PART 03 - Take a break in Tainan!
After all these adventures you will need to relax so I am going to introduce you to a few places where you might need to charge your batteries and take a good rest. It could be just a cup of coffee, tea or perhaps you may need a comfortable and cozy place to stay, but… let’s be honest - one day in Tainan is never enough!
台南大飯店 Hotel Tainan
One of the oldest modern hotels in Tainan (and generally in southern Taiwan). It’s called - Tainan hotel. Apart from its vintage and classic style, it’s perfectly preserved until now. Actually, staying there you feel a bit like moving back in time in a good sense. And also - if you take a train to Tainan - well, the hotel is right near the Tainan train station, right in the heart of the city of Tainan.
Fresh Chinese and Western Cuisine are also offered at the Tainan hotel. Worth noting is the fact that the establishment has 50 years of cooking experience since it’s the firstly-open buffet restaurant in Tainan. As the first buffet restaurant in Tainan, they keep the tradition very well by satisfying old Tainanese’s taste. Apart from traditional Tainan cuisine - rice dumpling, tan tan noodles, they also serve seafood - freshly steamed fish, all types of crabs, shrimp, sashimi, and more… They also provide late-night supper after 9:30pm. How sweat! If you have chance to dine out here or stay one night, you will find out the secret of the everlasting Hotel Tainan.
台南大員皇冠假日酒店 Crowne Plaza Hotel
The other location I can introduce is the Crowne Plaza Hotel. This one is in the Anping district - it’s in an historical district with lots of landmarks, food, and close to the seaside. . I love to take architecture and interior photography myself, and this place can amaze you in many ways, such as the hall, glass elevators and more. you will also notice that the designers dot the i's and cross the t's when it comes to the details - look at the paintings in the corridors or sword lion with room numbers hanging on the walls. This place offers many types of accommodations including really high end suites overlooking either the Yanshui Estuary Wetland or the ancient beauty of Anping old street. You don’t need to imagine. I took a few photos for you.
There are also plenty of options when it comes to dining there:a buffet style restaurant with seafood, western and asian foods, cantonese and japanese restaurants., not to mention the lounge bar serving drinks and snacks.
黑琵軼棧 民宿 K&B Happy Hostel
What if you don’t like hotels and prefer home-stay? No problem, we have an alternative for you as well. Then owner is Ken. He spent significant part of his life in Europe and in Australia. But he is Taiwanese and thinks Taiwanese hospitality is one of the most precious things on this beautiful island (and I personally cannot agree more!). So Ken decided to open Hostel mixing European lifestyle and interiors with Taiwanese hospitality. The place is not big (only 5 rooms) which makes it really cozy, but it’s more than sufficient. The place is suitable for barbecues or other friendly gatherings. Also, there are bicycles offered for guests, so you can explore Anping district very easily, as well as the National Park, Anping beach and Old Street.
兜空間 DOU MAISON
DOU MAISON is situated on Zhongzhen road. This is an historically important place because during the Japanese rule the neighborhood served as a representative location to the city of Tainan. Hence the architecture and buildings here are noticeably marvelous. Worth noting here is that the Hayashi Department Store 林百貨 is also located not from DOU MAISON. If you are into architecture and style you should visit both.
DOU Maison is a concept store from DOUCHANGLEE & CHANGLEEYUGIN - apart from enjoying gourmet drinks and cakes , you can also shop at the gallery - from coffee making products, antique furniture, clothes, handmade leather products and accessories. The place is really picturesque inside - if you come here without your camera you will definitely regret it :)
The menu special is 280$ - dessert of the day + beverage of choice.
路易莎咖啡台南健康店 Luisa Cafe
Luisa Cafe is a very popular chain coffee shop in Taiwan. It’s a western style coffee shop with local twist which means apart from huge selection of coffee, they also offer tea and quite a selection of foods as well: snacks, sandwiches, burgers, muffins, bagels, cakes, pastries. It’s a great place to hang out with your friends, sip some drinks and chill. The prices are really reasonable while serving good quality drinks.
Feel free to ask any questions that you have, feel free to share and tag friends that haven’t been to Tainan before or recently, and need to go there with you and… and…. and make sure you stay tuned because there are more stories coming soon!
More details:
台南大飯店 Hotel Tainan
Address: No. 1, Chenggong Road, West Central District, Tainan City
台南大員皇冠假日酒店 Crowne Plaza Tainan
Address: No. 289, Zhouping Road, Anping District, Tainan City
黑琵軼棧 民宿 K&B Happy Hostel
Address: No. 12, Lane 38, Zhoupinger Street, Anping District, Tainan City
兜空間 Dou Maison
Address: No. 31, Zhongzheng Road, West Central District, Tainan City
Opening hours: 13:00-21:00
路易莎咖啡台南健康店 Louisa Coffee
Address: No. 186, Section 2, Jiankang Road, South District, Tainan City
Opening hours: 07:00-22:00
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