Tianxiang Catholic Church

Not having a reservation, I was accepted at an evening about two years ago.nI got to be friends with tourists from Taipei in 太魯閣 trail, and I told I didn’t have any place to stay at the night, they kindly ask the master to accept me, and he did with pleasure.nI had been going back to Taipei in my first plan but couldn’t because my motorcycle was broken.nAlthough I am not an Christian, everyone I met there was kind for me, so I was very happy after staying.nThe master can speak Japanese little, he said goodbye and see you again in Japanese.

Nice and quiet place in Tianxiang. Good value for money. Basic but clean room with little balcony. Reservation only possible by phone call. If you don't have a taiwanese phone number or can't speak chinese, you can ask the tourist information in Hualien to make a call for you. We would recommend this place if you like to sleep close to the mountains!

If you are a backpacker or travelling on budget seeking for cheaper accomodation option in TianXiang, feel free to ring TianXiang Catholic church to make a reservation, that is the only way you can make a reservation here. We've paid NTD700 per night for a twin room with shared bathroom, a dormitory style room is available at NTD300 per person and one double room with private bathroom cost NTD1200. Apparently the price varies depends on the season so always ring to enquire about the most accurate pricing for the date you're planning to visit . We were supposed to book at another church in TianXiang which is located at the other end of TianXiang (you will need to ring them to make a reservation as well) but we ended up booking this by mistake but all is well! The room is fairly clean, very very basic and dated, it is however quiet as it is at a higher ground. We hardly see any staffs around other than the guy who checked us in during our two days stay. If you need help you will need to go down to the reception and ring the doorbell to get any assistance. There are a lot of cats around the place. Three showers and 5 toilets in the shared bathroom. everything is fairly clean. Please take note that Hot showers are available from 6PM-10PM ONLY! There are some small bugs and insects flying around but please be reminded where you are. Some extra infos: Probably it's the quiet season here but eateries around TianXiang shut at around 5:30-6pm when we were there though I've read at review somewhere it did mention 7pm. There is a 7/11 in TianXiang which opens till 9PM (though majority of 7/11 in Taiwan are open 24hr, not this one). Hope this helps!

Cheap but serviceable, and fairly characterful to boot. Comfortable rooms. Hard Catholic beds. Not sure why the previous reviewer said there were no showers (there are). Ablution facilities generally aren't the snazziest, but they were reasonably clean when we stayed, and at least there was hot water. Check in is a bit of a faff. They were also happy to give us keys to a separate room to store our bikes, which was a plus.

Spent here one night. Good quality for good price. Wonderful views out of window and from terraces.