Tempus Hotel Taichung

Five-star hotel in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan

24°9′32″N 120°39′20″E / 24.15889°N 120.65556°E / 24.15889; 120.65556Opened1997Other informationNumber of rooms334Public transit accessTaichung City Hall metro stationWebsiteOfficial website

Tempus Hotel Taichung (Chinese: 永豐棧酒店; pinyin: Yǒngfēngzhàn jiǔdiàn) is a five-star hotel located on Taiwan Boulevard, Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan that opened in 1997.

History

The hotel was opened in 1997 by businessman He Fangzhan (Chinese: 何豐棧). Being one of the first business-oriented hotels in the area, it initially attracted various VIP guests, including figures in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Despite the negative impact of the 1999 Jiji earthquake and the 2003 SARS outbreak on the hotel industry, Tempus continued to operate and reached a peak occupancy period between 2010, when the He family bought the Ali Seafood chain of fine dining restaurants and opened a branch in the hotel, and 2016, when the hotel acquired a former fishing area in Hengchun and rebranded it as Tempus Resort Kenting (Chinese: 永豐棧後壁湖畔). However, the reduction of Chinese tourism after Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the hotel's business declining, leading to the hotel owing creditors over NT$3,000,000,000 (US$100 million) by 2021.[1] He leased the hotel out to a different company, but entered a legal dispute with then in 2022 over lack of payments and maintenance.[2] After suspending operations, the hotel was acquired by Dunqian Intelligent Technology in April 2023 and reopened in May 2023.[3][4]

Facilities

The hotel houses a total of 334 rooms and contains facilities such as a gym, outdoor swimming pool and health spa and massage.[5][6]

Location

The closest metro station to the hotel is Taichung City Hall metro station located on the Green line of Taichung Metro. The hotel is located within Taichung's CBD and hence is within walking distance of National Taichung Theater, Fulfillment Amphitheater and Chaoma Sports Center, as well as shopping malls such as Top City, Tiger City and IKEA Wenxin Store.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ You, Xiaoyan 游筱燕 (19 August 2021). "永豐棧負債逾三十億元，台中何家急變現" [Tempus Hotel Taichung has more than NT$3 billion in debt, and the He family in Taichung is in a hurry to cash out]. 財訊 [Wealth Magazine] (in Chinese). No. 640. pp. 74–75. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ 曾麗芳 (16 December 2022). "台中永豐棧「今起停業1年」！創辦人怒經營糾紛遭陷害 門口擺母遺照「坐陣」誓言奪回飯店". Business Today (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "台中永豐棧酒店5/19起正式試營運 體驗價2380元". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Taichung Bike Week 2023: Tempus hotel returns". 18 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ "The Tempus Hotel Taichung". businesstravelnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ 姚舜 (12 April 2023). "台中永豐棧酒店 這集團宣布承租經營". Commercial Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Taichung Bike Week announces 2022 dates". bike-eu.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ 潘靚緯 (18 January 2023). "永豐棧酒店「快閃」復業10天 推限時限量住房優惠、20日開張接客". SET News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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