I had a wonderful experience while staying with Sleeping boot hostel. First of all when I entered Penny & James welcomed me with a smile. Both of them were always helpful to suggest the things to do around & chatting. Bed was quite comfortable with good Aircon in this humid weather. Washroom was super clean equipped with shower gel & shampoo. They also have nice common area space to sit with the kitchen. Location is good just 9 minutes walking from the train station. I can recommend staying here to all backpackers.

Very friendly staff and room is nice and clean. Our group traveled in 4 so got the whole 4-bunk bed room. It has a private bathroom, and outside were also additional toilet and shower room. Location only 15’ walk from train station and a few min from bus stops if u don’t wanna walk. Quite walkable to most places tho

Only thing is no shower towel provided, but they gave us face towels when we asked

It's easy to walk around, it's near to train station (10 mins, and it's near to food street (10 mins).

The bed mattress is hard, i have trouble sleeping on first night. Not sure if it is mine or other bedding would be the same.

Cozy little hostel with very nice and welcoming staff. The location in between the train station and city center makes it easy to get around. The price was absolutely fine, actually very cheap for the offered quality. Good common area downstairs.

Would be nice to put some chairs on the balconies or even access the rooftop. But generally nothing to complain about.

The host is a gentleman, very kind and friendly. He has good suggestions if you want to know about things to do in the city. Also the location is good if you are driving, there a free public parking next to property.

The gaps between the bunk bed and walls could be smaller or filled up. I was woken up at 4:30am by a cellphone fall in the gap from the top bunk.

A warm house is filled with very friendly and kind staff, they care each of us as a person. For me, I didn't have a plan, gladly the staff spent time and gave me great recommendations. If I come back to visit Hualien, there's no doubt that I will come back to this house.

Kind beyond expectations from the staff, they went above and beyond to not only make us comfortable, but pointed out ways to improve our trip and gave great suggestions. They took their time to guide and orient us through our stay. Will definitely stay again if I ever have the opportunity.

The staff is really awesome. Very friendly and eager to make recommendations about anything in the area. The location is super convenient, just a short walk from the train station. The bed was comfortable and the shower was hot. Everything you could ask for and more for a really good price!

Perhaps it could get a bit noisy with the rooms not soundproofed very well. I stayed midweek so this didn't impact me, but it might be a problem for some on a busy weekend.

clean, quiet, balcony for quick cloth drying, all-day luggage storage

luggage storage might be more difficult for suitcases, water dispenser operates on big water bottles instead of flow, just one toilet and one shower (but separate!) per floor

It's clean and nice. Although the wall was thin that you can hear the traffic on the street but it doesn't bother me that much. There's a kitchen counter, free teas, fridge and water filling machine. The facilities are pretty good.