My company held an event at the Yilan Park of NCFTA, so I brought my wife and daughter along and used the chance to stay at The Moment Hotel Yilan by Lakeshore, a place I had wanted to try for a long time. Back when it was still operated by Hotel Royal, I once wandered into this area by accident and thought it looked interesting. I wanted to explore it properly someday, but it took all these years before I finally stayed here.

The Moment Hotel Yilan by Lakeshore is on the right side about fifty meters after entering the parking lot for the Yilan Park of NCFTA. There is a circular driveway in front of the lobby, so under the staff’s direction you can unload your luggage first, but the car still needs to be parked in the park’s parking lot. We stayed on a Friday, and there were more cars than I expected. Still, this side near The Moment Hotel is farther from the park entrance, so we were able to find a space. Hotel guests do not need to pay when entering or leaving the park’s parking lot.

We arrived at 3:00 PM, and the room was already ready. We picked up our room cards from the self check-in machine in the lobby. The machine also printed tickets for the Yilan Park of NCFTA and discount coupons, though I walked around a lot and was never asked to show the tickets.

After getting the room cards, you can leave your luggage with the staff, and they will deliver it to your room by tricycle.

This time we stayed in a second-floor room in the Daocheng area. Daocheng has no elevator, so I really have no idea how the staff carried our camping wagon upstairs.

Daocheng is a lodging area shaped somewhat like a traditional three-sided courtyard house. Although its name refers to a rice-drying yard, the center has a large tree and bamboo grove, so it clearly cannot be used for drying rice. The highest rooms in Daocheng are on the third floor. I wonder what the view is like from there.

Opening the door, you enter a small living room. Two doors lead to two bedrooms, and the far ends of the bedrooms connect to each other, with sliding doors that can divide them. The bathroom and toilet are on the left side after entering. There is a bidet toilet, but unfortunately no bathtub.

The TV is in the living room, so there is no TV in either bedroom. Each bedroom does have a comfortable rattan chair by the window, which feels perfect for sitting and reading.

There is one air conditioner in the living room and one in each of the two bedrooms. The living room ceiling is higher, and it is even connected to one of the rooms, which is a little unusual. One big plus for me was the dehumidifier by the entrance. It was connected directly to a drain hose, so it could run continuously and I did not have to worry about dampness.

Since there was no TV in the bedroom and the walls were tiled, the only place I could project onto was the headboard area. In the end, I had my daughter lie the opposite way on the bed to watch TV.

Actually, after getting out of the car, we realized my daughter had a fever. She kept saying her head hurt, so we could only let her rest in bed and turn on the TV to distract her.

The shops inside the Yilan Park of NCFTA close by 6:00 PM at the latest. I spent too long chatting with colleagues in the afternoon and missed the last business hours, so we had to drive out to the FamilyMart outside to buy supplies.

The next morning, I walked around the whole lodging area by myself. The buildings actually look quite similar from the outside. Maybe because there are so many mosquitoes in the park, the pavilions provide mosquito repellent. It seemed to be an herbal kind. I tried some on my thighs at Yuedao, but when I got back to the room entrance, I found one mosquito on each thigh, both already full of blood.

We did not book breakfast, so I cannot share the dining experience. After the playroom, Qitao Room, opened at 8:30 AM, I took my daughter over to have a look. You can open the door with your own room card. Maybe because it had just opened, the air conditioning did not feel very cool, and we worked up a sweat while playing there. My daughter was not very interested, so we left after about ten minutes.

Hotel guests get a dining discount at Manzhuanlou inside the Yilan Park of NCFTA. We had hot pot there for lunch, though it was not really to my taste.

Overall, I quite liked this stay. It would have been even better to stay for two nights, so we could enjoy every corner of the room more slowly. The downside is that there is nothing within walking distance except the Yilan Park of NCFTA, and the park’s shops close at 6:00 PM. For me, the in-room dehumidifier with continuous drainage was a huge plus. I hope every hotel in Taiwan provides one.

Note: This article is translated from Traditional Chinese.