Kinmen
Despite minor signs of wear, La Place's 20 rooms retain a sense of designer-casual style with intentionally off-beam mirrors and semi-spiritual aphorisms…
Must-see hotels in Taiwan
Life is Like a BOX of Chocolates
Taipei
Owner Nikita runs a spotless, spacious and relaxing hostel with her two friendly cats in tow who more than make up for the absence of chocolate! The…
Taipei
This plush hotel in the trendy part of the city is the creation of local designer Ray Chen. Every possible surface is covered in something – be it mirrors…
Northern Taiwan
Once serving as digs for railway workers, this stone bungalow has been converted into three comfortable apartments, each with two or three twin bedrooms…
Yangmingshan National Park
Built in 1952, the International has maintained its original character with a rustic stone facade and basic rooms. The hotel is close to a hot-spring…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Lanyu's hippest hostel features a black motorbike as part of the decor in a common room which feels more like a bar than a lounge. The dorms are sex…
Ximending & Wanhua
Just past the Sichuan eateries on mellow Lane 25, Backpackers is clean and functional and has a kind of industrial chic brightened by cartoonish wall…
Northern Taiwan
This 64-sq-km campsite is clean, green and free-= of charge. There are shaded sites and hot showers (from 5pm to 10pm). It's a 3km march from Nanao…
Taiwan Youth Hostel & Capsule Hotel
Taipei
This place pushes all the right buttons. It's superfriendly, spotless and has some of the biggest bunk spaces in Taipei, each equipped with a small desk…
Hualien Sugar Factory Guesthouses
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
The 48 rebuilt wood-cabin rooms, originally workers' residences for the Hualien Sugar Factory, now offer comfortable visitor accommodation. Interiors have…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Fair value by Green Island standards, this boxy place is less dowdy than the frontage appears, with 23 rooms that have been partly revamped with elements…
Hualien
Decor-wise this very central guesthouse is the love child of Baudelaire and Hello Kitty. Each room is different, but you can expect colour overload, arty…
Ximending & Wanhua
Just Sleep has a whole new look after undergoing renovations in 2019. It offers a pillow menu with four choices (including aromatherapy and hypoallergenic…
Taipei
Clever use of lighting masks the lack of windows in some of the rooms in this quirky hotel; more-expensive rooms will have windows facing the park. It's a…
Taipei
After Sheraton's merger with the Marriott chain in 2018, expect some changes to this stodgy five star. Fringing Taipei's government district, this…
Hualien
For adventurous travellers, sleeping in this unique budget place is like becoming part of a piece of performance art set in a semi-salvaged old cottage…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
This friendly, woodland lodge-style resort high above Antong has airy rooms with lashings of varnished pine panelling and villas with their own stone…
Taipei
Directly across from the Xindian MRT station, the busy New California Hotel has 45 clean, modern and compact singles and doubles, although they're…
Kaohsiung
Just a short walk from the KMRT station, this good-value choice is the best gateway to the market action, but is also far enough away not to be disturbed…
Central East Coast
Upper market guesthouse Piao Yang stylishly incorporates elements of indigenous art into spacious contemporary rooms that are bright and comfortably well…
Taichung
Forty rooms and 10 backpacker cubicles over several floors across the river from Miyahara. The rooms are neat and compact, with white walls and beddings…
Kaohsiung
This clean, comfortable hotel offers spacious, light rooms and a tasty, if creative, buffet breakfast – shepherd's pie in the morning, anyone?! The …
Taipei
This hotel-style capsule hostel is a very slick option in the area's forest of hotels. Facilities are very clean, very modern and generously sized. Pull…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
This long-standing hotel's eponymous English-speaking owner, Jack Lee, has plenty of experience with foreigners and is a well organised fixer for a wide…
Taipei
A slick place that is immensely popular and, perhaps because of that, a bit short-staffed. No shoes allowed beyond the security sliding doors leading to…
Shilin
This newish hotel was originally a dormitory for workers at a paper factory, although extensive refurbishment has meant there's little sign of its…
Taichung
A hundred large, quiet and smartly decorated airline-themed rooms over three floors. Those that do not have windows are cleverly plastered with wallpaper…
Southern Taiwan
The rooms here won't blow you away, but you may enjoy the house and the decor designed by the hosts – an art teacher and her photographer partner. The…
Yangmingshan National Park
The Landis, on the southern edge of the park just before you get to the urban area, is beginning to show its age. Even so, it has nice views and an…
Taipei
Set back in a quiet lane, The Corner House offers modern, tasteful rooms – they call them serviced apartments – each with a little kitchenette and sofa…
Northern Taiwan
Set high on a gorgeous alpine meadow, this campsite offers clean, modern facilities (including showers and a convenience store) with grass sites, platform…
Nantou County
This is a solid non-touristy option with huge Japanese-style rooms, adequate modern comforts, and pretty mountain views. The singles are cheap but without…
Taichung
A homey hostel with basic rooms (blue for male, violet for female), some spacious and others with only mattresses on the floor. The dressing room in the…
Longmen Riverside Camping Resort
Northern Taiwan
This 37-hectare campsite by the Shuangshi River has accommodation for up to 1600 people, a swimming pool, barbecue facilities and even paintball. To get…
Western Taiwan
Jiana is superbly located in the centre of Lijia village. Rooms are neat and pleasant; the 2nd-floor terrace is a perfect star-gazing deck. Handicrafts…
Kenting National Park
Featuring concrete walls and designer furniture, these are possibly Kenting's most stylish rooms. They're comfortable but you'd expect more service for…
Taipei
Crisp, contemporary and international in style, the 430-room Ambassador is a beautiful hotel that's popular with business travellers. There's blonde wood…
Western Taiwan
Mixed and all-female dorms in a 100-year-old house that also runs photography exhibitions and tours. The metallic beds are creaky but comfortable and you…
Tainan
Right next to Xiangqi Guesthouse is this graceful 100-year-old building run by the same folks. There's a large room with three beds, and a single; the…
Taichung
Two blocks of very pleasant dorm rooms and double rooms, including one block devoted entirely to women. There's also a quiet lounge with a kitchenette. T…
