Name: Applause In The Mountain
Address: No.209-6, Leye, Chiayi, 60594, TW

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2026

Sandie

There are multiple buildings in this property, all require a bit of walking. Make sure that you don't carry a heavy suitcase. As the property is built along the mountains, some walkways can be difficult with heavy luggage. Yet, the friendly staff will drop off the luggage as close to the buildings as possible. There is no restaurant close by but the property offers hotpot dinner (one person per pot) which is pretty good, big portion too. Since the property is deep in the mountain, I would recommend aim at arriving the property before dark. Close to the property (about 20 min walk), there is a trail that leads to a spot where sunrise can be viewed. However, the signs are not that clear. Clarify with the staff the night before you go. All in all, this hotel is good, room is clean with good mountain view.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

Steve

There were some ants in the room, but other than that, everything was wonderful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

TONYYINGCHUNG

Clean and beautiful properly

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2026

Bin

Beds were very comfy

Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2026

MYOUNG

A decent place

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2026

Carrie-Anne

Beautiful location, very helpful staff and an amazing hotpot dinner
The views were amazing from the hotel.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Jie

Expectations are met

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2026

Frank

Friendly staff with nice views.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Ellen

My room was very clean and well equipped. The staff were kind and helpful. The location is gorgeous.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Qian

The overall cleanliness and the friendliness of the staff. The room was spotless, and everyone we interacted with was genuinely helpful, which made the stay especially comfortable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Gabriel

Extremely helpful and welcoming staff. They helped us navigate the bus schedule during our stay and schedule a taxi to catch the Alishan sunrise. It is very helpful to know some Mandarin if staying here, but one of the ladies knows enough English to help if you don't.

The property is gorgeous. It is incredibly fragrant from very lush tea fields and there are coffee trees growing too. The scenery is stunning-- the sunset on our balcony was amazing.

Our room was very comfortable with a balcony that overlooked the tea fields and valley below. It was very quiet, since none of the rooms share walls! Each building is free-standing, which makes it very private.

I definitely recommend having a car if staying in Fushan since the bus schedule in Alishan in general is limited.

Overall, this was a wonderful stay and I will absolutely be back. Next time, with a car!

A huge thank you to the staff, their wonderful farm cats, and the sweet dog Ruru!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Kenedy

This was possibly our favorite stay of the trip. It was a little tricky to make it this far with public transit but it was so worth it! The staff of the hotel was so friendly, they went out of their way to make us feel at home. The dinner here was delicious. The surrounding area is just so beautiful. Could not reccomend this stay more.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Yan-Kai

A place where you can stay quiet and peacefully.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Riana

The room is big and clean. It’s nice and convenient to have hotpot dinner in the dinning hall. The owner was very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2025

Emily

I loved our family room with the loft; very clean and cozy and we had our own balcony with a beautiful view of the tea plantation. The hot pot restaurant was amazing with delicious fresh veggies and was a lovely way to end the day after hiking in the misty forest. The view of sunset from the hot pot restaurant was absolutely stunning! My only reservation would be for elderly travelers as there are stairs and some steep pathways- they would need some assistance with luggage and walking. Breakfast was delicious! I’m so grateful we stayed here. Thank you!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

30 May 2025

Atul

It 9s a beautiful property, great views and nice rooms but the service is absolutely terrible. Actually there is no service at all. Anything you ask for is a NO. Nobody speaks English so very difficult to get information. More important if you have difficulty with movement , climbing etc please don’t go here. The steps re very steep, hard to maneuver and very uneven. All in all if wasn’t for the views I would have given them a terrible review.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2025

Verified traveler

Stay one night in the mountain house

There are lots of steps to climb, even get to the main office to check in. I had to take my case and bags with me to walk along all stairs ( no elevator), this would be hard for seniors and people with disabilities. Plus, it is hard to find the place, we missed the way, then backed to find the tiny road to turn in…

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

Hong

The selling point of this place is its location from where you can walk 15 minutes up a small hill to see Alishan sunrise. This advantage may be the disadvantage the same time, because for these tourists who come to Alishan first time, transportation between the Alishan park entrance (the transportation hub) and the hotel is a little bit confusing. This hotel is half hour bus-driving from the entrance and you must pre-book the hotel shuttle to pick you up at the bus station. But overall my experience there was good and the lady boss was very nice and helpful. The facility and amenity are good.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2025

Dongchen

The property is inside a small village. It is equipped better than most of hotels that I had experienced, such as heated toilet seat. There is 30-40 minute walking distance from bus stop, the owner drives a Mercedes to pickup guests. Room is very clean, bed is large and comfortable. Breakfast is free. Dinner is Japanese style hot pot only.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Great place near many Alishan staples, staff is super friendly, and nice view of the sunrise/sunset

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2024

Michael

The only downside to this hotel is the number of stairs required to access anything. Particularly bad when checking out and carrying your bags up.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2024

Yves

Nice view and nice restaurant and hot pot. Quiet and relaxed environment in the a very hilly tea plantation.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2024

Tsun Ki

Great view from balcony

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Diana

Remote location on a tea plantation. Gorgeous sunset. Nice private balconies. Minimal English (need google translate)

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2024

Danica

Clean and Great View

The biggest downside of the hotel is the many flights of stairs to get down and up to your room. A plus is that there is free parking provided. We first had to drag our heavy suitcases down the outside set of stairs from the car park then all the way up to the room. There are no elevates inside the hotel but there is a luggage service however that is only offered at 10 am.

The workers there do not speak English making it hard to communicate with the first set of workers that greeted us. However, the front desk used a phone translator making it easy to deliver a message to us. It was a fairly clean room but if you look closely at the corners of the bathroom, it looks like the seals are older and the curtains have some stains.

Overall, it's a lovely view that overlooks their tea farm and the beautiful alishan mountain range.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2024

Chiew Guat

There is power shutdown in room for lights and power socket from 12 midnight to 7am but our groups are not informed when we check in.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Stephanie

I can see the sunset from the patio of your room. The room was clean and warm, however the bathroom was a little old. Breakfast was delicious, and service was wonderful. Would definitely recommend.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2024

Julie

Beautiful location, friendly staff. Great views and lovely birds singing. The walls are very thin, we could hear the water running when the neighbors showered or bathed and used their jacuzzi tub - it was very noisy. Our shower/tub could use a curtain as the water sprayed all over the bathroom and the floor got super wet. The breakfast choices were extensive (if you are Chinese) we basically had some toast and peanut butter and jelly. Lots of steep stairs to climb up and down to the parking area, the hotel used a small car to transport our bags down to the bedroom.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

We really enjoyed our stay at this hotel that caters mostly to local tour groups. Our room on the top level of Building C (#321) was clean and well maintained, with an amazing view of the valley below. The staff was friendly and helpful but spoke limited English. The hotel offers complimentary Taiwanese style breakfast and a low cost hotpot dinner.
The property is located along the Fushan Trail, with a sunrise observation platform within 20 minute walk from the hotel. This is not the popular Zhushan sunrise observation platform in the Alishan National Forest Recreation Area, but the view is still nice and is less crowded. The Alishan National Forest Recreation Area is a 40-min drive from the hotel so one needs a car (or be part of a tour group) to visit the main attraction.
The hotel is built on a steep slope so it will be challenging for the elderly who cannot handle lots of steps (no elevator on site).
The hotel restaurant serves the same breakfast and hotpot dinner everyday, so one needs to drive 15 mins or so to the nearby town for restaurants with more choices.
One quirky policy of the hotel is that they do not provide hot water between 11 am and 4 pm (between check out time and check in time), which is not convenient for those who stay at the hotel for more than one day.
To accommodate those who do not read Chinese, the hotel should have English signage to direct the drivers to the property. Providing in-room safe will also be very helpful to international travelers.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

an pang

B&B nestled in the hill country 30 minutes from Alishan National Park/visitor area. We were upgraded to a room with a view and two King’s beds. The staffs are very courteous, helpful, and engaging, make the guests feel at home. The facility is well maintained. No pest intrusion into the cabin. A 20 min walk/hike to see Alishan sunrise.(level is moderate)

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 May 2024

Verified traveler

The setting and view were very nice; however, the bathroom was really outdated. The breakfast had a good selection, but the taste was average. The sunrise and trail were pretty, given the overall value, I would not stay there again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2024

Miriana

The staff was not very helpful- not very handicapped accessible- did not allow early check in - the views were beautiful!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2024

Mun Ho

Place was clean and well maintained. Location is inaccessible unless you drive.
Breakfast provided was local cuisine with decent options

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2024

Min-Min

Spacious rooms with breathtaking views. We got upgraded from a twin beds room to a twin kings room. The facility is clean and quiet but only thing is the building are built by wood so therefore very little sound proof! You can hear people talk outside and floor above you moving furniture or walking.. property is surrounded by mountains/ tea plantations so it’s not close to anything. Breakfast was decent and the only choice for dinner was hotpot. You pay extra for it. It was good but if you’re not a fan of it. There’s no other choice. Beside some loud talking guests, I did enjoyed my stay at this property.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2024

Brian

The rooms are a super pleasant surprise! Very modern, new, clean, yet retains a lot of the local charm. Plus, jaw dropping view and absolute tranquility. Amazing experience. We can’t wait to come back

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Dec 2023

Carol

The room is big but has some dust and few dead buds on the vanity table and shelf. The toilet paper roll holder is broken and the paper roll is up on the towel rack. Lots of stair and it’s hard to carry with some luggage since you have to go through up and down stairs. The sign is not clear to find the main entrance. No early breakfast prepared but this is a place to go to Alishan to watch sun rise. Not worth the price of the room.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2023

Verified traveler

Great location to climb a small hill to see sunrise although it’s cloudy on the day we visited. Great food and room was clean. Great service of moving our luggages.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2023

Poh Kean

Nice place facing the tea farm, like their hot pot too. Staff can be more friendly & helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2023

William

This is a beautiful tea growing area, with incredible views out of our room. Despite a language barrier, the staff was very helpful in making us feel welcome. They helped set us up with hikes, the bus to Alishan (including giving us a ride to and from the bus stop), and arranging a car service to take us to our next destination. We can't recommend staying here enough, including for any foreign visitors concerned about ease of navigation or a language barrier. Thank you again!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2023

Lisa

This is a really amazing gem of a place on the side of the mountain. Surrounded by a working coffee and tea farm and set amongst a trail system that one can walk to really check out the terrain. Spotless rooms overlooking the farm with all the amenities and the really fun hot pot restaurant for dinner.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2023

Anyu

my family really enjoyed the beautiful surroundings this place offered. Highly recommended!

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2023

Wenyan

Very unique and clean. It serves great breakfast with lot of variety. Hot pot dinner onsite is highly recommended. Beds are soft and very comfy. Because it is in the mountains, occasional bugs and mosquitoes could inevitably sneak in. Overall, a great stay.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2023

Yovonne

Mountain stay

Stayed for 2 nights. Weather was great n chilly. There were lots of bugs which me and my aunt weren’t used to cuz we came from the city. Food is so so only. But I guess the 人情味 from the host as well as the locals made up for it. Had a great time overall. Managed to catch a sunrise from the platform nearby, lots of natural air but rather inaccessible so driving over recommended.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2023

ANUPAM

Amazing Place

It was a lovely place with beautiful landscapes nearby, rooms are comfortable and clean , breakfast was delicious.
However , I just wish they could have provide some oolong tea for guest in breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2022

Satyajit

In the middle of beautiful mountains. Quiet and natural setting. Good place to stay while visiting Alishan

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2019

Peter

Beautiful spot in the mountains. Beware there are a lot of stairs to descent go get to your room! The restaurant only serves hotpot but in 4 miles there are gooed places to eat.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Am really amazed with their service and room condition. Very new and huge. Please book this accommodation as the staffs and owners are extremely friendly. They will even send you out to take public bus to Alishan Park.

You can also opt to walk 10mins to catch the sunrise near the accommodation area. Lastly, they have a lovely dog and cat. I will definitely come by again some day. Thank you!
谢谢你们的招待啊，我们会想你你们和黑lulu ☺️

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2018

Ronda

Awesome place to stay!!

We absolutely loved our stay. From the minute we arrived, the staff made us feel welcome and took great care of us. The room was very nice and the views were spectacular.

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2018

KC Then

Nice Hotel

Delicious and healty breakfast. Good view and good visit to farmers, can see sunrise nearby from hotel, good steam boat dinner.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Clean and nice

hotel is very roomy. commodities are clean and completed. decorations were pretty and staffs were friendly. We had a hotpot dinner in the evening. It was pretty good. Sound proof is not very well. Bedroom to room has no completed wall. We heard a large group of people talking outside when we tried to sleep. internet was not working very well in our room.

Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Beautiful grounds

Nice hotel and grounds, but the A/C unit was very noisy in the room.

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2017

Sandy

Very Nice Place

The location is about 40 minutes driving to either Fenchihu or Alisan National Park.The room is spacious and comfortable. There is a trail leading to a hill top (15 min walk) which is the perfect spot for watching sunrise.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2017

Yuk Chi

Hotel with a view from the mountain.

Ideal place to get know ther outdoor with tea plantation around. There are plenty to see and many hiking path around the resort. Also there see no shortage of dogs, cats, rabbits and poultry. There is a designated spot to watch sun rise which is 10 mins walk away from the main area. Believe me it is worth getting up at six and see the first ray shining through. What a prefect way to start your day!

The rooms are modern and clean with good fittings amd large TV. Wifi is less than idea and could be frustratingly slow or no signal. Oh one more thing is the mobile connection can be intermittent depends on where you are.

The place offers dinner at night in a form of hot pot in an outdoor setting at a very affortable and reasonable price. Standard meal offers pork slices, veg, meat balls etc. Anything on top will be charged extra.

Hotel staff was hospitable and friendly. They are helpful and always willing to chit chat and offer their service. I had to change room owing to a bit of odour in the bathroom, they were happy to change us into another room upon request. I was impressed by their flexibility and willingness to accommodate our request.

Driving there is not so easy though, you may get lost even with GPS as the road into the place can be missed easily. The road up to Alishan is wide but very winding with many hair pin corners. New drivers need to pay attention to the speed when approaching these hair pins.

Despite that i will not hesitate to recommend

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2016

John

May be it is just me

The road is so dark and the staff ask me to move my car forward but he cannot see the stone wall (around 30cm high) and it led to a crash. Not even an apology was given. And they cannot find the booking because the booking name shown on their record is simply expedia. Took some time to solve. The room is nice.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

FANG-WEI

整個住宿區不小，可以感覺出老闆很用心經營，處處花草扶疏，庭院造景，陽台也有view，還有咖啡跟茶可以喝跟買，入口也有雜貨店賣飲料零食泡麵。
房間很寬敞，很乾淨，有飲水機冷水熱水都很方便，陽台還有躺椅跟桌子可以放空，到處也有很多木雕擺設配件，很有味道。
鄰近觀景台步道也不錯，可以走走。
唯一缺點就是沒有電梯，可能長輩不方便，還有早餐味道一般（就一般台灣民宿水平）。

整體來說，在山上有這個品質很滿足了。

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2026

偉彰

餐廳景觀不錯、早餐不是我愛的看個人喜歡，週邊便利商店車程十分鐘左右

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2026

Jinn Kong

櫃臺服務人員態度不佳，有待改進。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

4/10

Poor

20 Feb 2026

益富

客服人員都很親切，但是餐點真不好吃

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2026

FRANCES

小木屋隔音意料外的好，客房也一塵不染、洗澡的水壓很大，溫度也夠，在夜晚10度左右的時候沖澡，非常享受。早餐其實頗多種類可以選擇，在民宿的水準來說，算很不錯了，如果可以將剛炒好的高山青脆好吃的白菜，改掉不放塑膠盆中，會更讓人想再多吃一點。

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Tingyu

1. 客房乾淨，櫃檯人員親切
2. 房間是蓋在山坡地，出入要走樓梯，腿腳不便的自行考慮（可以幫你送行李）
3. 停車場有小商店，要吃泡麵飲料可簡單買，民宿也有提供個人式火鍋380，不然就要開車出去吃了
4. 附近有觀日步道可以看日出
5. 隔音真的不好

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2025

HAI PING

房間很大，舒服，廁所比較舊

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

SHU CHEN

服裝人員態度服務都不錯，唯隔音效果不好及床太軟外大致都很不錯

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2025

Pinyi

房型感覺景色佳

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

Chih Wei

是

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Wai Shan

房主很友善，環境非常好，早餐很美味。

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2025

GUOQIANG

幹淨

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2025

Yurika

交通は不便ですが　近くの福山駅バス停までの送迎があり、バスの時間は正確ではありませんが、連絡が早く丁寧に対応してくれましたー。

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

SHUI YU

OK

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

志彬

無

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Christian Friis

Afslappet sted med god søvn

Dejlige og komfortable senge. Venlig og hjælpsom personale. Et stort minus er nok at de er så dårlige til engelsk

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2025

Jens

Die Lage und die Gestaltung des Applaus sind einzigartig, auch und gerade in der Gegend. Die Innenausstattung der Zimmer entspricht einer deutschen 70 € Ferienwohnung, d.h., das Applaus ist auch in Taiwan deutlich zu teuer für das, was geboten wird. Zum Abendessen gab's immer den gleichen (leckeren) Hotpot, da hat man spätestens am dritten Abend ein Problem, weil das nächste Restaurant, das nach 18 Uhr noch geöffnet ist, 45 Autominuten entfernt ist.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Nobuyuki

ホテルのスタッフの方が丁寧に館内案内をして戴きました。またホテルから徒歩圏内に御来光を臨む事が出来るポイントが有りとても便利でした。

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2025

JINGCHIEH

還可以，設置浴缸卻沒塞子，搞不懂