Meci Hotel

Facilities, accessibility, and comfort. I love the coffee and snacks.

-Excellent staff who are very helpful giving tips on where to eat and how to travel to Taroko gorge. -We got an upgrade from a twin room to a superior double room on check-in. Very happy with that. -Our room (a double room) was clean and had a large window to let in the sun and fresh air. -Hotel very easy to find from the train station. Basically on exiting the train station, via the east exit, turn right and head along the road for 5 minutes. The hotel is across the street. The hotel pops up on Google Maps in English. -Some decent places to eat in the locality. The “high street” is the road that runs perpendicular to the road the hotel is on. You’ll find lots of eateries along this road. There is a nice Vietnamese restaurant that I’d recommend. -PX Mart (supermarket) nearby for your odds and ends. - Free coffee and tea plus snacks provided free of charge by the hotel. -Bicycle and motorbike rental from hotel. -A decent location for day trips to Taroko gorge. To buy day pass tickets: Head back to the train station and while looking at the train station turn your head to the right and you’ll spot a large orange building (you cannot miss it) where you can buy tickets (1 or 2 day passes to the Taroko gorge) to the gorge. This is where the red buses disembark from. -Alternatively, rather than buying day passes, you can use an ipass or easycard, to jump on and off the buses. Just clock on when entering a bus and clock off when exiting. This method will allow you to use the white buses which disembark from Xincheng and service the Taroko gorge. (Aside: there are red and white buses servicing the Taroko Gorge along with countless tour buses and taxis. Red buses start from Hualien and white start from Xincheng). The day passes do not apply to these buses as these buses terminate in Xincheng.

-No issues. Very good hotel, no qualms.

I very much enjoyed this hotel. The room was clean and airy, with a view out to the mountains. Fast wifi. Free coffee and snacks in the lobby lounge. Restaurants and stores nearby. The staff was wonderful, even setting up transportation to Taroko Gorge for me with a delightful taxi driver. The little dog at reception is a total sweetheart.

It is quite a trek to the parks on the Pacific, Pine Garden, and the big markets. I preferred being close to the train station for easier coming and going, however, and it was a quick five-minute walk through the park.