It’s easy to drive through the splendid mountain, ocean, and rift valley scenery of Hualien County’s Shoufeng Township without realizing how much there is to see and do away from the main north-south roads. This small farming community is home to...
Though an extremely busy tourist town, Lukang is not a place of big, or many, hotels. We take you on visits to two of its most popular places to overnight, a theme inn and a snug and homey renovated heritage residence....
A Leisure Farm in Harmony with Nature Fusen Satoyama is the first leisure farm in Taiwan named Satoyama (a place between the high mountains and the plains), which coexists in harmony with nature. It is centered on the goal of creating...
A Vacation Home with Elements of a Sugar Factory Just Sleep Tainan Ten-Drum is located right next to the Ten Drum Culture Village and close to Chimei Museum, Hushan Forest, and the Mitsui Outlet Park Tainan, integrating a diverse range of...
Relaxed and Energizing Travel Using a light and simple design and following the concept of self-service accommodation, Light Hostel gives international travelers a better experience of sharing and interaction. You’ll find an environment enjoyed by those who love independent travel. Let’s...
Fullon Hotel Fulong Fullon Hotel Fulong, located at Fulong Beach on the Northeast Coast, is known to be Taiwan’s most beautiful beach and hot springs villa resort hotel. Sitting right beside the 3km-long Fulong Beach it has the only chloride bicarbonate...
The Grand Hotel Taipei Established in 1952 by Madam Chiang, Soong Mei-ling, the Grand Hotel is Taiwan’s first five-star hotel, standing midway up Yuanshan, nestled against Yangmingshan, overlooking Keelung River in the front, Songshan in the east and Tamsui in the...
Small, tranquil, and attractive Yuguang Island lies directly off the coast on the south side of Tainan City’s Anping Harbor, just a bridge-hop from the mainland shore. A popular day-trip destination both for locals and tourists exploring the city on multi-day...
TEXT / RICK CHARETTE The tourism industry in Taipei (and Taiwan) has flourished over the past two decades, putting the city firmly on the international backpacking map of choicest destinations, especially in East Asia. Ever more budget-accommodation enterprises have opened up,...
Hualien, one of three counties along Taiwan’s eastern coast, is full of gems hidden not only amidst its natural landscapes but also deep within its culture, traditions, and artistic expressions. In the county’s Hualien City as well as in its rural...
If looking to plop yourself down in the lap of luxury with amenities and extracurricular activities galore while on a multi-day exploration of Hualien County’s splendiferous natural and manmade scenic pleasures, your “decadent” desires can be accommodated. We here present three...
There has been a complete transformation, with a bright-colored destination emerging that has the look of a California mission-style home. The roof is covered with terracotta tiles. Interior floors are surfaced with clay tiling, as is the large outdoor terrace, where...
The homestay is just off Highway 18, immediately before the 54km mark. (Highway 18 is the main route to the famous Alishan National Forest Recreation Area) It sits atop a small mountain spur, looking across a valley at the village of...
Developed by the resort company Hoshino Resorts Inc. from Japan, the HOSHINOYA Guguan is the company’s first luxury hot-spring resort hotel outside of Japan. The hotel offers 50 spacious and tastefully decorated rooms, most of which are laid out in a...
