Hualien hotels

Since Taipei hotels already have their own thread on this forum, ';Recommended budget~moderately-priced hotels';, I thought Hualien could use such a thread, too. If you have any recommendations or reviews, you%26#39;re welcome to post them here.

Again, I have to say, I%26#39;ve never stayed at any of these hotels (except Bellevista), and have never even seen most of them; I%26#39;m merely offering ideas and suggestions that might help in your search for accommodations in Hualien. I%26#39;ve tried to select the nicer-looking establishments out of the questionable-looking ones.

First, I%26#39;ll copy and paste from previous posts:

Hualien hotels

1. www.cis-life.com.tw/home1/house1

About 20 min. by car from Hualien Train Station

2. www.970.com.tw/cons

Oceanside, 4 blocks from train station

3. www.blueocean.idv.tw

Oceanside, about 15 min. by car to train station

4. www.sweethome.com.tw

Not far from train station

5. www.kkshotel-mwm.com

Very near train station

6. www.naluwan-hotel.com.tw

About 3 min. by car from train station

7. http://ec-hotel.886news.com/

http://www.hotelnews.com.tw/hotel/hotel.php? hotel_id=453

Hualien hotels

Posted by Nuttyazn:

Hi,

The Ali Baba looks promising !!

Got some emails for Hotel under NT1500 for a double, and a few looking for about SGD50/-

http://sunrise.poja.com.tw/index1.html

www.white-house.com.tw/page2/index.html

http://homestay.poja.com.tw/index1.html

http://albb.17919.com.tw/ NT1000 up on weekdays

http://garden-home.17919.com.tw/002.html

http://expect.ehosting.com.tw/expect1.htm

http://www.zenlife.com.tw/ NT1600 up

http://teateahome.myweb.hinet.net/

This posted by Papico:

REVIEW OF　ＢＬＵＥ　OCEAN　ＩＮＮ

I enjoyed my stay at Blue Ocean when I was in Hualien. It%26#39;s a really nice inn if you%26#39;re looking for a serene, relaxed holiday. What you see on the website: www.blueocean.idv.tw is really what you get!

It overlooks the Pacific Ocean with the Freeway in front. There%26#39;s a small balcony in all the ocean-facing rooms, where you could feel the breeze and simply enjoy the view. The only down side is the lack of public transport + shops in the area. But cab can be easily called in and costs around NT$300 - $350 to the city / train station. The Ocean Park is very nearby though (approx. 10 minutes walk).

Rooms are clean, spacious with all basic amenities provided for: air-conditioning, TV, fridge, 2 big double beds (if you get the rooms facing the ocean), bathroom + decent breakfast... A nice lady takes care and stays over at the inn (I heard some inns do not have a caretaker at all). Oh yes, there%26#39;s a small vegie farm behind the inn too...

Distance %26amp; location info is provided by the hotels themselves.

And now for the new additions:

8. http://www.azurehotel.com.tw

centrally located

9. http://www.unique-holiday.com.tw/

centrally located

10. http://www.quality-inn.com.tw/

11. http://smk.poja.com.tw/

10 min. from train station

12. http://www.harnyuan.com.tw/

13. http://www.wzhotel.com.tw/

centrally located

14. http://www.r-hotel.com/index-home.htm

And, of course, the big, well-known hotels:

15. http://www.plcresort.com.tw/

16. http://www.parkview-hotel.com/

17. http://www.marshal-hotel.com.tw

18. http://www.grandformosa-taroko.com.tw

Taroko area

More big and well-known:

19. http://www.bellevista.com.tw/

20. http://www.leaderhotel.com/blw/index.html

Taroko area

21. Youth Activity Center

http://cyctsyac.myweb.hinet.net/cyctasy.html

Taroko area

There is a new kid on the block in Hualien...

Fei Fan Hotel somewhere near the busiest street in Hualien, across the famous Goose serving shop...Opened by one my students%26#39; parents...the name is Fei Fan (非凡)...pretty new rooms and clean...stayed there a couple of times...can%26#39;t expect much from a S$60-odd hotel...they can arrange for airport transfer in a low period, such as now till January

Hi Swingcool, have you checked out this thread in your search for minshu?

Yup calicocat, after sending out my message, then I realised there is already this thread on Hualien hotels. Indeed, its very useful. Thats why it leads to my question on the ';Ding Jia';.

Actually, how big is Hualien? Does it really matter which area we stay? In city or by the beach? How do ppl usu get to their hotel from Hualien train station? Would it be too cold to stay by the beach (eg blueocean) in Jan?

Our main purpose in Hualien is to get to Taroko on the following day. How far and how long is it to get to Taroko from Hualien?

From Taroko back to Taipei, must we always get back to Hualien first to take a train?

Any useful info will be greatly appreciated.