s0ssos

I have stayed in a few hotels in Taiwan and all have a remarkable selection for breakfast (compared to the standard free breakfasts in America it is like heaven).And it seems it is also standard for the minibar to be free.

Is this just the hotels I have stayed at? $60 and up.

ProleOnParole

You were lucky, I don't think it's ubiquitous. In particular, towards the budget end of the scale, there are hotels catering mostly to tourists from China that only serve Chinese-style breakfast (nothing like oily noodles with tofu at 7 am!). In general, your complimentary breakfast would be much better in Europe in terms of both the selection as well as ingredient quality.

On the other hand, Taiwan has an abundance of breakfast shops and eateries, so unless the hotel is in a very remote place or the venue makes it a memorable experience, I wouldn't pay anything extra for breakfast at the hotel.

In my experience, I'd say Taiwan's specialty in the hospitality industry would be (1) the abundance of complimentary toiletries and amenity kits provided and (2) the prevalence of hard mattresses (believed to be better for health).

s0ssos

I guess I do not know cheap is budget.

But at 4 points in Zhonghe they told me I could get anything from the menu, as well as the full buffet (hot, cold dishes and more!) as a platinum member.

elexianyx

Even if you're not eating breakfast in your hotel, there are yonghe soymilk and other breakfast shops which are fairly awesome and everywhere. But your budget is more in the middle price range, and anything thing taiwan that's middle and upward has very decent breakfast.

ProleOnParole

Unless I misunderstand (?): $60 is cheap by Western standards but not the budget range either, which would be around $20/night. The hotel I last stayed at in Gaoxiong at this rate only had Chinese-style breakfast (with a lot of options) or a toast/fake butter/fake marmalade combo (otherwise not the worst place by any standards and in good location, apparently they just had a lot of capacity at the time and decided to dump it on the market at a bargain).

Skyman65

Yeah, my experiences with Taiwan hotels (local places, not international chains) is that breakfast options, if offered, are typically not that spectacular. Rice congee with all the fixin's, white toast with margarine and synthetic jelly, maybe some steamed buns, and "orange juice" (sugar water with orange food coloring).

And minibar??? What's that? (I've seen a few places that offer instant noodles, crackers, or some fruit, but it's not that common).

Much better to leave the hotel and choose from numerous better food options outside.

Bear4Asian

There are breakfast places all over the place serving my favorite breakfast - Shao Bing. It is a bread coated in sesame seeds and baked fresh. I get it with one or two eggs stuffed into the bread. And usually they serve freshly made soybean milk. I get mine without sugar.

Great meal, good value and fairly healthy.

Here's what the vendors look like


I'm sure the hotel folks can point you to a good place close to the hotel. And it's likely that some hotel workers eat there.