Guanxi, Leofoo Resort 六福莊

This is NOT photoshopped!! That is a lemur on my back!!

Entrance

lots of water! and an empty frig for you to use

animal grounds

Location: google map, right next to Leofoo Village. You CAN walk there but will take a little bit, driving is about 2 minutes.

Pros: close encounter with the animals (with luck), spacious rooms, close to Leofoo Village

Cons: expensive without a discount, paid activities are expensive, food is not that great

For better pictures and room descriptions, you can go to their website. First off, the room we stayed at was the Kenya Greenery Room. It was spacious with one queen sized bed downstairs, and two queen sized beds upstairs. What we loved about the room was that it's equipped with TWO showers, and TWO toilets! I would rate the quality as a 3.5 star hotel, it is clean and comfortable, but details are lacking. We were able to get the room at a discounted rate of NT$7999/night, usually it goes for at least NT$10000+/night. It is pretty expensive for what it is, but it would be great to have grandparents come a long and stay in the same room. 

kids breakfast buffet: NT$300ish + 10% (4 and up)/person - lots of selection but...it was not very good. Eggs were not warm.

adult dinner buffet: NT$900+10%/person - we didn't try because our guess was it would be not very tasty and expensive

Overall, I would say it's worth it to try it out once if you can find a good deal, and if your kids can enjoy Leofoo Village. 

Sun Moon Lake, The Lalu Hotel 涵碧樓

Two bedroom suite

the master bedroom with patio

the third "bed" for my 4 yr old

view from our patio

the hotel library with books/CDs/DVDs you can check out

outside hallway at night

Location: google map

Pros: outstanding service, beautiful architecture, great food, convenient location

Cons: very expensive....& swimming pool was NOT heated. 

For a family of five, sleeping arrangements at a hotel is always tricky. Luckily we were able to stay at the Lalu all together in the 2 bedroom suite. There were two queen/king size beds, and they put together two chaises for us to make the third bed. Although the nightly rate is pretty outrageous, you DO feel like your money is not wasted here. They also provide free shuttle bus from the hotel to the Main Pier (Shui She Ma Tou).  We had dinner at their chinese restaurant and it was delicious. 

Yilan, Nature House B&B 自然捲北歐風格旅店

our bathroom

common room for families with kids

Location: google map location, 269, Yilan County, Dongshan Township, 宜蘭縣冬山鄉水井一路250巷12號

Parking: 6 parking spots outside of the B&B, I'm not sure where you can park if it's full.

Website: Nature house B&B

Check-in time: 3 pm

Check-out time: 11am

Pros: clean, fun for kids, family common room with kitchen

Cons: nothing really!

We stayed at the "Family Room for 4 - little athletes" (親子四人房：小小運動家) and requested an additional bed. (see the mattress on the floor on pic above). They have I think 5 different family rooms with different themes (lego, little prince, one with a ball pit...etc) that all look super fun. We chose this one because of the bigger slide and the basketball hoop, the slides in other rooms seem a little small in the pictures. 

Room: There's a TV, a mini frig stocked with a big container of water, a hot water dispenser, mugs and instant coffee mixes and tea bags.

Bathroom - it's clean and comes with toiletries (body wash, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bubble bath, towels). There is a shower and a bathtub. 

Family common room - It's a nice little area with some books and few simple toys. There is also a kitchen equipped with a hot water dispenser, a frig and a rice cooker (and maybe a microwave? I can't remember). I think having access to a kitchen is super helpful if you are traveling with a baby and you need to wash your bottles, or warm up baby food.

There is not much to do outside of your room. I suppose you can casually stroll along the little pond by the buildings, but with children...yeah that will last for 2 minutes.

Breakfast - upon checking in, you will select a time slot for breakfast. The earliest is 8:30am. Usually for adults they provide a traditional Chinese-style breakfast with 9 little dishes in squares (you eat them with porridge). But if you prefer a western style breakfast, let them know and they can accommodate you. Kids by default get the western style breakfast with bread, scrambled eggs, pasta salad, and fruit. For drinks they have water, organic juice, and soy milk (fresh brewed coffee upon request).

We thought one night was just prefect for us, since both my husband's and my heads were about to explode after being in the same room with our boys for an extended period of time - they were having so much fun just hanging out in the room with ball fights, running up and down the "castle", and running up and down the slide. We would definitely recommend this B&B if you're visiting Yilan!