Ahiruyah is situated near a lot of the essential stuff - the Liouhe night market, the Formosa MRT station (and the Dome of Light), breakfast store across the street, PX Mart where we can buy groceries to bring home, and a 7/11 on the ground floor. As for the entire hotel experience, I could say that it was a pleasant stay. I read somewhere that the receptionists were poker-faced, but that was not the case in my experience. They were very smiling and helpful, they would recommend places to see and things to do if you ask them. Ann and Julianne, the two receptionists who I met during my stay, would encourage me to explore more of Kaohsiung and they were nice no matter how loud guests sometimes get.

Maybe the toilet, for it has no bidet. But other than that, everything was really really good.

Perfect location between two subway lines and next to a night market. Fantastic staff - very helpful and friendly. Super clean! The A\C worked really well in the female dorm I was in Cozy atmosphere and comfortable public spaces

The bed was so uncomfortable I had a hard time sleeping. The mattress is rock hard. It's like sleeping on the floor. Also, the showers weren't comfortable since there was no separate area to dry off and keep your clothes and other stuff dry while showering. Lastly, this definitely is not a social hostel, if you are a western solo traveler looking for company you will have to really work hard to find it.

Location: very close to the metro. Easy to get around town. Lots of night markets and restaurants around the area and by metro. Great breakfast and bubble tea stores around the block. Ambience: Good vibes!! Lots of people there from the West/English fluent. It had a really good vibe for hanging out in the hostel (AC inside the lounge area). Met some good friends. Cleanliness: 10/10 Note that the mattresses have bedbug-suspicious stains. However, the staff told me they do treatment cleanings every 2 weeks. Furthermore, nobody has reported bedbugs and I met two people who have been staying at that hostel (digital nomads) for 9+ months. They wouldn't have stayed at the hostel for 9+ months if there were bedbugs. So rest assured it's very clean. Facilities: The lockers were okay. They were small and could only fit valuables, not a suitcase carry-on or Herschel backpack. It's only big enough to hold a big bowl of noodles. However, no one stole anything and I can confidently say that the hostel is pretty safe.

Smell: There IS an issue with people smelling bad and drying their clothes in the dormitory rooms with minimal ventilation. Just kindly ask them to move the clothes and towels outside on the patio. If there is pushback, ask the staff to handle it because there is an official policy from Ahiruyah for guests to dry clothes outside dorm rooms.

Nice clean, large enough, and modern hostel. Location is good - short 5-10 min walk from Formosa Boulevard MRT station which you can go to Zuoying High Speed Rail station from. Very close short 5-10 min walk to Liouhe Tourist Night Market. Lots of other good food options nearby. Has a large well equipped kitchen/social area and another small area with sofas. Free hot/cold water/teas/coffee (seems standard with any decent Taiwan hostel I stayed at). Code operated room door. Room has decent sized code operated locker large enough to store small backpack and other items (not large backpack or suitcase). Separate men's/women's bathrooms. Has coin operated laundry machine (50 NTD), and coin operated dryer machine (didn't use). You can leave luggage after check out until 7pm (they have a dedicated area near reception, but at your own risk obviously). Very friendly (and cute) reception lady :). Only stayed one night but could have easily stayed longer. Would recommend!

I stayed in room 2A, the only issue I had was that there was a weird funky and unpleasant smell in this room, very evident as soon as you enter. I'm not sure if it was a problem with the room itself, or due to the hygiene of other people in the room.

Lounge, kitchen and common areas are super comfy. It's all extremely clean and well mantained. People at the front desk make a real effort to make themselves useful and be helpful. Quiet and peaceful, ideal for a good rest. Good pillows, beds are big and comfortable enough. Showers are designed so the water doesn't flood the whole bathroom. Strong stream of hot water. Comfy couches everywhere in the common areas. Free water, tea and coffee. Towel is provided. Location couldn't be more central, really close to Formosa Boulevard MRT station.

The towel is too small, at least for me, more like a small hand towel. Some beds make creaking noises when you turn on your other side. Lockers too small to stuff a backpack, just a few valuables.

The place itself is big. Huge and really comfortable common area. Dining area also big. Even this place always busy still u will find ur spot to hangout in the common area. 3mins walking distance to liuhe night market. Not much bar around this area. Near walk to mrt station too.

Stayed here for 4nights. So I realised most of people stay in my room mostly student. So it’s hard to meet other travellers. I found out somewhere near central more backpackers. The AC in the room guest can’t really control it except for off / on. Lowers temp only 23. Makes the room bit warm. I need to open the curtain all the time for the AC. Only 1fan in the room for 8pax. So not helpful at all.

The hostel is right at the metro station Formosa Boulevard with the famous Dome of Light, just one stop from the main station, thus very central. It's very clean with spacious rooms and a spacious, cozy common area plus to computers you can use for working. Nice kitchen with everything you need (including tea and a water dispenser), also the bathroom (including basic hygienic products). Laundry facilities on the balcony. Friendly staff. I recommend!

The mattress was very hard and the bed not very stable, I could feel every move of the person in the upper bed. Would be nice to have a little shelf at the bed. The place to hang wet clothes could be bigger, so they would dry better.

- nice location - clean and comfortable seating areas(cmon spaces) - friendly staff

- too pricy for what it is, I expected something extraordinary, but ended up paying an enormous amount for a dorm bed - since there are no capsules, it was very noisy and i wasn't able too sleep at all both nights, because I had 2 different roommates that snored very very loudly (I know it's not the hostel's fault) - shower rooms do not have a seperate room for changing, which would be very useful (the current concept makes it hard to get changed and keep your clothes dry)

Even though it's a self check-in system and hadn't personally met the owner, she has been very present and helpful all the time. I've been in contact with her numerous times over the phone as she helped me with finding places, planning trip... She even left me a welcome Taiwanese pastry which I really really appreciated. Nice and chilled atmosphere. Quiet area just a couple of mins walking form the main night market and very close to the train station too.

Toilet and shower in the same room so you might have to wait a bit longer if someone's in, even tho it was never really a big issue during my stay

Wonderful, stunning hostel with exceptionally comfortable beds and a great communal area. The WiFi is strong, there's laundry services and it's ideally located, a short walk from the Formosa metro station. For breakfast, I recommend visiting the soybean store across the foad. For dinner, the ramen restaurant in the Formosa Metro station and the Dumpling Restaurant across the road. A great hostel, ideal for a visit to Kaohsiung.