Five Elements Hostel Taipei
No.33 Minzu W. Rd. Datong Dist., Taipei, T'ai-Pei Chuen-Shih, 10365, Taiwan
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No.33 Minzu W. Rd. Datong Dist., Taipei, T'ai-Pei Chuen-Shih, 10365, Taiwan
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
Hotel facilities
- Safety Deposit Box
- Air Conditioning
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Hair dryer
- shared bathroom
- Shared kitchen
- seating area
- blackout curtains
- Free Wi-Fi
- Daily Housekeeping
- English
- Japanese
- Korean
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Linens
- Smoke alarms
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Cashless payment available
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Invoices
- Staff trained in safety protocol
- Chinese [Mandarin]
- balcony/terrace
- Body thermometer available
- CCTV security in common areas
- Entertainment services
- Laundry services
- Luggage storage & lockers
- Non-smoking property
- Safety chain and/or latch on doors available
- Separate shower/bathtub
- Soundproof rooms available
- Toiletries provided
- Tour services
- Physical/social distancing guidelines
- Air conditioning in public area
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Sleep comfort items
- Adapter
- Reading light
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- Taipei Songshan Airport - 2.02 mi
- Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Airport - 17.99 mi
Museums
- 2-28 Memorial Museum - 1.93 mi
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Naricy (. (Solo Traveler)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 2 out of 10
Poor
It's close to the biggest night market in Taipei. The place is clean. The staff responds to emails quickly.
1. It's close to the night market, but you still have to ride a subway. The market is not in walking distance by any means.
2. The reception closes at 6pm (!). After that you'd have to reach the staff by email or apps (you have to, since the staff require you to submit a passport photo). Sure they do respond quickly, but you still have to wait on the outside (very noisy) street for 10 minutes before hearing anything back from them. They advertise the check-in hours as "until 9pm", Theoretically it might be true, but in reality it's only until 6pm.
3. The dorms are way too cold. I've stayed here two times and never had a good sleep. They set the air-con at a way too low temperature, and since it's a central air-con, no guest can touch the temperature. I've actually given up on the room and moved to another hostel despite having paid for the room already. The single biggest drawback is the low temperature of the dorm, and they haven't changed it in years.
frantz (Solo Traveler)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Old patched flooring. Cracks on walls
felicia (Solo Traveler)
stayed in October, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
The location and also the service
So far nothing
Jonathan (Solo Traveler)
stayed in September, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Great value for money. Great location. Would stay here again.
The shower area doesn’t have AC/fans. Super hot and no airflow.
Sarawut (Solo Traveler)
stayed in May, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Cozy place, shower room is strong flow make me so refresh.
A bit far from Taipei Main , Ximen , Zhongshan but closed to mry yuanshan
Girish S. (Solo Traveler)
stayed in May, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Much better than any European hostel. Great service and attention to detail. They deliver on everything they promise. The coffee at the cafe is top notch, loved their light roast. And the uber cool house cats are gems
Only wish the coffee shop at the bottom was open till 9pm instead of 6pm (this is common across all coffee shops outside but still), it would make this place perfect. And if coffee could option at 8 or 9am instead of current 11am.
Denise (Solo Traveler)
stayed in May, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
I was at a mixed dorm and still felt safe. You get your own locker, although it's quite small but great for solo travellers. It's also nice to wake up with the two cats downstairs, great start of the day. Yuanshan Station is literally a minute or less from the hostel and bus stops everywhere. There's a park right beside the hostel and Ubike which is great for strolling around.
It would be great if the lockers were a little bigger.
Willa (Solo Traveler)
stayed in April, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Great location in charming Yuanshan area. Felt like a perfect spot to be. I only wish I’d stayed longer. The hostel is clean and bright. Staff was helpful and friendly. Perfect place to stay and great value. Bedding was clean and felt surprisingly high quantity.
The bed was extremely hard so if you don’t like that I guess that’s a negative aspect. Pretty unsocial vibe.
Christian (Solo Traveler)
stayed in April, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Very comfortable hostel at a convenient location. Friendly staff and cute cats. What more do you need? :)
Would stay here again.
Aleksandra (Group Traveler)
stayed in April, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
We stayed in a shared room and Im really impressed by how someone thought about details ❤️ the bag in every shower to keep items dry, the small shf for key and phone mxt to the bad and so on. The stay was so comfortable! Love it :)
1ninini1 (Solo Traveler)
stayed in March, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Cozy, nice little hostel, just a seven-minute MRT ride from Taipei Main Station, within a few minutes of Yuanshan metro station and easy reach of convenience stores, restaurants, and a night market, surrounded by lively streets and a lovely park for a beautiful balance of greenery and city life.
The hostel was clean, and the rooms were spacious. The dorm room has big windows, whereas the other one only has a smaller window, be warned. The bathrooms were also clean and easy to use, as well as equipped with hygiene products (sanitary pads, dental floss, cotton buds) and hairdryers. The hostel also provides slippers (good quality ones that won't melt in the shower, but you don't get to take them away), which are also numbered so it's easy to find yours. It's a small detail, but I was definitely glad not to have to guess like it happens every so often.
There are two common spaces: a café on the second floor and a room on the roof on the fourth floor. Depending on which one you choose, there's plenty of variation between couches, chairs with tables, beds, etc. There's also plenty of entertainment material (travel guides, coloring books, a guitar, etc.). I absolutely loved hanging out on the roof, it's a comfortable space with an amazing atmosphere. The café downstairs (first floor) closes after 6 P.M., and you can also stay there both during opening hours and later. There are also two lovely cats, which was a definite plus for me, but if you have allergies, know that they roam around the café quite a bit.
I personally prefer smaller hostels and quieter environments, so if you're looking for a typical youth hostel to meet big groups, this is not it. What it is, is a great place to rest and relax, with good company if you go out of your way to talk to people, and the opportunity to be by yourself and unwind otherwise. Definitely explore the surroundings and see a few snippets of daily life and Taipei events at Expo Park.
Washing machine and dryer are coin-activated and quite expensive, and they both need a lot of 10NTD coins, which not everyone has lying around. The girl at the desk was lovely and broke my bigger banknote, but considering the above-average price of the hostel, it would've been nice to have laundry be more accessible.
This wasn't a problem for me, and the hostel warns you very clearly, but this property does NOT have an elevator, so be prepared to take the stairs. If you have very heavy luggage, be ready, and unfortunately it doesn't seem disability-friendly at all.
Jenni (Solo Traveler)
stayed in March, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Priyabrata (Solo Traveler)
stayed in March, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Damn good hostel. Loved the location, staffs, bed, hostel, security, common area and the cleanliness. Super awesome hostel in the heart of Taipei.
Nothing as such
Marlene (Solo Traveler)
stayed in March, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Tom (Solo Traveler)
stayed in February, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Very good and welcoming. Clean with everything you need
Alicia (Group Traveler)
stayed in February, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
A lovely, clean place to stay for a few nights in Taipei! The cafe downstairs is nice and the hostel is right next to a train station. Would definitely stay here again!
May (Solo Traveler)
stayed in January, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
everything was perfect.
Kar M. (Solo Traveler)
stayed in January, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Location, Atmosphere and a cafe at the lobby. Also like the cats and the customer service
No lift
Roxanne (Solo Traveler)
stayed in January, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Well maintained, clean, convenient, staff are friendly. Definitely will be in my list to book in future for solo travel.
Hei (Solo Traveler)
stayed in January, 2025
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
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Area information
- Taipei Songshan Airport - 2.02 mi
- Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Airport - 17.99 mi
- Yuanshan Station - 956 f
- Minquan West Road Station - 0.45 mi
- Daqiaotou Station - 0.57 mi
- Zhongshan Elementary School Station - 0.60 mi
- Shuanglian Station - 0.76 mi
- Xingtian Temple Station - 1.06 mi
- Zhongshan Station - 1.11 mi
- Jiantan Station - 1.12 mi
- Taipei Bridge Station - 1.16 mi
- Taipei Bus Station - 1.35 mi
- Cailiao Station - 1.41 mi
- Sanchong Elementary School Station - 1.42 mi
- Taipei Main Station - 1.42 mi
- Songjiang Nanjing Station - 1.45 mi
- Zhongshan Junior High School Station - 1.64 mi
- Shandao Temple Station - 1.68 mi
- Shilin Station - 1.77 mi
- Dazhi Station - 1.87 mi
- Nanjing East Road Station - 1.91 mi
- Ximen Station - 1.96 mi
- Taipei Sea World Aquarium - 1.43 mi
- National Taiwan University Hospital Station - 1.84 mi
- 2-28 Memorial Museum - 1.93 mi
- Taipei Story House - 0.45 mi
- Taipei Film House - 1.09 mi
- 2-28 Memorial Peace Park - 1.91 mi
- Yuan-shan Chan - 0.25 mi
- Taipei Confucius Temple - 0.34 mi
- Min-chuan-hsi Lu Chan - 0.39 mi
- Children's Recreation Centre - 0.43 mi
- Bao-An Temple - 0.46 mi
- Shuang-lien Chan - 0.76 mi
- Hsin-sheng Kung-yuan - 0.77 mi
- Ningxia Night Market - 0.89 mi
- Xingtian Temple - 0.98 mi
- Xiahai City God Temple - 1.09 mi
- Chien-tan Chan - 1.09 mi
- Chung-shan Chan - 1.10 mi
- Shilin Night Market - 1.16 mi
- Lin-sen Kung-yuan - 1.19 mi
- Tai-pei Che-chan - 1.50 mi
- Taipei Artist Village - 1.52 mi
- Chung-shan Kuo-chung Chan - 1.62 mi
- Shih-lin Chan - 1.66 mi
- Shan-tao-ssu Chan - 1.68 mi
- Hsin Kung-yuan - 1.85 mi
- Nan-ching-tung Lu Chan - 1.90 mi
- Tai-ta I-yuan Chan - 1.90 mi
- Liaoning Night Market - 1.93 mi
- Ximending Night Market - 1.94 mi
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Five Elements Hostel Taipei
No.33 Minzu W. Rd. Datong Dist., Taipei, T'ai-Pei Chuen-Shih, 10365, Taiwan