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Reviews of Light Hostel - Tainan This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

No. 20, Lane 309, Youai Street, West Central District, 700 Tainan, Taiwan

#59 of 143 hotels in Tainan

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 86 hostel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    8.8

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.9

  • Free Wifi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: March 8, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Great location in central Tainan. Good food and bars walking distance away. Bed was comfortable, bathroom was clean. Make sure to bring a towel so you don't have to rent one! Staff was kind and helpful, large common area downstairs

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Economy Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The shower water drains slowly

    Conveniently located in the West Central district. Lots of eateries nearby, there's even a bbq/braised supper place right in front of the hostel. Coin washer in the hostel.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 1, 2025

    7.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No breakfast option but no issue cause there are many local option around

    Accessible and value-for-money. They even gave a Xmas present!!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: June 30, 2024

    10
    Great!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice location, kind staff, good location

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 12, 2024

    8.0
    Tainan
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice hostel!! Good facilities and secure. Not very social when I visited but ok

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 4, 2024

    10
    Friendly & helpful staffs. Definitely I will come to this hotel if I were to come back to Tainan.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No

    Very clean & nearby has many good food. Need to walk a bit distance (about 5 to 10 mins) to a local market. Walk about 20mins to Art Museum.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: February 14, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    N/A

    Great common spaces, the staff was super friendly

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: December 16, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Staff was not at all friendly - very ice cold.

    Still the hostel has a gigantic common area making it very very comfortable with everything you wish for in a hostel.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: November 27, 2023

    9.0
    Memorable, fun, a home away from home.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The limited front-desk operating hours, but I understand it is because workers must also have a rest :)

    I love the beautiful, open, common space on the first floor. The space is very relaxing and cheerful. I found the room and bathroom to be very comfortable and clean! Perhaps the best part is the friendly staff and awesome location! Right beside the hostel is a nice restaurant that holds live night music some days of the week. I am so happy that they had a guitar in the hostel. I learned to play basic chords which was very meaningful to me!

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 15, 2023

    9.0
    Efficient, clean and a recommendation
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I had nothing to complain

    Friendly staff that can speak English (unfortunately not the norm in every hostel in Taiwan), good location and acceptable to walk from the station (1.2km?)

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: October 29, 2023

    8.0
    Good for backpacker
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bed, locker and wall have dust and the bed curtain is dirty. The mattress and pillow is too soft and low, you will feel not very well when you wake up in next morning. Confined air in the room because the Air-conditioner cannot adjust to lower temperature

    Female dormitory have priviate toilet and shower inside each room. Self-Laundry facilities is good and have clothes drying area.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 4, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The room was nice and clean. The hostel is conveniently located near attractions and has many restaurants and shopping areas.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: June 29, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There isn't any door to seperate the bathroom in each dorm room with the bedrooms

    Even though I was checking in later beyond 6pm, the staff were kind enough to wait for me to assist me with checking into the hostel. The hostel also had coin laundry facilities which made it very useful for me to wash and dry my laundry.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 17, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Good location, big common area, comfortable beds and friendly staff !

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 23, 2023

    7.0
    Great value in a great location, with a few drawbacks
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    - The staff hours seemed a little restrictive. Luggage storage was a little inconvenient - The room cleaning didn't seem excellent, some amenities weren't replaced and there was a used toothbrush still in the shower - The windows in the room faced a wall so no light really came into the room

    - Great location - Very friendly staff - Excellent value - Very nice common area - Huge room with a big, comfortable bed

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 21, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    the insallation of toilet, shower and vanity is just a glass door. Meaning anyone uses the facily inside the room will wake up all the sleeping people in bed. the worse part is in the middle of night. I had been wake up with a number of times when someone flushing the toilet.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: April 19, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    The best is that the employees are good at English and are all kind. and the location is the best. so all nice except for roommates who snore.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 6, 2023

    9.0
    Sweet, but can be noisy.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Even though there are “quiet” times and bathrooms outside the dorm, some people really don’t care and shower and blow dry their hair even after midnight. Hour long showers were also a thing. There should be more effort to prevent this and let people who want to sleep be the “rude” ones, telling them to please go downstairs. Also there seems to be a lack of communication between staff.

    Awesome location, very big and comfortable common room. Some of the staff are absolutely lovely and will do everything they can to help you.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2023

    10
    Could not have chosen a better place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing. Everything for really good.

    Exceptional help from receptionists , brilliant area for eating. Spaciousness of whole hostel. Highly recommend for a few days stay. We booked in for 3 nights, however we liked it so much we stayed one more night.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 11, 2023

    10
    Great hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great comfortable hostel in a central location.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: March 3, 2023

    10
    I would like to come back again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    excellent customer service (Hannah and Esther) and nice common area.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    lovely and helpful staff in this hostel with a huge lobby very convenient !

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: February 16, 2023

    8.0
    great stay, will be back again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    it just happened that there was a large of students which is a little rowdy.

    superb location and nice staff.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: January 17, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bed and the dorm I had was a bit dusty. Toilet and shower inside in the dorm which can be a con to some people.

    The common area was open for 24 hours, which was really so convenient if you wanted to chill or hang out with others till late night.

    Stayed in November 2022

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