Norden ruder hostel-Taitung

We spent 12 nights in Taiwan, touring the island, and this is by far the most beautiful and functional hostel/hotel we’d stayed in. Absolutely love the lay out of the place. With a big courtyard in the middle, filled with plants. The ground floor has a common fully functional kitchen (with fridge, oven, stove, steamer, we even found Chinese tea set for those wanting to try out Chinese tea making), lots of pots and pans, they even provide cooking oil, sauces, salt for cooking. It’s so clean and tidy that every guest using the place was obligated to keep the place the same state! On the ground floor, there are lots of comfortable seats for reading or having a chat. Tables for doing work. Bean bags to sit and lounge around. The hostel provides bike mounts for those who come in bicycle, a bike repair area with some tools to fix your bike. Those who drive, there is a nearby parking for hostel guest (TWD50 per day) We get vouchers to spend in a few places nearby, so we used it to pay for our brunch at Lane28. They were enough to cover brunch for 3 of us for 2 days. The rooms too are nicely designed. Our deluxe double room comes with a big bed, a sofa, and a study table. The hotel even provide journaling books, stamps, washi tapes for journaling. Absolutely coming back! And will try the other Norden Ruder hostel in Taichung.

I was lucky enough to get an upgrade upon check in. Hotel was very nice and clean - with all amenities I needed and beautifully designed. The only two things that were a little unexpected was the sound of an ice cream truck continuously playing at night before 9:30pm and it was hard to find the airconditioner panel on the ceiling to point the remote to. Other than that, an excellent stay. I would gladly return.

Nice staff, everything very clean, central location. Very nice accommodation.