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Eight Elephants Hostel

1F,No.6 Jin-Jiang Street, Lane 48, Alley 4, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Leixlip, Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

I stayed in Eight Elephants for three weeks. You get to know a lot of new people and the staff is super friendly. The hostel has a great location with easy access to metro station. I would love to come back some day. Great place to stay long term. Thank you all

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

I stayed three nights in a single room and one in a Shared Dorm. The hostel is a very social place with long term guests and staff making it very homely and welcoming to the outsider . Great set up starting with the cosy basement den, mixed dorms and other rooms. Decor is very lived in but in a good... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

Great location, unfortunately the bed was not as clean as it could of been, maybe it needed de bugging! Room was nice, location was nice, Very close to the next door neighbour. if you were at the window when they were you could probably kiss them.. thats how close it was. unfortunately the neighbour liked to put on the TV... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

Travelled to Taipei in late Apr - early May & stayed at DD for the whole period of my stay. Location was great, the metro station is 5min walk away. Got a single room with shared bathroom. room was small but perfect for a single traveller like me. was worried that I'll have to queue for the bathroom but I... More

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Mountain View, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2013 via mobile

Everything about Eight Elephants and Dreaming Dragons feels like crashing at a close friend's place, and it made for a very relaxing and social experience, one that definitely complemented the heavy-food-ey nature of my (brief) Taipei trip. The young and certainly conscientious staff were always really friendly, and while I didn't have time to participate in the random "do you... More

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Sydney, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2013

Eight Elephants is a great hostel with a fantastic atmosphere, helpful staff, decent facilities and a great location. My friend and I booked a twin room with Eight Elephants, however we were designated to the neighbouring building which falls under the Dreaming Dragon brand. Unfortunately, this building is just not as good as the EE hostel. The main complaint here... More

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taipei
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2013 via mobile

Ive stayed in ee a couple of times. It is a great place with clean facilities, friendly multilingual staff, and a perfect location (3 min walk to mrt, 10 to ntnu and shida night market). I've never had any issues with staff, who are all unquestionably good, kind people who i've regularly seen go out of their way to make... More

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Taipei
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2013

I've stayed in many hostels in Asia and this is by far one of the very best. The showers, toilets and washrooms are cleaned thoroughly on a daily basis. There's a kitchen with cooking facilities and a fridge along with laundry facilities. Just a short walk away is a 7/11 and a host of great places to eat. Security comes... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2013 via mobile

Warm friendly enviroment, kind fun staff who will help with any thing you want to know, cemtral location 5 minutes walk to mrt station which convieniantly connects you to all of taipei. Market close by, local shops and resteraunts withn 3 minutes walk. Washing and ironing facilities, cosy common room, cooking facilities, fun parties, movie night, all in all a... More

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Shenzhen, China
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2013

like a home in Taipei~(the best comment i could give to a hostel!!!! i travel with a friend. we met nice friends there and went to night market with them. a lovely staff gave us a map and showed us how to find the shops we would need(about milktea, cellphone number and so on) around the living place. the decoration... More

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Taipei, Taiwan
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Additional Information about Eight Elephants Hostel

Also Known As:
Eight Elephants Hotel
8 Elephants Hostel
Eight Elephants Hotel Taipei
Address: 1F,No.6 Jin-Jiang Street, Lane 48, Alley 4, Taipei 100, Taiwan
Region: Taiwan > Taipei
Amenities:
Free High-Speed Internet
Hotel Style:
Ranked #2 of 97 Speciality lodging in Taipei
Price range (per night): S$25 - 73
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Eight Elephants Hostel is a warm, friendly, cozy place for all kinds of travelers. No matter you are just short-term backpacking or long-term studying/working in Taipei. Welcome to stay in Eight Elephants with us. It is more like a homestay than a regular hostel. Our Hostel is guarded by several friendly, family-oriented staff. =) Address: Taipei City, Jin-Jiang Street, Lane 48, Alley 4, #6, 1F台北市晉江街48巷4弄6號1F Check-in time : 10:00 - 22:00Check-out time : 10:00 - 14:00(If you need to check in/out at a different time please let us know!)Please note:1) We cannot take credit cards, in Cash and in Taiwanese Dollars only.2) We don not have a lot of staff working in a day, but all the rooms should be ready before 17:00. You are welcome to hang out in our common area or come back later if your room is not ready. Thank you for understanding! =)3) We are located on a very small side street, but in a really cool university area. Please print out our directions and map. Feel free to call us from 10am to 10pm, if you need some help with the directions.Welcome to stay with us in Eight Elephants!We look forward to meeting you soon n_n ... more   less 
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