Hotels in Ilan

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Witch's Food (Wupo Shifang)
Tel: (03) 956-4024
Add: Ilan, Lotung, Gongcheng Road, #33
Witch's Food is located straight ahead of the Lotung Railroad Station. There are not many fancy restaurants in town, but many are home-style eateries. Witch's Food is one of the very few restaurants in town and has been recommended by many travel magazines and TV travel channels in Taiwan. Witch's Food specializes in beef dishes. If you are coming to Lotung, please stop by and try the food there!

Black Shop (Heydian Bindian)
Tel: (03) 932-9382
Add: Ilan, Shennon Road, #63
The ice cream is different from the regular dairy products that usually are sold in the grocery store. It is not cream-based, and it is not sorbet either. It tastes like sweet snow, and it melts in the mouth within an instant. The shop has been open for 30 years. Currently, there are seven flavors of home-made ice for sale, and it only opens from April to October each year. It might be difficult to find because there is no sign for advertising, but if you try to go, just look for where the crowds are.

Chilan Forest Recreational Area
Tel: (03) 980-9606
The elevation is 300 meters. It might be a little too simple for serious mountain trekkers, but the valley of Langyang River is amazingly beautiful and relaxed. Chilan can be reached by bus, and there is Chilan Mountain Hostel with multiple housing options at different prices.

Suao Cold Spring Carnival
Tel: (03) 950-4567
Add: Ilan, Suao, Lenchuang Road, #6-4
The Suao Cold Spring Park is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. For the past four year, the Ilan government held the Suao Cold Spring Carnival in the summer to attract more people to Ilan. It is a two-week long festival featuring a theme with cold spring. The locals will hold entertaining activities because it is during the summer vacation, many schools in town will also participate in this event and perform. The cold spring is unique to Asia and was discovered in 1928 by Japanese. The cold spring is below 22 degrees Celsius with heavy carbon dioxide. It is not only good for bathing but also drinkable! Bathing in cold spring is good for both summer and winter. The first minute will be freezing cold, but about a minute later, the body will adjust itself and then heat up. I love the cold spring because it feels like bathing in the bubbly soda water. What a luxurious hobby! It is one of the most popular, inexpensive leisures for Taiwanese people.

Jiaoshi Hot Spring (礁溪溫泉)
Chingchuang Bei Guang
Tel: (03) 988-9880
Add: Ilan, Jiaoshi, Chungchen Road, #287
Around the Jiaoshi Railroad Station, there are many places for hot springs. Jiaoshi is a hot-spring town. Bathing in hot springs in Jiaoshi, Ilan, there is no need to go up to the mountains. According to the researches, the same type of hot spring can only be found in Italy besides Taiwan. The hottest temperature of the hot spring is about 95 degrees Celsius; we used to cook eggs there before we went to bathe in hot spring in the area where the water temperature is safer for bathing.

Taiping Mountain or Taipingshan (太平山)

is located Datong Township in northern Taiwan's Yilan County. It is one of Taiwan's three major forest recreation areas. At 1,950 meters (6,397 feet) above sea level, Taiping Mountain has nurtured an environment rich in ecological resources.

Gueishan Island or Steep Island or Turtle Island (龜山島;)

Before going to the island, the schedule about visitor numbers has to be reviewed to see which day is still left for registration. The online application (線上申請) for visiting this island is available here:here (in Chinese, though). Key points for traveling to Gueishan Island in English is also available [1].

The application must be completed with shipping agreement with local ferry owners at least one week prior to the visiting date, and there is another application form for going to the highest point of the island, where is often restricted.

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