Name: Star House 101
Address: 349 Xingsheng Road 950 Taitung,Xingsheng Road, Taitung, Taitung, Taitung, 950, Taiwan
Rating: 7

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Star House 101

Taitung

We couldn't get any rooms in the city center due to the New Year holiday weekend, so we ended up here.

1) Location
Starinn 101 is a short 10-minute walk from the railway station but a 6 to 7 kilometer distance from Taitung city center. If you don't have your own form of transportation or you want to be near the city center, this place is not a good choice. Furthermore, the area doesn't seem to have many restaurants or food outlets. Maybe this is why Starinn 101 provided information on food delivery services available by some food providers.

2) Transportation
Since Starinn 101 is just a short distance away from the railway station, no pickup or dropoff services is provided or required. Unlike other B&B's/homestays outside of city center we stayed in other parts of Taiwan which provided some form of transportation services by the friendly proprietors for our dining conveniece, Starinn 101 doesn't provide any at all. In fact, the proprietor doesn't seem to be concern about our welfare even though she knew we were from a foreign country without our own private transportation.

3) Orientation & Recommendations
After a quick and simple check-in process where the proprietor briefed us on the main door, keys, and breakfast hours, she retreated to her sofa watching her entertainment on her iPad. No information about the surrounding was provided like in other B&B's/homestays. No maps of attractions, restaurants, or any other information was provided unless we specifically asked for them. The whole time we were there, the proprietor just kept to herself with her iPad.

4) Breakfast
Breakfast is included and self-service with breads made from a breadmaker machine, rice porridge with sides dishes, coffee & tea. Nothing special here as we had better homemade rice porridge in other B&B's/homestays. 

5) Rooms and Facilities
The rooms have different layouts and are clean and spacious as this was originally a residential house. Actually, Starinn 101 is two residential houses joined as one where the middle partitional was knocked down to connect the halls of two houses. The breakfast area and the living room area are together on one side of the connected halls while the proprietor's own living room, dining room, and kitchen are on the other side. Make sure you time your breakfast well, so you get a place to sit as there are not many tables and chairs for the number of rooms they have.

The bathroom has a shower stall, so the toilet and sink side stays dry. Hot water and water pressure are just adequate. Hair dryers and disposable toiletries are provided. We didn't use the air-conditioner as the weather was cold during our stay. It would have been nice to have a heater but the comforters are very thick which kept us warm. There is no elevator/lift in this house, so ask for a lower floor if you have heavy bags.

6) How We Felt During Our Stay
Since the proprietor kept to herself with her iPad during our stay, we felt like we were in a downtown motel, rather than in a B&B/homestay in Taiwan where hospitality is well-known. We got the feeling the proprietor was just simply running a business without being interested in interacting with people and most importantly, without even remotely interested if her customers enjoy themselves in Taitung.

Since the check-out time is officially at 11am, we certainly didn't appreciate being TOLD by the staff to bring our bags out of the room at 10am. The attitude was more like chasing out as if we were staying there without paying for the room. The proprietor and her staff were just concern about getting the occupants out of the rooms as soon as possible, so that they can clean and make-up the rooms for the next occupants.

This is the worst lodging experience during our 30-day trip in Taiwan.

Would not go back and would not recommend

4 of us from Malaysia backpacking,from Taipei to Taitung by train. The hostel is just less than 10minutes walk from the train station. We stay in the 4 bed-room.B & B is ok but the services provided by the lady boss and the assistance r lousy!! The lady boss not friendly(sour face) and do not provide any of the basic infor,such as place of interest,place to shop/eat/drinks....Worse still,at 10am next day morning,she reminded u to move/check out by 11am.This is just an insulting!! Will never go back to this hostel.

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NOTE: Do not mix up Taitung with Taichung in Taiwan! Taitung is on the east side of Taiwan's coast whereas Taichung is along the west coast. This hostel is located near Taitung train station.

My friend and I booked through 'booking.com'. We chose this hotel as it is nearby the Taitung train station. We got a twin room. Had no issues. It's basically someone's house turned into a budget hotel that feels very home-y. We stayed here for 1 night during our trip in mid-June 2014. The location is quiet even though it is a short walk from the train station. 

This place is also known as Star 101 Guest House or 星棧101民宿. You can spot the sign at the top of the hotel's building from the train station. 

There's free wifi in the room, and the rooms are clean and made daily. The toilet facilities are quite old but all in perfect working condition. Beds are comfortable in my opinion but different people have different preferences.

However, there's no elevator, so you must bring your luggage up the stairs yourself. 

It's quite far from the centre of Taitung city so we had to take a bus from the train station to the city centre.

Didn't get to try their breakfast as we went out very early in the morning.

The staff are pleasant and well-mannered, and helped us arrange for a cab to Taitung airport when we wanted to leave for Taipei. They speak satisfactory english and email correspondence was quite smooth.

OVERALL: I would recommend you stay here if you are taking trains to different locations around Taitung County. However, if you want to be near Taitung's city centre, you might be better off staying somewhere else. It's nothing luxurious, but it feels like you're staying in someone's house so to my friend and I, it was pretty comfortable! We are students travelling on a budget, so we don't expect much.

TIP: - Request for a room on a lower level so that you don't have to carry your luggage so far up!
-Request for a room facing the front of the hotel. The rooms have balconies and the front-facing rooms have a view of an open grassy field (better than facing the buildings at the back).

Far from city centre, but near the Taitung train station, and airport is just a 10 min drive away!

Disadvantages: it's not the city center, it's 8-9 km from it, and buses are not frequent and irregular, they don't walk at all at night. You'll have to take a taxi, which is not cheap. From the nearest infrastructure, I'll go to the same train station with the minimum 7/eleven, where I had to buy dinner.... The building itself looks nice and dignified (a backyard house with a balcony inside), and its effort. In the two spacious halls of the city, the bathroom is very expensive, and the bathroom is very cheap.

B&B at the level of a good hotel!

Helpers did a good job of ensuring that the place and room are clean. Breakfast was alright. Staff was very helpful to introduce Taitung to us. Inn was close to train station and inn has free bicycles for 25 min access to town. This place is recommended as it is money well spent.

Good value

Stay on April one night. Bathroom is clean and space. Beds are comfort. Provide decent breakfast, there were even stir fry vegetable dishes my vegetarian daughter liked.  Service is excellent.  Go extra miles to assist us.  We couldn't say enough "thank you".  Told 郭小姐that we would arrive late evening by train and needed to be picked up.  As soon as the train pulled in the staion. I received phone call from the owner said that he was waiting outside.  The purpose of the trip was to go snorkeling at Green Island. However, The weather forecast had been heavy raining when I book the hotel. At time, 郭小姐advised not to book the trip in advance since there would be no refund. the next morning, the sky turned to our favor, so she booked the boat fares, Accommodation, snorkeling, and called the taxi to take us to harbor.  While waiting at the harbor, my daughter realized she left her camera in hotel room.  I called the hotel, the owner went to check the room and found the camera. He then drove to the harbor (more than 20 minutes drive) to deliver it. What a service!

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