U.I.J Hotel & Hostel - 友愛街旅館

Great hostel. Common area is spacious and well equipped with free flow coffee and tea for guests. They even have 4 different coffee beans to choose from. Bed is comfortable and have sufficient toilets and showers. The common area could use more electric outlets near the tables. Hotel is close to many delicious restaurants.

Spacious room with well thought design. Wooden flooring, showering area is huge and toilet bowl has the cleaning facility. Aesop hair, body and hand wash are great! Though the hostel is further away from the train station but its near the food and shopping areas. Once u get the hang of how the bus works and where the bus stops are, this is definitely a good place to stay! Great view facing the tainan art museum.

I stayed in a superior room. The room is big and spacious. It is clean. It has a separate area for toilet and shower which is a good design for 2 occupants staying in the same room. The location is convenient, opposite the hotel is local market. There are alot of eateries nearby, within walking distance. We could just use Google map to navigate. I am impressed with the toiletries provided. I am pampered by Aesop products and felt refreshed after a shower. The breakfast provided is breakfast set, and it is delicious. We could choose from 6 options from the menu. The staff are helpful. I like the idea of loaning the book as part of the check-in, which spoke about Tainan people. Tainan has a rich history, and U.IJ is proud to share about it. I could sense the strong feelings towards the Tainan. I want to go back to the hotel again if i have the opportunity to visit Tainan again.

We stayed in the hotel rooms here and absolutely loved it! This place is super stylish with comfortable rooms and gorgeous products. The breakout space, which also services the hostel, is fantastic - a relaxed ambience with sparkling water on tap, kitchen facilities and well curated music. Would certainly recommend.

The perfect hostel for the executive backpacker or for extended stay. The hotel itself would probably be 4-star rated by the international standard, except that UIJ doesn't have the extra amenities such as a swimming pool or room service. Aside from that, the facility itself is top notch. An entire floor is devoted as a common area, with a full kitchen and expansive terrace. There are plenty of tables for eating or working on your computer, a couple of coffee tables and a relaxing tatami area, where one can nap. Out on the terrace, are multiple secluded areas where small parties can gather, or for someone to enjoy a romantic evening. The kitchen facility is fully equipped, except that it doesn't have a smoke vent. There are multiple water dispensers and even a sparkling water machine. Free coffee beans are available, along with an electric grinder, where one can brew the perfect cup. There is also a bar with snack service, by the spiral staircase if one wants a beer. The dorm rooms are also spacious and well equipped. The mattress is comfortable and the overall design of the sleeping quarters is well designed. The ventilation was excellent. All in all, this is a five-star facility and a huge upgrade from the typical backpacker, budget hostel. As such I have encountered other vacationers or digital nomads here, however none of the usual backpackers I encounter out on the trail. Let's call it the business grade hostel for the executive backpacker.

This is a very nice hotel. Having a coffee shop on the ground floor is great, as is the common area on the third floor (though the music choices there are... not relaxing). The location is fantastic. The rooms are very well-equipped and the staff is friendly. Unfortunately, the walls are thin. We could hear every door open and close on that hall. We could hear the shower of all the rooms in our proximity. We heard the phone calls and of the people in the next room, as well as them having sex. The worst night, we briefly moved rooms at 2am because of noise. Again, the staff was awesome, so they quickly fixed the problem, but it's a problem that shouldn't exist at this price. If you value your sleep and don't want to wear earplugs, I can't recommend this hotel. Smaller note - if you go on their website, the deluxe room says that it includes breakfast. We booked a deluxe room then were surprised to learn when we arrived that we didn't get breakfast. There's a second option when booking you have to check for it which we didn't notice.

First time experience of taiwan hostel, the room and the setting, interior design, all very comfortable and classic. All the staff were really nice and helping, I left my hair soap in the room asked the staff checked for me, they checked twice per my request and finally found it, without being any impatient. But the reason I left a not very positive rating Is because what happened when we came back to pick up our luggage after we checked out early in the morning. There was a very long queue of people who just arrived waiting for check in. There were 3 staff at the counter. I approach the one near the elevator, a female staff with short hair, waited for her to finish the guest so I can hand in our luggage card, instead of asking us to wait aside and assign another staff to help us, she asked us to wait at the end of the line with all the other new Visitors. I then further explained that we just pick up luggage not check in, she insist that we need line up at the end. I was really disappointed and I find this is very unreasonable. I would understand that we need to wait until next available staff can help us or we might need wait long if there is only one staff. Otherwise, picking up luggage is very different from counter checkin. Clients picking up luggage most time means they will head of to station or airport, a bit more understanding and better arrangement will be really helpful as well as under professional customer service. We ended up waited half an hour till all the visitors finished the check-in. More ironically, when we were about to leave, I saw a different staff helped another lady to get her luggage while other staff were servicing the check-in of new visitors. I don't understand what is this staff's issue with us,but I felt very differentiated service. Very disappointing. Staff should be trained not only following the policies also show genuine care and understanding of customers when they need some help.

A very stylish hotel/hostel. A smart combination of old and new design. Every detail is thought of. Even the staff unique and authentic uniforms. It was Wonderful walking around the huge common areas. Rooms are lovely and spacious, Impeccably clean, with hot water and strong current in the shower The reception floor is huge and stylish, and has a coffee shop for outsiders too. The whole 3rd floor is a beautiful common area for guests only - with well equipped and sparkly clean kitchen, lots os sitting areas and huge balcony with small trees and sitting areas. The hotel is very well located, near some old authentic neighborhoods.

U.I.J Hotel & Hostel was an excellent Tainan stay. Central location with parking included in a quiet area with artsy, personalized details. Close to many shopping and dining options in Tainan. Check-in included a book chosen from the back after hotel staff heard it was our first time in the area. Really nice personal touches! COMMON AREAS Lobby area featured a pop-up for Magazine B which was a pleasure to read through (titles included Leica, or Instagram, or Porsche), and a nice area to relax; there is a library near one corner which also included a vinyl library for the in-room record player. Common area near the hostel rooms included board games, a kitchen, a bar, and a sitting area with plush cushions. There was a selection of magazines (including pop-up feature Magazine B in Aug 2023) for perusal. HOTEL ROOM: Really nice hotel room, including choice of vinyl records to play (two included in the room with option to switch out from the library of vinyl records downstairs at any time) and in-house sparkling water available for refill; bubbles in the sparkling water are very fine and felt high-end. The room we selected included a tub, which was large and generous. Leather slippers were also provided which added to the luxe touch. Lovely stay and would recommend it for sure!

U.I.J Hotel & Hostel - 友愛街旅館 is one of the most popular and trendiest hotels recently in Tainan. The owner tried to run the business and focus on environmental sustainability at the same time. You can tell by a lot of details and what they care about during your stay. There were only 6 options on their breakfast menu but each set was delicate and delicious with beautiful arrangement. Our favorites were #1 Milkfish rice soup which was a signature dish originated from Tainan and #2 Salmon Onigiri which is Japanese style rice ball with salmon.