First Stop Backpacker Hostel, Keelung

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Description

First Stop backpacker hostel – Jiufen located at Jiufen, and it only takes 2mins walk from bus stop-Jiufen stop, 24hr convenience store, post office and tourist information center. And only 5mins walk to the famous Jiufen old street and tea house area(A-Mei tea house).
First Stop backpacker hostel – Jiufen has the only glass house in Jiufen town with amazing mountain and sea view. Here we offer huge public area that guests can take break and get to know each other; and our ECO, clean and confortable accommodation area makes all our guests feel like home! Our warm welcome to all guests to be here and experience the mountain town of stairs and feeling the beauty of connected of mountain and sea.

From First Stop backpacker hostel – Jiufen, it’s about:
2mins walk to post office, 24hrs convenience store and tourist information center;
5mins walk to Jiufen Old Street, Seng-Ping theater and A-Mei tea house and tea house street;
10mins to Ruifang;
15mins to Jinguashi-Gold Museum;
20mins to Cat Village-Houtong (Pingxi Line), Badouzih, NMMST;
30mins to Jinguashi-Shuinandong(Yin-Yang Sea/13-Level refining and smelting factory and Gold Waterfall), Sandiaoling (Pingxi Line);
40mins to Shifen (Pingxi Line), Keelung CBD/Keelung Harbour/Keelung Miao-Kou night market, Long-Dong/Bitou cape(Northeast of Taiwan);
50mins to Pingxi, Jingtong (Pingixi Line), Fulong, Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area;
60mins to Taipei Main Station;
60-80mins to Waiao, Jiaoxi, Yilan, Luodong, Suao
2-3hr to Hualien;

Keelung harbor is also an important harbor in Taiwan, which allow you join cruise to/from Xiamen, Mazhu, Hualien, Naha, Ryukyu,Ishigaki, Yonaguni Island. Or you can transfer bus at Keelung to the famous Yeliu Geo Park or other spots at north of Taiwan.

We wish to provide a HOME that our guests can having break and recharge; a warm, quiet home without crowed and noises that can make people confortable and even communicate with our mother nature more clearly. Our hostel is not located IN Jiufen Old Street. We don’t have busy traffic here, or crowed tourists walking pass. We are only 5mins walk away with great environment and convenience location where you can experience the REAL quiet Jiufen. We can chat, communicate, exchange information or relax our mind in our glass house.
We want not only share our beauty of Taiwan, but also share spirits: the sharing attitude of traveller, a projection of emotion, a passion of love of our hometown,Taiwan.
As we are also backpackers, we understand what backpackers would need; we do our best to offer clean and comfortable home, rich travel information, extra shoe dryer and shower gel/ shampoo for our guests.
Although you are traveling, but whenever you back to First Stop backpacker hostel – Jiufen, it's just like back to your HOME.
We look forward to seeing you in the upcoming future!

* We are a hostel. Please bring your own toiletry as we don't provide that. Or, you can purchase them at our hostel.(towels for rent)
* Jiufen town is built along mountains, you'll find "stairs" everywhere as the most important symbol in Jiufen; we highly recommend you to leave your heavy luggage or suitcases in other places or in/near Ruifang train station. Please only bring simple and light personal luggage with you when you come to Jiufen.
* The balance to be paid when check-in is in CASH(Taiwan dollar only).
* Please make sure you are fully read and understand all our information on web-page BEFORE you make reservation.

Location and Contact

Location

• Public transportation:
• TRA(train):
• Take train to Ruifang train station and find front station exit, follow the sign and walk about 3mins to “Ruifang train station” bus stop where located at a dist. Plaza next to Ruifang police station. Taking bus(Keelung bus company) NO.788/NO.1062./NO.825/NO.827 and get off at bus stop – Jiufen stop(Jiufen police station). After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• BUS:
• If you coming from Keelung directly,it’s about 40-50mins journey(weekdays) and about 50-70mins journey(weekend).
• You can take bus(Keelung bus company)NO.788 and get off at bus stop – Jiufen stop(Jiufen police station).
• (*To get-off the bus: Make sure you RING THE BELL to notice the bus driver. You can find the bus bell inside the bus. You can press the button AFTER the bus pass the Da-Gan-lin Stop.)
• After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• The other way to coming from Keelung, you can actually travel all the way from Keelung. Take bus T99 Taiwan tourist shuttle –East Route of Dragon Palace Treasure Hunt Route, all the way from Keelung to Ruifang train station.
• Follow the sign and walk about 3mins to “Ruifang train station” bus stop where located at a dist. Plaza next to Ruifang police station.
• Taking bus(Keelung bus company) NO.788/NO.1062./NO.825/NO.827 and get off at bus stop – Jiufen stop(Jiufen police station).
• (*To get-off the bus: Make sure you RING THE BELL to notice the bus driver. You can find the bus bell inside the bus. You can press the button AFTER the bus pass the Da-Gan-lin Stop.)
• After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• If you coming from Houtong(Cat-Village) of Pingxi Railway Line, you can take bus NO.826(Keelung bus company) and get off at bus stop – Jiufen stop(Jiufen police station).
• (*To get-off the bus: Make sure you RING THE BELL to notice the bus driver. You can find the bus bell inside the bus. You can press the button AFTER the bus pass the Da-Gan-lin Stop.)
• After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• If you coming from Taipei, it’s about 50-65mins journey( weekdays) and about 80-120mins journey(weekend).(excluding the time of waiting for buses or transfer)
• You can take bus NO.1062(Keelung bus company) from Taipei MRT – ZhaongXiao FuXing station or from Taipei SongShan train station(TRA).
• When boarding, please tell the bus driver you want to get off at Jiufen police station.
• (*To get-off the bus: Make sure you RING THE BELL to notice the bus driver. You can find the bus bell inside the bus. You can press the button AFTER the bus pass the Da-Gan-lin Stop.)
• After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• *Bus NO.1062 takes city roads from Taipei to Jiufen which cost lots more time ; this bus doesn’t sell standing tickets so it couldn’t take too many passengers each time. And the boarding chance will be definitely higher if you could boarding from the beginning stop. Therefore, we highly recommend you to take TRA train from Taipei to Ruifang and then transfer bus to Jiufen which would save you at least half of traffic and waiting time, ALSO, you can leave your luggage at Ruifang train station on the way.
• If you coming from Tamshui/North Coast Line, you can take bus NO.862(Keelung bus company) to Keelung train station and then transfer bus NO.788(Keelung bus company) and get off at bus stop – Jiufen stop(Jiufen police station).
• (*To get-off the bus: Make sure you RING THE BELL to notice the bus driver. You can find the bus bell inside the bus. You can press the button AFTER the bus pass the Da-Gan-lin Stop.)
• After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• If you coming from Yeliu, you can take bus NO.862 or NO.790(Keelung bus company) from Yeliu to Keelung train station, and then transfer bus NO.788(Keelung bus company).
• Get off at bus stop – Jiufen stop(Jiufen police station).
• (*To get-off the bus: Make sure you RING THE BELL to notice the bus driver. You can find the bus bell inside the bus. You can press the button AFTER the bus pass the Da-Gan-lin Stop.)
• After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• If you coming from airport:
• Taipei SongShan International Airport:
• A) Please take Taipei MRT system, from SongShan Airport station(of Route NO.1/Wenhu Line) to ZhongXiao FuXing station(of Route NO.5/Bannan Line) and then follow sign to transfer bus NO.1062(Keelung bus company) and get off at bus stop – Jiufen stop(Jiufen police station). After get off the bus, 1) walk across the road, take the stairs of the red arch way, it wakes about 2-3mins by walk. *To use our free walking map, you can download it from our official website. 2) If you have rolling luggage or you driving/riding your own transportation, after get off the bus, walk across the road and walk pass the red arch way, keep walk about 10meters you’ll find the TaiYan parking lot at your left hand side, walk into the car park and you’ll see slope on your right hand side, take the slope down and turn left at the second turn, there you are.
• B)
• a) Please take Taipei MRT system, from SongShan Airport station(of Route NO.1/Wenhu Line) to SongShan station(of Route NO.3/Songshan Xindian Line) and at the same building, transfer TRA – SongShan train station to Ruifang train station.
• b) Please take Taipei MRT system, from SongShan Airport station(of Route NO.1/Wenhu Line) to Nangang station(of Route NO.5/Bannan Line) and at the same building, transfer TRA – Nangang train station to Ruifang train station.
• Taipei Taoyuan International Airport:
• Please take airport shuttle to Taipei Main Station(about 50mins) and then transfer TRA train to Ruifang train station. Follow the previous transportation method to come to hostel.
• If you coming to our hostel by your own transportation:
• We have public outdoor parking space, suitable for cars, motorcycles and bikes. And since the mountain road of Jiufen are twists and steeps, we highly recommend guests whom ride motorcycles or bikes to take public transportation instead.(you can park your motorcycles or bikes at near Ruifang train station) If you still want to come to Jiufen by your own transportation, please be very carefully.
• If you driving from south, please take national high way NO.1 and NO.2 and then transfer expressway NO.62. Get off at Ruifang town center, follow the sign of Jiufen and take mountain road all the way up. When you see post office and Hi-Life convenience store, take the turn in front of them and you will find Tai-Yang parking lot at your left hand side. Enter Tai-Yang parking lot and tell the staff you are going to the accommodation inside so you don’t need to pay for the parking fee. After enter the Tai-Yang parking lot, take the path at your right hand side and turn left at the second turn. There you go.
• If you coming from the coastal highway NO.2, you can enter the north35(Bin-E’r R.D/Jiu-Bin R.D) next to CPC Corporation gas station – coastal branch, take the mountain road all the way up, after passing Qing-Yun temple and Ming-Sun temple, keep going along the road and you’ll see Tai-Yang parking lot at your right hand side. Enter the Tai-Yang parking lot and tell the staff you are going to the accommodation inside and so you don’t need to pay the parking fee. After enter the parking lot, take the path at your right hand side and turn left at second turn, there you go.

Facilities and Amenities

Digital Nomads

Family-Friendly Hostel

Groups (10+ people)

Older travelers (+50)

Party Hostel

Quiet Rest

Solo Traveller

Bedsheets

Breakfast

Lockers in Lobby

Lockers in Rooms

Luggage Storage

Parking

Wi-Fi in Lobby/Commons

Wi-Fi in Rooms

Airport Pickup (TWD$800-1500)

City Tours (TWD$400-600)

Towels (TWD$20 or $50)

24 Hour Security

Air Conditioning

BBQ Grill

Book Collection/Exchange

Clothes Dryer

Concierge/Info Desk

Entirely Non-Smoking

Hair Dryers

Hot Showers

Jobs/Work Available

Kitchen

Laundry

Lounge Area

Outdoor Seating

Power Point/Sockets by Each Bed

Power Point/Sockets in Rooms

Credit Card Payments

Wheelchair Accessible

Service Animals

Pet-Friendly

Genders: Males & Females

Max. Age: All Ages

Min. Age with Parent (dorms): 12

Min. Age with Parent (private room): All Ages

Min. Age without Parent: 14

Note: NO ALCOHOL.

Checkout: 11:00 (11 AM)

Curfew: No Curfew

Lockout: No

Maximum Stay: Unlimited

Minimum Stay: 1 night

Open Dates: All Year

Reception Hours: 8-12AM ; 5-10PM

Size: Small (less than 30 beds)

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