Name: Starlight Forest B&B
Address: No.18, Chushuikeng, 604 Jinshi, Taiwan, Lugu, Lugu, Lugu, 604, Taiwan
Rating: 8

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This is a very typical Taiwanese B&B. Decor is a little old fashioned but it's clean and the 4 person room was very spacious.  The lady boss is very warm and hospitable. We spent two nights there and had dinner there too.  Staying in a B&B with a restaurant attached was of great help since it rained incessantly throughout our stay and the place was covered in fog.  Quite beautiful and majestic actually.

The B&B is located halfway up the mountains, about 40 mins from Jhu Chi village centre and about 1.5 hours from Fengqihu. If you want to go to the Alishan National Park proper, it's another 2.5 hours.  

Warm hospitality 

We went on a family trip with a big group of people and a dog. Star light Inn was exactly what we needed, big rooms with big open spaces.  It's far from the city so they also have a cafe and Taiwanese style restaurant to take care of all your needs. Star light Inn is surrounded by nature, you can go hiking in the morning or relax with a cup of tea. The view is beautiful at all hours, especially in the morning with crisp air, clear sky and sunshine. We went during Chinese new year so it's quite chilly up in the mountain, make sure you dress warm. The room itself was big and clean, nothing fancy. Owner was helpful and friendly.

Star Light Inn_Beautiful morning, sunset and star lights

Stay here in mid May-13. Booking took a while to confirm after few emails but owner did not ask for any deposit. Gave a confirmation phone call when we reached Taiwan. Owner arranged for taxi to pick us up from Chiayi Train Station. The minsu is not located high up if compare with the rest located at Ruili, but the night scene is beautiful enough. 

We got a free upgrade to a 4-pax room that comes with 2 Queen size bed. The place is clean and room is large. Toilet comes with bath tub. Surrounding is serene and really in the midst of 森林。Very nice getaway for city dwellers. 

Month of May is the fireflies period and we were taken a tour around the minsu to see them. We hope they continue to nurture those fireflies to a thousand number, by the next time we have the chance to stay here again.

Unfortunately due to the weather, we cut short our trip in Alishan. Owner was kind enough to refund the balance to us and apologetically about the weather. We had nice conversation with the owner over tea on day 1. The minsu chef cooked quite a delicious dinner meal for all of us too.

The shortfall is it's not near to any hawking street or tea plantation and the like. But that's the trade-off.

Recommended if you want a quiet, decent and no frills minsu in Alishan.

A decent minsu, owner is helpful and polite

我們在此待了一晚，但覺得非常失望，跟官方網站寫出來的感覺完全不一樣。我們當初選這間民宿是因為它的價位跟這區其他民宿比起來算蠻高的 (NT$4500/2人1晚)，所以我們推想應該是個安全的選擇。總結：不建議這家民宿！We stayed here for 1 night, and what a disappointment it was. We chose this particular minsu because the price, NT$4500/night for 2 people, was near the upper end for minsu in the area. It definitely was not worth that price and we do not recommend it.

住宿Subpar accommodation:
-	骯髒的房間 – 房門上貼了一張公告，請我們穿室內拖鞋。我們找阿找阿，就是找不到拖鞋。赤腳在室內走了一分鐘後，我們的腳底都變得好髒。如果地板都那麼髒，那…？Dirty room - When we first got into the room, we noticed a sign by the door asking us to leave our outdoor shoes outside, and wear the supplied indoor slippers instead. We looked everywhere but couldn’t find the indoor slippers, so ended up walking around bare feet. After a minute or so, our feet were very dirty.
-	骯髒的浴缸 – 這不用多解釋了吧。Dirty bathtub – The bathtub had some pretty disgusting stains in it.
-	沒熱水 – 櫃台小姐說剛開熱水器，請我們先讓水流五分鐘。十分鐘後，還是沒熱水。再次打電話去櫃台，另一位小姐說兩分鐘前才開熱水器，請我們再讓水流五分鐘。我們總共等了約二十分鐘，也浪費了很多水… 可是，鏡子上貼了一張公告，提醒我們山上的水是很寶貴了，需要珍惜。Long wait for hot water – The staff told us they had just turned on the hot water heater and we needed to let the water run for 5 minutes. Ten minutes later there was still no hot water. We called front desk again, and this time a different staff told us they just turned on the hot water heater a couple of minutes ago and that we needed to let the water run for 5 minutes (again). In the end, we ended up wasting about 20 minutes worth of water before we got anything hot. This seemed ironic, because there was a sign by the bathroom mirror saying that water is a precious commodity in the mountains and that we needed to conserve it.

吃不夠飽Aweful food:
-	晚餐超貴的 – 我們在此用晚餐。餐點沒的選，就是NT$450/人：miso湯、白飯、玉米、豆腐 (一人一塊)、小菜、山雞、豬腳、水果醋。山雞一小盤，又硬。豬腳都只有骨頭。我們吃的好累，我覺得我越吃越餓。Over-priced dinner – We decided to have dinner here. It was a set menu (no other choice) for NT$450/person: miso soup, white rice, corn, tofu, another veggie, chicken, pork feet and fruit vinegar. The small plate of chicken was very tough, and the pork feet was all bones. We probably expended more calorie trying to chew the chicken and pork feet then we got out of the entire dinner. I walked away from the dinner more hungry then when I walked in. 
-	早餐也太小氣了吧 – 早餐也沒的選，就是吐司加蛋三明治及一杯咖啡。老闆娘有另外請我們喝雞爪湯，可是一碗清湯也無法填飽我的肚子。Small breakfast – Our breakfast consisted of an egg sandwich and coffee. That was it. The hostess also offered us some complimentary broth of chicken feet, but that didn’t make up for the otherwise very light breakfast.

還蠻安靜的Decent rest:
-	環境安靜 – 當晚除了我們兩人，還有一組三人，所以還算很安靜。但是，晚上也沒什麼風景可看，只能看電視。Quiet & peaceful – There was only another group of 3 guests at the minsu that night, so the place was quiet. We ended up just watching TV that evening as there was nothing else to do at the minsu at night.

總而言之，這家民宿太貴了。隔天我們有經過另一家民宿。我們停下來吃午餐，菜單選擇多，分量多，價位很合理。老闆也讓我們參觀住宿 (小木屋)，看來乾淨多了，而且價位跟星光森林還便宜一點點。Overall, this place was overpriced. We drove by another minsu the next day and decided to check it out. We had lunch there – there was a lot more variety to the menu, the price was a lot more reasonable, and we actually walked away feeling full. The host also allowed us to check out the accommodation (cottages), and the place looked much cleaner than our room from the previous night.

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