Ellen Cheo
Google
Stayed for 3 nights alone in female dorm, I booked double for more space. Best part of this is the double bunks are located at the end of the room, separated by a door. There's more privacy & quietness. I had to work and could do so much in the quiet space.
Really appreciate that all boarders respect the 9pm lights out, keep noise down rule. Everyone gets to enjoy good rest and sleep.
4 toilets + 4 showers + 3 toilets w/ showers in women's bathroom - never had to wait or queue. Hair dryers, mouthwash are more than enough provided. Bathroom is most of the time clean except for late nights after heavy uses when everyone's back. But pretty much all cleaned up by the next morning.
Nice & spacious common space in kitchen (coffee, tea & water provided, light toast w/ jam in morning) where I could rest, read (lots of interesting Taiwanese works) and do more work.
Finally, fantastic location - short 5 mins walk after exit M8 from (the ever confusing & huge) Taipei main station. And just next to one of the biggest police station in Taipei, you can count on safety.
Too much food options around, fantastic choices, I can't get enough seriously!
Main con for me: this place is located in basement 1. The walls are thick (assuring for earthquake fear), I lose my phone network completely when I'm downstairs. I needed it for my work when I'm not allowed to connect to wifi, that caused some inconvenience for me. But then again, I'll take thick wall strong structure building anytime.
Overall, super value for money.