Chinese Culture University outsources dormitories to nearby hot spring hotel
Chinese Culture University outsources dormitories to nearby hot spring hotel
2022-12-08
Chinese Culture University has an innovative solution to housing students. They’ve signed a contract with a nearby hot spring hotel to provide rooms as dormitories. From January, 250 students will move into the hotel, each paying as low as NT$17,000 per semester for the rooms. We paid a visit to the hotel in question. Could this be the future of university life?
This room feels like a classic hot spring hotel suite. But it’s soon to become a dorm for Chinese Culture Uni students.
The university is working with a nearby hotel to provide 250 beds over 125 new rooms, from next semester.
Yang Hsiang-chun
Chinese Culture University
We want to create a second living area for Chinese Culture University, here in Beitou. It’s only a tiny bit more expensive than student dormitories. So we must stress that residents will have to pay extra to use the hot springs or other hotel services.
Three types of rooms will be available at the hotel: a double room of 7.5 ping, costing NT$19,800 per person per semester; a smaller five ping room for NT$17,000 per person per semester; or more expensive single rooms at NT$28,800 per semester. All those prices include water and electricity. The university dorms cost less, at NT$10,000-NT$15,700 per semester depending on size; but they’re further out from the city center. A room in a shared apartment might be more modern and comfortable, but could easily cost NT$30,000-40,000 per semester.
Chinese Culture University student
The price difference with private apartments is enormous. When I was in my second year, I lived in an apartment for two people, with bunk beds, and the beds were smaller than these ones here.
Transportation is another big factor. Getting from CCU to Taipei generally means an almost hour-long bus journey. And the buses are often packed. But the hot spring hotel is just a 10-minute walk from the Xinbeitou MRT Station.
Chinese Culture University student
We have to take the bus down to Taipei, but it’s always packed with people, weekdays or weekends. But here it’s very convenient – if we want to go into Taipei, there’s an MRT station just next door.
The hotel is 50 years old and its amenities rather outdated, but all the basic facilities are fine – and the MRT station is a big plus. The 250 beds were quickly snapped up by CCU students keen to try the new dorm.
文化大學首創"溫泉飯店宿舍" 學生入住1天100多元
2022-12-08
文化大學和在新北投捷運站附近的溫泉飯店合作，下學期將提供250床位給學生入住，雙人房包水電，每人一學期快2萬元，很快額滿。之後就連包含清潔、換床單以及湯屋需求，都可能提供優惠價。
打開房門，房間設備看起來是傳統的溫泉飯店，但其實這裡即將成為文化大學的新宿舍。
校方與北投的飯店合作，從下學期開始，提供125個房間，共250床。
[[文化大學公關室主任楊湘鈞]]
“希望能夠打造文化大學的第二生活圈，也就是在北投這個地方。比學生宿舍其實只貴一點點，所以像包括泡湯，包括飯店服務等等，這個是要使用者付費的，這個要特別強調一下。”
目前三個房型，7.5坪雙人房，每人一學期只要19，800；小一點5坪房間，一學期只要17，000，單人房的話比較貴一點，一個學期28，800元，通通含水電。而校內宿舍比較便宜，但離市區比較遠。依照房型大小要10，000到15，700元左右；如果租校外套房，雖然比較新比較舒適，但一學期要花30，000到40，000元。
[[文化大學學生]]
“跟外面比起來真的價差太多了，因為我之前大二的時候，我是住雙人套房，那個雙人套房是上下鋪的，然後床也比現在這裡小。”
另外交通也是一大考量，從文化大學下山，搭公車就要將近一小時，更別提公車常常爆滿。溫泉飯店則是步行十分鐘，就可以到新北投捷運站。
[[文化大學學生]]
“下到台北我們一定要坐公車下來，但是公車無論是平日或假日，其實都是有人。這裡的話就滿方便，我們要到台北市區去的話，旁邊就有捷運站。”
雖然是50年老飯店，設備老舊，但該有的硬體都沒少，加上交通便利。也讓文大學生們趨之若鶩，250床很快額滿。
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