Must-see hotels in Taiwan

  • Flip Flop Hostel Garden

    Taipei

    The use of an open central courtyard, balconies on every floor, architectural tricks, lots of white and huge windows gives Flip Flop an inconceivably…

  • Hók House

    Kaohsiung

    At Hók House, you can enjoy history and style without sacrificing comfort and your wallet. The 1950s building was the old Grand Crane Palace Hotel (鶴宮大旅社)…

  • Leaf Inn

    Hualien

    The Leaf absolutely nails it with a jazzy, artistic take on industrial chic that has miraculously transformed a seemingly hopeless monstrosity of 1960s…

  • Play Design Hotel

    Taipei

    This hotel is a shrine to design. Each one of its six enormous bedrooms is meticulously put together. There's a Japanese room, a Taiwanese room, one…

  • Wisdom Garden

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    Set amid lawns, views, palms and dangling orchids, this magical homestay is filled with Chinese art, Buddhist mandalas, antique furniture and calligraphic…

  • Hsieh's Old House Inn

    Tainan

    This 140-year darling has a beautiful Chinese maple growing indoors through three floors, as well as terrazzo stairs, '60s furniture, and contemporary…

  • UIJ Hotel & Hostel

    Tainan

    A cheerful block housing a hotel with 87 rooms plus a 110-bed hostel. The agreeable rooms come with industrial-chic interiors that are echoed by the steel…

  • Grand Cosmos Resort

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    Especially at night when its chateau-like turrets are lit up, this unforgettable resort has a Las Vegas fantasy feel, with a hot-springs water park, spa…

  • Casa Aperta

    Kenting National Park

    This casa is remotely located, but in exchange for convenience, you get (seven) gorgeous rooms that call to mind villas in the Aegean, a pool overlooking…

  • Dao Hua Siang

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    Suave, spacious rooms all look across the valley with its rice paddies laid out before you. Views are especially impressive from the upper-floor rooms –…

  • The Gaya Hotel

    Taitung

    In a brilliantly located, guacamole-coloured tower, Gaya's upmarket lobby creates a distinctive, brooding mood with its acres of black bamboo. Hallways…

  • Toro Oceanview B&B

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    Pure class. This beachfront villa has just three guest rooms but each has large ocean-view terraces and a pampered sense of relaxed-yet-sophisticated…

  • Casa Ostia

    Kenting National Park

    Four beautiful, quiet rooms right by the ocean on the west coast of Kenting – laid-back with a refined but lived-in vibe, with balconies, floor-to-ceiling…

  • UINN Travel

    Taipei

    This traveller-focused hostel located in an old part of Taipei has colour-coded dorm rooms – pink for women, blue for men, purple for mixed – all with…

  • Meni's Place

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    Comfort, views and an artistic take on designer minimalism come together to make Meni's Place so popular that it doesn't even need a sign. The five rooms…

  • Xiangqi Guesthouse

    Tainan

    A meticulously restored 50-year-old house with three large rooms and two singles, all furnished with period pieces and the owner's collection of Japanese…

  • Chill Roof

    Taipei

    Chill Roof is a quirky little boutique hotel whose 10 rooms feel more like someone's real bedroom, with patterned rugs, bright paints, beanbags, wigwams,…

  • Attic

    Taipei

    This lovely village house in Treasure Hill has massive picture windows and great views of the river. There are a variety of rooms with shared bathrooms –…

  • DoJimineyLi

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    Brand-new, superclean rooms don't have much decor, but their winning feature is the view down onto the azure bay framed by wild, rocky ridges. To get the…

  • Caoji Book Inn

    Tainan

    You can sleep among tomes here – part of the premises used to be a bookshop – and there are two blocks of dormitories, women's and mixed. But what we like…

  • Forro Cafe

    Taichung

    Four bright, airy and cheerful rooms – Herb, Cozy, Rock and Lounge – above an attractive cafe (open 1pm to 10pm, Fri to Sun) that has live music most…

  • PH Hostel

    Penghu Islands

    PH has everything you'd want in a hostel: comfy curtained bunks with international power points, big lockers, a spacious common room and kitchenette with…

  • Bananas and LP House

    Southern Taiwan

    A elegant courtyard house with simple, tasteful rooms, and a remarkable collection of 5000 vinyl records. It is sandwiched photogenically between low…

  • Flowerhouse51

    Penghu Islands

    In a dazzlingly modern contrast to the surrounding old-world houses of Huazhou, Flowerhouse51 has two super stylish, sea-facing double rooms – one with a…

  • Rainbow Wave

    Kenting National Park

    This hostel, opened by a photographer and a surfing instructor, has doubles, triples and large dormitory rooms, and an awesome vibe. The spacious communal…

  • three little birds

    Taipei

    This fabulous LGBT-run hostel has singles, doubles and dorm rooms. The owners, one gay guy and a lesbian couple (the three little birds) are superfriendly…

  • Forte Hotel

    Western Taiwan

    Modern hotel with 100 rooms on the property of a hospital (with a postpartum care centre on the 5th floor). The rooms are spacious; suites come with…

  • Joy Inn

    Western Taiwan

    Joy Inn is essentially a business hotel but families may also appreciate the warm service of the staff, the sofa bed and private balcony, the sumptuous…

  • The Ore Inn

    Northern Taiwan

    Renovated in a minimalist style with polished concrete floors and excellent sea views, this guesthouse is well away from the tourist hubbub, despite being…

  • Cheese Bon

    Hualien

    As though tumbling out of a Tim Burton film set, Cheese Bon goes overboard with shutters and suitcases, upside-down lampstands and a giant metal clock…

  • Silks Place Hotel

    Taroko National Park

    This luxurious 160-room hotel makes liberal use of wood and stone, and has a rooftop infinity pool that surveys the Taroko Gorge with a fireplace area…

  • Catch Phoenix

    Tainan

    Inviting hostel converted from a 100-year-old house with beautiful octagonal windows. The bright, spacious rooms accommodate two-to-four and two-to-six…

  • Solo Singer

    Taipei

    During the early decades of the post-WWII boom, dozens of small family-run inns dotted Beitou's winding alleys. Solo Singer, the love project of a group…

  • Rococo Blue

    Taitung

    An unlikely blue metal door and four flights of stairs lead to this flashpacker marvel where dorms have top-quality mattresses and linens, shared showers…

  • De En Gorge Guesthouse

    Southern Taiwan

    Run by a friendly family that offers good ecotours in English and delicious Rukai dishes, this is the default accommodation in Maolin. Camping is…

  • Rising Sun Surf Inn

    Northern Taiwan

    Savour postcard-perfect views of Turtle Island from the balcony of this hostel and surf school right on Wai'ao Beach, offering mixed and female-only dorms…

  • Shiacare Guesthouse

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    This welcoming, 11-room B&B is an excellent choice for families, with ample play space and a large sunrise view lounge. It's a rare east-coast option,…

  • Two Fish

    Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park

    Two Fish offers nine clean, comfortable rooms, six of them with balconies overlooking Kaiyuan Harbour where ferries arrive. It's above the west coast's…

  • Hotel Bayview

    Hualien

    While Qixingtan now has several suave new alternatives, Bayview remains hard to beat, especially if you score a sea-view balcony room. There are blue…

  • With Inn

    Kaohsiung

    Five nifty dormitories and two doubles in an utterly charming '60s residence. Owned by a family in the construction business, apparently no expense was…

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