Simple Life Hotel, Kaoshiung

Stayed at the Simple Life Hotel in Kaoshiung for 3 nights.  This hotel was renovated from an old building, and looking for it on Google Map initially gave me a fright when I saw the street view of a very run down façade of the hotel in its previous life.  According to Google map, it would take 7 minutes to walk to the hotel from 市议会station of 高雄捷运.  It took me less than 7 minutes, even with the uneven flooring in the 骑楼 and the numerous 机车parked at the 骑楼.

There was a pub run by the hotel at the entrance, while there was a quaint pink mirrored tunnel that led to the reception.  The front desk was small without any seats and only one lift served the hotel, next to the stairs.  There were about eight rooms on each floor, which reminded me of the boutique hotel Norbuling in Bhutan’s Thimphu.

The twin room I stayed in was fairly spacious with lightly-coloured wooden floor and a window that opened out to residential buildings across a back alley.  

The bathroom was decently sized with separate toilet, sink and bathtub.  There was a ledge above the sink to hold cups and toiletries below a large mirror.  Shampoo, shower foam and hand soap came in dispensers, which I thought were more environmentally friendly than small toiletries bottles in most large hotels.  There was no extra toilet roll, which was a bit strange, as I was used to extra rolls of toilet papers and tissue in Japanese hotels.  

The best part of the furnishing in the room was a long table, which meant that things could be laid out spaciously.

There were not many food options near the hotel, although 六合夜市was within walking distance.  Two doors away was a 全联福利中心， a small supermarket where I went for bread and instant noodles everyday.  There was also a small café selling 锅烧意面,蛋卷，珍珠奶茶and other 台南小吃.  Thankfully 臭豆腐was not on the menu.