Evergreen Plaza Hotel Tainan
by the TopOfHotel team
Evergreen Plaza was Tainan's first 5-star hotel — a landscaped pool, a sauna and full facilities for the best price of the bunch.
Evergreen Plaza was Tainan's first 5-star hotel — a landscaped pool, a sauna and full facilities for the best price of the bunch.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Plenty of people still remember Evergreen Plaza Hotel Tainan (台南長榮桂冠酒店) as the city's first 5-star hotel, and it's about 10 minutes by car from Tainan Railway Station. The lobby is wide and classic in tone — luxurious but warm — and reviewers tend to praise the staff, who greet you warmly and speak English. The overall review score sits at 8.7/10. Our guest booked a Superior room for NT$2,650 (around $80 a night), about 36 sqm — bigger than the price suggests. The bed was soft in just the right way, with a sofa, a work desk and a large wardrobe. The bathroom was clean, with a separate tub and shower, strong hot water throughout and a full set of amenities. Soundproofing was good, the air-con cooled fast, and blackout curtains kept the light out. The decor isn't the most cutting-edge, but it's clean and genuinely well kept.
Food and amenities
Breakfast is a varied buffet with Taiwanese dishes — congee, dim sum, stir-fried vegetables — alongside Western options, refillable and perfectly decent. The feature reviewers keep coming back to is the landscaped pool, planted out with gardens so it feels closer to a resort, plus a sauna for after a day on your feet and a fitness room of a sensible size. Free Wi-Fi was fast and worked as it should.
Location and getting there
The hotel is in the East District, near the Tainan Flower Night Market, a popular night market — on the days it opens, you can walk over for street food. The thing to know is that this puts you away from the old town: getting to Chihkan Tower or Anping means a taxi of roughly 15–20 minutes. The front desk will call a cab, and fares around Tainan are cheap.
Things to know before booking
The Flower Night Market only opens on certain days — Thursday, Saturday and Sunday — so check the schedule before you build an evening around it. The building and decor are older than the 5-star hotels that opened later, so don't expect the newest look. And because you're in the East District rather than the old town, sightseeing at Chihkan Tower or Anping will lean on taxis.
Our take
Evergreen Plaza Hotel Tainan suits families and anyone who wants a 5-star stay on a budget they can actually manage — 8.7/10 from real reviews. You get a pretty pool, a sauna, roomy rooms and friendly service for the best price of the city's 5-star group. If you want luxury without paying a premium, this one delivers.
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- A 5-star hotel with rates starting around $80 a night — the best value of Tainan's luxury group.
- A genuinely pretty landscaped pool with gardens, backed up by a sauna and a fitness room.
- Rooms are spacious and clean, with comfortable beds and good soundproofing. The Superior runs about 36 sqm.
- It's near the Tainan Flower Night Market, so you can walk over for street food on the nights it opens.
- Friendly, English-speaking staff and a varied breakfast buffet covering both Taiwanese dishes — congee, dim sum, stir-fried vegetables — and Western options, refillable.
- It's in the East District, away from the old town. Getting to Chihkan Tower or Anping means a taxi of roughly 15–20 minutes.
- The building and decor are older and less modern than the 5-star hotels that opened later — clean and well kept, but not the newest look.
- The Flower Night Market only opens on certain days (Thursday, Saturday and Sunday), so check the schedule before counting on a stroll there.
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Insider Tips
- Check the Flower Night Market schedule first — it runs Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and you can walk over for dinner.
- Hit the landscaped pool in the late afternoon when the sun has softened — it's the nicest time to swim.
- Use the sauna after a full day of sightseeing; it's free and good for unwinding. For the old town, ask the front desk to call a taxi — fares in Tainan are cheap.