The homestay is situated right on the main road up to Alishan, had comfortable rooms and delicious fresh breakfast. The best part, though, was the owners Dany and Dora who got in touch a few days before our stay with information regarding getting there and made arrangements accordingly. If you are going by public transport, they offer to pick you up too! Dora was extremely helpful and helped me book my bus tickets to Taipei as the website was in Chinese. We were happy with the location as we had our own car so it was easy to get to the restaurants and 7-11 about 5 minutes drive up from the homestay. Alishan forest recreation area was about a 30 minutes drive and Fenqihu and the beautiful tea and bamboo trails in Shizhou are 15-20 minutes by car.
Excellent sta! Super clean, tons of benefits, and above andeyond service. Fluent English speaking management with fantastic recommendations for what to do and the best way to do it. Had I to delay my trip last minute 2 times and they had no problem finding me later dates. Guided us on how to use public transportation the whole way up and have us a really good deal on some of the best tea I've ever had. Highly recommend staying here! If I hadn't had to work we would have stayed an extra night!
Dany and Dora are outstanding hosts! My wife and I stayed only one night with the goal to see the sunrise at Alishan National Park. We took the high speed rail from Taipei to Chiayi and the bus from Chiayi to Alishan. Dany provided excellent details in clear English on how to navigate the bus system.
The explanation, suggestions and ideas about how to get tickets for the sunrise train, and where to watch the sunrise lead to an unforgettable experience for my wife and I where we watched the sunrise in a romantic location with only five other people while a mass of more than 200 crowded together in the general viewing area.
We stayed in the Alishan Tea about 9 hours, only to sleep, with the room being clean and well maintained.
Dany and Dora went above and beyond to ensure our experience was outstanding and they succeeded. The service level made our stay easy, memorable and highly impressed.