique hotels and youth hostels, providing shared bathrooms and dormitory-style backpacker beds, 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 equipment, 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, which are popular among young people, international backpackers and business people. They have international market potential and backpacker appeal. Taiwan local hostel groups have begun to launch chain brand youth hostels, or configure backpacker dormitories. Types 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 (Forte Group) have appeared one after another.
Taiwan's light luxury youth hostel brand
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 be the first to launch 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 2021.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.
- Smoke wave spends time:Yilan Art(2021)｜Hualien(2021)
- Village Hotel:Taichung Cultural Center(2024)｜In front of Taichung Station(2022)｜Hualien Zhongfu(2020)
- Fullon Travel:Zhongli(2025)｜Linkou(2023)｜Kenting(2023)｜in the water(2023)｜Kaohsiung(2023)
- Chengyi Light Brigade:Kaohsiung
- Zhongqing Travel:Chiayi|Tainan|Hualien
Luxury youth hostel brand: The Moment Hotel｜Yanbo Flower Time
| 類型 | Stay | Location | years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury hostel | Yanbo spends time Yilan transfer art | Yilan | 2022 |
| Luxury hostel | Fire Wave Flower Time Hualien | Hualien | 2022 |
Lakeshore Groupsite is affiliated to ChunFu Corporation. In 1996, the hotel business department was established to start the hotel business. In the same year, the first base, Hsinchu Lakeside, was opened. In 2021, a new brand "The Moment Hotel" was launched, and two bases were launched in Yilan and Hualien. Both have geographical advantages with beautiful waterfront views.
Luxury youth hostel brand: OLAH Poshtel｜Villa Hotel
| 類型 | Stay | Location | years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury hostel | Village Hotel Taichung | Taichung | 2024 |
| Luxury hostel | Village Hotel Taichung Station | Taichung | 2022 |
| Luxury hostel | Village Hotel Hualien Zhongfu | Hualien | 2020 |
Yuele Hotel is a luxury youth hostel brand launched by Farglory Group. Its brand appeal is "a light luxury hotel for shared living". The hotel has a variety of shared rest spaces, provides free popcorn, instant noodles and snacks, and has multi-person rooms suitable for parent-child families. Some locations will provide dormitory rooms suitable for backpackers.
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Luxury youth hostel brand: Fullon Poshtel | Fullon Hostel
| 類型 | Stay | Location | years |
|---|---|---|---|
| design hotel | Fullon Travel in Zhongli | Taoyuan | 2025 |
| design hotel | Fullon Travel to Linkou | Taoyuan | 2023 |
| design hotel | Fulong Lai Travel Shuili | Nantou | 2023 |
| design hotel | Fullon Travel Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung | 2023 |
| design hotel | Fullon Travel Kenting | Kenting | 2023 |
In 2023, Fullon Hotel launched a light travel brand - Fullon Travel, which focuses on the design concept of youth, innovation, fashion, environmental protection and affordability. The hotel adopts colorful design, strengthens the room selection suitable for parent-child families, and sets up rest rooms, gyms, saunas, children's playrooms, laundry rooms and other facilities according to the conditions of each hotel.
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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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Yuela Hotel‧In front of Taichung Station. OLAH Poshtel‧Taichung Station
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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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- Number of rooms: 14
- Opening year: 2020
Ruth Travel International Youth Hostel Taichung Station Front Branch. Norden Ruder Hostel Taichung
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- Number of rooms: 37
- Opening year: 2019
Travel Alley Free Light Brigade. Loosha Hostel
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- Number of rooms: 100
- Opening year: 2019
Taichung Comma Hotel. DDINN Hotel
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- 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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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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Youai Street Hotel. UIJ Hotel & Hostel
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- Grand opening in March 2018, the newly constructed 3-story building takes reading as its theme and combines two accommodation types: a youth hostel and a design hotel.
- There are a total of 100 guest rooms. The interior design combines Tainan Fucheng and light industrial style elements, providing accommodation options with a design quality that is suitable for young people and affordable prices.
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Tainan Alley Tide Brigade. Oinn Hotel & Hostel
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- Number of rooms: 20
- Opening year: 2020
Puyu Youth Hostel. PopInn
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- Number of rooms: 10
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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- Number of rooms: 42
- Opening year: 2016
Aviator Youth Hostel. Flyinn Hostel
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- Number of rooms: 40
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
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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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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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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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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.
Yanbo spends time at Hualien Museum. The Moment Hotel Hualien by Lakeshore
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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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Village Hotel Hualien Zhongfu OLAH Poshtel
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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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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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