Formosa Backpackers HostelvsFulyu Inn Hualien
Both hotels are endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Formosa Backpackers Hostel scores slightly higher than Quality Inn Hualien. Formosa Backpackers Hostel comes in at 78 with accolades from 2 publications including Rough Guide, Lonely Planet.
Formosa Backpackers Hostel
 Lonely Planet
 Rough Guide
No.206 Jianguo Road, Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Free Parking
 - Multilingual
 
 "Formosa has laundry service, a full kitchen, a small cafe and bar, a 600-book English library, and free pick up from the train station." Full review
 "Excellent modern hostel... The marble-floored dorm is modern and spotlessly clean... The location isn’t bad, a short walk from downtown and the bars on Linsen Rd." 
Fulyu Inn Hualien
 Rough Guide
No.46-1 Sanmin Street, Hualien 970, Taiwan
From $57/night
- Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Shuttle Bus
 - Laundry Service
 - Restaurant
 - Family Friendly
 
 "This plush new branch of the chain hotel delivers all the standard comforts, with sleek contemporary rooms with large flat-screen TVs, daily fresh fruit and free tea and biscuits all day."