Name: Old Five Guesthouse
Address: No. 29 Futian Road, Shangan Village, 553 Shuili, Taiwan, Puli, Puli, Puli, 553, Taiwan
Rating: 9

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This is my second trip to Taiwan and after travelling around both Taiwan and lots of other places (Europe, Africa, Americas and other parts of China) I have to say I think old5 is the BEST PLACE I have EVER stayed. 
What was so great about it? The very short version; beautiful traditional setting and natural scenery, a chance to try traditional Taiwanese meals (both vegan and GF available), really nice local activities such as farm tours, yoga and a really helpful host who speaks fluent English which makes this a great way for Western tourists to experience Taiwanese rural culture. 
Setting: 
The setting and architecture are fantastic; the house is Taiwanese style with a Japanese influence and the rooms are delightful in the Japanese style with a tea platform and tea set for personal use. The grounds are also amazing with wild large trees, wild orchids and views of the mountains from the balcony. 

Food: 
Breakfast and dinner are provided. What’s great about it is the chance to sample authentic dishes and the chef can do dietary requirements. We had melon soup, spiced tofu, fried greens, bamboo shoots and steamed bread that is flavoured with different locally grown fruits and spices. The guesthouse also produced vinegar with interesting flavours including a pine-needle flavour that is surprisingly tasty. 

Tours/Activities: 
Part of the price includes a tour of a local farm growing gourds, dragonfruit and mushrooms. At night you can do an English language tour of the grounds with Tiffany to see frogs and fireflys. Yoga classes twice a day in a traditional Japanese style house are also included (although I sprained my ankle hiking so we didn’t try these). 

Service
The service is absolutely excellent. My husband left his wedding ring in the room and they drove it to the next hotel (a 30 min drive away) then refused at tip for the delivery! They also helped me procure bandages for my injure ankle and were available for anything else we needed. The service and hospitality was really above and beyond. 
Note that a lot of families stay at Old5 and they don’t allow alcohol. We went to recharge after a big hiking trip before we went on to Taipei to do some partying and shopping. 
I would recommend Old5 GuestHouse as a relaxing, rejuvenating and culturally fascinating experience not necessarily to come by for English speakers in China.

Best place I've ever stayed - hard for Westerners to get this cultural experience

This is likely one of the most unique place in which one can stay.  If you are in need of the comforts of a modern hotel, don't come here for the beds are comfortable, but quite basic.  The shower is in the same space as the toilet. The chairs are log stumps without backs.  The entire site is as quaint as one could wish for, a visual fairyland. Thus,    giving it five stars is doing it on a totally different premise than for a "conventional" guest house.  For example, because they are so "green", one must bring towels; none are provided. Notwithstanding all of the above, it was one of the highlights of our tour.

Funky, definitely worth the visit

Flexibility:
We were initially booked into a separate building away  from the main building with dinning hall. When we arrived Mr Choo exercise flexibilty to locate us in rooms within the latter building so that it is more convenient for our aged parents.

Dinning :
The meals served were appetising and nutritious. We like the breakfast buffet style and consciously replenished with fresh serving. We enjoyed their organic salad best with their homemade dressing. The dinner serving is sumptuous.

Local Tours:
Mr Choo brought us to tour the suspension bridge, the riverside, vineyard, vegetable and mushroom farms.
He also brought us for a night walk to show us the eco life that is abundantly present.
Mr Choo is knowledgeable and entertaining in all these tours, he injected  so much fun during our stay.
There is another nice gentleman Ah Zhen, who drove us to the town centre for lunch and entertain us with tea when we were back at minsu. Mr Choo and Ah Zhen were great strategist at card games.
Mr Choo sister led us for yoga stretches in the nearby stream , it was really rejuvenating.

QuaQua and Lala the dogs:
They were very adorable and they accompanied us for our walks around the neighbourhood. 

Room facilities :
The room has a cypress scent, it is spacious, clean and adequate for our stay. We especially liked their organic hair samphoo and shower gel provided in the bathroom.

Last and not the least:
We will definitely recommend our friends to stay at Old Five minsu. 

Chew family

 A memorable minsu stay

If you'd like to find some peace and quiet while immersing yourself in the great nature and the most authentic Taiwanese hospitality, this is definitely the place to be. The bedroom was clean with a wooden fragrance to it. The dinner and breakfast were made from tasty local ingredients. Free nighttime and daytime sightseeing tours were offered with an interesting tour guide. You can also get to taste some great local tea and homemade vinegar while chatting with the staff and other tourists. Relaxing and educational, the experience here is definitely something for you to remember for life.

authentic Taiwanese hospitality

After one night the kids both spoke excitedly about going back in college to work at the farm. 
We arrived to an incredible home cooked vegetarian meal, which they timed perfectly for our arrival. After settling into our cozy room, we went for a night stroll with the owner, for whom Aza, our 13 year old, developed a great affinity. He showed the many subtle night phenomena around the house before a most memorable night of conversation, tea and vinegar tasting ( apparently good for the digestion). We just smiled in awe as our boys chatted away in Chinese. It was like an international living room. 
The next morning we visited their farm tasting exotic fruits and picking the most amazing organization grapes. The while experience will stay with us forever. 

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