KT Star 基泰之星 ♥

 

This is our home for the next 5 nights.

 

The KT Star is a residential building which also doubles as a short/long stay condo residence

 

You are not allowed to take pictures of the lobby, but I am able to sneak a few before these people signal me to stop

 

There’s a self-service coffee machine at the lobby. Pay NT$20 for a cup.

 

Except for the handsome-looking lobby and the close proximity to my favorite Qing Guang Market 晴光市場, I have no more nice things to say about KT Star, from the service to the size and cleanliness of the rooms.

 

All the bigger rooms are already booked so we stay in the smallest unit which they proudly claim is 16-ping in size.

1 ping is about 3.3 sqm so 16 ping x 3.3 = 52.8 sqm. (Tell me, am I a math genius or what?)

I think 52.8 sqm is a pretty good size. But we are shocked to discover that the 52.8 sqm also includes the terrace and all common areas. So there, we’re stuck for 5 nights in a cramped and ill-designed shoebox.

 

This is Auntie Babie and Uncle Frank’s better-designed shoebox

 

32” LCD, cable TV, closet space

 

Kitchenette with microwave, fridge, induction stove, water pot, washer/dryer, sink

 

Toilet

 

Bath tub is sunken

 

This is the poorly designed shoebox Frances and I share

 

What’s the use of having a TV when you can’t watch it lying down in bed?

 

Kitchenette

 

Toilet, hairdryer, shampoo, body wash

 

The sunken bathtub again. It’s quite a challenge to get in and out. I really don’t like.
Water pressure is strong, in fairness.

 

Cleaning is offered once a week only.

There is complimentary broadband internet in the room and wifi in the lobby.

The maintenance people are not doing their job right.

 

Look at all the ugly stains on the wall (wait till you see the other areas)

 

See how dirty

 

They didn’t even bother taking out the price tag.
It’s in the little things, in the little things…

 

And we found 5 strands of hair on the bed.

EEEWWWW.

I don’t think we’ll stay here ever again.

 

Too bad, because Rosytimes Bar, Hot/Cool KTV, Vigor Fitness Room and
Attitude Rhythm Room sound like really cool places

 

KT Star 基泰之星: No. 8 Nong An Street, Chung Shan District, Taipei, Taiwan.
台北市中山區農安街8號. Tel: +886-2-2597-6686