“Comfortabel room, but expensive and can be noisy”

- spacious room and clean -2 seperate beds - breakfast is simple but sufficient and with fruit - good shower

“Beautiful tea fields scenery and walking distance to trailheads”

Walking access to various trailheads. Massive rooms. Responsive and helpful owner who dropped off/picked up from Shizuo and Fenqihu. Hotpot next door is great and healthy. Beautiful scenery among the tea fields.

“Decent homestay in a fantastic location”

The lady who runs this was very friendly. The location is great, you can start your hike directly from the homestay. The room was big (two double beds) and clean. There is no problem parking the car. Next door, in another homestay I guess (there are several of them in this spot), there is a little restaurant where you can get food and drinks (such as local tea) - it was great, although the opening hours were short. Remember to bring your supplies, as the village is quite far down and there is no shop, although someone came with a van and sold some food such as drinks and snacks from the van.

Location is amazing

Location, clean and calm

Location close to hiking trails. Nice and spacious rooms. Small restaurant next door, so basically no need to go to town for a lunch or dinner. Transportation was offered from town to homestay and vice versa.

“It's a very clean room with dehumidifier and heater. There's a common area and kitchen at 1st floor.”

7-11 coupon or a hamburger breakfast with coffee and fruit.

Very cozy room. The staff was very kind. The location was amazing, they offered us a drive from Fenqihu and then to the station of Shizhuo. Next to the homestay there is a small and convenient restaurant. You can walk down to the trails easy. At the home stay is possible to buy local oolong tea. The bathroom has hot water.

“Nice for a relaxing trip”

Fresh air, nice environment within a tea plantation

“Highly recommend !!!”

Location is amazing! Nice clean rooms! The free shuttle to the station is so nice of them

Did not find it as address not recognised on our sat nav ended up staying in the car😈

“A quiet mountain hut.”

One of our best stays in Taiwan. A nice house, quite high up the hill, a bit on a side of main touristic route. Since the season was low, it was quiet and very comfortable. Wooden floors and spacious rooms give it a nice atmosphere. We decided to replace breakfast for 7-11 coupons, as we wanted to leave early. No problem to communicate to the stuff and you could pay with a card! You can see some nice views on the way to this place. Good value for money!

“We would recommend it to everybody”

The people from Chia Yuen were so incredible friendly. They helped us with our planning, suggesting the walks and where to go. They provided an amazing tea tasting and brought us back and forth to the bus stations.

“Quiet location at tea farm, central to all walking trails and sunset spots, with helpful staff”

HOTEL/ROOM: Spotless hotel, clean room & bathroom. Beds very comfortable. Wifi was great. LOCATION: Set in a quiet family-run complex with beautiful views of mountains and local tea fields, 10min walk to gorgeous sunset spots, surrounding by all the great walking trails in the area. Not really walkable to town (unless you like 40min hikes uphill, mostly along a road) but this isn’t an issue. Mr Huang was extremely helpful to drive us into town (and even once a pickup in Fenqihu – avoiding specific busy traffic hours). He was very responsive to all requests (via Whatsapp, in Mandarin – use Google Translate). FOOD: Breakfast tea and hot brekky sandwich is delicious and delivered on time every morning to communal lobby table. Dinner options include individual hot pots next door (order 30min ahead) – note its an enormous quantity (NTD 400 / 450 depending on broth). Two doors down is a small outdoor-only seating restaurant with a small set of further options, good prices and lovely service.

The staff don’t know English very well, but tried to help me as good as they can. Perfect location for people who seeking a quiet place to rest

“Enjoyable stay”

clean. service is good as staff is friendly. provided service from homestay to bus stop.

The owner's hospitality went above and beyond, treating us to a delightful tea and coffee tasting session featuring his plantation's tea leaves and coffee beans. Doubling as a knowledgeable tour guide, he assisted with our Alishan itinerary and even chauffeured us to village meals. Additionally, he brought us to a memorable firefly viewing experience. The room was impressively large and spacious. It would have been a perfect 10/10 experience if not for a single incident that marred it, the incident will be described in the :( area of this review

“A home away from home”

I stayed 2 nights at Chia Yuen in early Apr, as part of my visit to Alishan. Chose this place as I wanted to do the walking trails nearby. The room is exceptionally large and clean. Heater was provided for the cold nights and hot water is readily available. Communication was easy via whatsapp with the friendly and helpful property manager, Mr Huang. He provided free two-way pickup for us from Fengchihu. Breakfast for the 2 days were home-style sandwich, with a choice of beverage, which one could easily take out for their walks. The building was actually built as a home but was converted to a homestay, which gives it it's home feeling. It is one of few homestays located in a stretch, all belonging and managed by the same extended family. The only dining place is a small cafe 2 doors away, with limited selection of dumpling, rice, noodle and pastry/dessert items. We love the latter and enjoyed it daily, sipping tea/coffee while enjoying the nice view infront of us. For staying guests who prefer to dine out, do make advance request with Mr Huang so that he can schedule time to drop you off at nearby town at Fenchihu or Shizhuo. On one late evening, he even called to check on us when we didn't call him back for our after dinner pickup. Guests can also use the kitchen to do their cooking. In the evening, Mr Huang or his sister would brew tea for us, with different types of tea from their family's plantation. We are not obliged to buy any products from them but my friend and I end up buying a few cos the quality is good and it is definitely fresher and cheaper than to buy from shops outside. My only advice for non-driving guests is if you plan to visit Alishan recreation park for sunrise or early morning, do that first, before coming to stay here. It is pretty expensive to hire private car and Mr Huang is not able to offer this service due to the distance and time.

Environment and view

“Enjoyable stay”

clean. service is good as staff is friendly. provided service from homestay to bus stop.