BUCKET LIST: The Lalu @ Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan

This place isn't technically a "Bucket List" candidate since I didn't find out about it until last Summer, when I saw pictures of this place on my niece's digital camera. Despite that fact, I am still very glad (and fortunate) to have had the pleasure to spend 3 days there. The amazing views of Sun Moon Lake and the architectural design of the Lalu made it a very special treat for me. I believe that once you see the photos below, you'll agree. If you click here you can read the full review I wrote of the Lalu, Sun Moon Lake and the food served there. I don't see a point of rewriting the same review here since that isn't really the point of this blog.

Here's a quick except from The Lalu's website, about the history of this resort:

"The Lalu is located on Sun Moon Lake’s Lalu Peninsula. In the past, the building served as Chiang Kai Shek’s travel accommodation. With a base area of 10 hectares, the hotel is divided into three buildings: Building ‘A’ houses the guest rooms; Building ‘B’ houses recreation equipment, including the spa, gym, sauna and members club; and Building C houses the villa, meeting rooms, library and parking lot.

The Lalu’s total floor area is 26,690 square metres, or about 8,000 pings. With a total investment cost of NT$1.86 billion, Shining Group spent over five years to complete the reconstruction of The Lalu since purchasing it in 1997. Its new style and features were unveiled to the public on March 3rd, 2002.

The Lalu’s architectural design centres on the themes of utmost simplification of Zen style and is constructed with four major building materials of wood, stone, glass and iron. Its unique “Ongoing Style” of architecture has impressed the public and alread becomes a model imitated by restaurants, hotels and various personal and business establishments."