Shining Forest Hostel

2.0 star property
Hostel in Hualien City
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
January 2025
February 2025

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Economy Quadruple Room, Ensuite
Economy Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom (4 beds)
Economy Quadruple Room, Ensuite
Interior
Interior entrance

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
No. 102, Guoxing 5th Street, Hualien City, Hualien County, 970
  • Japanese General House
    20 min walk
  • 八方雲集鍋貼水餃專賣店
    4 min walk
  • Hualien Station
    9 min walk
  • Hualien (HUN)
    7 min drive

Room options

About the area

Hualien City

At Shining Forest Hostel you'll be within just a 5-minute stroll of Tianhuitang and within 20 minutes of Japanese General House. Highlights at this hostel include free in-room WiFi. .This smoke-free hostel offers free WiFi in public areas, a terrace and tour/ticket assistance. Additionally, you'll find luggage storage, a water dispenser and a reception hall. Each morning local cuisine breakfast is served between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. .Sights within a 30-minute walk of this Hualien City hostel include Meilunshan Park and Far Eastern Hualien Store.

What's nearby

  • Hualien Cultural Creative Industries Park - 2 min drive
  • Tzu Chi Cultural Park - 3 min drive
  • Hualien Dongdamen Night Market - 3 min drive
  • Pine Garden - 3 min drive
  • Pacific Landscape Park - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Hualien Station - 9 min walk
  • Hualien (HUN) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪好樂迪 KTV - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪阿美麻糬 - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪建國路火雞肉飯 - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪八方雲集鍋貼水餃專賣店 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪阿美客青年民宿 - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Shining Forest Hostel

Hostel in Hualien City
Shining Forest Hostel offers its guests a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a water dispenser. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Hualien City hostel is smoke free.

  • 5 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
Shining Forest Hostel offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations, with a hairdryer. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include a shower.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily local cuisine breakfast available 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: TWD 100 for adults and TWD 100 for children

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 8 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3 PM - 8 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Starting January 1, 2025, this property does not provide disposable personal items, such as comb, loofah, shaver, nail file, and shoe mitt.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: from approximately TWD 100 for adults and from TWD 100 for children

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. No on-site parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Union Pay.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Are there any beaches close to Shining Forest Hostel?

The closest beach to Shining Forest Hostel is Chishingtan Beach (6.4 km).

Does Shining Forest Hostel serve breakfast?

Sure does, local cuisine breakfast is available daily from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Shining Forest Hostel?

No, Shining Forest Hostel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at Shining Forest Hostel?

Check-in begins at 3 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at Shining Forest Hostel?

No, pets are not allowed.

Shining Forest Hostel Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 7 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 7 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 7 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 7 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 7 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
房主YW哥和他的妈妈超级亲切和善。 房子打理的超级温馨,整洁。 去周围的酒吧,日料店报酒店名字都会打折哦~ 强烈推荐!!以后如果来花莲还会住在这里!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

SIHUI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
充滿熱情,提供豐盛健康早餐的民宿
民宿主人及其母親熱情地歡迎我們,並提供許多協助與建議,十分感謝。傳統中式早餐豐盛而且健康。可惜珈琲只有 三合一或無糖的二合一,略感美中不足。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

HAOMING

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
床位很大,還有一小塊空間可以放東西,共用空間很大。
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
很棒很舒適!也很熱情的招待,有相當不錯的住宿體驗!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Yu hang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
非常滿意!期待下次來花蓮再住一次!
房間非常舒適乾淨,三個人住四人房空間很足夠也很舒服。最可惜的地方是因為行程安排的關係只能住一晚哈。老闆和老闆娘陳媽媽也非常體貼和溫馨,尤其是陳媽媽做的早餐很有溫度,整體來說是一間會想多次造訪的民宿!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019