隔壁棟

Perfectly decent budget self-check-in backpacker dorm, on third floor of a house in a quiet alley near the train station (10 minutes' walk). Spacious and bright (my 10-bed dorm, at least, had a window and good lights), with good air conditioning that guests can control. Average bunk beds with good curtains and a mini locker. Each bed has a USB plug but not a regular electrical socket. Pretty clean, especially the beds and most-used guest spaces. On the ground floor, there's a shared water machine, kettle, microwave and oven (I only tested the water machine), plus an extra toilet. Unless you've never stayed in a cheap backpacker hostel, or only stayed in nice Taiwan-style ones, you won't be offended by the conditions of the place. It's much better than you would get at the low end of prices in most other countries.

There are some inconveniences with the timings - checkout by 10:30am (early!), and no check-in after 9pm, and the staff aren't always contactable on short notice at night or in the morning. If they're not there cleaning when you arrive, you also have to show them a video of putting your payment into the mailbox before they give you the door code. The fridge on the ground floor was broken, with an “out of order" note dated to three days earlier. Though it didn't bother me, it's true that the building is slightly on the old and grungy side, and the mostly good cleaning doesn't extend to some of the harder to reach corners (e.g. dust/mold on the air conditioner flaps, though I didn't smell anything). If you need to stay in the room during midday or afternoon, they might tell you to turn the AC off to “let it rest”, but otherwise the guests are able to turn it on and off as desired, and it works well.