The Grand Hotel Kaohsiung

First and foremost I'd suggest to take a room with pool view, cose actual view is over the huge spectacular park and lake. That view is well worth of money. Room was large and... in former times well equipped. At that time place was quite empty so we enjoyed very quite, peaceful atmosphere. Yes, whole place reminds about remnants of former luxury... BTW - inhouse restaurant provides decent food for quite a reasonable money. My best regards to chef.

As a British tourist this place was perfect just to soak up some heritage hotel vibes. It does actually look as grand as it does in the pictures and it really was a bit of a "oh wow" moment pulling up to it in the taxi. Its a little old and tatty inside but not in a bad way, in an original vintage furniture way. The room and balcony were massive - and yes it all looks very very south East Asian (it kind of reminded me of the hotel in the Shining with its big red pillars everywhere!) There is a gorgeous little boutique looking brasserie on the first floor and the food in there was really good. You do have to buy a ticket to use the walkway into the park (I think it was 80 NTD - not very much) and the park is lovely - I walked all the way to the pagoda and climbed to the top and back, which took a good three hours - but the views from the top of there were the best, you can see the entire city - would only do this early morning though - it would be to hot for the rest of the day. I spent an hour or so just walking round the property taking pictures, I booked it for how it looked and it exceeded what I was expecting.

This is a stunning hotel, especially if you arrive after dark when the outside is fully lit.

A beautiful hotel with stunning historic architecture and plenty of character. It’s a wonderful choice for foreign visitors who appreciate culture and history. The only downside is that it’s quite far from the city center and not very close to public transportation. However, getting an Uber or taxi was easy and convenient.

We were here for three midweek nights in the middle of summer. We swam in the pool, walked in the woods around the lake, sat on the balcony reading, dined in the hotel restaurants and, all in all, had a lovely time. The food was excellent, the room was spotless, the staff were kind and attentive, and the pool perfect is for swimming laps. We'll certainly be back.