JBG Hot Spring Resort Hotel — Hotel in Taipei

Hotel doesn’t have a lobby or anything. You walk in, there’s a table setup with souvenirs and the check in counter on the left. There’s a kiosk machine that says self check in, not sure what or how to use that since I checked in with a person. Everyday there’s complementary breakfast (8am-10am) and afternoon tea (2pm-9pm). The front desk will give you food coupons to hand to the dining staffs. Had breakfast on the morning of check out. They had stir fried veggies, sausage, salty duck egg, tofu, condiments for plain congee, soup of the day, 3 types of steam buns (plain, bbq, & custard), stir fried rice noodle, sliced ham, toast, croissant, and if you need white rice ask staff. All tasted pretty good. Been to the afternoon tea twice. Everything is the same both time so I’m not sure how often menu gets changed for tea time. You’re only allow 1 hour to dine, 1 coupon only good for 1 time entry. There’s pork congee, red bean soup, brewed buckwheat hot tea, cold brewed buckwheat, minty tea, mini waffle maker, crackers, jello & flan, and if you’re a hotel guest (I believe you can just come in and pay for afternoon tea without being hotel guest) let the lady know if she forgets to ask because there’s special desserts that’s behind the counter that only hotel guests get. As for the hot spring, it’s HOT, I think you can boil ramen with it. It requires hours to cool down so keep that in mind. The front desk staffs have been super helpful. This is our first hotel right after landing, we needed to find shipping company, laundromat, ordering transportation, and they were so helpful. Also, 2nd floor has a small children’s playroom and a small waiting area with seating behind the wall right out the elevator. We were on the 6th floor and could still hear outside cars and certain people on the streets. Still a great place. Lots of food places nearby. Park is right...

I booked my family's stay in this hotel early on, but they mixed up the room type. Instead of a 3- or 4-people room, we got only a 2-people room. They didn't really have a room for 3 people, they will just add a bed. ||||When we saw the 2-people room, let's just say I was really disappointed. Brief points:||1. Room was small and not like the pictures||2. Paint peeling||3. Hot spring tub has mildew||4. No real floor space for the extra bed||5. Vents were not clean (for the sulfur water) ||6. In the middle of the room ceiling was a large vent that we thought was the light. Suffice it to say, whatever it is, it wasn't a pretty sight. ||7. Decors are in poor taste. We had this one rectangle table that had fake, gold-painted drawers. ||8. The ref looked old and unclean. Didn't even try to open it. ||9. The mini bar area had some compartments that opened to an empty useless space, as if the boards were placed just to hide those ugly panels. ||10. Electrical cords were jumbled up and exposed.||||So, then, we come to the good parts. We decided to change rooms. The difference? Only NT 1800 for a 4-person bed. The good news was this time, the rooms are cleaner, more spacious and well-lighted. The bathroom was also cleaner. It looked liked what I expected at the beginning. ||||More pluses:||1. Tea time from 2pm - 10 pm||2. Free buffet breakfast||3. Very near the MRT (Xinbeitou station, 10 minute walk)||4. Decent room prices||5. Good view of the park and library||||I recommend this for families but not for couples. There were many young people staying here. Mainly because it is affordable. Desk clerks don't speak much English and they apparently misunderstand things even in Chinese. They are also a little huffy at times. Maybe it's the peak season? Not sure. The housekeepers are nice though....

My hubby and I had booked their VIP room on the 8th floor and were checked in after their check in timing at 3pm. The hotel provided coupons for breakfast as well as their afternoon tea. ||The room was amazingly big and clean, having a nice and large bathroom with a food showering area and a very big onsen tub. Their onsen water had sulphur in it which made the onsen experience very nice as well. The beds were soft and clean with a good array of switches to control the lightings in the room. There was no view however as the windows opened to their roof area and we could see the opposite hotel rooms. However, overall it was a very nice room.||Their only flaw in my opinion was the food. Their afternoon tea was quite abysmal with very little selection of unappetizing cakes or bread which were not refilled promptly even though the high tea lasted from 2-9pm. They had one waffle making machine which you can use to make your own waffles but many people were waiting to use it. Their ice cream wasn't all that nice either. If you need to have more coffee powder in the machine you need to ask the service staff, who was more focused on clearing the table than topping up food.||In the morning, their breakfast selection consisted of toast, congee and some toppings for the congee and that was about it. We skipped it entirely.||If you want an awesome room, they have it! If you are looking at the food, it would be better to eat from one of the stores outside. They have a 7-11, Macdonald a and KFC right...