Taipei Guest House

Came here for an event. What a magnificent historic building! It showcases Japanese architects' rendition of Renaissance architecture during the Japanese colonial period. This building used to serve as the Japanese governor's official residence. Highly recommend a visit if you like historic buildings.

Nice place to get an idea of how life has been for the imperial family during the Japanese colonial period. No entrance fee.

Didn't wait for the guided tour. I was instructed to visit from second flour which was where the primary items and rooms to see. It was not allowed to free roam the open area, you need to follow the route and no backtrack. 2F to 1F to garden. The flower bed by the main gate was shaped specifically. The garden and the pond were really nice, but they were largely fenced off, you can only enjoy from distance.

Taipei Guest House is a national landmark which only opens 12 days per year (once every month) remember to check their website before planning your trip! The Guest House is a historical and a beautiful estate with a lovely garden~ very nice to spend a weekend afternoon there. There are some volunteers from the ministry of foreign affairs introducing the premises, they are friendly and very detailed. Feel free to join their tour (not sure if they offer it in English tho :))

Open to public only once a month, with guided tours available. It has been around for almost 120 years with lots of history. Personally, I was more interested in its architecture and the garden. Great place to spend a few hours!

Built 100 years ago! Mixed Japanese western style, have collected very authentic tiles from England and stylish fire places! Don’t miss the Japanese zen garden!

Elegant structure with serene landscape and soulful ambience. Well maintained. Truly enjoyed the time being there for the Diwali celebrations of 2024.

Really interesting place, it is good for sketching, drawing. The European vibe is all around the place. It is said to be the first European garden with pond shaped as (心) in Taiwan. You can take pictures, but with no blitz. There is historian movie shown every 30 minutes. The place is one way, so if you want to see the movie, do not ever to come out from the building before finishing the movie. There are black swans in the pond.

Taipei Guest House is a pretty building to see and interesting int he greater context of Taiwanese history. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend anyone make a special trip here. I planned a walking tour through the more historical part of the city, with some friends. We passed by Taipei Guest House as part of the walking tour. It was cool to see and interesting to discuss relative to the other buildings and historical sites we'd passed by that day. Taipei Guest House offered accommodation to guests of political significance. So when dignitaries or diplomats visited the city, they were allowed to stay here. The structure was completed in 1901, so the architecture reveals a lot of the design of that time. The interior decor is quite luxurious. We visited and were allowed inside because Taipei Guest House is open to visitors at certain times of the year - but you need to check ahead of time.