Chale Island Resort

This is our 4th visit and we just love it. We have always stayed in one of the beach cottages which are excellent. It is immaculately clean, the service is excellent. Food is very varied with a variety of specials in the main restaurant. We love snorkelling and that is really good too. Andrea remains the most hands on Manager I have ever met and this is surely why the standards remain so high. Special thanks to Dave, who runs all things food and drinks, we love the sunset bar. However, all the staff are just brilliant, so friendly and nice. We would love to stay again and if we are on safari this is where we will stay for relaxation at the end.

Epic place to stay! Finished up a safari and this was an excellent place to stay on the coast! Food is good, the staff are extremely friendly. The activities provided by the hotel are excellent and during November were completely free including the diving! We would highly recommend a stay here!

It was a perfect way to end a safari.|Stayed in an ocean view banda for 4 nights. |Staff was always helpful and friendly.|Steps from the beach. Sometimes preferred to just enjoy the view and privacy from our own patio.|I really appreciated and enjoyed the simple quiet around the entire grounds.|No loud pumped in music here just the sound of the surf especially at high tide.|Approximately 40 minute drive from Ukunda airport.

Best retreat after few days of safari! Great place (upgrade to private bungalow if you may). Food is very good and service attentive. Cocktails need a bit more consistency! Enjoy the scenery!

If you are in Kenya, Chale island is a must. Dreamy location. Fantastic service. Beautiful rooms. And always things to do. The only negative thing was the italian restaurant, which we did not enjoy because of the food. BUT would always visit Chale again.

We stayed in the tower suites. Lovely big suites with balconies looking out to sea. Really high quality accommodation.|We stayed in September and it was very quiet at the hotel, so can’t comment on what it is like when full, but it is not overdeveloped or especially big, so I wouldn’t imagine it ever feels crowded. It was a really relaxing place to stay. |Our package came with breakfast and dinner, and we had plenty of drinking water provided in our rooms. We didn’t need to buy water, which we had anticipated would be the case. Breakfast in the main restaurant is excellent with a very impressive buffet of cereals, pastries, fruit, juices, cakes etc in a separate air conditioned room - and table service for cooked dishes. Freely flowing tea and coffee.|Evening meals anre available in the main restaurant without a reservation. Alternatively the Italian restaurant or poolside barbecue can be booked. Actually our best meals were in the main restaurant (try the snapper if you love fish). Staff, including table service staff and chefs were all delightful and happy to share information about the food on offer. Drinks are very reasonably priced given the location. (Eg $7USD for a beer - a bit dearer than our safari hotels but still much cheaper than restaurants at home!)|The gardens are stunning and beautifully maintained, and there are several species of monkey including baboons and colobus monkeys. Also lots of birds. There is an area of mangrove in the grounds too. |The beach is beautiful, with white sand and very little plastic waste. The garden/beach staff worked very hard to keep it looking beautiful and were very attentive arranging sun beds and shade. No shortage of sun beds when we were there. The sea is lovely (reef shoes are available and helpful at low tide.)|There is a spectacular sunset deck with bar where you can sit with a drink and watch the sun go down. They bring canapés at no extra charge.|We felt incredibly relaxed and well cared for by the team at Chale Island. A wonderful place!

An absolutely beautiful piece of this earth - honestly: I have been on many nice places, this is definitely within my top 3: located on a small island (you get there by boat or on low tide with a truck), white sand beaches, nice rooms, very good food and extraordinary nice people. We enjoyed every minute here, thanks for the great time.

Beautiful island with great service.We have just spend 4 days at Chale and it exceeded our expectations. We stayed in one of the towers the room was spacious and nicely decorated with huge terrace with sea view...wonderful.Staff was always very helpful and nice. We had a small issue with the airco but it was taken care of immediately even though it was Sunday...thanks to the management for their great attitude and pleasant treatment we greatly appreciated. We can easily recommend Chale for a nice and peaceful stay. Thank you