Phoenix Pavilion Hot Spring Hotel

LikedUncle was nice to carry up the luggage

Disliked- no elevator - hotel has a musty smell - location is poor and very far from city. Took a 900 NTD (45SGD), 40 min ride back to hotel from Jilong market - room has a rotten egg smell as the hot spring is in the room (sulfur smells like rotten egg) - toilet bowl was meh, not renovated for many years - hotel staff was sarcastic - room 205 had a weird (haunted room), AVOID AT ALL COST - wall looks oldish - slippery floor like ice skating rink - no breakfast - NO PLUS POINTS, NO WASTE TIME OR MONEY - BOOK AT UR OWN RISK

Liked- we were upgraded to a bigger room - the staff were lovely and spoke good English - there is a shuttle bus (recommended if you have luggage as it is up a hill. If you walk be careful as Google maps may send you up a long dark flight of stairs outside.) - the hot spring bath felt great ! Hot, opaque, sulphurous, leaves skin soft. - the breakfast (congee with various toppings) was typical and tasty - the room had two air cons, a tatami mat area, separate bedroom, two TVs with YouTube and some other streaming services, and a bath big enough for two, so we had lots of space - interesting mix of Chinese and Japanese aesthetics (more like Chinese taste with Japanese touches) - great value for money

Disliked- the shower/toilet room was a little spartan. Low pressure and hard to adjust the temperature, maybe because it was also hot spring water. -I would have liked a yukata bathrobe to lounge around in like in Japan. - there is a big communal bath but it is only for day guests. I would have liked the option to book it and enjoy it before check in! - speaking of which, check in starts from 7pm, because I think they also rent out the rooms to day guests. You couldn't tell though as it was clean.