The Love Boutique Motel ~ The new standard of "Love" Hotels

The Love Boutique Motel in Taichung, Taiwan really surprised

me. Not sure if you are aware of what "Love" hotels are. The

phenomenon started in Japan and is now gaining popularity

across Asia. The average living space in a Japanese city is a small

square box probably less than 100 square feet. Many still live

with their families. So imagine if you and your boyfriend or girlfriend

wanted some privacy to do your business...Where would you

attend to this?

Certainly not at home where your family members are home. If you

live in a box, you probably don't have much space since it is probably

packed with your personal items. Enter the solution ~ the quintissential

"love" hotel. Hotels with reasonable rates (you can rent a night, an

afternoon, or even a few hours or afternoon), the hotel staff are discreet

and voila - your dilemna is solved. What started out as "hot sheet" hotels

has now become the rage with a new breed of love hotels with fantasy

themes, beautiful surroundings and amenities any first rate hotel would

provide. They are so reasonable that even travelers who want to stay in a

decent hotel at reasonable rates have no qualms of booking rooms anymore.
In transit and need a few hours of rest? A love hotel is the answer.

I went to Korea for a friend's wedding last year and the hotel he booked

the US contingent at none other than a Love hotel. When he first presented

this idea to us, we were aghast thinking of seedy hotels in the red light district.

I can't say much for the area (it was ok but filled with bars/other love hotels)

but the love hotel totally blew us away! It had a gorgeous bathroom with tub

and separate shower, a huge flat screen television, computer terminals in the

rooms with marble tiles, a bonafide spa, and more ~ all this very

reasonable prices.

Now that I've given my introduction to love hotels - here's the latest one that

I stumbled across that has the most spacious suites I've ever seen. This hotel

in Taiwan has 45 suites individually outfitted and designed with different styles

and themes. Want a room with a milk bath and a sauna? Done. Want a suite

that includes an outdoor pool or spa? Done.

The outside to this massive hotel looks very

modern and conservative. You would never

guess what the rooms look like on the inside.




Here's a modern suite with simple furnishings. I love

the oversized round mirror on th ewall and the tree in

the foreground. It's so fun.



Here's a room that is a bit more elegant in its furnishings.

A glamourous midcentury styled room all in white.

Love the sheer curtain and wall treatment.

Another fun modern room with oversized flowers.

Isn't this room huge?



Hello Classy! with a Modern twist.

Can you believe the Size of this bathroom? If you look closely,

you realize just how large this room actually is ~ and this

only the bathroom!

If all the suites have an outdoor area as large as this,

no wonder that gargantuan building only has 45 rooms/suites.

Another beautiful courtyard.

Wow, this is very zen and spa like.

Here's that private pool.

If you look at the reflection in the mirror - you can see one

rendition of my dream bathroom. A double spa with a flat

screen television in case I decide to do some channel surfing.

What do you guys think? Surprised and

impressed by this Love hotel?

Photos from various travel search site.