Kiwi Express Hotel -Zhongzheng Rd

Hotel was quite conveniently located about 15 min walk from the main railway station. Staff were helpful and friendly and spoke reasonable English. Although check in was 3.00pm I had arrived early and they allowed me to check in about 2.00 since my room was ready. My room was clean and had the usual basic facilities although it did lack a room safe. Although I did book the room knowing it didn't have a window it felt a bit claustrophobic and I would personally avoid this choice in future. Breakfast was a buffet option with a decent choice of food. The was a laundry next to reception with washers and driers available for a small fee.

So at the beginning of this review, I really cant stress enough that nothing in the hotel was clean. And i dont mean “it was old, so it wasnt clean”, i mean it was legitimately not clean (surfaces had dust on it, mold on the walls, stains in bed, etc). As soon as we opened the door to our room, our nose was filled with the fragrant aroma of cigarette smoke (in a non smoking room) and mold. Upon turning on the lights, we were welcomed with the stained and crack filled walls and protruding wires of our room (see photos). The bed smelled downright bad, and I doubt that the sheets get washed after every guest (or even weekly for that matter) and we ended up sleeping fully clothed as a result. The pillows also had a pretty bad smell to them. Believe it or not, the soap in the bathroom didnt even smell clean (which I didnt know was possible). Shower curtain was too short, and water sprays all over the floor when you shower. Toilet was average, so it has that going for it. Also there was blood on the walls in the bathroom (see photos). Things that were cool: in our room we had a full water cooler and refrigerator system. Having never seen one of these before I was slightly amused, although it belonged more in an office setting than in a room. The breakfast was really laughable (since it was one of the only features people recommended). It consisted of stale toast (no joke), rice, salad and tea eggs that were definitely multiple weeks old. Ended up going to 711 afterwards to get food as well. We tried to cancel our room and wouldnt let us for the second night. Guess they knew their hotel was this bad and had to take the money where they could. Ended up going back to Taipei and leaving the room empty the second night. In conclusion, the best parts of this hotel were below average and everything else was downright bad. Dont waste your money, there are cheaper places that are much nicer in Taichung - if you cant find somewhere cheaper stay in the train station or on the sidewalk, it will provide you with a better experience and will surely be cleaner.

The Kiwi express hotel is in good location. The receptions is very helpful and family and the price is value. Facility in the room well prepare. Just but this time the weather is very cool they don't have heather faculty. If plan to stay her need to ready extra warm clothes when travel in cool season. But is recommand to come in not too cool weather.