Good Stays Carry Heartfelt Wishes Like a Full Moon – Classic Mooncakes Get an Upgrade

The Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as the "Reunion Festival," is the perfect time for family gatherings, moon appreciation, and sharing mooncakes. When it comes to mooncakes, they are naturally a beloved traditional pastry enjoyed by all ages, with a crispy outer crust hiding a variety of flavors inside. For Taiwanese people, the festival is simply unimaginable without mooncakes, making them the top choice for gifts among family and friends. Taoyuan’s Golden Good Stays has carefully selected mooncake gift boxes launched by major hotel operators, allowing you to enjoy a variety of mooncake flavors while reuniting with your loved ones.

1. Taohsi Hotel Group

This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival sees the launch of the 【Ming Xiang Mid-Autumn Mooncake Gift Box】. The box combines traditional Cantonese-style mooncakes, Japanese-style Momochi mooncakes, and specialty champion teas from Taoyuan’s Longtan Century Tea Factory. Each box contains two Cantonese-style mooncakes—Dongpo Wangxue Yue (Dongpo Gazing at Snow Moon) and Naixiang Mingyue Qing (Milky Moonlight Affection); two Momochi mooncakes—Milk-based White Chocolate and Roselle Cranberry; plus five bags each of Honey Aroma Black Tea. On sale from now until September 13, each box is priced at NT$980. Early bird pre-orders placed before August 20 enjoy a 20% discount, along with bulk purchase gifts. Buying 30 boxes or more also includes free home delivery (limited to the same address within Taiwan, delivered at room temperature).

Official website: http://www.hotelorchardpark.com/news-ins.asp?Nid=580

2. Hanpin Hotel Taoyuan

Hanpin Hotel Taoyuan, under the Yunlang Tourism Group, introduces the Yunlang Mooncake Gift Box, featuring four flavors in one box: Braised Pork with Salted Egg, Date Paste with Pine Nuts, Red Bean Paste with Salted Egg, and Red Bean Paste with Chestnuts. The sweet and savory combinations are smooth and not greasy. The outer box of the mooncake gift set is made from recyclable tinplate material, doubling its texture and durability, and can even be repurposed as a storage box after the mooncakes are eaten.

The lid is made of warm-toned wood, adding a cultural and creative touch to the gift box. The ribbon around the middle of the box is designed with a concept of stacked large and small circles, symbolizing the full moon and family reunions. Priced at NT$820 per box, early bird orders placed before August 16 enjoy a discounted price of NT$720.

In addition to mooncakes, the hotel also offers Italy’s VERDI brand fruit sparkling wine, exclusively distributed by Yunlang. It comes in four flavors: Red Sparkling Wine, White Sparkling Wine, White Peach Sparkling Wine, and Raspberry Sparkling Wine, providing another great gifting option. To celebrate Yunlang’s 10th anniversary, the fruit sparkling wine is sold near cost price as a token of gratitude to customers. Each bottle is priced at NT$590, with a special offer of two bottles for NT$990. Limited to 10,000 bottles.

Official website: https://taoyuan.chateaudechine.com/tw/promotions/58

3. Monarch Hotel

Focusing on the theme of “Sharing Love this Mid-Autumn, Love is Everywhere,” Monarch Hotel presents handcrafted Hong Kong-style mooncakes made with premium local ingredients. The fillings are unique and diverse, with six gift box options offering four flavors each: Coconut Milk Custard, XO Sauce Golden Ham Five Kernel, Southeast Asian Mushroom Curry, and Walnut Longan Date Paste.

For festive gifting, the Monarch XO Sauce Gift Box is also a top choice. Combining classic ingredients like scallops and Jinhua ham, slowly stir-fried with specially blended soy sauce, it delivers a rich, spicy flavor with multi-layered taste—truly an exquisite condiment. This year’s six gift box options are named XO, Moon, Heart, Cloud, Flower, and Imagine. Buy 10 boxes of any mooncake gift box and get 2 free. Customization services are also available for orders of 100 boxes or more, helping you convey love with every gift.

Official website: http://www.monarch-hotels.com.tw/detail.php?u=5d2150e3a593d

4. Pleasant Hotel

With years of presence in Taoyuan, Pleasant Hotel launches the “Shining Joyful Circle” Mid-Autumn Gift Box, centered around warm greetings and sweet sharing. The box contains eight mooncakes in four flavors: Double-Yolk Lotus Seed Paste (Cantonese-style), Date Paste Longan (Cantonese-style), Classic Egg Yolk Pastry, and Golden Pastry. The Cantonese-style mooncake crusts are meticulously crafted with no shortcuts—no added sugar, lard, or eggs. Instead, they use naturally fresh fruit peels, simmered and aged to perfection, then kneaded into the dough to create a crust that perfectly melds with the filling for a melt-in-your-mouth texture.

The “Shining Joyful Circle” Mid-Autumn Gift Box is priced at NT$780. An early bird discount is now available for orders placed before August 10 at NT$650 per box. Orders of 10 boxes or more enjoy a single-box discount of NT$620; orders of 20 boxes or more get a discounted price of NT$580. Orders over NT$2,500 qualify for free home delivery to the same address.

Official website: http://www.pleasanthotels.com.tw/