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Reviews of Mr. Lobster’s Secret Den design hostel

9F, No. 22, Section 1, Chongqing North Road, Datong District , 103 Taipei, Taiwan

#371 of 499 hotels in Taipei

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Review score

Based on 185 hostel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.9

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    8.4

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 26 June 2024

    6.0
    Spacious, Clean Room.
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Spacious, Clean Room.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2024

    6.0
    Affordable and good location... But could use some work
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom was VERY unclean. Mold all over the walls and floor. Very uncomfortable to use. No place to hang clothes, C'mon install some hooks!

    The location is walking distance from Taipei station. Decent dining options around.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 June 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Füll on the weekends Hard to find

    Hang Out Area

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 June 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The entrance IS on a Side Road.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2024

    10
    Great location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Junior Suite - No Window
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The main entrance of the building is closed after 8pm so you have to find your way to the back entrance

    Location was great - it’s near Taipei station which makes it easy to get around, especially to places like Taoyuan airport. Room was fairly basic and abit dated but clean. Common areas are more modern and gives good vibes. We appreciated that you can store luggage before or after your stay for no extra cost.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2024

    10
    It’s a wonderful place for family to stay. Close enough to Taipei train station and convenient to other popular places
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (5 Adults)
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some neighbors made loud noise after midnight

    Very friendly environment

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    I was treated in a very unusual way near the end of my stay here. Someone was harassing me by taking my food from the refrigerator and setting it out in the warmth, or even in the compost bin, to ruin it. The staff was unhelpful and claimed that the cameras they use in the kitchen "couldn't see who it was". I have no idea why, but it happened in this context: I originally booked Apr 10-17. On Apr 15 nights, I asked a staff member (Alex) if I could extend my stay by 7 nights, but I was waiting to pick up cash from WU on Apr 19. They were understanding and accepted my extension; I paid for Apr 17-19 and they said that they put a hold on the room for Apr 19-24. The morning of Apr 19, I woke up to find that my food had been damaged, and I asked another staff member (Ignacio) about it, then went to pick up cash. When I came back, Ignacio insisted that there was no hold for a room and I would have to leave the next day, and that he couldn't see who it was in the kitchen. So I suspect that a staff member was harassing me, but I have no idea why. I barely interacted with anyone, let alone did anything that could have been offensive. p.s. there's a lot of mold in the bathrooms in room A, but the bathrooms in the hallway are pretty clean, if it wasn't for my extremely weird interaction with the staff and the kitchen I'd stay here again p.p.s. there's a window with no mosquito screen in room A, if someone leaves that open there will be a *lot* of mosquitos, but that only happened 1 night in my stay

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Convenient location

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some travellers eat snack and drink in the room everyday.

    They allow guests to check in anytime. I appreciate their flexibility

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2024

    10
    Great hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little hard to find and some staff looked miserable- no rude or anything I’m a smile lover :)

    Great hostel with great facilities

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room itself was fine, but not the best compared to some of the best hostels in the city I guess. This is fine for 1 night and get out, I would say. It didn’t feel the cleanest, and not a fan of the bathrooms which are small and the usual combined open shower/toilet situation and hardly anywhere to put your things. It was pretty dirty in the limited amount of bathrooms there were. I would never stay here again unless I had no choice.

    The common area was nice, the bed was decent.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some toilets are very dirty aswell the shower. the hygiene can be better in bathrooms. but other than that a really nice hostel to stay

    the sleeping rooms are clean with comfortable beds. friendly staff

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The sun film on the common area window has bubbles and wrinkles which distort the view a little.

    Great facility, seems very much like a local hostel. Not the most modern, but comfortable, well maintained, and clean. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good view from the common area/kitchen. Great location.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room (5 Adults)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Everything is good and services of staff is the best and ready to support my group (5 person)

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 November 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff here is very nice, they help me a lot. Besides, the room is very clean and large, smell in the room is also good. The opening area quite large with full necessary equipments.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 November 2023

    6.0
    It’s ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The towels we got wasn’t very cleaned and our room wasn’t always cleaned although we used the clean our room card.

    It is cozy and small. There is a frontdesk, kitchen en lounge area

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2023

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The common space and bathroom are dirty.

    Around 15 minutes walk from Taipei main station if you're not lost in the underground mall.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2023

    10
    Comfy and quiet
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Although you receive PDF instructions how to get there, entrance is not very easy to find, you have to go through the mall and take elevator inside. Luckily some people walking the street showed me back door.

    Beds were comfy, for 8 beds you have 2 bathrooms inside the room with shower. There was a place to wash & hang your clothes, inside the room was a hairdryer, plastic bags, lockers. From the reception you can take a towels & eat plugs for free. Common area was very quiet during the weekdays and weekend.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room - No Window
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect. I’m a solo traveller. All should stay here. The staff were sooo helpful

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 September 2023

    10
    It was convenient and in a good location 😊thank you.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The AC was a bit cold.

    That it was very convenient

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2023

    5.0
    It’s cheap and convenient.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are two shower room only. If you get the hotel late, it will take loooong time to wait.

    It’s pretty at the public area. And the location of hotel is convenient.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2023

    5.0
    unwelcomed and creep staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff was unprofessional, and I felt unwelcome there. The Taiwanese ones were cool. But the foreigner guy from England gave me goosebumps. He talked with me with extreme disregard, so I thought he was a traveler too (only noticing he worked there after asking). Later on, he finds me on the road, gives me a scary glance, and walks fast away. Right after near the shopping(im searching for dinner), he's there too, and he stares at me weirdly and leaves walking quickly again. Even back in the hotel, he would make me feel unwelcome by some weird stares. other factor that was unprecedented is their eagerness to get my money. Of all the places I have been before, they have never charged me right at 9AM, before the check-in time. All other places would at least wait for the customer to arrive to charge him or at least check-in time so that I wouldn't suddenly see a 800 charge in my bank account by morning and have to find out where that expense came from.

    the bed was comfy, there was a very nice sofa in the common area which was great for resting after my bike trip

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2023

    5.0
    soso
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    no room cleaning

    location

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2023

    6.0
    I am not often staying at bag pack hostel in Taipei. This is my first time.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The picture of the room is not pretty as expected. A bit old but not much issue. The bed is comfortable. The toilet is within the room.

    First the staff is very nice. Although I arrived later than 8pm, the staff is willing to wait for me after i informed them my ETA. They accepted my cash payment as well when my card isn't working.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2023

    10
    great stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Basic Triple Room No Window
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    great location clean room friendly staff

    Stayed in May 2023

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