Hotel Cloud Arena-Daan

Location Great location. The train station exit was just below, with a bus stop nearby that had a few bus services. Starbucks on the first floor and TKK Chicken and other food stalls nearby. There are also other retailers like Zara, Uniqlo, H&M, and Poya nearby. The downside (or upside for some) is that there are 2 nightclubs in the same building. As it is a commercial building and the hotel only takes up the 13th floor, you will have to share lifts with many people, sometimes you need to wait at least 2 or 3 lifts to be able to squeeze inside finally. Not only that, you will have to share lifts with drunkards and people high on alcohol/others. This is quite disconcerting to people who just want to return to their hotel in peace. Amenities Breakfast provided is quite nice but the options are limited. A simple salad bar with about 3 to 4 ingredients to choose from, porridge bar with various toppings, bread/toast station, and some fruits. The drinks are also limited to orange juice, milk, tea (3 options), americano, and latte. Snacks like crackers are provided throughout the day after breakfast until around midnight. There are 4 sweet and savoury options. There is a self-serve laundry area with 2 washing machines (TWD20 for 30 minutes of washing), and 1 dryer (TWD20 for 30 minutes). Laundry detergent is provided. I would try to do laundry at time when others are unlikely to be in the hotel to avoid having to wait your turn. (SOME people leave their clothes and hog the machines, not sure if the staff can do anything about that). Inside the room, bottle water, tea, and coffee are provided. Basic things like toothbrushes, soap, razors, and shower caps are provided. Mouthwash is provided at random as sometimes they refill them during housekeeping but sometimes they don't. A hairdryer, mini-fridge, and TV are also provided in the room but there is no microwave. Service It is a basic 3-star hotel so do not expect any crazy wonderful service. The staff are polite and will fulfill their duty, of course. When we order food to our room, they will call and notify us that our delivery is here. We had to get our shopping delivered back to our room they assisted us in retrieving the delivery for safekeeping from the 1st-floor security where the delivery driver had dropped them off. Housekeeping is available daily but their service seems a little inconsistent as sometimes the room is sparkling clean and sometimes the floor doesn't feel very clean. Reception can also assist in arranging for airport transfer. We were quoted TWD1400 for a Sunday mid-afternoon ride with 2 persons and 3 luggage. The driver (Mr. Zhang) was early so we did not have to wait, friendly and chatty during the ride, offered to take our pieces of luggage, and got us to the airport in a comfortable and quick ride. It is a small hotel but with sufficient amenities and services for a comfortable and quaint stay. My biggest turn-off was sharing lifts with people high off their a--.