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Starbox Hostel
4F., No.288, Nanjing W. Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan, 10350 - See map
Get your trip off to a great start with a stay at this property, which offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms. Strategically situated in Datong District, allowing you access and proximity to local attractions and sights. Don't leave before paying a visit to the famous Taipei 101.
Highlights
Facilities
Airport transfer
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
Check-in/out [express]
Luggage storage
Cash withdrawal
Tours
Wi-Fi in public areas
Family room
Exceptional”
A really good location! right next to the Ningxia night market and is close to central Taipei. great price for backpackers as well:) Highly recommended!
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Exceptional”
Location is very good. However due to renovation they only opened a toilet for mix. Only got 2 x shower cubicle thus need to share with the rest. Bed was kind of thin but it's comfy for 1 to rest. Good for short stay.
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Amazing Dulan ”
I was staying 10days in here It’s little bit faraway from main point to surf but people who are working in here were super amazing. Even I moved to main point to stay but I missed them so much then I came back to Wagaligon. Anyway I love here so much I highly recommend
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Exceptional”
The hostel is very good. I had a private room, which was clean, light and spacious.
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Exceptional”
Great memories.
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Great!”
It was a great stay here in Starbox. Everything was okay, I just had some difficulty to find the hostel, but overall everything is good!!
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Nice place to stay, nice people”
Very good hostel. The only inconvenient are the restroom and showers in the same room and quite away from the dorms.
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Clean hostel”
Clean, comfortable bedding
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Great location, pretty disappointed in the staff”
Starbox is pretty centrally located. Walking distance to 2 MRT stations, Dadaocheng district, a night market, and about 15 min from Ximen. Super clean and quiet. Although, I had 2 issues with this place. 1. I stayed here for 10 nights. Over the course of my stay, the staff rarely even spoke to me. They seemed to only speak to one another. 2. Hostel is on 4th floor. Every time you come back to the accommodation, the security guard must ring the hostel staff to come fetch you, which meant you often wait a few min for someone to come let you in. In most cases, the staff (foreigners, not the case with the locals) seemed incredibly annoyed to do this. It wasn't explained to me until I asked if I needed to wait every time I came back. It's very inconvenient coming/going.
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Too crowdy, warnings everywhere”
There was no barriers amongst all of the female room. It seems like there were more than 30 beds in one room. More than 30 alarms during morning annoyed me. Also, it seems like the owner doesn't trust customers at all and stick poster for expensive fines everywhere to notify you MUST NOT DO THIS, MUST NOT DO THAT, AND THIS AND THAT, otherwise, you will be fined $1000. That was annoying as well. Moreover, I personally dislike the design of pathway. The lobby which doesn't have any doors is located between shower rooms + toilets, and bedrooms. So I needed to pass it before and after shower.
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Review ”
Nice place to be in Taipei !
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Clean ”
Comfortable
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Great for trips that require savings”
There is no end to the luxury and comfort of the facilities, but this place is suitable for those who travel while saving money.
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Not worth the price”
The location of the hostel was not provided. No physical signage at the building lobby, very difficult to find the hostel. The bed was not clean and dusty. Beneath my bunk is an aunt who looks like she has been living for a long time and her things down the hallway. Although the location of that hotel is good. Would not recommend and totally not worth the price.
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Spend your elsewhere”
There are comparable hostels in Taipei where you don't have to feel like a slave or feel like you are in a jail. You cannot come in or return from a 2 minute visit from 7/11 which is just downstairs. Once you leave that building, you WILL need to wait for the security and sanitary guy to call the hostel and you WILL NEED to wait for a staff to pick you up. Then, of course you MUST open your hands to be sprayed for mandatory alcohol spray EVEN IF you use hand sanitizer every 30 minutes. Are we guests or jail/prison people? Nobody should pay any money for this bulls***.
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Hostel was not at all like the pictures”
Finding the entrance to this hotel was tough. Without a sign or anything indicating a hotel, we were so confused as to where even the entrance was. Eventually we found it, and had to deal with a security guard that was a little rude. The hostel itself was in a very run down condition, nothing like what the pictures show. I honestly would not recommend this place to anyone.
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Disappointing experience”
The place is clean and the beds are alright, but the staff was not friendly at all. Even though there is a big social area, there was absolutely no atmosphere when I was there. The staff also went into my assigned locker and moved my stuff into a different locker without telling me!
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Try every where”
This Starbox put office desk infront of rest room. Only 1 restroom for Female & male. I saw 2 guest moved out before their date. How do you say??? Manager is a mean cruppy man, I will not tolerate this man working in the hostel. Unless he is the owner, of course, I won't let them destroy my mood. The best is not move in.....hoping all of you having a wonderful holiday in Taiwan. God bless me and you......
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Acceptable”
Very dirty toilet and shower room and the staff was unfriendly.
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Overall good”
The foreign staff were great. They made an effort to understand and accommodate my requests. The taiwanese staff not so much. The location was perfect. At first, I thought that the only option I had was to walk for 15mins to mrt taipei main station everytime. Fortunately, starbox had many bus stops around it that I didn't need to use the mrt most of the time to get to tourist places. There's even a bus that goes straight to yangmingshan. Just a tip, be sure to have a pocket wifi or sim card with internet with you so you can use google map to know which bus/es to ride back to starbox from anywhere. In addition, the hostel is very near Ningxia night market where locals prefer to eat as it has a more authentic taste according to them. As for cleanliness, I occassionally see the cleaning lady cleaning but they seem to forget to clean the floor in the bed area. I understand that some get confused on how to get to the entrance of starbox. Just look for the door shown in one of the pictures here. I didn't have a hard time looking for it. It also wasn't a big deal to me that the hostel staff had to fetch me at the bldg lobby everytime. They have a staff dedicated to doing just that and I never waited too long for them. I appreciated the breakfast. To me, it was enough. 4 halves of buttered bread, scrambled eggs, fresh tomatoes and your choice of hot/cold drinks. It won't leave you too full that you won't have any space left for your food trip. Overall, it was a good stay. I will definitely consider staying with them again if I go back to Taipei.
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Thank you for choosing Starbox and thank you for your feedback! We're happy that you like your stay and our location. We look forward to being at your service again :)