Kinmen Islands hotels & places to stay

We originally booked the Minnan Inn II hotel because we wanted to be in Jincheng to visit friends. The map on the Agoda website shows it as being right in the centre of town. But when we got to Jincheng, we couldn't find anyone who would show us where it was - they all insisted on it being quite far away. Eventually we found a kind man who took us there and it was a 5 - 10 minute drive from the city centre - not at all where the Agoda map says it is. At first we were annoyed because we had been sold the hotel on its central location but once we arrived we realised we had stumbled on something quite special. The hotel is an old traditional courtyard building that has small rooms that are clean, good airconditioning, a TV and modern facilities including wifi. The staff were very helpful and when we told them about the error with the Agoda website map, they looked themselves and saw it was an issue and were very apologetic. They helped us arrange transport and we found it not difficult at all to get to and from Jincheng once we had clear information to give a taxi driver. We loved our stay at Minnan II and we hope to stay again - this time more prepared. There are no restaurants or shops nearby so bring supplies, expect a short trip into the city and you will have a lovely, restful stay in this gorgeous homestay. Almost didn't want to write a review because I want to keep it a secret!

The best thing about this place is the very helpful owner as if you don’t speak Chinese, ask Agoda for his Wechat account to message him a few days before you arrive and he can sort out (with his staff or guests) an airport pickup and have someone take you around on a scooter. He told me he has very few Western guests (then again, very few westerners know to visit Kinmen and even fewer stay for a few days to see everything there); but he did everything possible to be helpful – even driving me and other guests into town and helping me to book some tours. Note: If you don’t have an international license to rent a scooter, Kinmen does have half day public bus tours for each part of the island (tickets need to be booked in advance); but it’s not easy to figure out how this works on your own if you don’t speak Chinese (you need to go to the main bus stations where they have the tours posted on walls + have tourist offices to book tickets for NTD250 in advance). The only drawback is location as there would be nothing to eat in Beishan – at least at night. So you would need to eat elsewhere or have a scooter to go several KMs into town (the public buses stop after 7pm). The other drawback is the bunk rooms don’t have mattresses – just thin mats on the beds; but IF this is a problem, you should be staying in a regular hotel and NOT in a hostel/guesthouse. There is soap/shower gel + a bunch of face creams in the bathrooms + laundry facilities + free tea/coffee/snacks/water machine. Internet in the main lounge area was usually fast and worked most of the time, but the walls are thick - meaning there is not good reception in the bunk rooms. The building itself can’t be missed as it’s the most famous house in Beishan - Its partially in ruins as it was used as a commander’s house when the Communists invaded. The owner also said his grandmother was from Beishan.

We were immediately charmed by this place despite its shabbiness. It's in an old family house with courtyards and cool breezes, lots of plants and a really sweet old man proprietor. He doesn't speak much English, but we communicated with him in Mandarin and it was fine. He showed us around the town, where to get some food and the convenience store, and he showed us how to get to a park and amazing beach (10 minutes walk) on a map. When we left he gave us some fruits from a tree in his garden. As for the room, the beds are a little hard, the decor a bit dated and cheap, and you can hear mice in the walls at night (though they didn't come in our room as far as I know). For the price, it was everything we expected and super cute.

Beean is located in a village just north of Jincheng, the main town on the island. While there are more picturesque villages to stay in, this village still had a few traditional homes, a couple small temples, a big banyan tree, and an old military bunker. Although not far from the main road, it was quite peaceful in the guesthouse. The owner sent me a text message on the day of arrival. Although his English is extremely limited, he's very friendly. He picked us up from the Shuitou ferry terminal and drove us to the guesthouse at no extra charge. Our room wasn't ready when we arrived, so he allowed us to drop off our bags and drove us to Jincheng. That night, we hung out with him and a couple of his friends in the reception/living room, drinking great Taiwanese tea and having snacks. We stayed in the family room which was a loft with a queen sized bed on the first floor, and a double bed on the second. Unfortunately, there was no heating in the room, so in the winter it's a bit chilly

One of the best minsu I've stayed in. This house is totally beautiful and much thought given to the design of every details. The owners are great, friendly and welcoming. I noted a special diet request (vegetarian) through agoda and they took note of that. They prepared a very nice vegetarian breakfast for us in the morning, that's very kind of them. The place is located out of the busy city area, but we had a car, so it wasn't much of a problem. The only downside would be the lack of TV in the room, everything else was perfect. A traditional architecture yet clean and modern design.

Great service with different unique breakfast every day included with very reasonable price! The owner was very helpful, friendly, lovely and marvellous!! I was stucked for extra two days due to typhoon and this made my stay even better, gave me more time to explore Kinmen after my out-station in Kinmen. Airport round-trip transportation was included and very convenient for travellers. You won't regret!=)

Staying at this bed and breakfast place is a unique experience. With room and courtyard (and the whole village) built more than 100 years ago, but mostly well-maintained, it feels like we traveled back in time; though free wifi, big screen tv and AC provide the comfort of modern world. the owner is one of the nicest guys we've met. He prepared good breakfast, drove us to nearby restaurant for dinner, and even dropped us off to our next hotel, more than 10 km away! And when we insisted in giving him gas money, he refused. Talking about great customer service . We will definitely recommend this hotel, though it's a little bit far from other towns, but still accessible by bus and taxi only cost 225nt (from 823 battle museum). howitzer park, which has a long tunnel and various display of howitzer artillery is less than 30min walk from this b&b. We will definitely stay at this same b&b next time we visit Kinmen!

We have already recommended this hotel to friends. The locatin is quite good - need car or scooter - although Kinmen is small and there is a very good system of tourist buses. We had a hire car. Suggestions for breakfast, real butter for the toast, a toaster oven for people to toast the chocolate topping (makes a big mess in the automatic toaster - not by us another guest), fruit jiuce and pork mince. The interestingmilitary these is in keeping with the island's recent history. Enjoyed our stay very much.

Our group consists of 5 female adults and we stayed in 2 separate rooms( 1 Deluxe & a Superior Quadruple Room). The Deluxe Room is of standard size, However, the Superior Quadruple room which accommodate 4 persons is rather spacious and with 2 separate TV sets, but with only 1 bath room, so members needs to take turn. In addition, the only available mirror is in the bath room , which created a bit of problem for us ladies, haha. Yongyong Home & Breakfast owners are friendly and they provided different and delicious breakfast during our 2 days stayed, which to me was rather thoughtful. The friendly owners even provided breakfast for our tour guide and a friend who join us on the morning of our departure. Both rooms are clean. Future visit to Kinmen, it will still be my choice of accommodation

I stayed at this guesthouse for 2 nights. It’s a good place to stay when you are coming off from Xiamen as it will only take 15 to 20 mins from the port. The place is also around 10-15 minutes on foot going to the town center. The location is very quiet, clean and very comfortable. There’s nothing to ask for more from this place. What makes this special is Eva. She is a very hardworking staff and companion. She offered going back and forth to the city and kind enough to explain the best places to visit in Kinmen. She can also converse in English which I think is very important in Kinmen since some guesthouses uses google translate. I never had a problem during my stay and I would definitely recommend this place. I really had a great time at this place.