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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hualien
Attractions here are the spa, climbing wall, squash courts and a large swimming pool in the garden. The Parkview was Hualien's first five-star hotel when…
Taipei
This popular and friendly hotel is bustling with guests. About five minutes' walk from the MRT on busy Minsheng Rd, rooms are spacious and neatly arranged…
Northern Taiwan
Halfway up the hairpin mountain road between Lower Baling and Upper Baling, this mansion-like hotel offers spacious rooms, a lush garden where cherry…
Blue Safari Diving Centre Hostel
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Next door to its dive shop, Blue Safari has a well-maintained 10-bed mixed dorm above a communal sitting room. There are no lockers, but the timber bunks…
Northern Taiwan
Steps from Dali's train station, this hostel has spacious, modern dorms (some with sea views) and a shared kitchen. Ask for a room at the rear if you're…
Taichung
Sixty simple, spacious rooms on a quiet street not far from Taichung train station. The '60s building used to house a chamber of commerce and has been…
Western Taiwan
Nothing fancy, but this is it for rock-bottom budget accommodation in Alishan. The hostel, down a side road to the left of the park entrance gate a 10…
Northern Taiwan
Just outside Nanzhuang village is this old-fashioned guesthouse with large rooms and a garden setting. Breakfast included. To get here, take the Tourist…
Taipei
Just outside Exit 3 of the MRT, on a busy shopping street, the Tango pulls you into its plush, private world as soon as you enter the curtained lobby…
Taipei
One of Taipei's first boutique hotels, the Fullerton features an elegant, contemporary design, great service and amenities such as a business centre,…
Taipei
Rooms are a bit small, but overall they're clean, well maintained, and good value. Some windows are hidden behind fake wall screens, which soundproofs…
Taipei
This four-star favourite offers tight service, old-school atmosphere – red velvet and gold trimmings – a sky-high gym behind a secret door, and somewhat…
Kaohsiung
The rooms provide good bedding and other midrange comforts but it's the location that really sells this place. It is within National Sun Yat-sen…
Kenting National Park
Run by local surfer Winson, this guesthouse provides reasonably comfortable rooms and beds. Surfing lessons are available, as are surf tours and equipment…
Taroko National Park
A remote but very handy overnight break for cyclists crossing Taiwan via Rte 8, this hostel sits at an altitude of 2374m, offering mattress-on-floor dorms…
Tainan
A smartly restored 1940s residence with three clean dormitories (of four bunk beds each), communal bathrooms, and laundry facilities arranged around an…
Taipei
Fronted by Two Shot coffee shop, this very well-run capsule inn offers single and double bed nooks, each with its own locker, minitable inside, lamp, and…
Taipei
True to its name, the big plus at Sunrise is the fact that all rooms have nice big windows. This is a roomy well-placed hotel. Splash out on the Sunrise…
Western Taiwan
The four-storey home of a wealthy family has had its spacious rooms – still in a groovy '70s style – turned into guestrooms. You can see the still…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Making up for somewhat cramped living spaces, this new, sociable midstrip hostel has hammocks and a minipool in its handkerchief of courtyard garden. The…
Northern Taiwan
With its distinctive turrets and beachside location, this cream-coloured behemoth has 187 spacious rooms (ask for a sea-facing balcony) and an outdoor…
Taipei
The very utilitarian Fu Hau, which has been around for more than 20 years now, is right next to Exit 5 of Da'an MRT station. Lower-priced rooms are pretty…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
If you don't mind spending the night surrounded by Hello Kitty or Peter Rabbit, this mildly kitsch, fairy tale-themed hostel on Gongguan's main street…
Taipei
One of six CityInns in central Taipei; this branch offers much the same fresh, friendly appeal as the others. Rooms are on the cramped side but cheerfully…
Kenting National Park
Eight bright, clean and modern rooms in a low-rise just across from Sail Rock. The living spaces are design-oriented (in a furniture showroom sort of way)…
Western Taiwan
This hostel has colourfully decorated en-suite rooms and dormitory-type rooms (mixed and women-only). Bathrooms have separate showering and toilet…
Northern Taiwan
A comfortable place to stay, with forest views all around, the hostel (really a midrange hotel) offers clean rooms that include buffet-style breakfast and…
Western Taiwan
One of the most popular places to stay in Rueili, especially during the firefly season. The owners of the lodge have been recognised nationwide for their…
Western Taiwan
With seven dormitories and three rooms run by a sweet Swiss sister, the hostel on the grounds of the Arnold Janssen Activity Centre is a tranquil and…