Superior Room / Deluxe Room
Superior Room / Deluxe Room
The Superior Room is about 33 sqm and the Deluxe Room about 45 sqm, both with one large bed or two smaller beds and city or harbor views.
King or twinCity or harbor view
Kaohsiung · Qianjin｜Grand Hi-Lai｜City hotel
Grand Hilai Kaohsiung
A 186-meter tower hotel on Chenggong 1st Road in Qianjin District, opened in 1995, with 540 rooms, 13 restaurants, Sanrio themed rooms and a 25-meter open-air pool.
- Location
- At the corner of Chenggong 1st Road and Xintian Road, about a 7-minute walk to Light Rail C10 Glory Pier Station
- Getting there
- About 20 minutes by car from Kaohsiung International Airport; the HSR Zuoying Station shuttle requires a package booking, with fees depending on the package
- Rooms
- 540 rooms, including harbor-view rooms, Premium Family Rooms, Sanrio themed rooms and a range of suitesCheck-in / check-out 15:00／11:00
- Why stay
- Hi-lai Harbour buffet on the 43rd floor, plus a 25-meter open-air pool and Japanese-style sauna on the 11th floor
Brand: Taiwan Luxury & Independent・Grand Hi-Lai Official hotel website ↗
At a Glance
What is Grand Hilai Kaohsiung like?
Grand Hilai Kaohsiung is at No. 266, Chenggong 1st Road, Qianjin District, at the corner of Chenggong 1st Road and Xintian Road. It opened in 1995 in a neoclassical tower 186 meters tall. Light Rail C10 Glory Pier Station is about a 7-minute walk away, MRT R9 Central Park Station about 10–15 minutes, and Kaohsiung International Airport about 20 minutes by car.
There are 540 rooms: standard rooms on the 27th to 39th floors, executive floors on the 40th to 42nd, and the self-check-in HiLai EZ Stay on the 15th to 19th floors. There are 13 restaurants, including Hi-lai Harbour buffet on the 43rd floor, FLAMMA Steak House and FLAMMA Teppanyaki on the 45th floor, Celebrity Cuisine (fine Cantonese) on the 12th floor and Island Buffet on the 8th floor; the lower floors of the tower are a department store.
The Hi-Lai Executive Club on the 11th floor has a gym, a 25-meter open-air pool, a Japanese-style sauna and a children's play area, and artworks from the hotel's collection are displayed on many floors. It suits travelers who want to stay downtown with plenty of dining choices, or families who want a themed room.
- Location
- No. 266, Chenggong 1st Road, about a 7-minute walk to Light Rail Glory Pier Station
- Rooms
- 540 rooms, Superior Rooms from about 33 sqm, plus Premium Family Rooms and Sanrio themed rooms
- Dining
- 13 restaurants, including Hi-lai Harbour buffet on the 43rd floor, FLAMMA on the 45th and Celebrity Cuisine on the 12th
- Facilities
- 11th-floor 25-meter open-air pool, 24-hour fitness center, Japanese-style sauna
- House rules
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00
✓ A good fit if
- Families traveling with children: there is a whole floor of Sanrio themed rooms in double, family room and family suite types; the 11th-floor pool also has a children's pool, and the club has a children's play area.
- Travelers who want to take all their meals at the hotel: there are 13 restaurants, with Hi-lai Harbour buffet on the 43rd floor open from breakfast through dinner, plus Cantonese, Taiwanese seafood, Shanghai soup dumplings, Japanese cuisine and steak and teppanyaki.
- Travelers arriving and leaving Kaohsiung by high-speed rail: the hotel runs a shuttle from HSR Zuoying Station, leaving for the hotel at 12:30, 14:00, 15:30 and 17:30; it requires a package booking and a reservation by 20:00 the day before.
✕ Consider another hotel if
- You'd like to be just a few steps from the MRT: the hotel is about a 10–15-minute walk from MRT Central Park Station, so consider Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung Central Park, right by Central Park. — try Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung Central Park
- Your plans center on Zuoying and Lotus Pond, or you're catching an early high-speed train the next morning: consider Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel in northern Kaohsiung, about 15 minutes by car from HSR Zuoying Station. — try Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel
Highlights
Why stay at Grand Hilai Kaohsiung? Three highlights
01Sanrio Themed Rooms
Sanrio themed rooms
The hotel has a Sanrio themed room floor, with double rooms, family rooms and family suites, each decorated around a different character, such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Gudetama, Keroppi and Little Twin Stars.
Bed options include one large bed, two smaller beds and four-person rooms, so families with children or two generations traveling together can all fit in; actual furnishings depend on the room on site.
02Outdoor Pool
The 11th-floor open-air pool and Japanese-style sauna
The Hi-Lai Executive Club on the 11th floor has a 25-meter open-air pool with a children's pool, open 06:30–12:00 and 13:00–21:30. The fitness center is open 24 hours, and the treadmill area looks out over Kaohsiung Harbor.
The Japanese-style sauna has hot and cold pools, a room-temperature pool and a jacuzzi, plus a steam room and an infrared hinoki sauna, open 08:30–22:00 (last entry 21:30). Children 14 and under may not enter the fitness center or sauna. Maintenance days are the Mondays of the first and third weeks of each month, when the gym and pool close 12:00–17:00 and the sauna is closed all day.
03Hi-lai Harbour
Hi-lai Harbour buffet on the 43rd floor
Hi-lai Harbour is on the 43rd floor, with open buffet counters offering more than 100 Chinese, Western and Japanese dishes and views of Kaohsiung Harbor while you eat.
It serves many sessions: breakfast 06:30–10:30, lunch 11:30–14:00, afternoon meal 14:30–16:30 and dinner 17:30–21:30, so you can still make dinner if you're back late from the day's sightseeing. For Chinese food, try Celebrity Cuisine (fine Cantonese) on the 12th floor, with lunch 11:30–14:30 and dinner 17:30–21:30.
Rooms
Rooms
Rooms are in a neoclassical style, with standard rooms on the 27th to 39th floors and executive rooms on the 40th to 42nd floors, whose guests can check in at the Executive Business Center on the 40th floor; suite guests can also use it. Views are of the city or the harbor and vary by room type, so confirm when booking. Since January 1, 2025, the hotel no longer provides single-use toiletries by default.
Premium Room
Premium Room
About 53 sqm with one large bed and harbor views, a harbor-facing balcony and an exercise bike in the room.
Harbor-view balconyOne large bed
Premium Family Room
Premium Family Room
About 53 sqm with two large beds for 4 guests, harbor views.
Sleeps 4Harbor view
Executive Deluxe Room / Executive Premium Room
Executive Deluxe Room / Executive Premium Room
On the executive floors: the Executive Deluxe Room is about 46 sqm and the Executive Premium Room about 53 sqm, with check-in at the Executive Business Center on the 40th floor.
Executive floorExecutive Business Center
Sanrio Themed Rooms
Sanrio Themed Rooms
Themed rooms decorated with Sanrio characters, in room types including Superior Rooms, Premium Family Rooms and family suites.
FamiliesThemed rooms
Deluxe Suite / VIP Suite / Ambassador Suite
Deluxe Suite / VIP Suite / Ambassador Suite
About 66–94 sqm, with a separate living room and two bathrooms; the Ambassador Suite sleeps 2–4.
SuiteSeparate living room
Facilities
Facilities
Leisure facilities are concentrated in the Hi-Lai Executive Club on the 11th floor, restaurants are on the 8th to 12th, 43rd and 45th floors, and the parking garage is on B4 to B7.
- Pool
- 25-meter open-air pool with a children's pool, 06:30–12:00 and 13:00–21:30
- Fitness
- Fitness center open 24 hours; children 14 and under may not enter
- Sauna
- Japanese-style sauna 08:30–22:00 (last entry 21:30); children 14 and under may not enter
- Maintenance days
- Mondays of the first and third weeks of each month: gym and pool closed 12:00–17:00, sauna closed all day
- Dining
- 13 restaurants, including Hi-lai Harbour, Island Buffet, FLAMMA Steak House, FLAMMA Teppanyaki, Celebrity Cuisine, Cantonese Jade Garden Restaurant, Taiwanese Restaurant (福園), Shanghainese Dumpling, Seafood Hotpot Restaurant, Japanese Restaurant Ben Kei and PAVO Lounge Bistro
- Parking
- Guest parking: underground garage on B4–B7, shared with the department store and diners, first come, first served, no reservations; 5 EV chargers on B5; no scooter parking
- Lounge
- 15th-floor lounge (逸享空間) 09:00–22:00, free with your room key, with self-service laundry
- House rules
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00; single-use toiletries not provided by default
Access
Location
The hotel is at the corner of Chenggong 1st Road and Xintian Road; the main entrance driveway is on Xintian Road, as is the entrance to the underground garage. Light Rail C10 Glory Pier Station is about a 7-minute walk away, and Exit 1 of R9 Central Park Station on the MRT Red Line about 10–15 minutes on foot.
Kaohsiung International Airport is about 20 minutes away by car and Kaohsiung Station about 10 minutes. By public transport from HSR Zuoying Station, Kaohsiung Station or the airport, you can take the MRT Red Line to Central Park Station.
- Kaohsiung International Airport
- About 20 minutes by car
- Kaohsiung Station
- About 10 minutes by car
- Light Rail Glory Pier Station
- About a 7-minute walk
- MRT Central Park Station
- About a 10–15-minute walk from Exit 1
- HSR Zuoying Station shuttle
- To the hotel at 12:30 / 14:00 / 15:30 / 17:30, return at 10:00 / 11:00; package booking required, reserve by 20:00 the day before
With a private charter
From Kaohsiung International Airport to the hotel takes about 20 minutes, and from HSR Zuoying Station it's a straight run through the city. The hotel shuttle only runs with packages and at fixed times, so if you have lots of luggage or want to head straight out sightseeing, a private charter is less hassle. The hotel is in Qianjin, close to Pier-2, Kaohsiung Harbor, the Cijin ferry pier and Love River; to the north you can link up with Lotus Pond and Zuoying, and to the south it's a straight run down to Kenting. Vehicles drop off and pick up at the main entrance driveway on Xintian Road; guest parking is on B4–B7, shared with the department store and first come, first served, and please check with the hotel whether it applies to charter vehicles.
FAQ
What are the check-in and check-out times at Grand Hilai Kaohsiung?
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.
Is there parking at Grand Hilai Kaohsiung?
Yes. The underground garage is on B4 to B7, shared with the department store and diners; spaces are limited, first come, first served, and cannot be reserved or held. There are 5 EV chargers on B5 (Tesla drivers should bring their own J1772 adapter). The hotel has no scooter parking, so contact it in advance if you need it.
Does Grand Hilai Kaohsiung have an HSR shuttle?
Yes, but it must be booked in advance with a room package, with fees depending on the package, and reserved by 20:00 the day before at the latest. Shuttles leave HSR Zuoying Station for the hotel at 12:30, 14:00, 15:30 and 17:30, and the hotel for the HSR station at 10:00 and 11:00; pick-up is in front of Starbucks on the 2nd floor inside the HSR station, or at Exit 2 by Shin Kong Mitsukoshi (Rainbow Market).
What are the pool hours at Grand Hilai Kaohsiung, and can children use it?
The 25-meter open-air pool on the 11th floor is open 06:30–12:00 and 13:00–21:30 and has a children's pool; it closes for maintenance 12:00–17:00 on the Mondays of the first and third weeks of each month. Children 14 and under may not enter the fitness center or sauna.
How do I get to Grand Hilai Kaohsiung by MRT?
Take the MRT Red Line to Central Park Station (R9) and walk about 10–15 minutes from Exit 1, or take the light rail to C10 Glory Pier Station and walk about 7 minutes.
Rates, room types, facility hours and parking rules follow the hotel’s latest notice.
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