We loved our stay at the Adagio Jinguashi. It was recommended by our friend who is from Taiwan, we knew we wanted to go to Jiufen but not sure about where to stay. This was a perfect retreat for the two of us without kids. We could get to Jiufen conveniently by walking about 20mins or take the bus.
Hotel staff were friendly and knew the area very well to guide us where to go for hikes, the manager wrote us a Chinese handwritten note to welcome us, that was a cute personal touch. Felt like a retreat as supposed to a hotel. Breakfast was very good, traditional Chinese-style breakfast with congee and 9 selected condiments.
This hotel is in the middle of a valley, if you have big luggage you'll have to call a cab to get to the hotel entrance. We knew beforehand and had only our backpacks, it was a nice walk to take the trails down to the hotel, from where we got off the public bus stop. There's clear signage to take you down to the hotel, we didn't get lost in the middle of the forest LOL
Loved the view from our room and it's exactly as shown in photos. Room was clean and we loved our private deck. Also appreciated the public viewing deck on the 4th floor as well.
If you want to be away from the hustle and bustle of Taipei but don't want to go far, this is the best place to be! We wished we had more time to relax here.