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…
Must-see hotels in Taiwan
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)…
Hualien
The Leaf absolutely nails it with a jazzy, artistic take on industrial chic that has miraculously transformed a seemingly hopeless monstrosity of 1960s…
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…
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…
Tainan
This 140-year darling has a beautiful Chinese maple growing indoors through three floors, as well as terrazzo stairs, '60s furniture, and contemporary…
Matsu
Perched just above Qiaozi village, this super-hospitable family hotel has four floors of luxurious modern rooms, all large with great beds, little…
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…
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…
Matsu
Combining character and comfort, each of the nine rooms is differently designed using elements of found wood and rock, and all have super-comfy beds and…
Central East Coast
Gaze across Pacific swells from the well-tended lawns of this high-quality family guesthouse where each of the five comfortable rooms has direct sea views…
Matsu
From the camouflage paintwork, you might think this place was still an army lookout station. However, it has been stylishly repurposed with top-quality…
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…
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 –…
Nantou County
Not your run-of-the-mill Sun Moon Lake lodging despite the name. Sun Moon stands out with industrial-chic decor, great attention to detail and stellar…
Taitung
In a brilliantly located, guacamole-coloured tower, Gaya's upmarket lobby creates a distinctive, brooding mood with its acres of black bamboo. Hallways…
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…
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…
Shilin
This landmark Taipei hotel is a pleasant if kitsch place to stay, with excellent English service, a range of top-notch restaurants, and dreamy views over…
Ximending & Wanhua
It's easy to spot this place by the giant blue whale on its facade. Crammed with retro chic, from 1930s radio sets to a 1950s coke machine, this hotel is…
Pingtung County
A few steps from the chocolate boutique are relaxing resort-type suites and villas. Four of the villas come with a small lap pool and kitchenette. You can…
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…
Songshan
Husband-and-wife team Shelley and Satoru lovingly crafted this place of four roomy 12-bed dorms (three mixed, one female only) almost by hand. Bunk beds…
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…
Nantou County
Gleaming glass panes, pristine bed linen and large rooms are on offer inside this repurposed botanical research facility with a bamboo grove in its…
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…
Xinyi
The W gets Taipei. It gets the naive, fun, technology-intoxicated vibe of this city that's also surrounded by lush nature. So expect lots of wood, stone…
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,…
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 –…
Chiayi
A historic bank building has been converted into a hostel run by the amicable Ms Liu. The 10 rooms are furnished with Taiwan cypress and natural fabrics,…
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…
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…
Nantou County
Julie is the mother of the current owner Mr Liao, and if this homey compound is anything to go by, she's hospitable, has a green thumb and loves animals –…
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…
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…
Shuitou Village
Three of the loveliest traditional Fujian-style houses in the village centre are co-managed under one name (though not signposted in English). Each…
Southern Taiwan
A elegant courtyard house with simple, tasteful rooms, and a remarkable collection of 5000 vinyl records. It is sandwiched photogenically between low…
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…
Nantou County
Opened by a schoolteacher, Footprint has 19 immaculate and sizeable rooms with balconies. Staff go out of their way to be helpful, and the tasty homemade…
Chiayi
A hip upmarket hotel with bright, clean, medium-sized rooms and stellar service by young, English-speaking staff. Decor features a soothing palette with…