Einhan Resort — Hotel in Yuchi Township

One would have imagined, given that the Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) is such a well known tourist spot in Taiwan, that the resorts around would at least be acceptable. ||Well, daily surprises await the careless traveller. ||The property is old and is in bad need of refurbishment. Mattress was lumpy and the pillows need changing. ||Many other reviewers have complained about the noise from the night market. However when I was there the night market closed at 830 pm so there was no such problem with me when I went to bed past 11 pm. However there certainly was noise from the other groups staying at the hotel when they decided to raise their collective voices along the corridors. That’s nothing the hotel can help I guess. ||Breakfast was a nightmare. Everything was bland. Given the state of the property that seemed to fit the general scheme in alignment with expectations. But finding wire mesh in the salad and egg shells in the sunny side ups was quite another matter altogether. NEVER eat there. ||The only saving grace for the place would be the kindly and chatty staff at reception. The concierge consisted of 2 young lads who didn’t seem to know or care that tourists with heavy luggage may need some assistance....

This apparently luxurious hotel hides a dark secret. It is the ultimate of form over substance. The apparently nice rooms DO NOT HAVE INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLABLE THERMOSTATS. This means you and every one else on your floor are at the mercy of the buildings default temperature. Which in my experience is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit. If you complain, the staff acts as though nothing is wrong but will eventually relent and let you have a Fan which does a great job of converting your room into a convection oven. The bathroom doesn't have any soap other than a very small facial soap. You are expected to shower with 2 very small packets of shower gel per room. The in-house restaurant is terrible and is among the most offensive hotel restaurant food I have ever experienced. If you can overlook these issues then the hotel is reasonably well located but it's certainly not worth what I paid for it based on my other hotel experiences in Taiwan and Asia in general. Consider this review your...

We had 3 nights at this hotel right in the centre of the township overlooking Sun Moon Lake. It was right in the centre of town for the night markets every night which was just great. The night market finishes early so no issue with noise. Breakfast was on the top floor of the hotel with the most amazing view of Sun Moon Lake. Western options for breakfast were a little limited but enough for what we wanted. You just walked 3 minutes down the street to get to the jetty to go for a lake cruise or visit other areas on the lake. There was a lakeside path that took you to the ropeway just 10 minutes away and was a lovely walk along the lake shore.||Our room had modern décor and was of adequate size which had everything you needed. Bathroom was really quite big with a great shower...