Is there somewhere a glossary or introduction to the different kinds of accommodation in Taiwan including the Chinese characters?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 23 Jul, 2023
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It seems the task may be hopeless:
The word for hotel is 大飯店 (dà fàn diàn, literally ‘big rice shop’).
This is usually used by hotels, but in common speech the term usually
refers to a large, posh hotel that businessmen might dine at if they
weren’t staying there. A 旅館 (lǚ guǎn, literally ‘travellers building’)
is more commonly used for a budget hotel, hostel or any other form of
budget accommodation. If looking for a bed for the night it’s usually
more successful to ask someone where the nearest 旅館 is. Finally, 住宿
mean to ‘stay overnight’ (as opposed to a ‘rest’ during the day – see
Love Hotels below). Finally, the words used to describe accommodation
are not used consistently in English or Chinese, for example the
Juifen Walk Hotel (below) is really a hostel, while the City Home
Hostel in Hualien (my favourite accommodation in Taiwan) is really a
B&B or boutique hotel.
From Formosa Guide, my emphasis.
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