HOSHINOYA Guguan

5.0 star property
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Down duvets, minibar, in-room safe, desk
Hot springs
Gazebo
Premier Suite, 1 King Bed, Mountain View (Yue) | Bathroom
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available

Explore the area

Map
No.16, Wenquan Ln., Sec. 1, Dongguan Rd., Heping Dist., Taichung, 424
  • Guguan Hot Springs Park
    8 min walk
  • Guguan
    14 min walk
  • Daxueshan National Forest Recreation Area
    112 min drive
  • Taichung (RMQ)
    91 min drive

Room options

Double Room (Shui)

  • 75 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Triple Room (Feng)

  • 87 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Large Twin Beds

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About the area

Taichung

With a stay at HOSHINOYA Guguan in Taichung (Heping), you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Guguan Hot Springs Park and Guguan. .This luxury hotel is 3.9 mi (6.2 km) from Basianshan National Forest Recreation Area and 5 mi (8 km) from Eight Immortals Mountain.

What's nearby

  • Guguan Hot Springs Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Guguan - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Basianshan National Forest Recreation Area - 11 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Huisun Forest Recreation Area - 76 min drive - 63.1 km
  • Daxueshan National Forest Recreation Area - 112 min drive - 75.4 km

Getting around

  • Taichung Fengyuan Station - 76 min drive
  • Taichung (RMQ) - 91 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪白冷冰棒 - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪魚之鄉鱘味餐廳 - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪新川生鱘龍鱒魚餐廳 - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪白冷肉包 - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪金谷餐廳 - ‬10 min walk

About this property

HOSHINOYA Guguan

Luxury Taichung hotel in Heping with free parking
HOSHINOYA Guguan offers 49 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature down comforters. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers, spring water baths, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are massage/treatment rooms available.

There are 2 indoor hot springs and 2 outdoor hot springs open between 4:00 PM and midnight. The temperature in the hot springs is set to 137°F.

Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature spring water baths and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as hot springs and an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, shopping on site, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Dining serving guests of HOSHINOYA Guguan. Japanese breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
Japanese breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Dining - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.

Awards and affiliations

HOSHINOYA Guguan is listed in the 2020 Condé Nast Traveler Hot List.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Japanese breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–10:30 AM: TWD 1213 for adults and TWD 520 for children
  • 1 restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Dining

Things to do

  • Hot springs
  • Outdoor pool
  • Shopping
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Separate living room

Conveniences

  • Lift

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 indoor hot springs
  • 2 outdoor hot springs
  • Hot springs open from 4:00 PM to midnight
  • Hot springs water temperature (Celsius) - 58
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Down duvet
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Spring water bath
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
This property offers High Speed Rail station shuttle pickup service from Taichung High Speed Rail station only.

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from March 17 2025 to March 28 2025 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 11 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for Japanese breakfast: approximately TWD 1213 for adults and TWD 520 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Pool access available from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Hot springs access available from 4:00 PM to midnight
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

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HOSHINOYA Guguan Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 97 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 133 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 133 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Chunchi

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shirley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great experience staying at Hoshinoya. It's expensive but worth every penny. The hotel makes you slow down and relax. The room is extremely comfortable to stay. Love the experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really peaceful . Great onsen
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Diane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I spent two nights at Hoshinoya Guguan in a Feng room. The hotel was accommodating, converting the beds from three singles to a king and a single for us. Regrettably, despite its stunning location in the mountains, the resort doesn’t justify its high rates. I’ve visited other hot springs resorts, and, unfortunately, Hoshinoya Guguan doesn’t measure up. Additionally, there’s ongoing construction nearby, which is incredibly loud. The noise from the banging and machines disrupted the peaceful setting, forcing us to stay indoors rather than enjoying the outdoors. For those interested in the onsen, it’s worth noting that the public hot spring is open only from 6-10 a.m. and 4-10 p.m. It closes for cleaning daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which seems impractical. Ideally, cleaning would occur overnight to not disrupt daytime use. The dining options are quite limited. Dinner at the restaurant was underwhelming with bland food, and the courses arrived too quickly, making us feel rushed. Breakfast is available from 7-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 12-2 p.m., offering narrow time frames for meals and very limited menu options. Missing the breakfast window means waiting until noon to eat. We were glad that we did not take the meal plan. In summary, the experience doesn’t live up to the price. Significant improvements are necessary to justify the cost.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy, Alamo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional services, clean facilities all around, accommodating requests for transportation arrangements. Great experience. Jimmy
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tsuey-Ju

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like the hot spring in this property. But there are many areas this property is very poor design and managed. 1. Restaurant is not providing enough foods. As the high priced property, there is no food available while I stayed there. There is only drink in the room, no snack, no food in this property . Restaurant is closed and providing no food at all. I have to wait when they are opened. I will suggest future visitors to bring their own food while stay this property. To be hungry at that rural location is not good vacation at all. 3. Not safe to stay. My husband failed down in the stairs in the room. There are many stairs in the room. The black color make room so dark. The elevator is more like ghost place. In this property, everywhere is dark and black color. I don't like to stay in such dark place in my vacation. Overall we feel it's not good vacation for us at all. We were hungry with no food service and worry to fail in the room all the time.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dag

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A retreat like nowhere else.
What a surprise and delight to arrive at this exclusive and secluded spa- retreat outside the beaten track. Wonderful and attentive service, comfortable rooms with hot-tub, a separate spa with treatments and hot water pool - and not to forget the exquisite japanese inspired cuisine! Thank you, Chef Hitoshi Kagawa.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen, san francisco

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing spot for a quick family vacation. Lunch and snack options are lacking, especially compared to other Ryokans in Japan, but excellent breakfast and dinner quality.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Ka Yip Andrew

Travelled with partner
1. No shuttle bus 2. No pocket with the in-house clothes for inconvenient 3. Provided wooden sandals are too noisy and slippery when walk in outdoor wet wooden floor 4. Too many step ups and down inside the room, dangerous 5. No place to have drink and or watching news at night
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Vicky

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything are superb except one hotel staff won’t even listen to my request and pretend didn’t hear me. That’s so rude!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Fuman

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
月服務及清潔有待加強
玻璃窗很多油油的手印、客廳區的地板沒有清潔乾淨,有餅乾。 以這個集團的名氣及價格,有點失望。反倒餐廳的服務生很有耐心及禮貌,值得加許。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joseph I-Chieh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top-notch Japanese hotspring resort
The resort is impeccably tasteful and well-maintained. The hotspring quality is excellent as well. However, the property seems to be understaffed at the moment so the quality of service was not on point.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

pin shiuan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent through out the premise. Service and staff are superb!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hotel with great staff, minimalistic rooms, beautiful garden and a absolutely gorgeous Japanese Onsen!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2020