Tucked into a mist-filled mountain valley in Taichung’s Heping District, HOSHINOYA Guguan brings Hoshino Resorts’ highest design tier to one of Taiwan’s most celebrated thermal spring destinations. The 49 rooms are conceived around the bathing ritual itself, with many arranged as maisonettes where an entire floor is given over to the hot spring bathing area, ventilated by windows at both ends and open to the valley air. The sodium bicarbonate waters of Guguan flow freely through the property, and the cultural programme draws guests into the layered history of the site and its surrounding landscape through carefully curated encounters with Taiwanese heritage and craft.
For those seeking the restorative depth of a genuine onsen experience held within a setting of exceptional spatial and material quality, HOSHINOYA Guguan offers one of the most considered hot spring retreats in Taiwan.
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Luxury Hot Springs Taiwan. The soft low-alkaline, hydrogen carbonate hot spring water revitalizes your skin and relaxes your mind.
Historic cityscapes and contemporary buildings coexist in Taichung, a hub for young creative professionals. Guguan, located just 90 minutes away, could not be more different. Mountains over 3,000 meters high surround the valley—its topography carved by the Dajia River. Cherry blossoms grace the spring foliage, while the fall landscape is colored in deep reds and yellows. It is a hub for pleasant winds, murmuring streams, and gushing hot water springs. Outside of its tropical urban environments, Taiwan reveals another face.
The baths at HOSHINOYA Guguan are supplied with soft low-alkaline, hydrogen carbonate hot spring waters that provide a wealth of skincare benefits. Apart from their room baths, guests may also use the bath halls, each of which offer an indoor and outdoor bath. The indoor baths are deep enough for full body soaking, and are bordered with aromatic cypress. The outdoor baths feature zigzag layouts that emulate natural formations, enhanced by the seasonal colors of the surrounding scenery. As the bath halls are separated by gender, guests are asked to enjoy the baths without swimwear.
The spa regimens here are designed to relax both mind and body and guide them toward a state of optimal health. Once warmed up from a bath, guests are treated in a traditional Japanese room, surrounded by translucent shoji paper doors that create a calming, diffused light. Meanwhile, yoga is practiced at the water gardens. The yoga programs are based in Qigong–renowned for its health benefits–and are designed to improve one’s physical and spiritual balance.
The resort offers a clear blue pool lies in the center of the nature-rich premises, like a pond deep in the forest. Gazebos line the pool's perimeter, offering shade and a place to bask in the soothing breezes that drift in from the surrounding groves. The pool offers an additional unique water-based experience, separate from the hot spring baths.
You feel as if you have discovered the baths of the gods.
HOSHINOYA Guguan
Luxury Hot Springs Taiwan
424, Taiwan, Taichung City,
Heping District,
Taiwan
Asia
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