Lio Hotel Ximen

Budget option in Ximending. No fridge in room and limited space.

Tucked away in an alley. Had a hard time finding but that’s part of the adventure . Clean room , small by American standards but had everything I needed so 4 stars for me.

Nice, basic hotel. Stayed for 7 days. Room was small but was what I expected. Nothing fancy and have no complaints. I would rebook this hotel

Good for one person with not to many bags

I took a gamble with staying at this place, and this was a gamble firstly in terms of the lack of reviews, and secondly, in terms of the price. I have to say it is one my less pleasurable experiences in a hotel. The room is absolutely tiny. It feels a little claustrophobic. This would obviously vary depending on room, but the window view I had was just of a wall about 2m away of all the piping. I actually think I might prefer no window to a view of the wall. The bathroom had its own problems too. For example, the showerhead couldn't really be secured in a fixed position because the holder (or the showerhead) itself was a little damaged. The toilet was also very small, and it is also not properly concealed as there is no lock. The windows are also glazed mostly through the middle, with the bottom maybe 20cm being unglazed, which allows people to see through. The sink is very small. I absolutely wouldn't recommend staying here with anyone you're not close/comfortable with (due to the bathroom situation), or someone with big luggage (due to the size of the room). They do have a lift, the location is also quite fantastic, and the service (depending on who you get) is decent. The lady who works during the day is quite pleasant, but the overnight gentleman doesn't seem as friendly.

The poor sound insulation, the hotel is at the middle of small lane, hard for car go in but location is quite good for shopping.

1. A room I got after I checked-in was very smoky smell (cigarette). I saw housekeeper wore a mask when she was cleaning, so she didn't know how room smelt. I suggest all housekeeper should take a mask off when they finish cleaning in order to check smell in the room. Anyway, a woman at reception (around 9pm on November 22, 2019) was very nice, she helped me a lot, and she changed a room for me finally. 2. When I checked out with another woman in the next day (in the morning on November 23), returned the room key, and I asked her to leave my luggages. I stood in front of the counter because I expected to get a tag or something to show when I would come back to get my luggage, then she said "have a seat please". So, I thought she was doing some checked out stuff or my luggage stuff, then I sat at the reception for 5 mins. I felt too long, then I asked her that everything is ok? She said it was done for long time, and she didn't ask me to wait. But, I insisted she said that. She should learn how to communicate when customers check out and leave their luggages. For example, she should have said something like "It's all done", "Thank you", "Have a good day", instead of saying nothing. 3. I have been in Taipei and Taichung many times and stayed in different places. This hotel is only a place where they don't have a tag when I leave luggages or stuff with them. It's NOT secure at all, if you want to leave stuff with them!!

Clean, quite, food need to have better choices. Location is not easy to find located in small alley area google map doesn't work very well or maybe it is the signal. Decent price for the size of room itself.

room very small.

Slightly hidden from the main streets, it is centrally located in the hip Ximen area. Lots of shopping and dining options near here.

The hotel is good for 2 is enough for me, but the food is always the same everyday

the room is not that big and there is a bit noise

the room is not big and there is some noise

Helpful and friendly hotel staffs

The hotel is good but the location is a miss. Very hard to find

The room is a bit too small, making it not easy to put the baggage. But others are fine.

Good

This place needs to be improved. Checking in and out was smooth. The location is OK, it takes a minute to get your bearings but once you finger it it's obvious. Plus, there's a neon sign out the front of the alleyway. The room was quite poor. It had this smokey, musky smell that was quite strong and the bathroom fan was always on, I couldn't turn it off so, it made sleeping very difficult. However, it was cheap so, I'm not too annoyed about it.

The single room is extremely small place but clean, very similar to the HK “cage house”, it’s only 5 sq ft big. I was hardly able to carry my backpack and not knock something behind. However, on the other hand, it’s good that the layout was very well done, all the amenities that a guest need are there. Having said that, to stay for a night or 2 is perfect.

Hotel is very very very small, check in time not follow international time, staff mention staff need time to clean the room, end up bedsheet is not clean and whole night both of us very itchy.