Don’t worry about rising prices—early-bird discounts on mooncakes from 5 hotels are now live for Mid-Autumn Festival

Reported by Hsiao Wan-ning / Taipei

Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival has been a longstanding tradition passed down through generations. Not having a mooncake feels almost like not celebrating the festival at all. To attract customers, hotels have launched early-bird promotions. Wu Guande, chairman of Taipei’s Pastry & Cake Industry Association, previously noted in an interview that this year’s mooncake prices are only expected to rise slightly—by about 2% to 3%. Booking early could help you avoid these price hikes.

▲ Hassle Group Mooncakes. (Photo / Provided by the business)

1. Hassle Group

The Hassle Group, which includes Taipei Sheraton Grand Hotel, Taipei Sheraton Grand Park Hotel, Sheraton Grand Taipei, SUKHOTHAI Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Store, Thai Favourite Breeze Renaissance Store, and Hassle Le Le Xuan, has jointly launched three “Hassle Mid-Autumn Mooncake Gift Boxes”: the “Purple Moon” Cantonese-style mooncake box, the “Crimson Moon” premium mooncake box, and the “Jade Moon” egg yolk pastry box. Pre-orders are now open, with an 15% discount available for payments made before August 11.
 

▲ Victoria Hotel Mooncakes, vibrant in color. (Photo / Provided by the business)
 

2. Victoria Hotel

The “Icy Moon Shadow” mochi macaron mooncake gift box combines Western-style macarons with icy mochi mooncake wrappers, elevating the texture of the outer shell and offering a richly layered filling. The chilled mochi, when cooled, provides a refreshing taste paired with the decadent filling, delivering a unique mouthfeel. The chocolate pineapple cake gift box features an unconventional yet refined taste and stylish appearance, making it a distinctive alternative for Mid-Autumn Festival gifting. Pre-orders are now open, with an 15% discount for early birds who order before August 17.
 

▲ Capital Hotel Mooncakes. (Photo / Provided by the business)

3. Capital Hotel

Capital Hotel has designed six mooncake flavors inspired by operatic themes: Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, and Turandot. These include red wine cherry, rose cranberry, pineapple coconut, tiramisu, chocolate milkshake, and jasmine pine nut. To align with modern health and wellness trends, the mooncakes use low-sugar, low-oil, and low-calorie recipes, with no preservatives added. Limited pre-order discounts are available from July 21 to August 24: 20% off for 1–29 boxes, 25% off for 30–49 boxes, 30% off for 50–99 boxes, and 35% off for 100+ boxes.

▲ Atour Dining Mooncakes. (Photo / Provided by the business)

4. Atour Dining

Atour Dining presents the “Heartfelt Moon Reunion” gift box, featuring three series and six flavors of Cantonese-style mooncakes: the Timeless Tradition series includes classic lotus seed paste with pine nuts and date paste with walnuts, the Lohas Moon series offers healthy brown rice black bean and date paste with walnuts, and the Creative Crescent series, crafted by chefs using Western ingredients, includes maple hazelnuts and chocolate almonds. Orders placed from now until August 24 for Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes (Cantonese-style mooncakes NT$1280 / 6 pcs, egg yolk pastries NT$980 / 8 pcs) will receive an 12% discount for pre-orders.

▲ Okura Prestige Mooncakes. (Photo / Provided by the business)

5. Okura Prestige

Okura Prestige offers two popular styles: snow skin mooncakes and Cantonese-style mooncakes, as well as nostalgic-flavored egg yolk pastries. Pre-order period runs from now until September 5, 2014. Orders placed and paid for before August 24, 2014, qualify for an early-bird 15% discount.