Name: Lo Fo Hotel
Address: 5f.,no.89, Jianguo Rd.; Taichung; 400, Taichung, Taichung, Taichung, 400, Taiwan
Rating: 7

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This is my first time spending a night at Taichung. After arriving from the Taoyuan Airport, it was a long journey (About 4 to 5 hours) to Taichung by coach. 

I booked my room using Agoda web. A room for per night was about less than $50 (Singapore dollar). It was really cheap to me. The room was clean and tidy. Overall, it was really a comfortable room for me. The staffs at the counter were very friendly and they did provide lot of information about Taichung too when we asked them. 

The hotel is located very near to Taichung Railway station. It is about less than 10 minutes walk. 
I will recommend this hotel if you are looking for a cheap & budget hotel.

Cheap & Acceptable Hotel

NT850-1150 per night (call them to make verbal reservation. No deposit required). I stayed there for 3 nights. Renovation is simple, but the room was comfortable and the service staff gave decent service. Note that no travel adaptors are provided by this hotel, but you can get one at a department store nearby (ask the staff for directions).

Hotel is located near Taichung train station, which was very convenient for me on the day I arrived in Taichung via High Speed Rail. However, it turned out to be a bad decision for me as I visited Fengjia night market every night and the last bus from Fengjia back to the train station was at 10pm. There was nothing much to do near the hotel at night, so that is a minus.

Decent budget hotel

After travelling to Cingjing and Sun Moon Lake in Nantou, the local tour dropped me off in Taichung city and I decided to stay at Taichung for one night before heading to Taipei in the next day.

This hotel may be the worst hotel I have stayed over my 7-day visit in Taiwan. However, if you are looking for a low-cost option with great location, I would still recommend you to choose this hotel. I booked a room for less than US$30 (incl tax). The room is decorated with broken (a bit) carpet and wet floor inside the bathroom. I was a bit shocked when I saw the wet floor (and wet toilet paper too!). The bed is still comfortable. A TV hung on the top and fast speed wifi provide some sort of entertainment if you are bored at Taichung.

No doubt the hotel is very close to Taichung railway station, where it is just around 5-10 min walk from the hotel. I took a train in Taichung station (TW$15) to arrive Xinwuri station to take the high speed railway to Taipei. Xinwuri is just 3 stations (around 20 mins) from Taichung station and the train is departed almost every 10-20 mins so you do not need to buy a train ticket in advance if you are also going to take the high speed railway.

Opposite to the Taichung station, you can also take a bus to go to other cities in Taiwan or local bus to other parts of Taichung. If you are going to visit Fengjia night market where it is the most famous night market in Taichung and one of the most famous markets in Taiwan (comparable to Shilin in Taipei and Liuhe in Kaohsiung), you can take bus number 35 (NT$25) from Taichung station (right next to the station) to get to the market. The journey is a bit long and it takes around 40-50 mins to get to the night market. If you want to come back to the hotel,  you can just the same bus at MacDonald's at Fengjia market and will return to the opposite side of the station where you took the bus to Fengjia. 

Some reviews say the hotel is not easy to find but I disagree. Although the hotel is not seen on the main street, it is not far from it. If you get to the right intersection and turn right (assume you walk from Taichung station), you will see the hotel within 5 seconds in an alley. The best way for you is to use Google map to look at the buildings around in order to save you some time to recognize the location. 

No breakfast is served in this hotel so I can't comment on the breakfast quality. As I spoke Mandarin with the hotel staff, I am also unable to comment on their English ability. 

Overall, if you are looking for a budget hotel with great location and just staying for a night or two, this hotel is still a good option for you.

Fair hotel service but location is a big plus!

The place was tricky to find from the Taichung train station. You have to follow the numbers down to 89 and then look down the alley and you will see it. The front desk lady was nice and spoke limited English. The room is bare with basics (uh, which happens to also include a condom and lube). The bathroom is pretty shabby and the toilet was dirty. Free wi-fi works well in room. I have slept in worse but this place is bare bones.

Can't complain for $30 a night.

This is a couple of blocks south of Taichung Rail Station, ask the tourist info office in the station how to get there. This is not the high speed station which is further out from town but the old train station which is a good hub with which to explore the region by local trains/bus. I went to Lugang, Changhua, Sun Moon Lake, Puli. 
The hotel staff speak very little english but will try to help or you can just go back to the tourist info in the station who are fluent. The room was fine, flat screen tv with three porn channels and lots of english and chinese channels. There were some ants so make sure everything is sealed. Bed was comfortable and bathroom was ok to use. They give towels and toiletries. 
Lots of cheap food in the stalls by the U-Bus terminal. The U-Bus from Taipei also lets you off here so it was easy to get to from Taipei Main Station. The hotel is ok if you need a base to do day trips and not too fussy about the interior being a bit dated.

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