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Hidden in the mountains of central Taiwan, HOSHINOYA Guguan is a serene hot spring retreat shaped by nature, silence, and minimalist Japanese design. Surrounded by forests and flowing water, it offers a deeply calming escape where wellness and slow living take center stage.
Hidden in the mountains of central Taiwan, HOSHINOYA Guguan is a serene hot spring retreat shaped by nature, silence, and minimalist Japanese design. Surrounded by forests and flowing water, it offers a deeply calming escape where wellness and slow living take center stage.
a long weekend, a week
The hot springs are known locally as 'beauty waters' for their skin-softening properties.
lovers, design lovers, slow travel
10:00 AM
Wake slowly, watching the mist roll through the valley. Slide open the doors and sink into your private onsen water warm, air crisp, everything hushed. Breakfast arrives quietly : congee with local vegetables, tofu pudding, green tea
3:00 PM
Join the resort's forest walk, a crash course in Guguan's plants, stones and calm. It all wraps with tea by the stream. Simple, grounding and kinf of addictive
1:00 PM
Hop on the shuttle down to Guguan town, just a few minutes away. Grab a seat at a small noodle shop, handmade noodles, local vegetables, nothing fancy. Easy, local, quietly perfect
3:30 PM
Back at the resort, join an Atayal weaving workshop or linger at the poolside tea ritual, iced tea in hand, pages turning, water garden humming. Then nap, journal, drift
7:00 PM
As the sun sets behinds the peaks, take another soak, the water glows gold. Then join the Star Light Deep Breath Stretch session : slow moves, deep breaths, open sky
8:30 PM
Dinner at the hotel restaurant : fresh fish, wild herbs, mountain vegetables. The service is calm and precise. Afterward, walk back through lantern-lit corridors, the sound of water following you
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Maisonette layout with mountain-view terrace.
7pers.
216m2
Split-level suite with space to soak.
2pers.
75m2
Grounded living with generous bathing space.
3pers.
87m2
Oversized bath with post-soak sofa.
2pers.
105m2
Single-level suite with wide terrace views.
4pers.
112m2
Room service
outdoor swimming pool
indoor swimming pool
Treatment rooms
EV charging
parking
airport car service
on requestSpa
Meeting Room
Restaurant
Hair salon
Gym
88C5+79 Pingdeng Village, 42493 Taichung City, Taiwan
3:00 PM / 12:00 PM
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Dinners consist of dishes that incorporate plenty of ingredients familiar in Taiwanese cooking, presented in a Japanese kaiseki style. Only here will you get to experience the colors and flavors that Japanese culinary techniques and dishware can draw out of the local ingredients
For instance, the ‘Colorful Legacy of Atayal Weaving’ activity combines the culture of the local Atayal tribe, allowing guests to experience the weaving heritage in the gentle breeze of the afternoon under the guidance of Atayal craftsmen
Connecting Guests with Local Biodiversity: “They will have a chance to spot some elusive creatures, such as the guo shan xia, a freshwater prawn that inhabits the waterway."
