About this hotel
General information
Hotel Royal Chiaohsi sits on a hillside in the Wufengqi Scenic Area above Jiaoxi, with misty mountains behind it and the whole of the Lanyang Plain spread out in front. Its architecture takes its cue from the Wufengqi peaks and keeps to an earthy palette of wood, clay and stone, and five themed landscape gardens of waterfalls, maples and boulders surround it, framed by floor-to-ceiling glass.
The reason to come is the water: a colourless, odourless sodium bicarbonate spring, gentle enough on the skin to be known as a “beauty spring”, which feeds two large bathing complexes and the tubs of individual suites. The resort is built for slow, multi-generational stays, with a buffet restaurant and a no-menu Japanese room, a bar with live music, its own park-golf course, a spa, nightly performances and activities for children. Stays are sold with two meals, breakfast and dinner, and the whole building is non-smoking.
Location
The hotel stands in the Wufengqi Scenic Area of Jiaoxi, Yilan County, about 50 minutes’ drive from Taipei and five minutes from Jiaoxi railway station. A free hotel shuttle runs to Jiaoxi station and the Jiaoxi bus terminal (book at least an hour ahead). A paid hotel coach runs daily from Taipei Main Station (MRT exit M3) and Hotel Royal-Nikko Taipei, taking about an hour; seats are for hotel guests and must be booked by 18:00 the day before. From Taoyuan International Airport a scheduled bus runs to the Jiaoxi bus terminal, where the hotel shuttle takes over.
Spa
The Spa Complex is built of Japanese Izu stone and local sandstone, its men’s and women’s baths running from indoors out into the open air, with views of the plain in the morning and moonlight at night; the two sides swap daily. It is for hotel guests only; children under 95 cm are not admitted, and those between 95 and 140 cm must come with a parent of the same sex.
The Open-air Spa on B1 brings together several themed areas: herbal and fragrant hot-spring pools, hydrotherapy with foot baths, massage and meditation pools and soaking jars, and the panoramic swimming pool. Quan Spa tailors aromatherapy treatments with natural essential oils after a one-to-one consultation — relaxing, detoxifying, restorative or skin-brightening — and separate rooms offer acupressure massage from 16:00 until midnight.
Sports & leisure
There is something planned for every part of the day:
- Royal Sky Park Golf Course — a 1.56-hectare, nine-hole park-golf course (352 m) with arbours, a practice area, a hot-spring foot bath and equipment hire; children under 7 do not play, and guests can borrow bicycles free for an hour on the course paths
- an early-morning guided walk to the Wufengqi waterfalls (book the day before)
- a gym with treadmills, cross-trainers, exercise bikes, weight machines and free weights, its windows facing the landscape
- a yoga class every evening (book ahead, up to 14 people)
- a recreation centre with billiards, table tennis, retro arcade machines, karaoke rooms and a 24-hour library
- nightly performances of traditional Yilan opera and Chinese silk-and-bamboo music
- seasonal craft workshops each morning and afternoon, and cooking classes
For children
The recreation centre has a children’s playroom furnished with wooden toys (socks on), and the Open-air Spa has a water-play area with waterfall and fountain pools. There is also a sandpit, and every morning and afternoon the hotel runs seasonal craft workshops where children and parents make their own keepsakes together.
Restaurants & bars
The kitchens work with local vegetables and freshly landed seafood across four venues:
- View Western Restaurant — a buffet of more than a hundred dishes across 18 stations, including a teppanyaki grill and seasonal themes, with floor-to-ceiling windows over the Lanyang Plain; breakfast, lunch and two dinner sittings
- Zen Garden — no-menu Japanese cooking built on seafood the kitchen collects from the fishing port every other day, with sommelier wine pairings; brunch and dinner beside a garden of uncut boulders
- Lobby Bar — set in the high-ceilinged lobby behind glass: light meals and afternoon tea by day, cocktails and live piano music in the evening
- Hotel Royal Bakery — the hotel’s own cakes, breads and nougat
Swimming
The panoramic infinity-edge pool is part of the Open-air Spa and looks out over the Lanyang Plain. From April to October the water is left at its natural temperature (about 23–25 °C); from November to March it is warmed to 26–28 °C. Loungers, changing rooms, family shower rooms and poolside snacks are provided.
Pets
Cats and dogs stay free of charge in a dedicated pet room on B1 with air conditioning, a fridge, bowls, drinking water and a network camera that owners can watch via a QR code; staff look in on the animals regularly. Owners bring their pets’ own food and bedding.
Rooms
Ten categories of suite from 40 to 116 m², in Western and Japanese styles — some with tatami, with views of the Wufengqi mountains or the Lanyang Plain — plus two-level penthouse suites and two Royal suites.
Suites have a bathroom with separate shower and bathtub, an electronic bidet toilet, down pillows and duvets in most categories, free Wi-Fi, daily newspapers and, on request, a baby cot, baby bath and bottle steriliser; single-use toiletries are not provided in the rooms.
Western Suite
A suite for two with an open-plan sitting area, walls textured with rice straw, a king-size bed or twin beds, and its own hot-spring tub looking out to the misty mountains.
Western View Suite
A suite for two with a king-size bed or twin beds, an open-plan sitting area and views over the Lanyang Plain; glass screens keep the bathroom open to the view.
Deluxe Western Suite
A suite for two in calm wood tones with a king-size bed, a sitting room behind sliding doors and views of the Wufengqi forest; step-free, with wide walkways, handrails and a bed height suited to older guests.
Japanese Suite
A Japanese-style suite for up to four with square tatami flooring, a terrace and a green-slate bathroom; futon bedding is laid out at night, and the windows face the Wufengqi mountains.
Japanese View Suite
A Japanese-style suite for up to four with tatami, a green-slate bathroom and a balcony overlooking the Lanyang Plain.
Complex Suite
A suite for up to four combining a bedroom with twin beds and a tatami room; sliding partitions divide it into two separate spaces, and the windows face the Wufengqi mountains.
Junior Penthouse Suite
A two-level suite for up to four, with a tatami living room on one floor and a bedroom with a king-size bed on the other.
Deluxe Penthouse Suite
A two-level suite for up to four reached by a private ground-floor walkway along the maple garden: a tatami living room below, a bedroom with a king-size bed above, and a semi-open-air bath facing the mountains.
Superior Royal Suite
A Japanese-style suite for two with twin beds, a separate tatami living room with shoji screens, views over the Lanyang Plain, a laser projector with a 100-inch screen and a valve hi-fi system.
Deluxe Royal Suite
A suite for two with a king-size bed, a small meeting room, an outdoor whirlpool bath and views over the Lanyang Plain, reached by its own key-card corridor.
Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Actual room layout, furnishings, décor, views and amenities may differ from those shown and may vary between rooms of the same category. Hotel and room descriptions are based on information provided by the property and are believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but are not guaranteed. The hotel may renovate or change its rooms, facilities, restaurants and services at any time without notice. The final details of your stay are confirmed at the time of booking. See our Terms of Use.