It was our first visit to Kaohsiung after years of regularly visiting in Taipei. Our accommodation in Taipei is already good every time we compete in their dragon boat race but as soon as we entered Howard Plaza in Kaohsiung - whoa!

Great food, excellent service, spanking clean rooms...can't wait to stay there again next year!

I've been to Taipei a couple of times in the mid 90's and i honestly think that my stay in Howard hotel in Kaohsiung is the best ever. Great food, great service, wonderful smiles from all hotel employees and just plain perfect ambience! I'd love to stay again at Howard's hotel!

My team and I, all 29 team members, stayed 5 nights in Howard Plaza, from Tues to Sun in June 2012. We were booked in a double room and I shared a room with a friend but did not expect to have a spacious room with 2 queen sized beds, clean bathroom with 2 shower rooms. The room was always cleaned on time and all supplies replenished. We were welcomed with fruit plates and complimentary bottled water and they were replenished everyday. Wireless internet in each room was provided for free though the signal in our room was erratic, while it was stable in the other rooms. Buffet meals were always open on time. Though there was little difference in the food assortment each day, the wide assortment (continental & asian) was sufficient enough to satisfy my appetite till the last day. Was able to use the gym & pool facilities and the staff were all polite and accommodating. Interesting location with convenient food stores & dry good outlets around the area. It was a comfortable stay and I would go back and stay in this hotel.

I stayed in this hotel from June 19-June 24, 2012 for a dragonboat competition. If you are after a hotel that will keep your physique fit, this has got to be the hotel that you need to avoid. This is the hotel that is the culprit of making me 7 pounds heavier in 5 days. They will pamper you, you'd feel guilty! The food is great, you will be so stuffed, you'd be lazy to walk to the tourist spots and would just prefer to sleep in your very comfortable bed. When I arrived, I promised myself to try the Shengjianbao at the night market which was a walking distance but was not able to do so for stuffing myself with eat-all-you-can sushi and Haagen daz ice cream at the champs elysee restaurant. Every day, my room was supplied with 3 kinds of fruit which is great during the in-between meals. The hotel staff can speak english which is a plus point and all my requests were met. I love jogging in the morning in the surrounding area just to discover the many shops around. I was even advised by the bellboy that I can use the oval of a nearby school if I prefer jogging there instead of the streets. I preferred running on the street and discovered a lot. You wont be lost in your jogging trail as the hotel building is so high, you would still see it from afar. The staff, the food, the bed, the nearness to the night market........its a 10 out of 10 for me!