Echo Villa

First the owners were absolutely amazing and very helpful all the time. Secondly the house was beautiful. All the furnishings were top notch down to the wonderful soap and shampoo provided. Not many places where you can be close to the city but wake up to monkeys from the jungle right outside your room. I would definitely go back again

Looking for a few days total chill out with view on the lush jungle from a ultra well designed and comfortable room ?

This is THE place, room 401 in the new building is superb with a glass roof in the living perfect for star gazing

In the morning you will be greeted with a simple but tasty breakfast in the room (fresh pressed juice, a well made wrap and salad)

Interior designer thought of everything !!!

Cozy, comfortable and natural Villa which can escape from the city. Just enjoyed the starry sky at night and woke up with sunlight. Wooden furniture smelled good. But it was difficult to make a reservation, so make sure did it several months ago in advance.

Had the opportunity to stay in both Echovilla 1 (观星阁 & 星巴卡）and Echovilla 2 (Room 302 and 401) last week and this week.

《Echovilla 1》
Had stayed in 观星阁 & 星巴卡 several years back and am amazed that the rooms are the same yet very well-maintained. There are upgrades to the room decor, facilities (smart toilet, coffee n tea equipments, automatic curtains)

My friends and I had a great time at the 观星阁's attic, stargazing and chitchatting for hours. We are blessed to see stars as it had been cloudy the past days and my friends really loved the experience being so close to nature. My friends stayed in 星巴卡 and they like the swing as well as the cosy corner where they can read, relax and meditate.

《Echovilla 2》
Stayed in Room 401 with my husband while my parents, aunt and sister stayed in 302.

1st time staying in both rooms and they are huge with uniquely different concepts.

302 - loved that the beds are located one in the main area and one in the attic. This give privacy and personal space which is perfect for my family. There are sufficient sofas for 4pax to sit comfortably and chitchat. They enjoy the 360 no-blockage ever-changing mountain view from their balcony. Attic is equiped with telescope and you can stargaze when the weather is good.

401 - located on highest floor and the only room on this level. Am greeted with the smell of cedar wood upon entering the room. My favorite spot is the living room as I can fully enjoy the glassroom concept with the glass ceiling and can stargaze. Sofa is spacious enough - perfect for lying on it and enjoy the mountain view. We are blessed to meet the monkeys and took pictures of them on our ceiling.

Both rooms are equipped with a huge onsen bathtub that can fit two person comfortably. The steps in the bathtub enables us to enjoy the bathtub much more comfortably. You can hear the nature sound while enjoying the bathtub.

B&B Owner - Ah Cheng 阿呈 bought us to the
Saguer Waterfall which is 5min away from Echovila. We took the shortest trail which took us 15min and the view is beautiful. Spring water is very clean and the air feel really fresh. The same spring water is used in Echovilla.

There are three breakfast options- vegan, vegetarian or chicken. We are happy with the variety provided as my parents are lacto-ovo vegetarians.

If you have the opportunity to meet the owner or butlers especially 阿呈, I recommend you o talk to them to understand more about the b&b, about Hualien, significance of Echovilla, and also the story behind each and every vintage collectible.

Pros
- Escape away from the bustling cities, one of the rarest minsu situated in the forest, yet 10min drive from Hualien Train Station
- Less than 10min drive to City Centre and night market
- Unique glassroom concept where you can stargaze
- Able to enjoy mother nature's view, smell the Phytoncide from the comfort of our rooms
- If you are lucky, you will see monkeys in super close opportunity (owners have informed us not to feed them, so we can see them very close yet they are wary of our presence)
- Less than 5min walk to Saguer Waterfall with mutiple trails (easiest trail takes 15min to reach the waterfall)
- Owner is a vintage collector and you can see part of his vintage display in the B&B living room and individual rooms
- Natural smell of Taiwan Cedar Wood is amazing
- Breakfast spread is IG-worthy, well-balanced and yummy (Suitable for vegan, vegetarian or meat-eater)
- Ecofriendly
- Stereo bedside lamp which is a lamp, bluetooth speaker and mobile charger
- Handdrip coffee, high mountain tea and snacks readily available in the room

Cons
- Smart toilet bowl can be rather sensitive in 星巴卡 and 302 so don't be surprised if it opens despite you being a small distance apart
- Mosquitoes are common in Hualien so do protect yourself with repellent if you intend to enjoy the forest view outdoor. There are mosquitoes repellent, sprays n ointments available in the b&b

Gino was the best host EVER and our stay at Echo Villa was a dream. Nothing was an inconvenience and every detail thought of. During our stay, there was a little construction noise from the buildout next door - but otherwise, we still dream about coming back!

Clean, cosy, unique design, and very helpful from owner Kevin. Double thumbs up.

Cozy and beautiful villa. Perfect place for those want to escape from the city.

Nice place to relax with fantasic nature! Breakfast is amazing too!

Nice and cosy. Friendly staff and good service.

非常推薦這裡，設備很貼心，看得出整理和保持的非常好。
也非常喜歡301房，喜歡小陽台的感覺（花蓮小黑蚊非常多，下次來我會自己準備防小黑蚊的東西，雖然一樓大廳也有）。
喜歡浴缸，也喜歡淋浴設備，和一般飯店民宿相比多了一份用心。
房裡有泡茶和Netflix ，叫Ubereat也很方便，是個靠近山邊又近市區的好地方。

這次來住迴音谷森林民宿302號房是一份禮物，開箱這禮物算是很滿意

房間｜
房間一半都是窗戶視野寬闊，白天玻璃天窗和落地窗打開享受陽光很愉快，房間燈光充足晚上明亮
客房該有的都有，衣架足夠且位在門口便利、黑色旋轉躺椅舒適（可轉向看戶外）、實木茶几、電視櫃、床架讓我喜歡，欣賞木頭紋理色澤及線條的美，面紙盒讓面紙充滿檜木香氣
喜歡住宿房間內是這樣的地板，清爽
床頭有手機充電平板和藍芽喇叭，讚！

床鋪不會過軟，棉被不會塞在床墊下（一般都會，還得硬拉出來），最讚揚的是枕頭太好睡了👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻，有支撐力，不會無止盡的扁下去，容易落枕的我舒服沉穩睡了一覺，忘記請問管家是什麼品牌的枕頭？

浴室｜
乾濕分離，可能位於山區濕氣高，如果自洗小衣物即使打開除濕，一夜也不易乾燥
不過浴室暖房很舒適
浴室稍暗，毛巾乾淨、面盆枱面置物空間尚可、掛勾充足
很喜歡五段式蓮蓬頭的出水方式、水量充足、冷熱溫好調節、不鏽鋼排水孔設計美觀，洗澡排水順暢、水不會溢出淋浴間

沐浴乳兼洗髮乳香味舒服，好沖洗，頭髮洗完不乾澀
洗手乳香味典雅，很喜歡！

*民宿沒有提供一次備品，管家會事先提醒

*缺點：由於個人有點潔癖，剛進房會到處看飯店清潔的細節，像是浴室木框鏡子的木框有一些之前客人刷牙洗臉噴的白色泡沫痕跡。面盆‘上排水孔’有些可見的污黑

廁所｜
新穎的免治馬桶是亮點，不用自己動手掀蓋，它會自動感應開啟，不過⋯高度敏感，即使靠近門口也會啟動⋯馬桶24小時一直很忙，有時會被嚇一跳

早餐｜
餐盒平平，吃完七分飽，基於吃的健康營養均衡，我是可以接受，反正來旅遊，已經安排要到處吃美食，胃不必裝太滿

喜歡在房間享受安靜的放鬆時光，管家把早餐放在房間門口，再用line通知住客，不會接觸到，如果餐點托盤加個蓋子⋯比較衛生點。咖啡標準杯，量偏少，對於嗜咖啡的住客，能夠給一小壺會不會比較好？
另外，續咖啡要把用過杯子放在門口，再用同樣杯子裝回來，感覺不好😐

｜服務態度 ｜
管家親切熱心，從到大門口接待，到房間裡講解，就像被好朋友招待一樣，保持適當距離，拿揑剛剛好

附記：晚上努力尋找𥦬外野生動物，果真看到像鹿？山羌？光線暗看不淸楚。早上，看著小黃狗追逐樹上的猴子，我喜歡這樣早餐咖啡時光。

初次來體驗半玻璃屋的民宿，它讓你在夜晚能清楚的看見、欣賞星空，當陽光灑進房間的早晨，你又能看見一片的綠意盎然。步調緩慢、清靜，非常適合舒緩身心。

迴音谷二館是清水模的設計，一進門就能聞到檜木香，從接待大廳至走道，甚至是樓梯間，都有老闆充滿巧思的收藏品，耐人尋味。

感謝小管家熱心的介紹這間401房給我，睡起來舒適乾淨！也推薦我很多在地美食，讓我這趟東部之旅真的物超所值。

迴音谷森林民宿看似位於偏僻的深山，其實只要開車15分鐘就能到達花蓮市區，想要吃宵夜、買零食也非常方便喔！

第一次入住，完全讓人覺得有放鬆的感覺，環境清幽舒適，會想要再住一次的衝動

我是一個星期前才預定，並沒有訂到理想的觀星房/302/401，太可惜了。房價偏高，但服務很周到，一直耐心跟我們解釋房內事宜，也推薦附近小吃。空間足夠寬敞，皮革沙發也很舒適，傢俱都是那種很高級的木頭，連浴室的浴缸都偏大呢！馬桶、淋浴、浴缸、洗漱台都是分開的，不耽誤晚上和早上的行程。欣赏全屋森林系，全白床單和毛巾特別特別乾淨，像是新的一樣、窗簾是自動打開和關閉、每樓層還提供飲水機（熱冷都具備）和免費的上等茶葉，整體香精味道很和諧，猶記是睡得非常舒服的一晚，最重要就是後面都是樹林我們在陽台拍了幾個小時的照片也都完全沒有蚊蟲！缺點是由別的網上預訂所以價格沒有包含民宿的早餐。

這個價位，我強烈推薦大家去訂以上建議的房號，相信會是物超所值。❤

一直是很多人推薦的地方，很幸運的在最後一刻刷到可能有人沒有繳費蹦出來的空房～位置有開車的話很方便也有提供停車，小管家非常親切，每天也有提供早餐，房間有咖啡和茶，還有提供泡澡用的精油，真的很用心。每個房型應該都很美也很乾淨，窗外就是一片綠，還看得到猴子🐒，民宿放養的貓也超～親人🐈

民宿地點身處於火車站附近 但又神秘幽靜的森林裡
外面乍看下還真的不曉得這裡有民宿
接待小姐很主動出來迎接
會跟客人聊天 關心我們的旅程
這次入住雙人房-光山 BOOKING上價格 $4700
CHECK IN時還送我們早餐 超級貼心~~~~非常感謝你們
房間在一館的一樓 整個一樓只有我們這間
隔音很好 牆壁都是實心的
讓我們很驚豔的是房門的大鎖 是貓頭鷹造型的
大鎖跟鑰匙跟一般民宿完全不一樣 好像在童話故事裡~
房間很寬敞 有吃東西的休憩區 梳妝台
更厲害的是床頭的檯燈 居然也能當音響跟無線充電座!!!
浴室乾溼分離 超級大間 還有浴缸可以泡澡
mini bar有附贈晚安茶 無咖啡因 睡前助眠可以喝
還有手沖咖啡&蜜香紅茶
接待小姐真的超NICE 很熱心也很有熱情的帶我們介紹環境
下次去花蓮完首選的民宿~~~!!

環境很安靜！
就算下雨天也有不一樣的景色

房間設備跟環境維持得很好👍
感受得出來很用心經驗

早餐也很好吃😋

喜歡房間內的每一個細節~~
很幸運訂到301房, 採光佳，即便下雨天也能欣賞山嵐美景!
貼心的是mini bar提供了手沖咖啡包以及茶具及茶葉還有無咖啡因茶包, 有別於一般飯店更為用心；空間很大, 入住後就不會想再走出房門~浴室內附贈的泡澡精油非常實用, 也謝謝貼心的小管家聯絡廠商讓我們能購買回家♥♥♥

1.環境及地板清潔的很乾淨，可以放心的光腳走路。
2.服務人員態度親切，主動幫忙協助行李處理、準備冰塊，因友人訂錯日期還是迅速協助更改到一館住宿，入住時還讓我們有機會選房型，這點真的很感謝。
3.早餐簡單好吃，份量剛剛好。
4.玻璃屋清晨睡醒陽光及綠意佈滿屋子的感覺，非常舒服，上面的遮棚會自動關閉，避免太過刺眼，也可以自行操控開啟。
5.房間雖沒備品，響應環保，但有大陽台晚上可以吹風放空休息。
6.有植物多的地方難免有蚊蟲但不影響很多，隔音部分沒有覺得很差，畢竟每個人對聲音敏感度不同。

整體住宿感受很好，會想再來住不同房型，希望下次來可以看到星星。

高品質民宿
從接待開始就在門口等待，指引停車以及拿行李，這點讓客人賓至如歸，進入後也有貼心的解說環境以及選擇客制早餐

房內的確如評論說的稍微老舊，但卻可以感受到屋主的用心維護經營，浴室五金也沒有水漬，浴室也都用進口衛浴設備，很乾淨舒適

最後是窗外的景色絕對值得體驗，沈浸在山中的感覺就是如此，很少有民宿讓我待好待滿，迴音谷有驚艷到

缺點是隔音稍差，可能房客要自己多注意音量