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"We decided to spend one night in Fenchihu en route from Alishan to Tainan, as we felt the couple of hours between bus arrival from Alishan and train departure to Chiayi wouldn’t be quite enough to enjoy all Fenchihu has to offer (the old street, square bamboo, cedar plank walkways, famous lunch boxes). There was not a lot of information online about Yeashow Villa, though what reviews we had read were in general positive. The location was right, a short walk from both the bus drop-off point and train station, with easy access to the Fenchihu Old Street, the little shops lining Fenchihu’s main road, the beautiful cedar plank walkways, some temples and other sights. The hotel was a little difficult to find as all signage is in Chinese, and it’s also down a stairway from the main street area. We asked at the “corn thins” shop if he could help, it turned out we were right at the top of the staircase, and in fact he knew the owner of the hotel and kindly assisted us to carry our luggage down the stairs. We were early for check-in so expected to just drop our cases and explore. When we arrived, it became clear that the majority of staff speak no English. When it was noted we didn’t speak Mandarin, their young English speaking staff member originally from the Philippines was called to look after us. She asked our plans, and was about to put our cases in a safe place, when she determined a room was available for check in! Our room was the next floor up, Ana helped carry our cases up the stairs for us. We had booked a quad room to give ourselves a little space. Our room was large, with two queen sized beds, wall mounted TV, desk and chair, another bench, private bathroom, and ceiling fan (airconditioning really isn’t necessary in Fenchihu). We had a view from the room, from a very small balcony, overlooking the rooftops of Fenchihu with plenty of greenery as a backdrop. Hot water was provided in an insulated pot - we were told we could ask for more at any time. Impressive"

"There were no towels, which for the money was not good. Two small hand towels is not good enough for accommodation in a town with no significant stores (can't buy towels). No English spoken. No information in English about restaurant opening times for meals (other than breakfast). At 8pm we had to go to 7-11, the only establishment open in Dapu in the middle of the summer holidays."