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Reviews of Astar Hotel Taipei

3.5 out of 5
Astar Hotel Taipei
98, Lin-Shen N. Rd, Taipei

Reviews

7.8

Good

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7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
kind staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

EISUKE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Hotel
Very convenient location. I like this Hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Sally, Tokyo

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Conveniently found near station but..
Built in 1964, it isn’t the newest building in town and has no classic or retro feel to it. It’s clean and rather roomy so if I’m to stay it’ll be for business (not vacation)
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Mr. O, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
It was very nice stay in this hotel. Reception try to help everything. Good location!!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Close walk to subway stations and restaurants
Stayed 5 days/4 nights in this hotel. Checked in around midnight and checked out in the morning. Smooth process and friendly staff. Only one small elevator in this hotel. Room has no window. Not the newest hotel but overall in clean acceptable condition. For this price it is acceptable. Shampoo/conditioner/soap is a bit low on supply. Need to request for more. Close to multiple subway stations and a lot of restaurants nearby. Many 7-11 convenience store nearby. Will recommend to others. About 15 mins walk to Taipei Main Station.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
highly recommended for budget travelers
The place is very strategic, near a lot of convenience shop, massage and especially food shops/restaurants. The hotel is a walk away (2 blocks) from the nearest MRT station. The hotel is clean and is good especially for those who are looking to comfortable rest after a full day of walking and doing touristy activities.

8/10 Good

Uncle, Hong Kong

Liked: Staff & service
nice hotel close to dinning
this hotel does not provide breakfast, however, you can find nice dinning places for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is not far away to get public transportation!

6/10 Okay

Yuichi

Liked: Staff & service
Convenient Location
Not so expensive. Good location, but it takes around 8 minutes to the nearest MRT station by foot. The reception staff is very kind, helpful and can speak Japanese quite well. Many Japanese guests in this hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel needs a major clean up and makeover.
The use of keys to access the rooms is rather outdated. Same goes to the furniture and decor in room. Horrible air quality in Room 610. Nights in that room meant endless sneezing and nose blowing and these symptoms only subsided when I left my room the following mornings. My room was enveloped suddenly with smoky smell on Christmas midnight. My belongings smelt of smoke for the rest of my trip in Taiwan. The ventilator in the bathroom was redundant. The mirror remained fogged up unless it was wiped. There was a night I had to hand wash a piece of stained clothing and it was still damp when I returned to my room the following night. The only positive points were the availability of a bathtub to soak the soreness away from intense sightseeing and the good memory of a lady staff (I didn't ask her name) who could give me the correct room key without myself mentioning my room number.

6/10 Okay

Richard, Guam

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just okay.
It was okay or a little less than okay. The staff when checking in was not particularly friendly, but at least they knew what they were doing and could get the room for us in a short amount of time -- unlike some places I've stayed. The room was drab and needed to be upgraded. Since we couldn't get another hotel on that date during New Year at the price, it worked out for one night. We stayed in another hotel two other nights and would happily have stayed there longer.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to Taipei main station
It's very close to Taipei main station. Therefore it's easy to go everywhere needed to. Room is big enough even without window. Hotel staff is very nice and helpful.

4/10 Poor

molly, NYC

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel is a little run down. But it's clean. Neighborhood is convenient once you get away from the Japanese Bars/ red light district that's close by.

4/10 Poor

sav, toronto Canada

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Need improving, good location
Air conditioning could not be regulated. Towels had stains. Wifi very weak, In the middle of working Internet cut off.

8/10 Good

ALBERT, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good basic hotel with all you need
Overall, this hotel was absolutely fine but they're behind with modernization. Had a great time with no problems whatsoever. Bed is fine, room size adequate, and two free bottles of drinking water everyday. My reference point is having stayed in plenty of similarly classed hotels in china & HK. I would recommend it to a traveler like myself, who is not obsessed with decorations/luxury, but rather see it as a clean simple place to sleep at night. Area - 10min walk to Taipei Main or ZhongShan subway station. Plenty of restaurants in nearby alleyways. Here's the strange part- district is popular with Japanese visitors due to abundance of hostess bars. These bars house sexy girls who are paid to flirt and drink with customers who pay inflated drink prices. The many bars are in nearby alleyways and are nicely decorated with closed doors and unassuming signs. If you were not familiar with the culture, you wouldn't guess what they were. They do not cause any disturbances. The Bathroom was outdated for asian hotels. Still had the tub/shower combo with shower curtain. Toilet was old and plugged easily. The hotel also strangely recommends to "not throw tissue into the toilet" (I actually assume they meant toilet paper tissue... ) Door lock - first time I've encountered the traditional lock and key door. Most hotels at this budget level have electronic locks with keycards. Steel door and with a safe built-in the room, so I wasn't concerned about security..

8/10 Good

Eric K.

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice family trip
Location is convenient with a lot of gourmet food choices around.

10/10 Excellent

Chun Kwai, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very good hotel for a relaxing trip
We arrived the hotel before noon. The staff is very friendly, told us where is the nearest mrt station to our desired place. During our staying period, the staffs are very helpful to search and provide us useful information such as flight status because the approaching of typhoon. We are very satisfy everything and take this chance to thanks the hotel staffs.

8/10 Good

Yau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient location
The hotel stayed at the middle of 2 different metro stations within 10 minutes walk making it so convenient to access the sightseeing points.
Twins Room

6/10 Okay

SWK

nice hotel
Astar is a good value for money. While located not in the nicest part of town, it is convenient for getting around the city.

6/10 Okay

JJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
good alone trip
actually I like this hotel. Easy going to everywhere. Near MRT. Shopping and eating very convenient.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room is clean and quiet. Basic facilities are provided. Price is cheap.

6/10 Okay

Cuong, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel with good price in Zhongshan area
Pros: Hotel staffs are really friendly. They even can speak some Vietnamese, which is my native language. The room is good enough with almost important facilities such as TV, network (wire and wireless), secure box, etc. Cons: There is no fridge in my room. My room was always left unlocked after room service (!).

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in the older DaTong district of Taiwan. 10 minute walk to the MRT. Good facility, with cabs always available downstairs. Just what a wanted.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel in a good location. We enjoyed our stay there.

6/10 Okay

Michael, Amsterdam

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
In need of refurbishment
The hotel is clearly ouddated and although that shows in the price being relatively cheap vs other hotels in the area, I felt it was overpriced. The wifi was good and so was the hairdryer. The location was good, being not too far from the train station.

10/10 Excellent

manna, hong kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice,comfortable,near MTR
Having a great experience here. I have been recommend to my friends^^ I will live here again^^

6/10 Okay

Yau, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice location, decent condition, reasonable price
- Hotel was about 10 minutes walk to the closest MRT, but the Zhongshan station is quite central, hence convenient for exploring the rest of Taipei - Massage parlours, bars, eateries and street stalls nearby, though some research is necessary to differentiate the clean massage parlours and bars from the ones that provide "full service". - Room was clean, bed was new but the condition of the room was a little old, especially the bathroom ceiling and the wallpaper. - Staff was friendly and the cleaner who handled my floor was extremely polite. - Plenty of banks nearby, which are the main means of currency exchange.

8/10 Good

may

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
OK for the location
Location of the hotel is ok but the room is old n some units don't hv window

8/10 Good

Adam sonof hans

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good stay for a good price
Staff is super helpful and friendly. While the hotel is a little bit of a walk from the nearest MRT , it's perfectly walkable. Most taxi drivers in the city know the hotel (just make sure you have the Chinese name written as taxis don't know the English name). The room was clean and the bed was big. It was one of the best hotels I've stayed in in Taipei. I'd definitely book here again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, near to MRT station and eatery.
Overall is a good hotel, nice reception staff, great locality to any places in taipei where as it's very near to MRT Station where I can to any places of my choice. Seeing ppl rushing in the main MRT station, great hospitality by ppl there, great food and shopping spree.

8/10 Good

Ken, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent Hotel with reasonable price
This hotel was good enough for us, family members of 4. Room was clean and comfortable enough for us to stay in for 5 days. The only issue is our room has no window.

6/10 Okay

Pat the ExPat

Liked: Staff & service
Suitable
It was in a great location. It was near the places we wanted to go to and pretty close to MRT lines, including Taipei Main Station. FamilyMart and OK Mart were also across the street so everything needed was in reach. The room was nothing special but serviceable. We just needed a place to shower, sleep and keep our stuff safe while we explored Taipei. My parents' safe wouldn't work but other than that, it was clean and looked safe. I'd recommend it and/or stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Chaoyuh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Patrick, Kuala Lumpur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice comfortable hotel within the city
Hotel condition is excellent for the price offered by expedia. Service is good too. Location is not bad though you have to walk about 15 minutes to one of the 2 MRT stations. There are 24 hours convenience stores, 24 hours McD and MOS Burger stores and Taiwanese food outlets nearby.

10/10 Excellent

Frequent solo traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value for Money
Consider how much I paid for the room, I would say it's a good deal. The hotel is located in between two MRT stations, takes about 10 mins walk to each, which is very convenient. The hotel looks rough from the picture but it's actually quite ok in reality. The room is clean and tidy.

8/10 Good

Daigoro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent location, staff, and comfort
I was looking for a place near Taipei main station and shopping/attractions. This hotel was about a 3 minute drive from Taipei main station and a 10 minute walk from the nearest subway station (Shandao station). There's plenty of shopping (Zhongshan station) and the hotel itself is clean, the staff is very helpful, and the room was very comfortable and quiet. I will definitely stay again!

8/10 Good

bp

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Frequent Flyer Sean

Liked: Staff & service
Value for money and 8 min walk to nearest MRT
Located in the Japanese night spot area (streets are lined with KTV lounges and massage parlours which come alive at night), this hotel has been around since 1964. Given that it's so old, I would think the hotel is quite well maintained for its age. If you don't mind a 8 min walk to MRT, it is quite worthwhile to stay here as the service is good and attentive since most of their customers are Japanese.

8/10 Good

Lianateddy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient and friendly staff
Good convenient and central location, had a good time and the staff was super helpful and friendly.

8/10 Good

Kuma Guillaume

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very nice place to stay
I stayed at this hotel for a bit over a week and I definitely had a nice time overall. The reception staff is friendly, responsive and their level of English makes it easy to interact with. The room was spacious and very comfortable and well taken care of daily. The cleaning staff could not really speak English, but that does not matter that much anyway. While it is not that close to a MRT (mass transit) station, it is but a 10-15 minutes walk to Zhongshan station, in a busy shopping district. So that's fair enough for me. I had a room at the end of the hotel, just next to another shop and you could hear distinctly some kind of pump/pressure noise repeatedly during the day, but nothing preventing a siesta if inclined to do so. I'd say it's a good value.

8/10 Good

RianneV

Liked: Staff & service
great staff! great location!
The building and rooms show its age but cleanliness was not jeopardized. It may not be spotless but comfortable enough. Basic amenities in the room are available like TV, hairdryer, AC, toiletries and other hotel compendiums. There is no breakfast cafe and no room service. Nevertheless, decent bakeries and many convenience stores like 7-11 and Family Mart are just walking distance. Not to forget the Mc Donald's which is 5 min walk away and Starbucks at 8mins by foot. Local noodle shops open a bit late for someone who wakes up at 7am like me. I think the shops open at 10:30am. At mid-day, the area gets alive with the lined up noodle and dimsum shops. Push cart goodies are also around. Several Seafood Restos and Japanese Restos are within the vicinity. Ximendeng is just 10mins by car, the nearest bus station is just 5mins by foot and the ZhongShang train station is just 15min walk (which is not too long as you can window shop as you walk) The staff upgrades my rating for this hotel. They are very friendly. Even friendlier than Thai hospitality (as I describe it). They may not speak English well but the effort counts as much. I would like them to upgrade the rooms and modernize it a bit and a buffet breakfast will be great. Price and value though is amazing!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic customer service!
Really helpful and friendly staff. I would highly recommend this hotel. There was a staff member called Curry who really went out of her way to help me. She helped make my stay stress free and very enjoyable.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle/Bernard, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome hotel. The hotel staff service was remarkable & helpful. When I called to check my room aircon, one staff name Miss Curry help me with the aircon setting. Thereafter she called up to check and following up with an inspection herself. The internet / wifi was free. The room I stay was in decent condition. Certainly I will going back to ASTAR Hotel when I visit Taipei again.

6/10 Okay

sandollar

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Average
It is not near the MRT stations as stated in other reviews. The hotel is located between 2 stations which are about 15-20 mins away. Nice clean big bathroom and nice bedsheets, blankets. The other annoying thing is that the reception will call you every single time to check if you need your room made up/cleaned if you don't leave the hotel by a certain time in the afternoon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Modest hotel
This was my 2nd stay in the hotel. The hotel is a quite modest but good for budget. The location is quite close to 2 MRT stations, but if you're not up to the walk, just raise your hand and take taxi to sandao temple station, it costs 70 NTD. Small 24h shops very close to the hotel. The internet internet is free but might not work well during night (had problems around 1-2am), but from my room there was also TPE Free available. For this network you need to register free account from authorized booth, tho.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfy bed but no breakfast
It will be nice if the room has a window. Location is not very convenient because MRT station is pretty far, even though it is still within walking distance. Beds are very comfortable. No breakfast was offered and we had to buy our breakfast at 7-11.

8/10 Good

Katherine, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Large spacious rooms
The room is considerably larger than other similarly priced hotels in Taipei (stayed at 3 different hotels in Taipei this trip, all at around the same price level). The location is also very close to MRT.

8/10 Good

Singaporean tourist

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good value but service is inconsistent
This hotel is pretty decent and good value for money. It has all the basic facilities and I liked the fact that it has in-room wifi. In terms of service, I encountered a female front desk staff who is such a gem and is extremely polite and helpful. The same, however, cannot be said of her colleagues and even manager.

8/10 Good

Stan stan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good, clean, friendly staffs
Room is very clean. Staffs are very helpful and friendly. It's located about 5-10 mins walk to train station and there are many shops along the way so you can explore around too. It would also be good if they serve simple breakfast though.