West Lake Resortopia

From looking at the official website and the reviews here you would think this place was not good. We stayed for 2 nights in November. We stayed in Pine Hall, the newer building in the resort. The rooms were nice and spacious, had free wifi, toiletries, coffee and tea making facilities and an in room safe. There was also a laundromat in the basement with washers and dryers and soap powder dispensing machine. The facilities were modern, and the design was contemporary and elegant. Service was excellent. They offered to take my grandmother around on a golf cart around the resort as it would not have been convenient for her to walk all about on her own. There is a shuttle bus from the old wing to the new wing. About the resort. There is a resort section comprising mini fair rides, carousel, ferris wheel and a mini train. There was also an interesting insectarium with many types of butterflies and rhinoceros beetles. This is where you can DIY and paint your own wooden insect keepsake. The resort is relatively large, with many areas for walking and taking in nature. It is rather hilly, so parents pushing strollers beware. Most areas are wheelchair accessible, but the hills make walking from one wing to the other daunting. There are performances, mini golf, trekking, rent a bike for travelling around the park or surrounding trails, Anderson's fairy tale world ( I did not go in, only saw some colourful statues), a few food outlets, but as this was winter and low season, it was not crowded at all. There was also a hot spring, but it was in the main building, so we did not go there. They provided us with breakfast vouchers, a park entry ticket and a hot springs entry ticket as part of our stay. The resort environment was nice and a good place to get fresh air. It was also a good place to base yourself for sightseeing in the area. Breakfast selection was fair, mainly taiwanese fare, porridge, toast and pastries, fruit and salad. Not too bad a selection. If you want some other snacks, there is a food court and convenience store across the road from the resort. How convenient.