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…
Must-see hotels in Taiwan
Xinyi
Run by the very successful book chain of the same name, Eslite Hotel has 104 hush, plush rooms in white and olive green. Rooms are very spacious and those…
Shifen
Perched on a ledge facing the handsome Jingan suspension bridge, this rambling, century-old house is the best place to stay along the Pingxi Branch Rail…
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…
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…
Pingtung County
A Tainan sculptor and his friend have created a hotel on an outlying island so cool it was featured in an architecture magazine. This grey concrete…
Kinmen
Arguably the loveliest B&B in attractive Zhushan, this traditional house is full of elegant Chinoiserie and quirky touches like bird-cage lamps. A shared…
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…
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…
Pingtung County
Secret Path is popular among young families with children. And it's not surprisingly: rooms are large, fresh and modern, their cool-tones accented by cute…
Nantou County
A residence offering bright and spotless dorm rooms in Jiji town. The owner makes spring-onion pancakes in the spacious open kitchen on the ground floor…
Shilin
This is the more luxurious brother of the Tango Inn next door. The swimming pool shimmers through the far glass wall as you enter the cathedral-like lobby…
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…
Matsu
One of Nangan's most stylish properties, Dayspring uses arty, rectilinear minimalism to contrast with the natural setting surveyed by its large sweep of…
Pingtung County
Rinari is a resettlement and empowerment project for the members of three Paiwan and Rukai villages destroyed by Typhoon Morakot (2009). Forty families…
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…
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…
Central East Coast
All nine rooms of this relaxed, upper-market guesthouse look out across flower-edged lawns (and the main road) to a palm-fronted stretch of coast. There's…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kinmen
Tucked down a side lane in the centre of Jincheng, this stylish mini hostel has sturdy bunks in key-carded, sex-segregated dorms. Bathrooms are small but…
Matsu
One of few Qinbi stone-house homestays with fluent English-speaking management (Sammy), this place has five hotel-style rooms with enlarged windows,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Hualien
Peaceful and less flashy than many competitors, this clean, pleasant station area hostel wins on its friendly family management, its bright, naturally lit…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
While there are classier places on the surrounding lowlands and slopes, if you want to be right at the highest point of Luye Plateau, with the best…
Penghu Islands
One of two pseudo-Greek houses on Chimei, the unmissable main building looks like a comic book caricature of a Santorini church complete with murals and…
Taipei
This former dorm for paper-factory workers has been converted into an elegant budget hotel with 111 beds divided into dorms and rooms. Although there's no…
Central East Coast
Plum in the middle of the main drag (at Km45.1), Dulan's best hostel sits above a vegetarian bistro-bar with a trancey vibe and instruments available for…
Shilin
This black-painted building just outside Exit 2 of Jiantan MRT has 50 rooms that are sleek little numbers in plum purple and slate grey. They have some of…
Ximending & Wanhua
Reworked from an old hotel, this hostel ticks all the boxes when it comes to services and facilities for independent travellers – massive lounge space,…
Taipei
Unlike other heritage hotels, this restored home close to Dihua St keeps the smallest heritage details in its four huge rooms. Beautifully furnished and…
Tainan
With a mix of vintage and designer furniture in the communal areas, and rooms that combine old-world charm with minimalism, this B&B has stolen the hearts…
Taitung
Perfectly located, this sparkling new place offers comfy, unfussy contemporary rooms along with high-quality, curtain-bunked dorms with good lockers.
Taipei
The Rido is a kooky little boutique hotel with very classy rooms that are elegantly furnished in modern, old-Shanghai or European styles. Rooms are…
Central East Coast
The plushest of the three guesthouses to lie right within the Shihtiping Geopark area, Adagio offers a thoughtful sense of modernist designer style that…
