Fenchihu Hotel — Hotel in Zhuqi Township

Located below a 7/11 convienence store at the end of Fenchihu Old Street area in Fenchihu Village (not to be confused with Fenchihu Street Hotel which is 5 mins walk away down the hill). ||||The hotel is old, clunky and run down catering to the Chinese tourists. Robotic and disinterested checkin - you are given maps showing free tours and times, instructions on TV, humidifier, hot water usage, instructions on how to tell them to clean your room, the breakfast voucher and dinner ordering etc. Checkin not until 3pm. Restricted hours for hot water (6am-9am, 5.30pm-11pm).||||We stayed one night in a Japanese style room and it was awful. No fridge, no toiletries, thin towels, cold room, and very very uncomfortable. Ended up booking another room (a room with western bed) and changing rooms the next night. Room had two double beds. Room was tiny, with small TV. No fridge, no toiletries, no water, thin towels, Asian style bathroom / wet area, hairdryer next to TV (dry area!). Both rooms have a water urn you need to fill and boil. We left this hotel one day early.||||The hotel has many steps and is not suitable for people with disability / knee issues. No lift. The town has many steps and is very steep in parts.||||Noisy hotel at night, people laughing and talking until 3am, thin walls. A generator or machine was going all night and then the sound of chopping started about 5am. And don’t forget the roosters crowing. Worst sleep in a supposed peaceful mountain area. The hotel had a urine smell in the hallways and basement.||||Breakfast was served in a basement and was only Chinese style. No bread, fruit, tea or coffee. Asked at reception and they confirmed only Chinese style. No staff were down in the basement to assist with our questions. It appears if you turn right from hotel entrance and walk 10 steps, a lady is serving omelettes with spring onion, clean place and open early.||||Dinner option offered in the hotel had to be ordered by 5pm, a set menu depending on how many people - and menu only in Chinese. Reception lady kind of explained, sort of half heartedly what the set menu was for two people, some fish dish, maybe chicken, rice etc.||||Hints: We ended up eating at the small restaurant called Yi Pin Xiang Dinning Room immediate left as you exit the hotel - had fantastic meal, cold beer and pleasant staff. Menu in translated English / Chinese. The main street closes down about 6/7 pm (in winter). It’s a quiet cold town after dark. Bed by 9pm.||||7/11 stocks instant noodles, biscuits, cakes, cold drinks and beer, hard liquor, chips, lollies, ice creams, coffee and tea etc. Closes 11pm. Helpful staff. We bought 3 in 1 coffee sachets from 7/11.||||We found the donut place but dough was not ready until 9am one morning, but the next morning it was ready earlier. Facebook page says 8am. Its an old residential house. 40 TWD for two donuts - yum also.||||Car parking was hard. A very small parking lot (10 cars) on the downhill side of hotel (3min Walk). A few spots in the rear laneway of hotel (also downhill). A large parking area on the other side (the upside) of the hotel, over the railway line and above the railway line. It’s about a 10min walk, down timber stairs, across rail line, along rail line and through the old...

This is one of the best hotel in Fenqhihu heritage village. It is steps from the train station and very famous for the train box lunch which was one if the unique lunch box in Taiwan. Almost all travelers visit this hotel to taste the lunch boxes,and if you are a staying guests then you will get discount for the meals. Mostly traveler stay in this hotel to make a trip to Alishan National Park, rather than staying inside the park,it is an option to stay at this small village. They are several types of room, and the cheapest room is the Japanese tatami room. The wooden bathtub is a bonus with herbal soaking bag provided in the room. The hot water is not running for 24 hours, and there is no heater inside the room, so be prepared the cold weather in the high land. Hotel doesn’t provide breakfast,but they give coupons worth 200 New Taiwan Dollar per pax per room per night to buy breakfast at 7/11 mart just outside the hotel. Room also have tea and hot jug but no coffee. Outside the hotel there are many eating places,but make sure to have early dinner as this is a sleepy village and almost all shops close at 7 PM except 7/11 mart. At night there is nothing to do as the village is very calm and almost all guests sleep early to prepare a long day at Alishan National Park. This hotel in certain season also provide a walking tour to see firefly, very comprehensive and free for all staying guests. For those who opt not to stay inside Alishan National Park, then this heritage hotel is an option. One more thing to add, the bus station is also three minutes walk from the hotel. The bus station serve Alishan NP and Chiayi...

Our family of 5 stayed at Fenchihu Hotel for a night before moving up to the Alishan recreational area to watch the Chusan sunrise. At approx 1500 metres above sea level, it was good we stopped there overnight to acclimatise before embarking to Alishan at 2500 m as some family members started to have altitude sickness symptoms.||The hotel is a typical old style chinese hotel ( tampering expectations is advisable ) but it has a few standout factors |- it's location is unbeatable. Beside train staion n with a 7-11 attached and right beside the old street with eateries, quaint shops n close to walking trails. Fenchihu is a little town comprising probably of 2 streets n a railway station n walking trails ; but is totally charming . Their aiyu jelly n basil drink is made from fresh Aiyu fruit, n their millet mochi n freshly baked donuts were delicious.|- the family room was large and they allowed an extra bed with breakfast for Twd 600 so we could all share a room. A considerable saving if one doesn't mind sharing one toilet. Room price is good too.|- Reception staff are efficient and can communicate in good English.|-best of all, they provide guided walking tours 3x/day absolutely free of charge. We did the firefly walk n it was magical Christnas night experience. Fenchihu has rare fireflies that may appear in winter although the best time to go is Autumn(according to guide) . The morning walk in the unpolluted chilled forest was great too.||All in all, a good traditional hotel for a night's stopover with value added free tours in a charming highland...