Vogue Inn at Hualien

The room was very clean and it's a great location. You're at the perfect place to get everything you need, very close to the train station, with convenience stores and many restaurants within walking distance. The bed was comfortable, and our room had a massive shower with great water pressure and a huge Smart TV with all kinds of streaming services. In terms of quality of the room for the money, as Taiwan is notoriously expensive for lodgings, my girlfriend and I both found it quite nice.

When we arrived, nobody was there. It seemed like the staff ran it like more of an apartment you stay at, which they visit from time to time. Apparently, this is kind of common in Hualien, but waiting there at the door twenty minutes after a long trip for them to arrive and then not really having reception around regularly as newcomers was strange. They were kind and helpful when we saw them, but there were quite a few times we wanted to speak to someone, and no one was around. No fridge in the room.

Really nice rooms and friendly staff. Big, comfortable beds as well as a sofa, tv and air conditioning in the rooms.

Big and spacious room. Comes with all amenities. Convenient location. Comfy bed.

Very very narrow and steep stairs — not advisable for huge luggages. No fridge in room — there's only 1 common fridge at reception level ground floor which is inconvenient esp if you're stay at the upper levels. Shower water pressure is bad and not stable. Hard to get the right warm temperature. No staff presence at all — throughout the entire 4 day stay, we did not see a single staff at all until check in day (we had to call the number and then a staff came to register us). Poses a bit of inconvenience whenever we need help.

Not that it mattered to me, the hotel was close to the main train station. As I was travelling with my dogs, I was glad the hotel accepted pets – with a fee.

There was no lift, no on-site parking. There was no one at the reception when we wanted to check out at 11am. I wonder what was the point of collecting the deposit of NT$1000 and then not appearing during check-out time. In the end, we waited for about 40 minutes, which caused quite severe disruptions to our travel plans for the rest of the day.

Design of room

No staff stand by. We have to call when we arrive but I don’t have Taiwan sim card to call. While I was checked out I can’t contact staff again even I text to them.

location is near the train station.

Clean, friendly owner

Had been woke up at 3am by 2 giant cockroach walking on my back... No Wifi signal in the third floor rooms.

The staffs were amazing.

The hot water was not hot.

Transport connections were a short stroll away, the one staff member we communicated with had a fairly good handle of English and was all right.

No elevator.

Location is great, close to train station.

Its nowhere near the high score the reviews say. No staff in the reception, you have to call them by phone. Big cockroach in the staircase, not in the room though thankfully. Shower kinda shitty, very metallic like an old school gymnasium and water doesnt get warm easily. No toilet paper or towels when I got to the room. The reviews and average high score must be "fake news".

The location was fantastic and was close to the train station, which is what we wanted

The restroom has some mold issues, which can be seen in the ceiling and ventilation fan.

location is near the train station.

Clean, friendly owner

Had been woke up at 3am by 2 giant cockroach walking on my back... No Wifi signal in the third floor rooms.

The staffs were amazing.

The hot water was not hot.

Transport connections were a short stroll away, the one staff member we communicated with had a fairly good handle of English and was all right.

No elevator.