On My Way Jiufen Hostel 途中九份青旅民宿

Location: No. 23, Wushi Lane, Jiufen, tw

Star Rating: 8.5 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Family rooms
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Tour desk
• Soundproof rooms
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Smoke alarms
• Key access
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Face masks for guests available
• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Television in common areas
• Express check-in
• Free wired internet
• Scuba diving on site
• Snorkeling on site
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
• Internet access
• Games
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Paddle boating nearby
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom

  The quadruple room includes a private bathroom fitted with a shower, a hairdryer and slippers. The unit has 6 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo

• Single Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  Room stays up to 8 people, coming with air conditioning, wardrobe and private bathroom. Please note that the room rate is for 1 guest only.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Slippers
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Lockers
  • Reading light
  • Earplugs

• Single Bed in 10-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  Room stays up to 10 people, coming with air conditioning, wardrobe and private bathroom. Please note that the room rate is for 1 guest only.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Lockers
  • Reading light
  • Earplugs

• Quadruple Room With Private Bathroom

  The quadruple room features air conditioning, soundproof walls, as well as a private bathroom boasting a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The quadruple room provides a sofa.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Sofa
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Lockers
  • Reading light
  • Earplugs

Guest Reviews

• 明得 (10/5): -
• Carleigh (8/5): -
• Kian (9/5): - Very nice hostel staff was friendly. Facilities were clean and the atmosphere was very social. Communication regarding check-in could have been better.
• Jui ling (8/5): -
• Suthinun (9/5): - Near road No
• Ananya Pooja (8/5): - Friendly and helpful volunteer at the hostel Only one bathroom for both dorms would be inconvenient when the hostel is full.
• 陳 (7/5): - 位置很棒欸！公共空間不錯！
• Clara (10/5): - La localisation et tout les espaces communs
• Eva (8/5): -
• Ran (8/5): -
• 珮瑜 (8/5): - 在九份老街入口附近. 房間空氣較不流通
• Meichun (8/5): -
• Tatjana (8/5): - Very centrally located on a quiet street. The room was great, and although there is a shared bathroom, everything was clean and well-maintained. Overall, a really cool and pleasant place to stay.
• Pascal (9/5): Top Lage, sauber, soziales Hostel, gute Ausgangslage zum Wandern - Tolles, soziales kleines Hostel. Direkt im Zentrum, aber in einer ruhigen Seitengasse gelegen. Alles sehr gepflegt und sehr sauber. Gemütlicher kleiner Aufenthaltsraum mit kostenlosem Kaffee und Tee. Doorm ist gemütlich und grosszügig ausgelegt. Nebst der berühmten Old Street gibt es viele schöne Wanderungen (z.B. Teapot Mountain, Keelung Mountain etc.) mit tollen Aussichten zu machen. Würde sofort wieder hier buchen. Danke für den tollen Aufenthalt! Auch an die aktuelle Volontärin. -
• 騏顥 (4/5): - 地點是很方便逛老街沒錯 衛浴設備只有一間~共享空間非常小~床鋪要自行鋪床單還要自行收拾
• Gwendolin (9/5): Cozy Hostel - Cozy, clean place with a really social vibe; free coffee and tea and a spacious dorm. The umbrellas are a nice touch as well. Mattress is a bit thin for my liking but that’s quite common all around Taiwan, I guess.
• 軒弘 (9/5): - 環境乾淨溫馨，價格平價，還有洗衣機可以洗衣服：）
• Sonja (10/5): -
• Mateo (7/5): Nice staff, worth for the price. - Location, facilities.
• Leandra (8/5): - Conveniently located simple little hostel, quiet dorms, helpful staff, everything you could need for a few days in lovely Jiufen :) Thanks a lot!
• Joos (8/5): - Das Hostel hat eine sehr familiäre Atmosphäre und man trifft dort sehr nette Menschen. Die Ausstattung ist auch vollkommen in Ordnung!
• 善允 (6/5): -
• Márta (10/5): -
• Anita (9/5): Quaint but comfortable. - It’s a very cozy hostel, very quaint but comfortable. There is everything you need. It’s very near the bus stops and everything else in jiufen. Met some lovely travellers there as well! There is also a google home which is pretty cool so you can change the music and lighting yourself in the common area. The room was very cold, i think it could benefit from a heater. Also the curtains on the bunks dont really go all the way around the bed so its not completely private.
• Anne Charlotte (8/5): - Small hostel so easy to meet ppl, convenient location, good kitchen Small surface so can get crammed, little natural light
• Max (8/5): -
• 高橋 (5/5): 観光地の中の一つでした - フランス人のボランティアの方がいろいろと助けてくださいました 九份という土地柄もあるのか他の地域よりも宿泊代が高かったです
• ふうらいぼうず (6/5): 繁華街に隣接した好立地 - 基山街から近く、すぐに観光ができた。 室内で飲食禁止で、飲食は共有スペースとのことだか、落ち着いて食べられず、外食するしかなかった。
• Luigi (9/5): - Hostel in the old street, room very clean, staff very kind, tea and water for free.
• Daniela (9/5): Agradable y bien ubicado - La ubicación, junto al Old Street, y la zona común en la que era agradable conversar con otros viajeros. Nada.
• Ingrid (9/5): - Fantastic location
• Mélina (8/5): -
• 翠華 (8/5): -
• Kazunari (10/5): This is the place I would like to stay again if I have a chance to come Jiufen. - 1. Staff members work there are kind to the visitor even if he/she isn’t good at English. (In my experience, the staff borrowed me her smartphone due to the bad internet connection of my phone when I done my check in process.) 2. You can use washing machines with free fee. 3. Cleaned Sheets for each bed is prepared for us. 4. Some amenities can be used with some money in addition to the accommodation fee. The shower room is in the same to the rest room.
• Marshall (10/5): Its the vibes that makes it. - The good vibes of the volunteer and the boss. The bad vibes of "certain guest".
• 陳 (8/5): -
• Min Rou (9/5): -
• 禹承 (10/5): -
• 富美 (8/5): -
• LILING (10/5): - Price,location
• Yu Jung (10/5): -
• 黃 (7/5): -
• Giulia (10/5): -
• Khiok Sing (8/5): -
• Yoichiro (10/5): すごしやすい！ - オーナーも気さくで話しやすい。こじんまりしていて、その他の宿泊者と会話も沢山しました。アットホームな感じで凄くいいです！ 特にない。宿泊者も家に居る感じで、雰囲気いいしね。
• SHU FANG (10/5): 很開心的住宿 - 舒適寬敞的房間及衛浴，住的很愉悅，雖未含有早餐，但公共廚房空間，讓我們家族旅遊可使用，以補足一早計劃出門的行程，而住宿間與幫手及老闆間的分享交流，讓人感受很友善的人情味。 謝謝您們~~
• Ana (8/5): -
• TolgaD123 (10/5): great experience - great volunteers, great manager
• amy (9/5): Wish for more of such hostel memories..... - One of the best hostel experiences staying in a genuine Jiufen house up in steep mountain maze, meeting the awesome boss and "staff" D &G ! It was really special to sit around the living room chatting about food, travel, languages etc and then going out together to the Old Street to try stinky tofu, peanut ice cream roll and fishball soup, watching the sunset and lanterns light up! So much fun than doing it alone! Thanks all, for the great time in your hostel! Keep in touch and all best wishes learning English, Mandarin and much more! Nothing really... 😍The bed curtain was ingenious 😍The LV tiling in bathroom was "classy" 😍The hundreds of post id messages from previous guests who stayed in this house before me 😍The shared experience was special for my travel !
• 晏平 (8/5): -
• Livia (9/5): - Room was spacious even with 10 beds. Would have enough space for suitcases. Was only 1 other person when I stayed so it felt uncrowded. Room is dark but has two small windows and so does the bathroom. The vibe is super friendly and the staff were very nice. Would be a fun place to hang out and make friends if I stayed longer. Location is amazing. Care taken to provide clean bedsheets. There is only 1 bathroom (including shower) for 10 people. The rooms are a bit dark if you need natural lighting. The beds don't have proper curtains so not the most private - I prefer this over a capsule personally. The slippers don't seem to be disinfected/are just shared so maybe bring your own if this matters to you (you can't wear your outside shoes inside)
• Yuchen (9/5): Superb - We’re kind of late to check-in. But the host is kind of waiting for us. The bed made some noise when moving on the bed. It’s hard to find a free parking lot. Need to pay for the parking overnight.
• Tolga (10/5): Exceptional - Great Staff, amazing location and friendly manager
• Zion (9/5): I like most people, not the French - Very cozy vibe with cool travelers The French
• James (9/5): Superb - Really enjoyed my stay! The owner was lovely and the rest of the staff were fun to chat with. The location is great for hikers as you can easily get to the nearby towns via bus for the longer mountain walks. Very close to jiufen town as well. The town is very quiet at night, but there is an easy bus to Ruifang where you can get a cheap dinner. Facilities were clean and bathrooms were nice and spacious. I had also booked an additional night accidentally, but the owner was happy to remove it from the fee. Would recommend!
• Izzy (10/5): Exceptional - Such a lovely hostel, the volunteers here were lovely! Really nice little touches with baskets by the bed, and great facilities, really enjoyed my stay! Little bit hard to find the location! The address takes you to the main old street entrance
• Kristýna (9/5): Great stay - Really nice small hostel with just to rooms - mixed and female. Only one bathroom in the room, sometimes long waiting time. Right in the center, perfect location. Cool common area downstairs with kitchen and living room. Good wifi, comfortable beds and clean bathroom. No windows (in the room or common area).
• Nino (8/5): Very good -
• Ilona (10/5): Would always come back - Central at the old street, amazingly friendly stuff - more friends than actual stuff
• Luna (2/5): On my way? On my way out of here. - French volunteer was nice, location was good. If you can’t work in hospitality, don’t do it. I’ve stayed in many hostels before, and never— never — have I encountered a place as revolting as this. I stepped into what I at first thought looked like a decent hostel, nothing out of the ordinary, but the moment I stepped through the door to my room, I was hit with a nauseating stench—a stomach-turning mix of fish, sweat, and something unidentifiable that I’m still trying to forget. It clung to the air, the bedding, and unfortunately, my clothes. The thick, moist and, smelly air was warm — hotter than the outside, because their idea of an air conditioner was a makeshift heat blaster. When we got there, we had to put our passport numbers in a Google Form - I doubt that is a secure way of keeping such information - and I certainly hope that information is not kept within Google’s cloud. The staff? A collection of awkward stares and mumbled responses. I would give them the benefit of the doubt and say it’s a language barrier, but throughout our stay the staff barely spoke to each other and would just sit awkwardly in the common room, scrolling through meaningless and brain numbing TikToks; on full volume. On of the volunteers? Sat on the floor of the room I stayed in, clipping her nails. Do that in the bathroom. The staff creates anything but a welcoming atmosphere. If you enjoy the social aspects of a hostel get yourself a room somewhere else, you’d have better luck striking up conversation with the rats outside. But the cherry on this rotting sundae was the owner. Rude, dismissive, and downright hostile. The owner’s hostile, pitiful, and defamatory responses to criticism and negative reviews speaks for itself. I had quite the laugh reading through them. Due to my friend and I checking in late we had to pay the next morning. We assumed we could do this when we were gonna head out — apparently not.
• Maximilian (9/5): Superb -
• Syida (10/5): Exceptional - Lovely, cozy hostel. Nearer to the bus station/ entrance. Clean room, bathroom. Felt safe too. Lockers are available in dorm. Nothing ☺️
• Joseline (8/5): Very good -
• 湘紜 (8/5): Very good -
• Agus (10/5): Exceptional - all the staff is great, sebastian very helpfull and marine is cute and funny.. love you guys
• Kjeld (10/5): - The property and staffing was amazing and a friendly environment.
• Ferey (10/5): Exceptional - I had a great time here. The owner is very nice and similing, the location is perfect, close to everything. Dorms are clean.
• Janey (4/5): Disappointing -
• Dani (9/5): Superb - The host was very friendly and helpful. The hostel is in the central, thus it was easy to move around, reach the touristic places, but it remained quiet during the night, so it was great for a good night sleep.
• Ombeline (8/5): Very good - Great location ! Near to main street and also near to the bus station
• Caroline (8/5): Excellent choice for a night or 2 in Jiufen - Close to the bus stop and in the heart of Jiufen this hostel was comfortable and relaxing. Free coffee and tea was available and Alan was friendly and chatted with everyone. The bed was comfortable and warm though the curtains don’t give total privacy. Eye mask and ear plugs are always handy when staying in dorms. Female dorm had its own bathroom. No towels provided but this isn’t unusual.
• Sophia (9/5): A welcoming and friendly vibe in the heart ofJuifen old street - The location, staff and the cosy vibe of the lounge area
• Alex (8/5): Very good -
• Ella (10/5): Excellent location in the heart of things and great base to explore. Big clean rooms with friendly and helpful host. Can - Great location, great host, big rooms
• Maria (8/5): Very good -
• Lilly (6/5): Ok but not ideal - Everything was alright but missing the vibe. No good common room or space outside...
• Brian (10/5): Exceptional -
• Marcelo (10/5): Exceptional - Allan was very nice! Place is great ! I didn't like to stay at the upper bed, but the lower ones were not available. Lol
• Dooshyant (7/5): Good - It is in the centre of Old street Jiufen The AC was automatically turned off at night and it was super hot.
• Lotta (9/5): Superb - very nice people :)
• Nguyen (9/5): Wonderful - The staff was very friendly. He gave me a custom map with recommendations for locations that aren’t popular on Google Maps yet. I got one of my best photos in Jiufen because of it. The location of this hostel is also very convenient because it’s near the bus station while still resides in the Old street area. Just need to dump your luggage at the hostel and start exploring the streets There’s only 1 air conditioning remote for 2 rooms. That day the guy in the other room took it and didn’t return to its designated space, so it was late so I couldn’t turn on the air conditioning in the female room. It was quite chilly at night so a fan is more or less enough.
• Lucie (10/5): Exceptional - The owner is so nice ! Place is cool, there are everything you need, and the location is perfect, the staff is really nice!
• Frederik (10/5): Exceptional - The host was super friendly and gave some good tips for where to eat and try local foods! Room was fine, but nothing exceptional. A nice place to sleep for the night. The location is perfect right in the middle of the old street, but 5 minutes to the bus stop by foot. The location is a bit hard to find, hidden in a back Alley with not many signs.
• Kristyna (9/5): Superb - The stay was comfortable, location is right at the start of Jiufen, very close to the bus stop. I used this stay to go to Keelung as well. I can't recommend enough! The mattresses are not very comfortable, but it's not a big deal.
• Victor (8/5): Very good - Well located close to where the buses and taxis arrive but also close to the main street. Good value for money specially for Jiufen. They also allowed me to pay with credit card which I find very convenient though there was a 2% surcharge. There is one major easy fix that the hostel should really implement and it is putting curtains on the ends of the beds and not only on the sides. It would make my rating go from 8 to 10 because it would feel way more private and comfortable. I stayed at a hostel of the same brand in Taitung and they had more private curtains.
• Giri1210 (10/5): Exceptional - Just stay here..this is perfect place I like everything
• Anaïde (8/5): Nice hostel in the heart of Jiufen, cheap comfortable and clean :) - This hostel is extremely well situated, in the heart of the old street, it’s very convenient and we can easily feel the experience of Jiufen by night and in the morning before the crowd. The female dormitory is big, there is a lot of space. beds are very comfortable and the hostel looks like a small house. Free tea and coffee, water machine. The person who welcomed me was nice and he speaks english. The price is convenient for students I thought in such a touristy place it would be much higher ! There is only one bathroom and toilets in the same room for the whole female dormitory. It didn’t bother me at all because I was alone but if the hostel is crowded it can be a problem. Fortunately there are some extra toilets in the first floor Also the curtains are not very efficient because they cover only one side of the bed. Again I was alone so for me it wasn’t a problem but if the hostel was crowded I could have felt it weird. Personal lockers are small but I don’t think it’s the kind of hostel where people stay a long time with a lot of luggages, so it’s mostly for information
• Yowell (10/5): Exceptional -
• Ninon (8/5): Very good - Very good location and confortable hostel (big room and nice common area). The owner was also very nice.
• Wei (5/5): Passable - Location. Very near main entrance to the old street. Good facility with bathroom and toilet in the room Very humid and uncomfortable even with the air con on in the room. Took about a few hours to cool down
• Gerard (9/5): Superb -
• Grace (7/5): Great location in Jiufen! - The location was perfect. Right in the heart of downtown and on the main street. Couldn’t beat that! The staff was really nice as well. The road outside the hostel was a bit slippery, and there was only one women’s restroom. Had to wait for a turn.
• YUKO (8/5): - It was nice place.
• YUKO (8/5): - ロケーションが抜群に良いホステルでした。 非常に清潔で快適でした。
• Kylie (8/5): Very good -
• Ciedie (8/5): Very good - The location is near the Jiufen old street. The bed is thin.
• Claire (10/5): A cozy little hostel (-: - Location is extremely convenient, just a little further in from the entrance of Jiufen Old Street! Host is kind and will provide you a map with recommended shops / interesting areas to visit. Room is quite big, I had lots of space to hang my clothes and pack my things! There was a washing machine and dryer as well. The room also has windows (protected with a mosquito-net-esque metal filter??) so it is well-ventilated (: Only one thing, theres only one shower so if many people want to go you'll have to wait - however I never encountered that issue much as everyone had different schedules when I was staying there.
• Andrew (10/5): Great pick to see Jiufen after hours and in the early morning - Great to have this option in Jiufen to be able to see the lantern-covered alleyways at night after everyone went home. The hostel is a bright, friendly space with a bustling common area and kitchen facilities. Note that it only has one shower for more than a dozen beds, so plan accordingly!
• Lando (4/5): Overpriced, small, creaky beds - Great location, literally 30m from the Old Street but tucked away in a back alley hence very quiet. Check-in starts very late (4pm). A code to the entrance door is provided in case guests want to leave their luggage before time, but I received the email with that code only on the day I was due for check-out. Check-out is rather early too (10am), which combined with the late check-in start means a very short stay allowed by the owner. The overall place is very small, the dorm beds in wood are creaky, and the room was very hot even with AC on at full blast. Amenities are bare to say the least, hence on top of being a relatively pricey dorm, guests are expected to pay extra for everything else including towels, laundry, tumbler drier, etc. Luckily, bedsheets are provided free of extra charge. The owner was generally not the friendly type, till the very end: I hand-washed my T-shirt and boxers and hanged them on the AC overnight for a quick dry, but when I checked out in the morning (an hour after the 7.5M mega earthquake that had just hit our area) the only thing the owner said was not "Everything all right with the quake?" or even "Good morning" but "...You know we have a tumbler drier upstairs, right? Coz I saw you hanged your clothes..."
• Shi (10/5): Exceptional -

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