After a while, residents thought they might as well just open guesthouses. Luku in Nantou County, a tea-growing region, presents a special case. Originally, rooms were offered as a convenience to wholesale tea buyers. These evolved into guesthouses for tourists.
以生產茶葉為主要經濟命脈的南投縣鹿谷鄉背景較為特殊，當地提供民宿的最初目的是為了方便遠來的批發商，慢慢才演變成為提供遊客住宿的模式。