Dear b&b Invites You to Stay in the Beauty of Taiwan
The lodgings throughout Taiwan offer travelers much more than a place to lay their heads.
They are often the place where the dreams of the hosts are realized.
Dear b&b visits in person, inspects in detail and presents in all honesty a multitude of lodgings, just for you.
Dear b&b is like a window which allows you to behold the many diverse lodgings from around Taiwan.
Wherever in the world you are from, we welcome you to stay in the beauty of Taiwan with us.
What We Stand For
The story within each lodging and behind each host provides the starting point for each of our b&b journeys.
We set out as travelers, determined to visit and evaluate each lodging, rigorously selecting only the best.
Dear b&b is Taiwan’s Online Select B&B Guide.
Our mission is to open a window through which you can behold all the heartwarming scenes of Taiwan.
Stories share the tale of ideal Taiwanese life
Our passion for life and for sharing helps us tell the stories of each lodging, giving them a personal warmth.
We look forward to sharing our genuine and comprehensive photographic records with you.
Our sincere descriptions chronicle the touching stories that could not be captured in our photographs, including the dreams of your hosts.
With the addition of our Weekly Feature, we seek to provide you with in-depth, local impressions and rich imagery.
You are cordially invited to take a trip, lean in close and listen to the ideal Taiwanese life.
Comprehensive photographic records
Step into each lodging through our detailed and complete photographic records.
Genuine descriptions
Perceive each touching atmosphere through our realistic descriptions.
Weekly Feature
Discover new Taiwanese locales through our in-depth Weekly Feature.
Rigorous Selection, Personal Interaction: We Bring You the Ultimate in Taiwanese Lodgings
Our rigorous selection of the best lodgings allows you to feel the charm of Taiwan.
We created our own unique Four Aspects evaluation system. From the space itself to the experience it provides, from the brand to the aesthetics, our detailed selection of lodgings is based upon our Three Heartfelt Promises.
These include Safe, Sweet, and Surprising, in order to assure you of the quality of each lodging.
We do not accept guesthouse sponsored reviews, and strive to keep all our listings up-to-date.
Allow us to act as your ideal guide in searching for the best lodgings in Taiwan.
Dear b&b’s Four Aspect
The Space
The physical space of the lodgings includes the natural and/or cultural environment, the architectural design of the building, as well as the interior furnishings and decor.
The Experience
From the reception experience to all other interactions with your hosts, this includes guided tours, handicraft workshops, exhibitions and performances, mealtime arrangements, and more.
The Aesthetics
From the space itself to the experience it emparts, aesthetic taste is the guiding principle that transmits the touching beauty of each lodging.
The Brand
Aesthetics guide all activities and experiences in order to exhibit a unique style and spirit, the brand of each lodging.
Dear b&b’s Three Heartfelt Promise
Safe
We understand your worries and provide peace of mind. Dear b&b gives priority to recommending legally registered inns and guesthouses. We pay special attention to all aspects of building safety, including fire safety, emergency escapes, hygienic conditions and insurance regulations so that you can enjoy peace of mind.
Sweet
We’re clear about your concerns and are attentive to the. Beyond the basics of accommodation, all of the lodgings recommended by Dear b&b offer additional services to increase your comfort, including shuttles, female sanitary products and more.
Surprising
We are aware of your preferences, and aim to please. All of the lodgings recommended by Dear b&b are unique and surprising. This may perhaps be due to the hosts, the architectural design or the style of decor. It may be due to the delicious meals, the guesthouse pets, or any number of other delights. Whatever the case, our recommendations are sure to please.
Dear b&b Milestones
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- 2012.12.28
Life After the End of the World! Dear b&b official webpage launch - 2013.09
Top 100 Lodgings - 100 travel accommodations specially selected for you! - 2014.01
First readers meetup - A Walking Date in Beitou - 2015.05
First lodgings summer sharing event: “Your / My Ideal Lifestyle” - 2016.05
Second lodgings summer sharing event: “Living Local” - 2016.06
Selected as among the best female entrepreneurs in Taiwan by the #shemeansbusiness Project from Facebook - 2017.05
Japanese Cooperation! First time working exclusively with HowtoTaiwan - 2017.05
Third lodgings summer sharing event: “From Seed to Forest” - 2017.12
First international seminar! Fifth anniversary and 2017 Hongkongers meetup - 2018.05
Fourth lodgings summer sharing event: “Go! Let’s Explore the World Together” - 2019.07
Dear b&b Official English and Japanese webpage launch!
Initial Motivation: About Our Cheerful Endeavor
As travel lovers who have visited many countries and then returned to Taiwan, we truly feel that the lodgings in Taiwan are world-class. Other countries have fancy hotels and inexpensive backpacker hostels, but most of these are run from a business perspective. Of course, there are also b&bs in other countries, where a family gives you an empty room to stay in…
But the b&bs in Taiwan don’t simply offer travelers a place to lay their heads. They are often the place where guesthouse hosts realize their dreams.
Some of Taiwan’s b&b hosts lead natural, organic lifestyles, some seek to return to the splendor of former times in old-fashioned houses, while others transform their flights of fancy into fantastic spaces. Still more simply wish to share their ideal version of home with you. Such hosts envision creating a lodging that fulfills their dreams, the dreams of their beloved partner or the dreams of their offspring, and their love of what they do makes their dreams even more beautiful. All of these diverse dreams have, bit by bit, accumulated to shape the inspirational energy which characterizes the b&b culture of Taiwan.
And yet, however beautiful Taiwan’s b&b culture may be, very few people really get to know it. What has been missing, we feel, is a website that reflects all this beauty and can help travelers discover all the fine lodgings Taiwan has to offer.
Before December 28th, 2012, perhaps you felt a lot like us?
Did you often end up stuck in front of your computer for hours, surfing the boundless internet and opening random websites, dizzied by all the confusing guesthouse banners? Did you find yourself perusing forums, patiently pouring over the opinions of the masses? Did you browse from blog to blog, uncovering a wealth of irrelevant information and a host of mediocre photographs? Or perhaps you were worried that the reviews you’d read were biased, having been commissioned and paid for by the lodgings?
Sometimes, print media publications can be worthy of your consideration. Yet more often than not, some awesome, newer lodgings have just opened their doors. It’s also quite common for lodgings that have been featured in books to undergo renovations which cannot be updated for readers of out-dated print media publications. After they’ve been read, beautiful magazines often get forgotten by the wayside so that when you actually start planning a trip and need to book accommodations, you can never find them.
Like yourself, we’ve experienced all these vexing situations; we’re tired of all the blurry and confusing websites and we realize that the space limitations of print media publications simply don’t allow them to meet our information requirements. After all, we just want to find a place to stay. Why is it always so difficult?
We feel that when you set out on a highly anticipated trip, it adds tremendously to the whole experience to have joyful memories of your travel accommodations. We also believe that finding your ideal lodgings should be a beautiful journey in and of itself.
It was for exactly these reasons that Dear b&b was born.
We envision Dear b&b as a window in the city looking out over all the rich and diverse lodgings throughout Taiwan.
In our aim to relate the many touching stories from around Taiwan to you, we also have high expectations for ourselves. There are so many stories about perseverance in one’s ideals, and the realization of one’s dreams. We want everyone in Taiwan and abroad to witness the good in this country, to find their ideal lodgings, and to stay in the beauty of Taiwan.