The Retro Tai-Pan

The hotel is in a great location by which to explore Tainan. It is also located on a street with amazing food stalls nearby, but if you want to go to the big food streets - Guohua and Yongle market - they are a 5 and 10 minute walk respectively. Also you can easily walk to all the main sites except for anything in Anping (it's about a 50 minute walks which I did, not that exciting of a walk). Anping is a 15 minute bus ride and on weekends, the Tainan Tourist Bus stops very close to the hotel (3 minute walk away) which will go to Anping, Sicao Green Tunnel and the Qigu Salt Mountain (the Salt Mt wasn't all that). The hotel itself is super clean, and I had no trouble about noise. I see that a lot of comments mention that it is noisy. I asked for a quiet room, so they gave me one in the back which didn't face the street and it was very quiet. It's not like the street is a party street, just a lot of people eating at the food stalls. The only sounds I heard from other guests were cheers when Taiwan won some of the Baseball World Championship games. So the walls are a bit thin, but the people staying there were pretty quiet (the baseball wins is understandable and the games ended by 10 pm!). Also, one of the comments said that the front desk service is not 24 hours. That wasn't true when I stayed - it was 100% 24 hours; I checked out a little before 7 AM. (this was march 2023). Bed was also comfortable (It is a firm bed which I like - most beds in Asia are firm). Also, LOVED the shampoo and shower gel which were the Taiwan-made brand Cha Tzu Tang. I am looking to buy a bottle before I head home. They also provide a slow pour style coffee in the room which is ingenious and very good and every day a packet of cookies. I would 100% stay here again - great value for the money (I paid about 2500 NTD/night - Thursday through Monday)

The hotel is so lovely! The room was spacious, the bed big and comfy. AC worked great. The bathroom was clean and had everything you might need. Included breakfast was tasty and they give you 4 options to choose from as you're ordering a day before. The staff speaks English very well and are very friendly. The place is close to a street full of shops, unending temples, so many tasty restaurants, walking distance away from museums and a UBike station.

Great hotel and perfect for a short stay in Tainan. Room was big and spacious, staff was nice and helpful. Lots of nice places to eat and drink within walking distance, it was the perfect base to go out and explore the city. Highly recommend.

The hotel is just a street or two away from rows of food and amenities. It's walking distance from Shennong street and the Hai'an Road Art Street. Hotel is super clean, decor is minimal, retro and en point, and breakfast is simple but tasty and fulfilling. Above all, the staff are really helpful when you ask about places to go and bookings for dinner. Definitely will be staying here again next Tainan trip and won't be considering another location! The tatami room was absolute bliss and my parents had the rooms with standard beds and found them really comfortable.

Location was great, close to amenities, and a short hop from Anping District where we went to see the old Dutch Trading post. The room was fantastic, spacious, clean, comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful.