Sunday, November 24, 2013

Taiwan Family Trip post#2

List of hotels we used on our Taiwan Family trip 
Likes&dislikes:

Taipei
Good Life Hotel
www.goodlife-hotel.com.tw
We found this hotel by walking in Taipei, not through internet, and it was worth to find it. It is cheaper or same as most middle-priced hotels (around 3000NT/night for one room 2double beds=4 people*). Staff was friendly and helpful, breakfast were the nicest we had from all hotels in TW (chinese + simple western style)
The best thing about this hotel is that it's really in the center and very conveniently located (5 min. from Minquan W. Road metro station& 5 min from Zhongshan Elem. school metro st.). Room was clean, relatively spacious and hotel didn't have that many guests. Business style hotel. In overall very good choice.

Taichung
Happy Star Hotel
We call it Garden Hostel (as it can be find under this name on google maps), otherwise also "Happy star" Hostl. The best thing: again convenient location: 10 min. walking from Taichung train station, very friendly and helpful stuff (called taxi, etc.)
The thing we didn't like but accept: No breakfast, BUT ask reception about nearest BREAKFAST SHOP and they will show you one in front of hotel just on left- traditional style, but I don't remember during my 3 years stay in Taiwan I would eat more amazing tuna hamburger than I ate in this shop! Must try!
Rate: 2000NT per night/ 2 double beds*. We stayed 3 nights so we got discount. 

Sun Moon Lake 日月潭

明湖采堤 Hotel
http://sh.okgo.tw/
I don't know the English name of this hotel, but this was probably the best choice we could ever make when 日月潭水社碼頭) and next to Hotel Del Lago. The room was very new, had beautiful wooden balcony and bathroom that was almost shocking for the price of 4200NT* per night/4 people room (23rd of Oct). It would have been difficult to find something like this for the same price. Really recommend. The only minus were little slow breakfast that made my hungry family little nervous, but even that breakfast were freshly made and "customized" according to wishes (vegetarian, etc). 
considering hotel around Sun Moon Lake. It's relatively new, seems as family owned has amazing position, view and relative price. Located just in front of Shuishe Pier (日月潭水社碼頭) and next to Hotel Del Lago, it can no competition and we really recommend it.

Alishan
Alishan Kaofeng Hotel

阿里山高峰大飯店

We booked this hotel inside the Alishan forest recreation area 阿里山國家風景區. Typical mountainous hotel (or how to call it), that seems a bit old, same as all hotels around. Kaofeng is located right in the center of Alishan Forest Area with walking distance to Alishan Railway station. That time is was very foggy and cold, so the hotel seems "freezing", but has electric mattress with temperature regulation, that was amazing. Don't likes? Well, the breakfast were..hm.."poor" compare to other hotels. But it doesn't seem to bother lots of tourists from Mainland China, usually groups of older generation led by noisy tour guide.  We stayed there on 24th of Oct. for 1800NT* per night/ 2 double beds.

Tainan
Ta Lee Hotel, Tainan 

台南大立大飯店

Chihkan Tower, Tainan
The hotel has no English website and it's also not easy to find it if you don't know about it. The advantage of this fact is that it seems not to have such huge demand that can help your negotiation. We had to change the date of reservation 2 times and it hadn't been problem. We got spacious room, very clean and well maintained, staff was very friendly, breakfast were very nice. It is conveniently located (300m from chihkan tower) and can borrow bicycles to you. Like!
We stayed for 2700NT per night/2 double beds.*



Kenting
Kenting Coast Resort

墾丁海岸飯店

This hotel has sea view and street view (view on the other side than sea). We booked 1 double bed room (street view) and 1 two-double beds room (sea view). In overall we paid around 5000NT for both rooms per night.* At the end we stayed there about 7 days, so by paying cash we got very nice room with balcony, so further we had 2 rooms both with sea view, that was great!. Positive: friendly stuff, sea view and walking distance to Dawan beach or Kenting center, clean and very nice rooms. No minuses that I would be aware of. 

(* Please consider that prices have been negotiated, the rate is non-seasonal and may be subject to changes)

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