The Grand Hotel Kaohsiung

The Kaohsiung Grand Hotel was just like how I saw in the pictures and the room we got was beautiful too. The hotel seemed mostly empty as we hardly ever bumped into other people in the lobby or halls. We could see a nice sunset and night lights from our city-view room, with nobody else out on their balconies (maybe because everybody stayed on the lake view side?)

We were only in Kaohsiung for two nights and wanted to see the city as much as we could in the short time. The hotel is located in an inconvenient area for those without a car, so we opted to use cabs back and forth from the hotel to where ever we wanted to go, which added up to be more than we thought...We'll rent a car next time!

The hotel has an interesting history and design. I agree with other reviews that for the history, nostalgia and design it is really impressive. The room is dated, but I think that might be part of it's charm. The room was huge with high ceilings. The balcony was large and overlooked the Lion Lake, the park and Nine Corners Bridge. We had an enjoyable walk through the park. The breakfast was good with many options.

It is located away from the rapid train station and a lot of the tourist destinations. We don't take taxis very often, but we probably should have taken one here. The pool maintenance notice on their page indicated the pool would be back open for the dates of our visit, but it was not. I went to the front desk to book a shuttle to go back to the station the day before as they recommended, they ignored me for quite awhile then told me it was all booked up.

Free HSR pickup with a friendly driver, Mr young. Great view of the swimming pool and the lake from the enormous balcony. I enjoyed early morning swims in the well-maintained pool...what a pleasure! Afternoon Tea was served on our balcony to enable us to enjoy the fantastic view in comfort. The manager, Lillian was very friendly and helpful with all my requests: even helping to organise a lift to the local store and by giving us a guided tour of the hotel (including the 'hidden room'). All our pre-requests were met...a cot in the room, ice and glasses sent to the room. Mr Young (the driver) was everywhere and seemed to do everything! His friendly and helpful demeanour is a great asset to the hotel's image! Oh, I also enjoyed playing table tennis and a game of pool both located next to the swimming pool. Make sure to take a leisurely walk around the neighbouring lake - very serene! If you visit the town, take the ferry to Cijin and enjoy a cocktail at the Sunset Bar. I don't normally spend this much money on a hotel room but if you wish to have a relaxing hotel-based mini-break, then the Grand Hotel is the place for you and worth the extra. Oh yes, forgot to say...not only are the rooms big, but the corridors are also extremely wide and roomy - not like hotels of today where land prices don't allow such extravagance. Whenever visiting Kaohsiung...make sure to stay here (pool and lake view room 4th floor)

Nothing! We had a slight hiccup on arrival but the Manager, Lillian and Mr Young all rallied around to fix the situation and more than made up for the slight inconvenience with their manner and service.

The staff is very friendly and the room is super spacious and the beds are comfortable. Great place to escape from the city and emerge into the wild. Wonderful location. excellent shuttle bus service and reasonable price. Lake tickets are included. It's worth for revisit!

It would be more wonderful that the bath tub is bigger, the way to the swimming pool is more direct and the opening hour of the swimming pool on weekdays remains the same as at weekends.

the room has complete facilities that includes city view, shower&bathtub, snacks&coffee , twin beds. the swimming pool is extraordinary that has a mountain view, city view and the hotel view. the theme and lightning of the hotel is magnificent. there is a free tour at the lake prior to checkin which also gives us satisfaction during our stay. the free shuttle service is exceptional that makes us very convenient reaching the hotel from the zuoying station and vice versa.

The views from the rooms are great. The swimming pool is clean and the water is warm most of the time.

The operating system of the hotel seems to be outdated. The bathtub is so small that I can keep my whole body in the tub.

Large, spacious room. Beautiful venue. Free onsite parking. Good variety for buffet breakfast.

Free shuttle bus service requires advance booking instead of running regularly at the time provided. Drop off at MRT location is not central either.

Lovely historical building with dated yet functional furniture and design. We really liked it. Service was great, front desk could be a little nicer though. They seemed a little tense although it wasn’t very busy.

The breakfast was average. Location wise it is not close to the „city centre“.

Pool; view of lake and buildings in the distance; large room; comfy bed; dinner buffet in hotel.

Breakfast was unexpectedly disappointing. A lot of items were cold; the buns were stale and inedible; coffee warm not hot; very few fruit and cereal choices.

The staff were great! The have the best staff that were incredibly friendly, professional, helpful and resourceful. The staff are makes this a great hotel.

The facilities need are in need of repair and the carpet and interior need to be either updated or repaired. It should match the standard of the sister hotel in Taipei.