Surfing Formosa Backpackers Hostel Reviews

Cool hostel, excellent location, and very friendly and helpful staff.

This hostel had a lot of potential, because it has an awesome library and plenty comfortable areas to chill out in. However, when I stayed here it was pretty quiet and the owner wasn't around much. But it's still a cute hostel, and you can arrange tours for around 700NTD to Taroko Gorge straight from the hostel reception. I recommend this place!

The couple that runs the hostel is quite friendly, and parts of my rating (like character and atmosphere) are only somewhat low because we stayed there during the low season. (We were the only guests at the time.) We stayed in a double room, which was separated from the hallway leading to the dorms by thin sliding panels that did not lock. The bed was an air mattress. The room was comfortable, but if you want to book a private room to have privacy and quiet, then this probably isn't the place.

Great location, clean, helpful staff, free Wi-Fi/Internet. Essential place to stay when in Hualien.

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This was a great hostel with great staff, comfortable with good music. However, they should really explain to guests why in their bathroom they post a sign saying "do not throw tissue paper/toilet paper into the toilet" in 10 languages. seriously? are they kidding? because neither a trashcan full of used toilet paper, nor guests that clog toilets are very funny.

A good place. Clean, cheap rooms. Nice, cool atmosphere and helpful staff. Conveniently situated between the train station and downtown Hualien.

Add a few words introduce how to get there from railway station would be better.

Overall we never go back to this hostel. A staff (sorry I forgot asking her name) is very friendly and helpful,and bar & library is well consdered; however, the room we used (Tatami type private room) is awful, plenty of house dust, poor preparation, no window, bed bag, etc... no value for money at all. We should cancel one night stay (of course no money refund). I strongly recommend the owner to make place clean at least; otherwise, they could face to the worst status near future. Family stay

Such a nice hostel and I would definately stay there again if I go back to Hulien. The hostess was super nice and it was very clean and silent, never slept so well in a hostel before.

This is a place you would always recommend your friends. The visit at this hostel made Hualien to my best stop in Taiwan, caused mainly by the great stuff. Furthermore you can always get a nice coffee at the bar. The chapter security should be improved, so please add lockers.