In early September 2020, after school started, I stayed at the Yamagata Kaku Hotel & Spa in Jiaoxi. Although there are no fancy swimming pools and recreational facilities, and there is no lively entertainment atmosphere, I can simply enjoy the high-quality hotel. The gourmet food and hot spring bathing experience are perfect for adults who like the tranquil Japanese-style hot spring accommodation atmosphere. (🔎Reservation price and guest reviews:agoda|booking.com)
📂Quick understanding: basic introduction to Jiaoxi Shanxingge Hot Spring Hotel
The Jiaoxi Yamagata Hot Spring Hotel officially opened for business in May 2018. The name of the hotel comes from the group president serving as the tourist ambassador of Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. Both Jiaoxi and Yamagata have the characteristics of hot springs and agriculture. The hotel reception hall is also specially set up to introduce Yamagata. The county is a special area for sightseeing and specialty products.Forte Hotel Group focuses on affordable business travel and youth hostels. Yamagata Tower has become the only star-rated hotel under its umbrella. At the beginning, it also planned a youth hostel room type called tribal floor, but it is temporarily converted to public space.
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🛏️What room type is recommended? Jiaoxi Shanxingge Hot Spring Hotel is 12 floors tall, with a total of 122 rooms and 7 room types to choose from.
- Standard Double Room: 33㎡, 1 large bed, 19 rooms
- Standard Twin Room: 33㎡, 2 small beds, 35 rooms
- Superior Twin Room: 40㎡, 2 small beds, 22 rooms
- Grand View Twin Room: 46㎡, 2 small beds, 7 rooms
- Deluxe Twin Room: 46㎡, 2 double beds, 31 rooms
- Yamagatakaku Room: 52㎡, 1 double bed, 6 rooms
- Yamagatakaku Suite: 82㎡, 1 double bed, 2 rooms
The Yamagata Pavilion room size starts from 33 square meters, and each room is equipped with a bathtub with a capacity of one ton of raw soup, so that every guest can enjoy a consistent and complete soup house space. This design is quite good.Those with ample budget or a large number of people can choose a large room type. The deluxe twin room offers two large beds and can accommodate four people at the same time, while the room type named as Yamagata Pavilion has a Japanese-style lounge. It is a big bed configuration.
This time I stayed in a deluxe twin room with two double beds. The room uses a large number of stable and warm wood elements. It is equipped with a single sofa chair and a chaise longue. There are also small desks and chairs. The activity space is quite enough. Highlighting the characteristics of the hot spring hotel, the proportion of bathroom space is quite high. The bathroom space is designed with separate dry and wet and one left and one right, with a double sink configuration in the middle. The focus is on cleaning and well-maintained equipment. This is the most A satisfying place.
Although there are relatively few lively entertainment facilities for children in Yamagata Tower, the guest rooms are quite complete in terms of parent-child friendly design. You can reserve baby bathtubs, cribs, bottle sterilizers and other equipment, and children's toothbrushes, slippers, and bathrobes will also be provided. Waiting for supplies, the super rich and free drinks and snacks not only meet the needs of adults, but also have flavors suitable for children, which can be said to be very popular with children. (🔎Reservation price and guest reviews:agoda|booking.com)
▲ The soup house in the room is separated from the bedroom by transparent glass, allowing parents to interact with the children and monitor the situation.
▲ All free mini bars are provided to cater for the needs of adults and children.
▲ All beverages in the refrigerator are also provided free of charge.
▲ Call before check-in to confirm that there are children with you, and yukatas for children are also provided.
▲ Children's slippers are also prepared and provided in advance.
▲ The room accessories adopt the Ecostore brand series from New Zealand, featuring natural and environmentally friendly product features.
▲ After checking out, take the opportunity to visit the standard twin room type.
▲ Each guest room in Yamagata Pavilion has the same size of hot spring space, which is quite good.
🍽️What services are provided? Breakfast and public facilities at Jiaoxi Shanxingge Hot Spring Hotel
There is a reception hall on the first floor of Yamagata Pavilion, next to the Yamagata Prefecture promotion area and shops, where you can buy specialty products and day trips, and also introduce the well-known Sanyou ramen, providing a strong Japanese-style cuisine and dining environment.In addition, on the top floor of the 12th floor, there are two restaurants, Kavalan Hall and Yonezawa Hall, which represent Yilan and Yamagata. The Kavalan Hall is a banquet hall suitable for events and weddings, and the Yonezawa Hall is a landscape restaurant suitable for guests to enjoy food. The sheltered high-floor view is beautiful for dining during the day or night.
On the night of our stay, we first came to the Yonezawa Hall for a non-menu dinner. The ingredients were mainly from Yilan local ingredients and fresh fish from the fishing port. The meticulous cuisine and exquisite presentation were quite impressive.In addition, the Yonezawa Hall is also a place where guests’ breakfast is served. Holiday people often use a semi-buffet service mode. We chose to stay in Yamagata Pavilion on weekdays. Breakfast is a semi-buffet design with a la carte set meal and a bar. Set meals, but Wendy prefers the Chinese porridge at the bar, which provides many exquisite and delicious side dishes.
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▲ Yonezawa Hall has a surrounding high-altitude landscape, as beautiful day as night, overlooking the Lanyang Plain and Guishan Island.
▲ The Yonezawa Room serves breakfast for guests, using a semi-self-service mode with a la carte set meal and bar counter.
▲ When you get up early for a meal, you can overlook the Lanyang Plain and Guishan Island in the distance.
▲ The buffet bar serves Chinese breakfast, and the porridge is very rich with various toppings.
▲ A la carte slow-cooked beef tendon heart with red wine, paired with Chinese porridge and side dishes, full of satiety.
▲ A la carte Yonezawa Japanese-style selection breakfast.
👍Special recommendation: the public hot spring house and children’s playroom in Jiaoxi Shanxingge
The Yamagata hot spring area is located on the second floor. You must take the No. 3 elevator to reach. It is equipped with three different temperature hot springs and a large oven. It provides free sports drinks and mineral water. There are rest areas both outdoors and indoors. The environment is maintained quite clean. The in-room soup house is enough, but the public naked soup is the most atmospheric!However, the soup house is only open until ten in the evening. In the afternoon, I take a small hamburger to participate in a hand-made course, enjoy an exquisite dinner and finish the electricity in the game room. Dad has not much time left, and the soup will be a little rushed.
There is a children’s play area on the top of the Yamagata loft. The tenants must turn on the lights for use and tidy up by themselves. It is similar to the layout of a kindergarten. The top floor has a poor environment and loud noise. The overall design and the texture of the hotel are too far away from other star hotels The standard of the children’s playroom is indeed a bit dumbfounded, but in fact, only the parents care about it. The little hamburger is just as good as it can be, and it is still very fun.However, the hotel offers many travel package itineraries and activity courses. It is recommended that parents take their children to participate in the courses, or buy a day trip itinerary.
▲ The hot spring area on the third floor must be reached by elevator No. 3.
▲ Free mineral water and sports drinks are provided in the hot spring area.
▲ Taking advantage of the cleaning space during check-out at noon, we asked the staff to lead the shooting of the interior of the soup house.
▲ There is a lounge area outside the bathing area, where you can read magazines and enjoy all kinds of tea.
▲ The gym and tribe floor are located on the third floor.
▲ The tribal floor was originally planned as a hostel-type accommodation, but now it is temporarily moved to a space for guest socialization and activities.
▲ The garden hall on the eighth floor is equipped with a simple bar and open-air garden space.
▲ There is a children’s playroom space on the roof of the hotel, which is similar in layout and design to a kindergarten.
▲ If you are traveling with children, I believe they will like the dynamic game room in this area!
🚖How to get there by car? Transportation information and surrounding environment of Jiaoxi Shanxingge Hot Spring Hotel
Yamagata Hot Spring Hotel is located at the intersection of Jiaoxi Road and Zhongshan Road. It is also the necessary entrance from Beiyi Expressway into the urban area of Jiaoxi. The main building of the hotel is rebuilt from the Tang Dynasty Hotel, which has been abandoned for many years. Quite convenient.Next to the hotel is the parking lot of Landscape Plaza. It also provides free surface and underground parking spaces for guests. The staff at the entrance of the hotel will take the initiative to guide parking. The attitude is friendly and the service is very professional.
Opposite Yamagata PavilionChuan Tang Spring Flagship PavilionIt is only 150 meters away from Jiaoxi Railway Station. There are many local snack restaurants and souvenir shops in front of the railway station, which is quite convenient.In addition, it only takes 400 meters to walk from the hotel to Jiaoxi Bus Station. There are Jiaoxi Hot Spring Park, Jiaoxi Tourist Night Market, Jiaoxi Theater and other attractions around Jiaoxi Bus Station. Drive along Jiaoxi Road to Wongzai Chicken Restaurant. The sixth section of Jiaoxi Road where gathered is also a must-eat delicacy when you come to Yilan.
▲ Yamagata Pavilion is located at the entrance to the city of Jiaoxi in the north of Yigao. It has a unique landmark location.
▲ Yamagata Pavilion provides open-air and underground parking lots, and the staff specially reminded that the underground parking lot has a steep slope.
🏨In-depth understanding: The brand story of Jiaoxi Shanxingge Hot Spring Hotel
Yamagata Pavilion is a subsidiary of Forte Hotel Group. Forte Group was founded in 2004 by Liao Donghan, Vice Chairman of Forte Hotel. It spans industrial projects such as hotels, shopping malls, apartments, and leisure tourism. It also invests in Chaoyang Green Energy Park and the foundation. In November 2018, it became a strategic alliance partner of JR East Japan.Fuhua is a well-known five-star hotel group in Taiwan, while Futai specializes in business and hostel accommodations. It currently owns Futai Business Hotel, Orange Business Hotel, Orange Hostel, Green Garden Apartment, Yamagata Pavilion and other hotel brands. Yamagata Pavilion is currently the only one. Star-rated hotel stronghold.
▲ Yamagata Pavilion is the only star-rated hotel base of Forte Hotel Group.
✅Comprehensive evaluation: Enjoy a pure hot spring and gourmet experience in star-rated accommodation
Jiaoxi Shanxingge Hot Spring Hotel showcases the characteristics of accommodation needs in the hot spring town, providing pure and beautiful bathing and gourmet experiences. The amusement facilities fail to meet the needs of many parent-child families. It is suitable for adults who love a pure and peaceful bathing atmosphere, and is also suitable for bringing high schools. The above children stay with them, and there is not much demand for children's amusement facilities. After enjoying the food and soup house together, interspersing with the activity courses or day trips provided by the hotel is a simple and beautiful Jiaoxi small trip.
Jiaoxi Shanxingge Hot Spring Hotel. Yamagata Kaku Hotel & Spa
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Phone: +886 3 9872323
- Official website: https://www.yamagatakaku.com.tw/
- Address: No. 187, Section XNUMX, Zhongshan Road, Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County
