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Reviews of Simply Life Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Simply Life Hotel
10, LANE 220, SEC. 4, CHONGQING N. RD, Taipei, TPE

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 66 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 135 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor internet connection. The cleaner mistakenly took our own towels.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A bit out of the way
Save money but sacrifice convenience to food and public transport.

6/10 Okay

joel, singapore

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
average
the location is not that easy to find. its just good for overnight stay.

4/10 Poor

Allan K.

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Below Average
From the outside this hotel looks okay, but when the rooms are about the size of a small bedroom and seems as though it may have been a home converted. The doors are made of plywood extremely thin and only has a push lock on the handle. I did not feel very safe or secure with leaving items in my room.

6/10 Okay

Cat, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Standard hotel not too far from the train station
We were too early for check in but was allowed to leave our luggage there instead. Staff were friendly and they helped us how to get around and even provided maps. We were short on TWD and it so happened that it was a public holiday there so banks were not opened, but the staff tried their best to call up the nearest shopping area with a money changer. Kudos to them going the extra mile to help us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
nice & the price is reasonable
it's clean n basically quiet. the location is convenient for taking bus or parking scooters. Staff is friendly, but breakfast is nothing. That's fine, u can eat various food in Shilin.

8/10 Good

stefano

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

4/10 Poor

JL, hkg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not easy to assess
The hotel is only accessible via taxi or public bus. Though it's in Shilin it's not near to Shilin downtown. The hotel room is small. It's clean, except that the pillows smell a bit.

8/10 Good

Gabriel, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An adventurer's getaway
It's a nice cosy hotel tucked at the side of an alley. Definitely one of the cheapest rates for a one to two nights stay. Ideal for backpackers or couples. 1-2 person travelling together. There is no lift so you got to climb a flight of stairs. Only 3 floors, easy. The hotel staff was super nice to carry my luggage all the way to the 3rd floor for me! Kudos dude! Very informative receptionist, know everything you need to know on where to go in Taipei. The room is compact but has everything you need and comes with a big bed just for one person. Only down side, nothing to do around the area and it's slight away from the main districts of Taipei. But transportation is cheap and easily accessible so no worries. If you like, get an Easy card for public bus rides. Have fun in Taipei! :)

6/10 Okay

Ann, Spore

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Inexpensive one night stay
This hotel is a little difficult to find. Make sure you have their phone number with you to call when you can't find it (like I did). Its closest MRT station is "Shilin" but you will need to take one of several buses that run very frequently along that route so it is convenient. It is a very basic hotel but if you're looking to save that $20 to $30 a night and don't mind a two-star hotel experience, then this place is perfect. I was on the uppermost floor so the WiFi was a little dodgy. The breakfast is toast with several types of spread. I think there was packaged coffee and tea too. There is much better breakfast about a 7-minute walk away. Like most Taiwanese people I have met, the staff was very friendly and helpful. Check-in is at 4pm though so make sure you find something to do until then.

6/10 Okay

Casey, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service
Budget Motel
Overall the the motel is OK with the budget price, room is small but enough with just sleeping. Do take note that it is near shilin but will need to take bus to & from the motel.

8/10 Good

jgraw, phil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cozy room
Very interesting

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Reasonable and relatively clean
Nice little place but not very convenient. Really only slept there, though, and no real complaints.

8/10 Good

DD, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic service from frontline support Rex
Though it was abit out of way to the nite market, room is pretty clean.And there was a service guy named Rex, very helpful. He help us to arrange for a transport when we tell him that we wanted to do abit of sighseeing.He recommended us a friendly taxi uncle to drive us to the places we wanted to go.Thanks Rex.

8/10 Good

Adrian, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended :D
Cleanliness is good. Staff has good attitude. Breakfast provided is acceptable. Very convenient to travel around as the nearest bus stop is only 2 minutes' walk away. 3 stops to Shilin Metro Station. Overall is good.

4/10 Poor

Marel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
No elevator
Be prepared to walk up flights of stairs, staff will assist with luggage. Room was small for 2 people. Location was very inconvenient to places of interest.

6/10 Okay

rachel, new zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
tidy
hard to find it, but room is tidy·

8/10 Good

jbhtokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
More than expected for a budget hotel
The hotel is very decent. There arent that much to expect since a budget hotel but quite comfortable and the staff are really friendly and helpful. Nothing to see in the neighborhood. Close to the bus stop going to Shilin Station and National Park Museum.

8/10 Good

JBH, Tokyo, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great customer service for a budget hotel
The hotel is clean and the staff were extremely cordial and most helpful. Location wasn't too bad. Not that much to see if you feel like taking a stroll late at night as the neighborhood has mostly car repair places. Quite convenient as bus goes to Shilin MRT, and National Palace Museum. Overall I had a pleasant stay. More than I expected for a budget hotel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not for tourists
Very bad hotel location, no elevator, too expensive

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Average hotel
Small neigborhood, budget hotel.

6/10 Okay

Hari, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
A clean very inexpensive hotel for a quick stay
The staff were most helpful. The room was clean and the appliance worked well. However, the bed needs a new firm mattress.

6/10 Okay

Will

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Decent & budget stays in Taipei
Since it's a budget hotel, can't expect much. am happy that the room is clean and comfortable, TV channels are comparable to those of 4-5 starts hotels, Only complaint was that nearby F&B outlet are lacking & inconvenient. Hotel's breakfast is so basic that as a visitor, I rather walk to some nearby shops to have it's local breakfast set instead.

6/10 Okay

Lo

Liked: Staff & service
Convenience for leisure travellers
so far so good, if you are a budget travellers. you can take bus and MRT, and is near to shilin night market. i like to visit the zoo again in future and enjoy the gondola ride

6/10 Okay

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great hotel to stay
Hotel was clean and tidy. Staff were great and offered quite a lot of help to me. Nearby there's a convenience shop operates 24 hours. Overall hotel is great and worth to stay.

8/10 Good

Tony, Sydney NSW, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, quiet and comfortable but out of the way
This hotel is clean, comfortable and quiet, with courteous and helpful staff, most of whom have at least some English. It's a bit out of the way in a fairly drab neighbourhood, and the rooms are quite small, which are my only reasons for marking it down slightly.

6/10 Okay

Cecil, Houston, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap hotel with free wireless in Taipei
Simply Life has all the basic amenities including free wireless but it is about 20 minute walk to the nearest subway station. There are lots of eateries and stalls with good Taiwanese food within 5 minute walk from the hotel though

8/10 Good

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff is very friendly and
The staff is very friendly and the location is not bad near shilin. Just that some things like towel is torn and some facilities need to change new set..

8/10 Good

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nicer than business hotels in
Nicer than business hotels in Japan. No frills but good value and nice friendly staff. A short taxi ride away from Shilin night market with its amazing array of food stalls.

8/10 Good

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A value for money hotel except
A value for money hotel except u'll need to climb up the stairs to ur room BUT that it's not a big problem after all there's many wonderful food to eat in Taiwan who gives a damn just to climb up the stairs to burn off some of your calories, Cheers......I would recommed people who on a budget trip to stay here

8/10 Good

Tze

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
5 mins bus ride away from Shilin
5 mins bus ride away from Shilin Night Market. A difficult place to find for first timers. It will be cheaper if you contact the hotel directly.

8/10 Good

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel was simply suited for
The hotel was simply suited for tourists with own car or transport. Finding the location was indeed a challenge even for the local cabbies. There was no breakfast and looking for a meal would mean a brief 5-7 minutes walk to the nearest fastfood outlet. One has to take the stairs to get to your rooms, though the steps were pretty big and the stairways quite well lit. Other than that, the environment was quite good for some business stopover before and doing some work with very good internet facilities. The staff was very helpful and there were coin-slot washing machines at the roof-top for laundry services, pretty convenient. I will say, if they improve with free shuttle to the nearest mtr station and provision of free breakfast, it will be draw returning customers.

4/10 Poor

Anonymous

Disliked: Staff & service
Only positive thing I can say
Only positive thing I can say about this hotel is that is cheap. Negative: - Bad location - some water leaks in the bathroom, - There was no toilet paper in the bathroom, but face tissues !!! - Often internet disconnections - for breakfast I had a strange burger - no elevator and narrow stairs ...

8/10 Good

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean & nice, price are reasonable
Clean & nice, price are reasonable too. However, guest could not control the temperature on their own, got to call to counter to get them adjust the air-con. Paper cup used, maybe for cost-saving?

10/10 Excellent

Gaby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very simple, but good hotel. Never
Very simple, but good hotel. Never got any breakfast, even though that was included. Internet didn't always work. MRT (subway) was too far to walk, but busses go very often until 22:30. Wish the reception staff could speak English. But for the price it was a great deal. Loved that the room had a water cooker and flatscreen TV.

6/10 Okay

tomomaru, Suga.

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
空調の調節が自分たちで出来ず、スタッフにお願いした。空調がないと、部屋が臭く、空調を入れると寒かった。 シャワーのみだったが、水圧が高く、高温だった。窓の無い部屋だが、特に問題は無い。
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

chen-shi-yei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
服務人員態度佳、服務好,但房間內燈光較不充足,熱水須等候多一點時間。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Huei

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
交通稍不方便,但若只是單純住宿是不錯的選擇。 另外,櫃檯人員很親切
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
非常感謝您的意見,歡迎您下次再入住本館

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
方便的飯店
價美物廉
非常感謝您的意見,歡迎您下次再入住本館

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

4/10 Poor

Harumilk, JAPAN

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
寝泊まりスペースならば十分
フロントの対応は中国語、英語OKでした。簡単な日本語も通じます。 中国語があいさつ程度しかできない場合でも笑顔で対応していただけました。 ただし、気になる点は多々あります。 (駅から)遠い、客室が汚い、朝食は微妙です。 最寄り駅として提示されいた、剣潭駅からは3kmほどで、バスやタクシー利用が必須です。タクシー代は115~130元ほどでした。Uターンをしてホテル前の道に到着するロケーションのため、遠回りの印象です。 客室は、壁紙のはがれ、ベッドシーツに虫食い穴多数、シャワースペースの扉が閉まらないという有様でした。 朝食は日本のものをイメージしているとがっかりします。 インスタントコーヒーと食パン、チョコレート・ピーナッツクリームのみ。 寝泊まりスペースとして考えれば、個室なのでよいかと思います。

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

STINA, 臺南

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
客房人員親切
附近沒有公車 交通上比較不方便 房間的燈光稍微暗了一點 吃早餐時看到一樓房門口有小強出沒 隔音效果有待加強

4/10 Poor

Hsiu you

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

8/10 Good

Caro, Berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simply Life - einfache Unterkunft
Hotel wurde für zwei Wochen gebucht (Doppelzimmer wurde zur Alleinnutzung). Bett war bequem, TV und W-Lan vorhanden. Frühstück war leider enttäuschend. Toastbrot und drei verschiedene Aufstriche (z.B. Erdnussbutter und grüner Tee), Kaffe aus Pappbechern und Saft aus Trinkpäckchen wurden angeboten. Leider eintönig für zwei Wochen. Da die Wände dünn sind und überwiegend Wochenendgäste das Hotel buchten, wurde es am Wochenende nachts laut. Nach den Geräuschen zu urteilen wurde sehr früh am Morgen und in der Nacht geuputzt. Für die zwei Wochen war mir ein Bett und ein eigenes Bad wichtig (kein Hostel). Das hat das Hotel erfüllt.