Hotels near Eryanping Trail in Chiayi City

Clean and warm room for January. Simple check in and out. Hot water available for drinks only, no snacks or cup noodles. Breakfast at Haishan Yuan Restaurant is simple Chinese breakfast of rice porridge, fried noodles, mantou bread and vegetables and condiments, food was ok but not sure if suitable for fussy eaters, however generous serving. Offer of drop off to Alishan bus station is a great service, but would have been better if they offer a pickup service to go uphill to the hotel as well.

The B&B is only a 5-minute uphill walk from the bus station, which is great for a solo traveler like me on the go using public transportation. The short climb is worth it when you consider the spectacular views of sunrise and sunset you get at the venue. Checking in is simple and smooth. The host was also kind enough to greet me at the bus. The room I booked is relatively small but the double-size futon bed is firm and has given me 3 nights if comfortable rest. There is no table but the wall-side low counter and stool allows me to have my takeout meal. The bathroom is functional and clean. The only downside is the noise I feel are the noise made by other international travellers (the German and English speakers during my stay 12/27-12/29) who have shown no consideration for other guests, but earplugs allow me to drown it out when I sleep. The buffet-style breakfast is all delicious and plentiful. The owner himself makes fresh coffee from his Nespresso for you. For dinner, I have bought very affordable local takeout noodle stew at a stall near the bus stop, and there is also a convenience store where I could buy food for my next-day mountain hike. The best and key part of the stay has been the photo-taking opportunities at sunrise and sunset, not forgetting the cats in their “cat cafe” outside the restaurant. Overall, for the low price, it is of excellent value.

There is a tour bus group accommodation on the day of check-in, and the hotel has separated the guests. I feel that this is very good, avoiding the group too noisy to affect our rest, so the place we live is quite quiet. Breakfast is good, compared with many restaurants, the dishes are more. The accommodation is moderate, not expensive, but not cheap. Next time you have to go to Jiayi, you can still consider staying.

On the day of check-in, there was an air-conditioning attack. Even if there was no heater in the bathroom, there was no heater in the room. I asked if there was a heater at the front desk, but the answer was no. I'm curious, hasn't the hotel been renovated? ! Why is the air conditioner not equipped with an air conditioner and heater? This will reduce the willingness to stay.

This is my first stay at this hotel but I love it. At the first sight, I didn’t think this is a hotel as it is packed with people enjoying their railroad bento boxes. In fact, it is a gem for many reasons. First, it is conveniently located on the “old street”, where souvenir shopping, train station and restaurants are all within walking distance. Secondly, the rooms are very unique. There are two wings for the hotel. Wing A has all the rooms in the Japanese style, even with the wooden bath tub, Japanese style bedding, tea table etc. The hotel is so environmental conscious that the interior design of the rooms use a lot of wood and bamboo. Though there is water boiler in the room, it is better to go to the front desk to get the boiling spring water to make tea. Thirdly, the hotel has complimentary tour guide services. The tour guide is a local lady who proudly lives in Fengqihu and knows the town in and out. I ventured out to see the forest, bamboo and firefly. In fact she also works as a volunteer at the local tourist information center. She really loves the nature and passionate to share stories while reminding us to appreciate but not destroy the beautiful nature. Fourthly, the hotel offers a lot of freebies such as a bento box as lunch, dinner in the basement and breakfast coupon from Seven Eleven on the 2nd Floor. It also has great Taiwan tea and fast internet. With all these, how don’t I fall in love with this hotel?

Absolutely incredible mountain view room (無憂時光) - like being in heaven! It's even better in person and difficult to capture just how magical it is since the mountain mist comes and goes like Chinese watercolor art... probably more dramatic than other sights you go out of your way to visit in the vicinity. The room itself is spacious and well appointed... washlet toilet too! There are 3 buildings, one for breakfast with panoramic views, one for regular rooms (十方) and the other one a level lower for unobstructed mountain view rooms (無憂) which cost a bit more but are well worth the money - can see the sunrise from the room's balcony! Alternatively, there's a viewing platform outside for everyone. Took the iconic 2.5-hr Alishan Train from Chiayi 嘉義 to Fenqihu 奮起湖 (book tickets online 2 weeks in advance at 6 am, pickup at 711) then it's 30 min by taxi (300 NTD) from Fenqihu or there's an infrequent bus 7322D which came really late 'cause of cherry blossom traffic. Can easily spend a couple of hours there, with trails and shops - check out 山嵐小築 for mountain-view patio tea/dessert. Staff very responsive via email, recommending a couple of drivers, one of whom we booked for 8 hours for 3000 NTD (+300/hr if over 8 hrs), including going to a local hotpot restaurant nearby they suggested with light and fresh ingredients 龍舞雲海阿里山現採高山蔬菜火鍋 (make sure you call to book in advance). Also managed to see Alishan National Forest Recreation Area 阿里山國家森林遊樂區 (200 NTD to enter)'s 姊妹潭 ponds and 神木 forest (well-known but not as spectacular as you might imagine) in addition to 石棹's 櫻之道 with bright pink sakura trees and beautiful tiered tea fields - all quite busy in the midst of cherry blossom season mid March. It's lovely but probably better to come a different time of the year to avoid the crowd if you've already experienced more densely planted clusters of cherry blossom trees in Japan and are less likely to find it that impressive. Transport a bit tricky without a car so do make arrangements ahead of time (an hour up to Alishan Station) although infrequent 台灣好行 buses stop nearby downhill at Xiding 隙頂, also going to High Speed Rail Chaiyi Station (taxi 1500 NTD). Trails within walking distance for sunset with tiered tea fields and sakura (隙頂二延平步道 100-min loop - helpful hand drawn map at reception... lots of steps but not too bad and totally worthwhile). Sunrise from 茶霧之道's gazebo 涼亭 20-min walk away was insane (part of the loop)! Restaurant onsite only serves breakfast from 7-9 am so make sure you make lunch/dinner arrangements - the first night we got railway bentos from Fenqihu. The nearest convenient store is Hi-Life 萊爾富 that's 750 m away, adjacent to the above mentioned hotpot restaurant.

Staff were friendly and helped with our requests but the rooms were cold. Sound insulation was bad. Location was good. You would need to walk out to another restaurant to take your breakfast.

This time, I chose the luxury room type in Alishan Indigo to spend a wonderful birthday for my wife. First of all, there is nothing to say about the service and facilities. They are all five-star scale. There are too many good reviews. It should be the place that needs improvement. I list a few problems below 1. Cleanliness needs to be improved. First of all, after the car stopped and landed, there was a large brown oil stain in the parking lot, just next to my parking space. This oil stain was still there until I checked out. Before I checked out, I heard that there were other people who had just checked in. Remind the passenger to the counter (meaning that there is no perfect awareness of the cleanliness of the environment, which does not meet the standard of a five-star hotel) Next, in the corner of the balcony of the room, I found that a cigarette butt had not been disposed of. This is a bit exaggerated, and this is really completely unacceptable. 2. We did not inform passengers about the room type in advance. We chose a luxury room type that costs NT$15,000 per night on weekdays. There is a floor-to-ceiling window in front of the double bed in the room. The floor-to-ceiling windows in the photo of the room type should face the mountain view. When I checked in When I open the floor-to-ceiling windows, I see an industrial road with cars, people, and wild dogs on the road. The distance is less than 50 meters, which means that there is no privacy at all when I open the curtains. I only found out after I informed the counter that this The room types are all facing this industrial road (feeling a bit fooled). I originally wanted to downgrade to a boutique room, but there was no room type with a double bed that day. 3. The quality of the dinner, Alishan Indigo only has one restaurant to choose from, the unit price is 3000 yuan per person + 10% service charge, the unit price is quite high, the ingredients are not bad, the restaurant decoration is very general, unlimited red and white wine Drink freely (red and white wine is not very good), there are few self-service choices, only about a dozen choices, the point is that during the meal that day, there were actually a few flies flying in the self-service ingredients area, and after telling the waiter, I only got ”Because it was cleaned up today Water pipes, without any gestures to comfort the guests, I think it is very inferior to the standard of dinner at this price. Summary The scenery of the facilities is really good There are many features in the room, just solve the cleanliness problem Privacy issues in deluxe rooms should be confirmed with passengers in advance The environment, catering and price of the dinner really need to be improved

It is not far by car from the Alishan Forest Recreation Area and Ah Jiang's home, and it takes 15 minutes to walk to the sunrise viewing spots. The staff is kind and patient. The room is spacious and comfortable. There is an independent water dispenser, a small refrigerator, and an air-conditioning system. The water pressure is sufficient. There is a little dust on the bedside table and there are occasional small mosquitoes in the room, but they will not bite people. There is no elevator and the breakfast is average. Overall, I will still stay here next time!