Classic City Resort Hotel in HuaLien (Trip Part 2)

After our day at the farm we made it to our hotel and checked in. We heard the hotel is the newest one in Hualien and also the safest. It is located next door to the local police office! We were still waiting on our teacher so we decided to walk around and get something to eat. Dinner was included at the hotel but we were starving. We just ate a chain dumpling place and found out it was the first time that RuoYi had eaten sour & spicy soup and pot stickers in Taiwan. She usually eats at home with her family. So surprising.

After that we made our way to a bowling alley and enjoyed a game. It was here we discovered that DaFu was an experienced bowler and that RuoYi had never bowled before in her life. Still, RuoYi managed to be in second place when the scores were tallied. After this we had a drink and HaoYi treated everyone. I can’t recall what DaFu had but I still hear RuoYi raving each day about the Plumb Coca Cola she had. Unique but very delicious.

We were really tired after that so we went back to our hotel to take a shower and rest. Our teacher was very late so when he finally came we really didn’t feel like doing anything else. He tried to force us to go to the night market but refused. We finally went downstairs in the hotel and had our dinner, which was disgusting. Then we went out to buy some snacks and some alcohol at the local grocery store. We went back to the room and enjoyed a unique game of UNO. After that we went to bed.
Maybe now is a good time for me to talk a little bit about the hotel, Classic City Resort, that we stayed in. The rooms were very tiny, especially the bathroom, but they were all very nice and clean. The bed was very comfortable and the price was pretty affordable. I think we paid a little over $3000NT (US$90) for the night.



The staff seemed very nice and was informative and friendly when we asked them questions. The location of the hotel is a bit far away from the night market (where you want to go for Hualien snacks) and the train station. You’d need to walk about 30 minutes to get to the night market and maybe another 30 minutes to get to the train. They do however have some connections with some travel agencies and booked a tour for us that was cheaper than what we had originally planned on taking before arriving in Hualien. I would consider this hotel in the same category as Just Sleep but Just Sleep was a much nicer experience for me, especially in consideration of food. The room sizes, however, seemed similar. Classic City Resort’s breakfast was a buffet but I can’t say it was very appetizing. I even thought their coffee tasted bad. I still tried to eat it though in order to get my money’s worth. We could choose our main course for our dinner with some side items that were on the buffet. We all chose the steak, which we couldn’t finish because the portion was very huge but tasted terrible. I think the best thing I ate was the soup that was most likely a powder.