With the expression of in-depth humanistic culture, The Walden is here to provide our honored guests with a warm and hospitable accommodation service. From the beginning of your room reservation, we will welcome you like our own family member.

Beyond the cultural and language barrier, our honored guests could immerse themselves in a peaceful and wonderful natural atmosphere, completely away from the hustle and bustle of the modern city.

The quiet, free, beautiful lake sceneries depicted in the “Life in the Woods” as written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau is the exact unique experience. The Walden wishes to provide its visitors.

Whether you want to spend some time with your family and friends away from the city or capture the beautiful sceneries of KAMALAN hometown with a pencil,sketch board, camera or a bicycle ride, the Walden has everything for everyone.

Being the birthplace to both beautiful sceneries and humanistic culture, the beautiful Lanyang Plain is a place for you to spend your vacation with family and friends. Here at the Walden, travel itinerary planning and tour consultation service are provided to enrich your personal journey.

In addition, the hotel also offers a variety of services such as limousine transportation, business conference room, gymnasium, art collection area and other facilities to meet the needs of all travelers.

Walden Family Suite
Located on the fifth floor, the Walden Family Suite has 20 square feet of wide space, including a small garden with elegant charm and a private patio.

When the sun is shining on the floor-to-ceiling windows, the curtains will be lifted and the conversation with the nature can be started. Friends or family can brew a pot of tea, or sit or lie to enjoy the free and precious holiday time.

Hugo Double Suite
Looking out of the bright window, you can feel the soft breeze blowing through the grille and the floor-to-ceiling window and observe the beautiful island, plain, sky, and ocean.

With low-key and elegant design, an open living room and bathroom are established in the room with a total area of 14 pyeong. With low-key and elegant design, a charming night view and a romantic aesthetic atmosphere is created to provide exhausted travelers with the perfect physical and mental care.

Roland Double Room
Leaning against the window, you can view the most charming and picturesque island, plain, sky, and ocean, as if we’re listening to the innermost secret of Guishan Island from afar. With charming night view and splendid sunrise, our traveler can enjoy the best relaxation from their vacation.

Rowling Western Restaurant
The Walden provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner on a regular basis. Non-toxic local fruits and vegetables are selected as main ingredients for our Chinese and Western style cuisine, allowing you to taste the most diversified exotic flavor.

Goethe Café
Goethe Cafe is decorated with a minimalist and fashionable style, further creating the most comfortable dining space suitable for sisterhood to come and enjoy the beautiful afternoon tea time.

Shakespeare Beer Bar
Shakespeare bear bar is a late-night beer bar specifically designed for exhausted travelers to share their meals and enjoy their drinks with friends. Facility Location: on the third floor of the Walden.

Multifunctional Conference Room
The Walden provides special spaces for small and medium sized conference, lecture, or seminar. Accommodating 40 to 100 people, the space can be further transformed into high-class conference room depending on different customer demands.

Plato Gymnasium
With a wide variety of fitness equipment and health course at the Walden, travelers can enjoy sports and music while shedding their sweat and release their bodies and minds.

Book Collection
By taking book collection and artwork as our main feature, rich and diverse books are provided to create the thick literati atmosphere at the Walden.

Boutique Selling Area
Small store areas are established here at the Walden to provide you with diversified boutiques, allowing you to experience a modern and exquisite journey.

Wizard of Oz (Parent-Child Center)
Children’s recreational facilities and book reading zone are provided in the Wizard of Oz for families to spend a wonderful time together at the Walden.

Jimmy Park 
The Jimmy Square used to be an old railway staff dormitory; it was later transformed into the transit center of long-haul buses. As Yilan happens to be the hometown of the famous illustrator, with the theme of “in memory of the transient scenery”, he created the first square in Taiwan featuring his own illustrations, in Yilan. The square still maintains the original historic buildings and old trees.

Here, you will see the male and female main characters from Turn Left, Turn Right (A Chance of Sunshine) departing hastily in opposite directions. Or you can see the little boy and girl from The Starry Starry Night waiting together for the bus that will never come.

Or you can see the suitcase that holds the traveler’s memories from Sound of Colors. All the pieces of the installation art displayed at the Jimmy Square create limitless room for imagination and touch people’s hearts.

The Happy Station that takes only five minutes to arrive at, no longer leaves the impression of hastiness. Visitors who travel here can now slow down and stop for a while to appreciate the beautiful scenery in the surroundings and imprint Yilan, the place that makes you smile, in their mind.

National Center for Traditional Arts
Walking into the park at the Center for Traditional Arts makes you feel like falling into a time tunnel. The streets decorated with red walls and black tiles are blended with the architectural styles of the old streets everywhere in Taiwan.

All sorts of special stores, such as workshops and early Taiwanese variety stores, stand along the streets. Here, you may see things that trigger the fun memories of your childhood, such as dough figurine sculptures, sugar onion, traditional toys, glove puppetry, etc.

When you feel tired after shopping, you can bring your children to the parent and child area to play and, or have some Taiwanese specialty food to replenish the lost energy.

Or you can go to the performance hall and take a seat to enjoy the troupe’s performance; you will be able to completely bask in the performance as you listen to the sonorous and delicate singing as this slowly vanishing art is a part of our cultural heritage.

In addition, you can try many interesting activities, such as hand dyeing fabric, handmade woodcraft, and making oil-paper umbrellas. The center not only allows visitors to eat and play at the same time, but hopes to blend art into life through understanding the beauty of traditional art with the help of these handmade activities, splendid performances, and traditional architecture.

Luodong Sports Park
The waterscape in the Park is quite magnificent. At the background of Langyang River, the 1 km long miniature of the Lanyang River system is built. There is also a great view in the Park, Bald Cypress Forest, which is a scenic spot not to be missed when visiting Luodong.

Every time in autumn and winter, the Bald Cypress leaves turn from green to red. The leaves fall on the ground and dye the Luodong Sports Park red. When tourists walk into the forest on the stone steps, they will feel like walking into a secret wonderland and become absorbed in such a beautiful scene.

In addition to a uniquely bountiful natural landscape in the Park, there are various facilities: swimming pool, football field, track and field stadium, tennis court, circle plaza, and others at the Park. When you find yourself eating too much and feel too full, why not come to the Luodong Sports Park, take a relaxing walk and watch the water dance show at every hour sharp!

Dongshan River Water Park
Dongshan River Water Park is situated in Wujie Township, Yilan County. The Park has the Ecological Conservation Area, Water Activities Area, Leisure Activities Area, Water Bus, and Outdoor Theater.

The Park is the best equipped outdoor water park in Yilan. Among all, the Water Activities Area and Dongshan River Trip are the most attractive. Visitors can even take the boat from the water park to travel to the Center for Traditional Arts.

Dongshan River Water Park often holds big-scale events known to the whole world. Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, fun and magnificent dragon boat racing will be held, together with the International Children’s Folklore & Folkgame Festival, where people of all ages can be fully entertained.

Of all the events, the International Children’s Folklore & Folkgame Festival is the most representative one that attracts hordes of visitors to join and enjoy some coolness during the scorching hot summer days.

Apart from playing with water, the bike lane next to Dongshan River also provides a pretty nice recreation option. The bike lane along the way is smooth and you can even see the red Lizejian Bridge, whose two sides are shaded by trees, or admire the charming scenery alongside Dongshan River.

Yilan Riverside Park

To date, having undergone planning, the track and field, basketball court and baseball field alongside the Yilan River have been renovated or constructed; greens and plants have also been added to the river bank and nearby landscape, turning it into a riverside park perfect for a festive celebration or a relaxing bike ride on weekdays or holidays.

Along the embankment, the Yilan River Bike Path measures a total length of about 15 km. Starting from the Riverside Park, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yilan River all the way, then pass by the Saigou Monument and other attractions, before arriving at the Yuanshan Park, the end of the path, to enjoy a carefree and easy-going time.

With a carpet of boundless, thriving green grassland, Riverside Park is not only a popular sports venue for local people, but also a visitors’ favorite to sweep away all the troubles and fatigue.

Website: www.waldenhotels.com

Rooms: 48

Price: from 309 EUR per night

Hotel Éclat Taipei, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World is an elegant and electric boutique hotel located in Taipei’s fashionable Da-An district, featuring ultra-luxurious room amenities, priceless sculptures and artworks. The hotel is designed to appeal to connoisseurs from all over the world.

For business travellers the luxury Hotel Éclat Taipei boasts Wi-Fi connectivity and in-room business facilities throughout our accommodation. A variety of meeting rooms provide the ideal venue for professional meetings, corporate functions and social gatherings.

Hotel Éclat boutique hotel in Taipei enhances the feeling of luxury and exclusivity by numerous art pieces and sculptures by contemporary artists such as Salvador Dali, Gao Xiao Wu, Chen Wenling to mention just a few.

Éclat Lounge let it mesmerise you with its many breathtaking works of art and creative design, striking artworks from both eastern and western contemporary artists.

Our dedicated team of professional staff will provide an unparalleled hospitality experience that will ensure an unforgettable stay at Hotel Éclat luxury Taipei hotel.

ÉCLAT SUITE
Éclat Suite exceeds even the highest expectations and is luxuriously appointed and decorated to the highest level with original artworks and unique design elements. Éclat Suite offers a sitting room, a generous dining room area for six guests and a separate bedroom, overlooking Taipei.

Here, the ultimate setting for a blissful night sleep is ensured by the Hästens over-sized bed with six selections of pillows and goose down duvet with impeccable quality linen. Our Éclat Suite reveals the best of in-room amenities for its distinguished guests.

The work desk, with ample power and broadband connection points, features Mont Blanc stationary and a Philippe Starck designed desk chair.

The four-point bathroom features LCD television, a walk-in rain forest shower, jacuzzi bath, and the best possible selection of amenities. Guests can indulge themselves with relaxing bathroom amenities from famous Jo Malone.

Guests have a multitude of in-room entertainment options, both in the sitting room as well as in the bedroom. From the 50” 4K UHD television with Video on Demand as well as access to the internet from the wireless keyboard, to the Bang & Olufsen CD and Audio system.

Riedel glassware is provided for the well-stocked SMEG In-Room Bar, which offers a wide range of interesting beverages, and also a complimentary tea selection and Nespresso coffee machine.

PREMIER 9 ROOM
Hotel Éclat’s Premier 9 Room, with its unique design and lay-out, is luxuriously appointed and decorated to the highest level. The king size bed with six selections of pillows and goose down duvet with impeccable quality linen ensures a blissful night sleep.

Our Premier ‘9’ Room reveals the best of in-room amenities for its distinguished guests. The work desk, with ample power and broadband connection points, features Montblanc stationary and a Philippe Starck designed desk chair.

The four-point elevated ‘Stage Bathroom’, features LCD television, a walk-in rain forest shower, sunken bath, and the best possible selection of amenities.

Guests have a multitude of in-room entertainment options. From the 42” 4K UHD television with Video on Demand as well as access to the internet from the wireless keyboard, to the Bang & Olufsen CD and Audio system. A complimentary tea selection and Nespresso coffee machine.

GRAND DELUXE ROOM
Hotel Éclat’s Grand Deluxe corner room with its high ceiling and large windows overlooking Taipei’s most fashionable area, is luxuriously appointed and decorated to the highest level. The king size bed with six selections of pillows and goose down duvet with impeccable quality linen ensures a blissful night sleep.

Our Grand Deluxe Room reveals the best of in-room amenities for its distinguished guests. The work desk, with ample power and broadband connection points, features Montblanc stationary and a Philippe Starck designed desk chair.

Guests have a multitude of in-room entertainment options. From the 50” 4K UHD television with Video on Demand as well as access to the internet from the wireless keyboard, to the Bang & Olufsen CD and Audio system. The bathroom features LCD television, a walk-in rain forest shower and the best possible selection of amenities.

BELLINI CAFE
Originally from Japan, Bellini Caffe offers perfect meals for any occasion. From brick-oven roasted pizza, freshly made pasta, U.S.D.A prime steaks to seasonal specials, come enjoy fresh Italian cooking in a warm, inviting atmosphere.

ÉCLAT LOUNGE
The Éclat Lounge mesmerizes you with many breathtaking works of art and creative design, striking artworks from both eastern and western contemporary artists.

Éclat Lounge opens for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and drinks. You can enjoy the varieties of delicate cuisine including specialties from Taiwan local while taking in the extensive art collection in the Lobby.

MEETINGS & EVENTS
Hotel Éclat Taipei business hotel is proud to offer an exclusive venue for professional events in Taipei. Our 3 meeting rooms can be configured to a variety of sizes and layouts for your event.

Hold a successful board meeting, product presentation, press conference, cocktail party or dinner function in our flexible meeting facilities at Hotel Éclat Taipei business hotel.

TAIPEI 101
An outstanding landmark is enough to transform a city, e.g. the Empire State Building in New York City, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or the new Jinmao Mansion in Shanghai.

In the 21st century, Taipei needs a more expansive stage for a more brilliant performance. 101 stories above ground and 5 stories below, the 508-meter-tall Taipei 101 is an engineering feat that’s expected to bring Taipei to the world.

With the grand opening of the office tower, TAIPEI 101 hosted an inauguration ceremony on December 31, 2004 to celebrate the start of a new era. The celebration reached its climax at night when the main tower was lit and fireworks were displayed to welcome the coming of 2005: a new year for Taipei 101 to shine.

In Februday 2005 the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation signed a lease with TAIPEI101. Soon after that on April 18 The Bayer Group became the first transcontinental company to move into the TAIPEI 101 Financial Building.

Winterthur Insurance Group, ABN AMRO Bank and GOOGLE become our valued tenants. With the growing interests from global enterprises, TAIPEI 101 has proven to be a beacon of Taiwan’s economical progress.

Bringing Taipei to the world

Located in the finest district Taipei has to offer, TAIPEI 101 is the largest engineering project ever in the history of the Taiwan construction business.

Supported by a dozen or so domestic businesses, the TFC Corp. was fortunate to have local and international experts in charge of the planning, and world-class architect C.Y. Lee was responsible for the design of the project.

The design transcends the uni-body concept and is based on the Chinese number 8, a numeral long considered lucky in Chinese culture. Eight-floor structural units are connected one by one on top of each other to form the whole. This kind of rhythmic aesthetic is new to skyscrapers.

The sectional TAIPEI 101 employs a Mega Structure System for disaster and wind damage prevention. As every eight floor constitutes an autonomous space, wind effects on the surface seen in high-rise buildings are eliminated.

The design of the foundation guarantees pedestrian safety and comfort. Resembling the flexible yet persistent bamboo that rises into the sky, the building is a reflection of traditional Chinese building philosophy. Inclining 7 degrees inwards, the structure increases in size as it gets higher.

The transparent and non-reflective curtain walls are energy efficient and heat reflective, enabling those in Taiwan’s tallest building to have a clear view of the world around them.

High-tech materials and innovative illumination creates a see-through effect with transparency and clarity that facilitates the harmony between the building and its natural environment.

The Hsinyi Planned District: A Sparkling Urban Gem

At present, the Hsinyi Planned District is Taipei’s only large-scale master-planned district. Its comprehensive structural plan has attracted numerous businesses and made it Taipei’s new city center.

TAIPEI101 is located at the very center of the Hsinyi Planned District, its main building occupying around 30,277 square meters. The Hsinyi District features spacious boulevards, landscaped parks and lovely mountain views and is considered one of Taiwan’s most livable environments.

The Hsinyi Planned District’s comprehensively planned transportation system makes it an attractive destination for consumer automobile traffic.

Around 30 public bus routes pass by the TAIPEI101 main entrance, and the building offers 1,800 parking spaces, with 7,000 additional spaces within a ten-minute walk. MRT Hsinyi line directly reaches TAIPEI101.

SUN YAT-SEN MEMORIAL HALL
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a memorial to the Republic of China’s National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed on 1972.

The total building area covers 29,464 square metres (7.3 acres) in an open space of 115,000 square metres (28.4 acres). It contains displays of Sun’s life and the revolution he led, and is also a multi-purpose social, educational and cultural center for the public.

The main entrance to the hall contains a statue of Sun Yat-sen. Every hour, there is a formal changing of the guards, which is a popular tourist attraction.

The building also includes a performance hall, an exhibition center of about 10,000 square feet (1,000 sqm), a multimedia theatre, an audio-visual center, lecture halls, and a library with over 300,000 books.

The building itself is sited in Chung-shan Park. It includes gardens, decorative historical walls, and an exhibition and performance area surrounding Lake Cui , also known as Emerald Pond.

Taiwan’s government began to prepare the construction of the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in 1964. In 1965, President Chiang Kai-shek officiated the groundbreaking ceremony.

The design plan by architect Wang Ta-hung was selected in a public contest one year later, and modified under the instruction of Chiang, to emphasize Chinese architectural characteristics.

The main construction was completed on May 16, 1972. Chiang’s funeral was held in the main hall of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in 1975. Originally, the Memorial Hall primarily functioned as a place to display the historical relics of Sun’s life and the Xinhai Revolution.

It was later opened to exhibitions and performances. Taiwan’s highest movie award ceremony, the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, is held annually in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.

Initially affiliated with the city government of Taipei, the Memorial Hall became part of the Ministry of Education, together with the Chung-Shan Building inYangmingshan, in 1986.

DA-AN FOREST PARK
Daan Forest Park or Da’an Park is a public park located near the centre of the Da’an District of Taipei, Taiwan. The park occupies twenty-six hectares and is bordered on its North, South, East and West by Xinyi Road, Heping Road, Jianguo Road and Xinsheng Road, respectively.

The park is used by residents of Taipei as a green activity space and for various outdoor activities. The park was created in 1994 after the eviction of longtime squatters and the demolition of illegal buildings on municipal land, not by mayor Chen Shui-bian, as is often cited, but by his predecessor, Huang Ta-chou.

Daan Forest Park was intended to play a similar role as other major city parks such as New York City’s Central Park and London’s Hyde Park, acting as the “lungs of Taipei city” and as respite for residents from the bustle of life in Taipei.

Similar to the large parks of other cities, Daan Park is surrounded by high price luxury condominiums that fetch a premium due to their desirable views, some reaching the price of $400 million New Taiwan dollars (approximately $14 million US dollars) in 2012.

The park is home to a wide variety of animals including squirrels, and several species of ducks, egrets, and turtles. Daan Forest park contains two ponds, several pavilions, and strolling paths, and well as cultural recreational facilities such as an amphitheatre, children’s playground, a jogging loop, and a skating rink. It also contains an underground parking garage.

TICC
The Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) has been operated by TAITRA since 1992. With considerable event management experience and a deep commitment to integrating Taiwan’s MICE industry resources, the TICC has become Taiwan’s top venue provider.

Every year, the TICC hosts an average of 850 major events, such as world congresses, forums, concerts, and product launches. Purpose-built to meet organizer requirements, the TICC has everything needed to make any event a success. The best partner for events in Asia- TICC.

TWTC
The TWTC was started in January, 1986 by Taiwan’s foremost trade promotion organization, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), to provide a single, modern venue that would combine exhibition space, conference facilities, offices, and hotel accommodation for international business.

TWTC combines every possible service that brings together a vast consulting service on trade-related issues, trading partners, suppliers, and markets.

This four-in-one complex is designed to accommodate the needs of the international business community, which is why there is not just one, but four structures at the TWTC.

The Exhibition Hall, Int’l Convention Center, Int’l Trade Building and Grand Hyatt, all comprise one integrated business complex. The TWTC stands at the forefront of world trade while serving as a model for global trade centers.

The Exhibition Hall

The Exhibition Hall, often called Exhibition Hall 1, has 7 floors, with a total 159,329 square meters of floor space. Since its opening in 1986, this site has become Asia’s most dynamic showground in the promotion of world trade and industry through the hosting of short and long term exhibitions that meet every need.

Those organizing or visiting local and international exhibitions can enjoy a full menu of services with Hall facilities including “everything” like a post office, bank, restaurant, conference rooms, bounded warehousing, courier services, travel service, booth decoration service, copying/faxing service, trade library, trade book store, emergency medical clinic and forwarding service.

The Exhibition Hall, 1st Floor Showground

Taiwan’s largest exhibition hall is a landmark on the nation’s business horizon. This showground consists of 23,450 square meters and it is divided into 4 areas with a capacity for 1,300 standard exhibition booths.

When this space is not being used for one of the 25 annual Taipei International Trade Shows, it is often being used by various organizations to stage more than 60 annual consumer and trade exhibitions.

The Exhibition Hall, 2nd Floor Showground

Area H, on the 2nd floor of the Exhibition Hall offers 4,789 square meters and a capacity for 250 standard exhibition booths. A pedestrian sky bridge runs from it directly into TAIPEI 101, the world’s highest building.

The International Trade Mart

The upper levels of the Exhibition Hall (2F to 7F) hosts the International Trade Mart, with 1,069 showrooms and the most representative showcase of Taiwan products.

This space is subdivided into the upper level Import Mart (7F) that hosts foreign trade offices and the Export Mart (2F to 6F) which highlights top Taiwan products and suppliers.

Exhibition Hall 3

Exhibition Hall 3 with 6,748 square meters of showground space has the capacity for 365 standard exhibition booths. It stands just next to TAIPEI 101, the Grand Hyatt Hotel and Warner Village. A great place for your function or event!

Website: www.eclathotels.com

Rooms: 60

Price: from 124 EUR per night

In Volando Urai Spring Spa & Resort there is no measure of time, people gaze at the river, counting the ripples on the tranquil water surface as the light in the forest awakes, one realizes that dusk is falling through the swaying of the forest, one begins to breath in concert with the mountain and river.

Human language is intrusive here people who live here have no unnecessary words and greetings only smiles sufficient to express friendliness and thoughtfully bring you a cup of warm tea.

Visitors breath according to the rhythm of nature for self-realization returning to a place where one may commune with nature.

Life Rituals – Introduce art into life rituals
Volando defines “life ritual” as doing one simple thing when the time is right. The combination of the vibration of life and art is the installation art and also the performance. We come from different places, and gather together, using interactive conversation to bring our hearts closer.

08:45 A.M. – Silent Chess
Using the greenbelt mountains as background and the emerald green river as the stage, there is a boat drifting with two people sitting face to face. The peaceful riddle of sounds in mind and the silent chess games without the chess lead you to the moment of tranquility through conversation.

09:30 A.M. – Seclusion Of Sun Moon Gong
The Sun Moon gongs rotate around the art frame carved by wood.The sounds of gongs not only awaken the aura of the earth but also remind our guests to shake off the worries and enjoy the rare peace following the gong sounds.

15:30 P.M. – Silent Chess
Using the greenbelt mountains as background and the emerald green river as the stage, there is a boat drifting with two people sitting face to face. The peaceful riddle of sounds in mind and the silent chess games without the chess lead you to the moment of tranquility through conversation.

16:00 P.M. – Drum And Gong
When the gong sounds echo from the valley on the other side, ritual drumming also begins on this side. A cleansing ritual for the body, mind and spirit converges in the air, similar to the legend left in the valley. By then, you will open your consciousness and senses…

18:30 P.M. – Solitary Sound Of Crystals
The water corridor embellished with candle lights is silent as the sound of crystals, which lingers in the air and calms down the impurities of our minds to perceive the beauty of transience.

Accommodation
Bringing the picturesque landscape closer to bedside light and shadows glisten along the window, being here is like lying casually in the water as though being in a painting, the exquisite guestroom which respires with nature’s rhythm during a sunny day in the beginning of autumn, dragonflies constantly stop by the window as dusk falls, the egrets glide across the river surface, gently leaving graceful arcs

Volando Suite
With absolute discreet space and independent entrance exclusive private swimming pool and rooftop outdoor balcony the unobstructed design allows the guests to freely enjoy all indoor and outdoor space

Lake Suite
Large French windows introduce the boundless scenery of the lake into the guest room the balcony extends to the lakeshore when sleeping at night, the lake water seems to pamper your bed

Rooftop Suite
Private balcony which extends from inside the room to the outdoor as dusk falls, enjoy a cup of tea on the deck chair in the company of the lake and the moon.

Grand View Room
Large windows bring you closer to the embrace of the outdoor nature immersed in the bathing pool with the prefect view in the guest room nature’s symphony resonates in the hot spring atmosphere

Superior Room
The aroma of natural plants permeates the air, light a night candle next to the bathing pool our guests will enjoy a tranquil sleep volando meticulously arranges ambiance, temperature, and the white, comfortable beds

Soyan
Soyan, meaning of “Joy & Happiness” in Atayal as the soul of the hotel owner, let me lead you to the water corridor for the baptism of “Tranquility” and rinse the spirit. Feel the transitory magnificence, get ready to enjoy the wonderful night banquet prepared for you.

Elegant atmosphere for enjoyment of purest fineness located among the mountains and waters hidden in the city, promoting the art of slow food, the restaurant is the fulfillment of natural living art.

Soyan combines Taiwanese local seasonal ingredients, demonstrating the French food art aesthetics with Taiwanese soul, allowing travelers to experience – know the taste, think about the taste, and savor the taste, while also believing these gourmet cuisines and enthusiasm may rinse the uproars of the city.

Persist in the vision of Relais & Chateaux and the spirit of Volando, return to the mountain woods and natural food art feast.

Enjoy the gloominess amongst the mountain woods, with the ideal combination of gourmet cuisines with magnificent sceneries, we invite you to savor the passion in the plates, to sense the gentle touch resembling a pool of spring-water.

Siliq
Siliq, originated from the magical bird of the Atayal Tribe, leading you to search for the flavors, to feel the indigenous sentiments amongst the natural beauty of lakes and mountains. The taste of food originates from the pure fineness of the nature of the ingredients, conveying magnificent sceneries at the dining table.

At the same time, offering customized cooking based on the body’s needs after soaking in hot springs, where layers of attention are concealed within the simple and unsophisticated flavors and arrangement.

A pool of jadeite-green hot spring, a tempo of slow-flowing spring-water, a feast that rinses the spirit, start a wonderful journey with the taste buds

Dasha SPA
Dasha Spa is a relaxing place for your body and mind to communicate and recall the primitive language of oneself through aroma. Retrace the deep memories forgotten, learn to listen to the sound of your heart.

Calm down and feel your breath deeply perceive the physical and mental relaxation and balance from inside out exploring your body at Dasha Spa is similar to taking a journey, rest in the ocean of body and mind and perceive the known existing perfection within.

Such journey of the body and mind will lead you to search for more perfect and harmonious interaction and equilibrium. Go ahead to perceive the beauty of relaxation from inside out.

Dasha Spa’s courses are based on somatics and blended different skills into them. We care about how to bring the spa into your home, to help you rediscover your bodies. The theory of Chinese medicine and the five-element support the idea that we take the body and spirit as a whole.

To maintain the balanced and healthy bodies, live moderately is the key. You may find the different methods and theories perfectly matched together here, and redefine the idea of Spa.

Kurhaus
Our public hot spring with great views can make you feel closer to the nature, and lively with the nature. In indoor pools, we have not only spa, but also steam room and sauna made by cypress to make you feel calm, peaceful, and tiredness free.

Grand View Bathhouse
In our Grand View Bathhouse, guests can enjoy quiet and private space with a full view of scenery throughout large scale windows within the bathroom which made by natural stone. Just like being in the nature!

Deluxe Bathhouse
The Deluxe bathhouse offers silent and private space with showering area, independent toilet, comfortable large bed, a dressing table, and the bathroom built with natural stones.

It also comes with cold and hot pools for you to take a beauty bath with sodium bicarbonate while enjoying the total relaxation from SPA, overlooking the outdoor views through the large viewing windows.

In-Room Hot Spring
The in-room hot spring extends the space and magnifies the enjoyment. The guests can own the view of the emerald green trees and the beautiful spring views outside of the French windows.

Comfort your fatigue body with the beauty bath and cleanse off your body with aroma. Cosset yourself with the relaxation and leisure to recall the refreshing comfort for the body, mind and spirit.

Website: www.volandospringpark.com

Rooms: 23

Price: from 499 EUR per night

If there is a name that can stir your emotions, it is The Lalu(Han Bi Lo in Chinese), even if each word in the name costs a hundred million dollars. In 1901, Mr. Ito built a small wooden cabin on the Lalu Peninsula for vacation use and called it “The Lalu”

For hundreds of years, with strict entrance control, only senior governmental official, generals, prime ministers, and emperors are allowed into The Lalu. Therefore, a myth is created to this building. However, how did The Lalu come about?

In 1923, the Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito visited Taiwan and appointed The Lalu to be his official residence. He rebuilt the small wooden cabin into a two-story building and added eight guest rooms, including the east and the west wings, dining room, conference room and more.

From this time on, The Lalu turned itself from a luxury vacation home into an official government guest house. In 1949, when the Chinese Nationalist Government retreated to Taiwan, The Lalu became President Chiang Kai-Shek’s hostel, used primarily for vacation use and to entertain foreign head of states.

In 1998, Mr. Cheng-Yi Lai, chairman of the Shining Group, received a phone call that filled his heart with tremendous excitement and doubt. For the past 30 years, his dream was to build a world class hotel along the shores of Sun Moon Lake. The man that made the phone call indicated to him that The Lalu was for sale.

However, buying this historical building was not going to be a simple task. Mr. Lai recalled and said, “Which name is always on people’s mind without ever needing any advertisement? This name has its place and historical value in public’s mind so the name itself is priceless. Even with millions that we spent on it, I think it’s still a bargain.”

After 5 years, using the theory of utmost simplification of Zen style as the architectural design core from our award winning international design team, the renovation of this historical hotel began.

It was rebuilt from the original palace style 6 story building, saving only its beams, columns and floor and replacing everything else. The new design divides the building into three separate building (building A, B and C) for different purposes.

Building A is the main guest house. Building B is the structure that houses entertainment facilities such as the Spa, gym, Jacuzzi and Members Clubhouse. Building C includes the Villa area, conference facility, Library and parking lot. On March 3, 2002, The Lalu reopened to the public with its new design and resort style 1.

About Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake is Taiwan’s freshwater lake. In ancient times, the area surrounding Sun Moon Lake was known as “Shuishalian”, translated meaning “where water and sand meet”.

Its area covered nearly half of Nantou County, including the township of Zhushan, Lugu, Mingjian, Shuili, Jiji, Puli, Yuchih, Renai and Guoxing.

Under the district of the township of Yuchih, located at the foot of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range, Sun Moon Lake is situated between the island’s overlapping high mountains to the East and its plains to the West. Sun Moon Lake, Toushe, Yuchih and Puli are all basin terrain.

Architectural Features
The Lalu was designed by famous Australian architect Kerry Hill. Since he started his architectural firm in Singapore in 1979, Mr. Hill has won numerous design awards, such as the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

His projects can be seen throughout South East Asia, Australia, Japan and USA. Mr. Hill specializes in holiday resort architectural project, with outstanding projects such as The Amannusa in Bali, The Datai in Langkawi, The Aman Resort in Hawaii and The Darwin Centre in Australia.

He named his architectural design for The Lalu as “Ongoing Style”, a unique style of moving forward. This type of architectural style will remain fresh even after 10 or 20 years, being an architecture that will be still full of value.

Other than the unique architectural design of The Lalu, our architectural team also paid special attention to the hotel’s lighting effects. Lighting effect was integrated into the planning right from the beginning.

Lighting designer Nathan Thompson, who teaches lighting arts classes at the Melbourne University in Australia, creates lighting effects for major performing arts groups worldwide and continues to cooperate with major architects in lighting designs.

Using effects such as contrasting light and shadow, brightness and dimness, Mr. Thompson excels at using lighting to accentuate objects, create desired moods and produce mystical and dramatic effects. His lighting design appears as splendid as silk brocade or as flowing layers of grain in wood.

The lighting effect at The Lalu harmonizes with the changing intensity of natural sunlight and is never harsh. Each day, seven lighting changes occur at different time periods and in different settings.

At night, the graceful motion of branches and leaves are made visible by lights projected from the treetops to the ground. Lighting at The Lalu reminds us of a line from a famous poem: “Just as the shadows of flowers are carried away by the setting sun, the moon appears and harkens them back”.

Rooms
The moonlight, under the cover of the darkness, reflects into the rooms, so that anyone that has this experience will never forget it.

Each Lakeview Suite (One-Bedroom) has a spacious living room and two individual bedrooms that can provide luxury relaxation for the whole family. With separate rooms and individual privacy, parents can spend the vacation like it is their second honeymoon while still being close to their children.

Each suite has a balcony approximately 10 pings in size (about 25 square meters) that is large enough for the whole family to enjoy the inspiring views of Sun Moon Lake together 1.

The Courtyard Pool Villa (Two-Bedrooms) has a spacious living room, fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a 12 meter long private, temperature-controlled swimming pool for you to enjoy with your family.

If you are tired from swimming, you can rest in the half-open teak pavilion next to the pool and enjoy the light breeze and the beautiful afternoon sunlight.

When night falls with its beautiful moonlight, creating a soft evening atmosphere in the background, this becomes the best place to invite your family and friends for a moonlight party.

Scenic Steps Inspired by the Great Wall
At the first look, these steps do not seem to be very long. However, after climbing and after a few turns, then you realize that you cannot see the end. Thus, in fact, it is quite a distance.

These steps have an overall height of a 10 story building, but it does not seem that high. You will feel a bit tired after climbing the whole steps but in theory, climbing a 10 story high steps should make you feel very exhausted.

This is where the design of these steps gets intriguing. Under the strict guidelines from the designers, the height and the level of the steps have to fit human ergonomics therefore making it more gentle climb.

The final results are the height of each step being 15cm high and 30cm deep; with this design, the steps are most comfortable. We incorporated the military purpose raised battlement design in the Great Walls of China.

In our designs; instead of rising, we sink the battlement so it creates a functional viewing of the surrounding natural environment. The height is higher than a normal window so the lake view will burst into the scene. This creates a looming mysterious atmosphere that will intrigue our guests.

Secrets of the Full Water Level
The Lalu swimming pool is designed using the theory of “Overflow”. What the “Overflow” theory is about is using water surface tension to create a smooth quiet and mirror-like visual effect. When you are resting by the pool side, as the edges of the pool are out of sight, a borderless view is created.

When you are swimming in the pool, the height of the pool connects the sights of the pool, lake and the sky into a line creating a fusion effect of the blue-green of the lake, the light blue of the pool, and the blue of the sky. This is a perfect fusion of visual effect.

Sceneries that so unique that can only be found he
The Lalu is ideally situated besides the mountain and the lake. Right from the beginning of the design process, we not only considered the view from inside The Lalu but also considered the visual effect when viewing the building from the lake.

Our design team took a lot of consideration on how to best incorporate the piece of land between The Lalu and the lake so that it can be both visually pleasing and environmentally friendly.

Sceneries so beautiful during anytime of the day
On an ordinary day of March, in the face of gentle spring breeze, green sprouts are spotted on the tips of trees, new pistils of cuckoos bust out over night, spring breeze are warmly welcomed by waves of peach blossoms.

Mirrors that shifts its light by the shadow.
Needless to say, reflection pool is like a brass mirror that travels through time, lights up the entire Sun-Moon Lake. Sun-Moon Lake after rain, with her reflection on the pool as radiant as a polished mirror.

As the day is approaching dusk, light breeze in the air, light up the candles one by one then slowly place each of them in the pool, as daylight gradually turns dark, night time arrives, the candle lights swaying on water create a scene bears the resemblance of heaven, not a trace of ordinary life could be detected.

Ongoing style architectural design
Ever since The Lalu was reopened to the public, the building became an instant landmark in Sun Moon Lake.

Many people stay at The Lalu because they want to experience the building for themselves. Since The Lalu has become a famous landmark, it is also a design that is widely copied but never quite the same.

Our architectural designer, Mr. Kerry Hill, is a highly celebrated designer in the architectural society. Ever since he started his architectural firm in Singapore in 1979, his firm has won numerous international awards.

Using his philosophy of starting a design from scratch, his work captures the imagination of the public. His conviction and determination in architectural design often create his projects into art pieces that hold lasting values. The Lalu clearly demonstrates his vision and spirit.

The Lalu Memorial Hall
The Lalu Memorial Hall is situated on the right side of the main entrance. Built in 1901, this is the only building that survived on the Lalu Peninsula.

It was first used as an official guest house during the Japanese occupation. In the period from 1940 to 1970’s, it was one of President Chiang Kai-Shek’s many summer vacation homes.

Hanbi Hiking Trail
Hanbi Hiking Trail used to be called President Chiang’s Trail, and it has a total length of 1.5 kilometers. It is a trail that winds through Lalu Peninsula.

Covered with trees, with bird chirping and butterflies dancing, lighting changes with the trees, and there is always a chance to catch a glimpse of the lake view through the gaps of the trees.

In the morning, it has a refreshing feel while in the evening, the scenery becomes poetic. If there is a light sprinkle of rain present, it adds even more to the poetic feel to the surrounding

The Xiangshan Visitor Center
The Xiangshan Visitor Center is at the start of this path. This is an eight-kilometer stretch of path from Syuanzang Temple through Huantan Tunnel No.1 to the Mingtan Water Outlet.

The path is designed mainly for cyclists and meanders through the beautiful scenery, giving cyclists a wonderful view out onto the Toushe Basin to the south and Qinglong Mountain to the north, making this path a great choice for cyclists.

Shueishe Lakeside Trail
This trail goes from Shueishe Wharf to Jioulongkou with a total length of 1.5 kilometers. It is a new trail that is constructed from raised wooden planks and is built along the lake, allowing people to observe the lake close-up.

Many natural pontoons can be seen on this trail, which provide an excellent ecological environment for the numerous aquatic species living here. Along the way, there are various viewing platforms where people can view the mountain on the other side of lake.

Along the path, you can view a special floating islands called Ukida that can only be found in the Sun Moon Lake. It is interesting to observe how the lake fishes search for this island to spawn, making this something you can only see in the Sun Moon Lake.

Maolan Mountain Hiking Trail
Maolan Mountain Hiking trail is about three kilometers long with its entrance located beside Longfeng Temple. This trail is divided into two sections. The first part winds its way along the tea terraced walkway to The Maolan Mountain Tea Research Station.

The most famous specialty of Yuchih Township, the Assam tea, are planted along the path. Nesting beside the mountain and facing the lake, The Tea Research Station is one of the best locations to view sea of clouds at sunrise that appear at Sun Moon Lake.

The second part of the trail from The Tea Research Station to the Sun Moon Lake Weather Station at the tip of Maolan Mountain is a trail that will make you exercise. This 2 kilometers stretch has Ceylon olive tree trail and tall Taiwanese Shanlin Tree along its path along with insects and robins singing for you.

Once you reach the tip, you can view the Chiufenerhshan and Chi – Chi Mountain and be amazed at the beauty of nature. . The one hundred meters long Ceylon olive trees trail is Yuchih resident’s private attraction.

Red leafs falling off these burly trees covering the trail making this a very romantic trail. It also serves as a popular place for wedding photography.

Xiangshan Bike Path and Pedestrian Bridge
Starting the hike from Shueishe Visitor Center, travel west alone the lakeside trail. Along the way, you will pass under Longfen Temple and go around the village of Beitan Bay and finally reaching Shueishe dam.

Once you reach the dam, you can pay homage to the Martyr’s Monument and visit the Sun Moon Lake Legends Pavilion. While there, you can listen to the legendary old man Mr. Zhang Liangui stories.

Continuing down the path, you will reach the Xiangshan Visitors Center, where you can enjoy the work of a master architect while sipping mountain flavor coffee. After the visitor center, the path continues on to Minghu Lake outlet and finally merging with Sun Moon Lake Bike Path.

Sun Moon Lake Bike Path
With the Xianshan Visitor Center as starting point going past Mingtan lake outlet, Crescent Bay, Huantan Tunnel No. 1 to Syuanguang Temple, this path‘s distance is approximately 8 kilometers long.

This path is custom designed for cyclist. This trail along the south bank of Moon Lake Wanting shuttles along ecological and forest rich environment. Half way into the path, you can see to the south Toushe Basin and to the north Mount Qinglong, making this trail a great choice for cycle enthusiasts.

Especially from here overlooking the Toushe basin and looking downwards, farm houses are arranged like pieces on a chessboard. This scene reminds us of paradise under the writings of Yuanming Tao.

Toushe Bike Path
Toushe is a small village located south-west of Sun Moon Lake with altitude of approximate 640 to 670 meters which is about 80 meters lower than the Sun Moon Lake. These features make this a flat terrain and very suitable for cycling.

The starting point of this bike path is right beside Taiwan Highway No. 21 and the way to identify the bike path is to look for a statue of a boy riding a cow. Toushe Basin area is only about 2 square kilometers.

The terrain is almost flat and with farm houses together with the green pasture and egrets flying. Riding in these small farm path actually make it look like you are in a beautiful painting.

Meihe Garden
The Meihe Garden is located at the west side of Shueishe Wharf. This site was a military police station used to guard The Lalu. The old military police post is now a bar overlooking the lake.

Walls made stacked pebbles and corridors made of European wood embraced by roadside plum and wild cherry tree, blooming throughout the seasons gives this garden a classical romantic feel.

The Church of Jesus
The Church of Jesus is situated right beside Meihe Garden and was built in 1971. It was built for President Chiang and his wife, so when they vacationed here they have a place for worship on Sundays.

Built under Colonnaded white Roman architectural style the church still has unadorned and elegant style. Inside, seats are made of red cypress and to this day the sofa exclusively seated by President Chiang still remains.

Both sides of the stone staircase are lined with Dragon Chinese Juniper which was one of Presidents favorite plant and in the backyard, plum trees were planted. With the end of the authoritarian era, The Church of Jesus can finally remove its mysterious veil and be opened to the public.

It is open to the general public during their opening hours and open to application for religious wedding services. Open daily from 09:00 to 17:00, with Sunday service from 15:30 to 16:30 on Sundays.

The Shueishe Dam
Shueishe Dam is located on the west side of the Hanbi Peninsula. Total length of the dam is about 300 meters and the direction is east to west. Being part of the Sun Moon Lake Reservoir Project, Toushe and Shueishe damn was built to hold the water from the gap of the lake.

The embankment is full of green grass and the dam overlooking the lake is a very beautiful scene. During the day this is a very popular spot for photographers and many couples have their wedding photos taken at this spot.

During the night, this is a great spot for stargazing. At the west end of the dam road, a martyr monument was built to honor the workers that lost their lives during the construction of the dam.

The Longfeng Temple / Matchmaker Temple
Longfeng Temple is located on the Taiwan Highway No. 21, and it is very close to the Maolan Mountain hiking trail. The temple was originally located at the shore of Shueishe Lake and it has to relocate to its current location due to the construction of the dam.

The main shrine of the temple worships the Being Ashamed Patriarch. In the temple, there is a commanding view of the Beidan Bay and Moon Lake.

Matchmaker Temple was originally located on Guang Hwa Island and was destroyed by the 921 earthquake. After the earthquake, it was relocated to east side of the Longfeng Temple so that it can continue to create and continue the Lovers Lake legacy.

Maolan Mountain Tea Research and Extension Station
In Taisho 14 years (1925) of the Japanese colonial period, Japanese imported Assam tea from Assam Province, India to test plant it at Yuchih, Nantou. Since Sun Moon Lake region share the same type of weather as Assam region in India, which is mild temperature and humid, the test plant was a success.

It has become a stable of this region and with successful promotion, making Sun Moon Lake Assam Tea a famous brand name. The Tea Research and Extension Station Yuchih branch is located on Maolan Mountain. It is divided into new and old tea plantations.

The old tea plantation is a three-story wooden building that was kept since the Japanese colonial period and to this day still does tea research and development.

Both sides of the tea plantation are surrounded by tea trees and with the view afar of the lake and Yuchih township, making it a very pleasant scent. Traveling past the Tea Research Center and toward to end of the path is the Sun Moon Lake Weather Station.

The path is covered by rows of Ceylon olive trees and red leaves on the ground, making it quite a romantic walk. The weather station sits at elevation of 1020 meter above the sea level, and it is one of four Alpine weather stations in Taiwan.

The view at the weather station is spectacular. Currently the Tea Research and Extension Station are not open to the public. The Weather Station is open from 05:30 to 17:30.

Website: www.thelalu.com.tw

Rooms: 96

Price: from 427 EUR per night

It is difficult to compete with The Old England Manor of its classical glamour amount B&B in Taiwan. It is a legend and a new landmark of Cingjing which obtains the elegance of a century-old hotel in Europe. Mr.Lo, the founder insisted nine year to realize his dream, he is like Don Quixote to chase a dream only exists in European Hotel around centuried history.

It is hard to call that The Old England Manor simply a B&B, and nobody would not agree with its exterior features as well as the British castle and the old bell towers of Tudor architecture style.

Kinds of sculptures art and furniture boutique amplify “British sense” for The Old England Manor, especially with its location in mountains that makes people feel like being European castle Hotel.

It is hard to believe Da-Lo completed his classical British dream in Taiwan. Da-Lo was of military origin without architectural background who taught himself and led those workers to finish these British architectures step by step for nine years.

It seems to be slow for contraction speed, but the his accomplishment turns out to be foreigners surprised and ask him to build such old house abroad.

Because his younger brother is called Xiao-Lo, Luo Chih-hung has naturally become “Da-Lo.” After he graduated from high school, he renounced the Department of Landscape Architecture of Tunghai University then entered to study Chung Cheng Institute of Technology National Defense University, simply to put it, he studied the development of guns and explosives.

Perhaps it’s such devastating work that renew to his extraordinary and constructive dream. Da-Lo’s face reveals the bright darkness of youth by kissed of sunshine on Cingjing hill, his bodily fitness is the result of hard working with workers for years.

He talks not too much and always hides shyness within smiles what merely associates his appearance with the labor work. For him, the only thing to enlighten him is architecture as well The Old England Manor.

Tudor Style Architecture

Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland in the last Tudor monarch. Her 45 year reign was considered a “golden period” of English exploration history. The world-wide pattern of Tudor Architecture embracing its expansive spirit as well as its formal territorial empire which indicates the dynamic of its range of cultural aspects.

The Perpendicular style is English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period which keeps the vertical architectural style in the late Gothic time. The architectural characteristics compose of the cross- skeleton gables in the middle of prominent structure, and for symmetrical construction on both sides.

Slimmer stone mullions (stone window dividers) which allowed for greater area in stained glass use in order to allow a penetrating entrance for the building. In addition to the towering double-sided inclined roof which also will be two or three huge stone brick masonry chimney.

The tendency was to obtain ornamental motifs in decoration, by the application of features on a small scale, the tracery of windows being repeated on the walls as blank panelling and battlements being carved along the cornices.

Owing to the great building era that had preceded this period, ecclesiastical work consisted mostly of restorations or additions. In order to demonstrate the honorable status for the royalty, allowing for larger stained glass artistry for nobility.

Our service is dedicated to the magnificent features at that time and try to represent Tudor spirit. The Old England Manor is piled up by the orthodox Tudor style architecture for nine years, thus this splendid building where located on Cingjing Hill in Nantou, Taiwan.

Greeting from LO family

The atmosphere of the Great Britain is worldwide extended during modern “Colonial Era.”

The Elizabethan Age of Exploration began around the late sixteenth century, it was the Golden Age of Exploration for English explorers such as Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596) and Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595) who became patriotic heroes.

Sir Francis Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the globe after Ferdinand Magellan. The merchants engaged in overseas trade were greatly encouraged by their government, therefore The Guinea Company and The East India Company (EIC), were established during this period.

Until the eighteenth century, the British established colonies in the east of North America. Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies formed company a monopoly on trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan. It become the first golden age in British colonial history.

Meanwhile, Newfoundland in Canada, Nova Scotia, Six States in New England of east America, and Madras, Mumbai, Calcutta and Bangladesh in India all became the British Overseas Territories at this time.

Afternoon Tea
The British afternoon tea is hand made by our dessert master and his team with their creativity in bakery of freshness and delicacy. The order of three-tier dessert tower is from the bottom to the top; from salty to sweet, thus you will taste the flavor from light to heavy of delicious savoring in dual set menus.

Dinner

The chef carefully selects the season seasonal ingredients from Taiwan, preserves the natural flavor of the ingredients and mixes unique techniques to create a new style. Taste delicious taste upgrade, the achievement of every brilliant feast.

Virginal Restaurant
Virginal Restaurant offers abundant breakfast full of energetic nutrition and romantic dinner, we change the menu with different four seasons in order to serve the freshest ingredients. Our magnificent cooking techniques will provide wonderful atmosphere and splendid taste for our quests.

Website: www.theoldengland.com

Rooms: 19

Price: from 427 EUR per night