Chateau Beach Resort

The absolutely beautiful and huge beach front, the color of the sea, are certainly worthy of the 5-star rating. The rooms however, are showing dated design, not really up to modern 5-star standards, but they are clean. If you are a beach lover you will want the 1st floor ocean facing rooms where you can access the beach directly from your front private patio! There are also plenty of onsite activities to chose from. I only had the Taiwanese beef noodle soup at their restaurant, which I thought were really good.

One of my favorite and most memorable hotels ever! The first time I came here was about 5 years ago, and I still remember my experience here today! Their beaches in summer is super warm, as far as I can remember, the waters were really warm and there were fish included as well! (Ocean btw). The views were really nice, and so were the rooms! The money is worth your stay here.

Based off of google this hotel is a 5 star hotel. However I think it should be updated that the once 5 Star service and rooms should be at a 4 star level hotel. I really like how there is a shuttle bus that picks you up from the high speed rail, however I do feel that the shuttle service should be free since customers are already paying for a high price for the resort. Howard resorts offers free shuttle services from the property to the high speed rail station. The property itself is really old and it's highly noticeable. From the scratched up furniture to the room to the musty hallways. As I was walking through the hallways to my room you can see that there were random objects piled against staff only entrances. This is an eyesore to the customers especially pitching the 5 star rating. Staff was generally very nice and helpful. At the buffet there was a second floor where you can get barbecue, seems like the second floor hasn't been used for a long time and gives off abandon Scary feeling. Food decent though! View was beautiful. Overall it wasn't a bad experience however I would choose to stay somewhere else next time that has a more 5 star hotel feeling.

This is a 3-star hotel pretending to be a 5-star. The hotel and rooms are generally nice, though a little dated. That said, the rooms are high quality, very clean, and offer beautiful views. The hotel also has two decent cafés. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end. There is only one main restaurant, which is both underwhelming and expensive. I would recommend skipping it and dining outside the hotel instead. As for activities, during our stay there were effectively none. Ocean activities were not available, except for one option requiring a minimum of four participants—so as a couple, we were excluded. The swimming pools are mostly just 50 cm deep, clearly designed for children rather than adults. This makes it a good fit for families, but not for adults hoping to actually swim or relax by the pool. You would also expect that being a beachfront hotel, the ocean could be enjoyed more freely. Instead, access is cut off at 6 pm, and you must sign a waiver to swim without a life vest and lifejacket, which feels overly restrictive. Since options were so limited, we wanted to use the spa, but it was closed during our stay. The following day it only opened at 2 pm—after checkout. In general, almost everything (activities, cafés, restaurants, pools) has different opening hours, strict rules, and limited availability. It’s confusing, stressful to navigate, and makes planning nearly impossible. To make matters worse, activities for the next day are only announced on the day itself, so you cannot plan ahead. Overall, the hotel served its basic purpose and has potential—it’s clearly trying to stay relevant—but the endless restrictions, inconsistent rules, and awkward scheduling make for an unpleasant experience. I won’t be returning, and unless you are visiting with children, I would strongly advise you to consider other options.

Great resort with a beautiful pvt beach. Rooms open directly on the beach! Was not crowded at all when we visited in Dec. Service is great. Food is decent but night market nearby provides more options too.

Great stay with family.. loved proximity to the beach.. After reading reviews about facility being old, I was pleasantly surprised. Water pressure and heat great, pools clean. Kid area fun. Only suggest for kid play area|1. Increase morning hours|2. Install a buzzer from area to front desk when help is needed|Would stay again

Beautiful. We stayed at the honeymoon suite. The breakfast was delicious and of high quality. There isn’t much of staff service, but the hotel itself is beautiful!! There is private beach.

We stayed here for first time, small family with young child. At first I wasn't sure what to think of the place but as my trip went on I liked it more and more. The location is really perfect right on the beach, the beach is very beautiful and clean. We pretty much had the entire beach to ourselves most days and the pool area also, very nice play area for young kids. I see some comments about the Hotel condition being less than 5 star, in Tw this is considered pretty good condition, I'll say, it's very clean, considering it's on the beach the wear and tear on the property is normal, they still have done a good job maintaining the hotel. The staff are very kind and helpful. The buffet dinner was excellent for price and even had a very good live band, definitely recommend having it if it's available. We went weekdays in March so the guest were very few and some services only available certain days. But this was a good trade off to having such a peaceful stay with hardly anyone around the whole time. We stayed 4 days and it was a perfect amount of time. We opted not for the upgraded sea view since the room was the same size, just better view, however I don't think there are any bad views in the property. I will definitely like to come back in the off-season to relive this experience.

We really enjoyed our stay at the Chateau Beach Resort. The greatest feature among locals is that you can access the resort easily and also have direct, private access to the beach. It will be rare to find the beach super calm, so you are required to wear complimentary life jackets if you are to swim in the waves. They also provide canoes and other water sport items for rental fee per hour. The pools are not always accessible due to cleaning, but they are well maintained with a kids section, a spa section, and a lap swimming section. Sunsets are absolutely beautiful at the private beach. As for the hotel rooms, you'll want first floor access to the pool / beach, which will cost more than the second floor rooms. The facility / rooms are a bit outdated but satisfactorily maintained. You might find the one outlet for charging your phone to be an annoyance. You can also dine at the small restaurant which sells meals of noodles or fried rice, desserts, and drinks. Fun fact: the film Cape No. 7 which won several awards was filmed here!

Chateau is probably the only hotel in Kenting that offers direct access to the beach (don't have to go across a street or a mini tunnel), so it beats all the rest for that. As a result, its price also goes beyond other nearby hotel with similar standing but without the direct beach access. They do have nice set-up by the beach with chairs and swings. If direct beach access is important to you and you don't mind paying more for it, Chateau is your spot

Old hotel that only has 1 electric outlet for your personal devices to charge in the room. We had to unplug one of the floor lamps in order to charge my son's devices. And we are supposedly in the big family room too. Overall the location and the facility are not bad, It is just OLD (super dated) and the service here is really inconsistent and inconvenient. Our room is right next to the beach so as soon as we arrived, Me and my son ran to the beach and got into the water. 20 minutes in, a staff/life guard comes over and say we can only swim in a designated area (which I can understand) and we must wear a life vest in order to swim...... in a designated shallow beach? Really? Life vest? We got out of the water and never went back in. Then we went to the pool later that night. We were told again immediately by the staff that we must have swim caps if we were to swim. These staffs are like detention police, they enforce these strange hotel rules. Meanwhile, right next to the pool is the gym. There are BUNCH of teenagers in there working out without their shirts and the rules also says you must have a shirt on in order to work out. Those staff didn't say a word to them .....so a bunch of teenage boys just sweating everywhere and shouting and messing around.... Not a care in the world. Inconsistent and selective treatment? My son put on a super small swim cap, swam for a bit, got a headache from the tiny swim cap and left the pool. They also won't give you pool towels without a towel card, you are expected to return the towel before leaving the pool so you can freeze your Butt off walking back to your room dripping wet in the air conditioned hotel. After the awful treatments we no longer want to go to the pool or the beach for the rest of our stay here. What a waste. Breakfast buffer was decent, better than expected but not great. My advice is to Go somewhere else that's friendly and skip this over priced joint. Their private beach comes with too many baggages and restrictions. Go some where else cheaper and use Nan Wan (public beach) where you can actually have some real fun without these stupid rules. And oh, no water activities on this beach. No jet ski, no nothing. What is the point of having their own private beach again? No clue.

We wanted to spend a few days in Kending to sightsee and enjoy the beaches in this beautiful area at the Southern tip of Taiwan. After departing from the Zuoying high speed rail station in Kaohsiung, we arrived at the Kending Arch bus stop, which is only a few yards from the hotel property. The location of the hotel is excellent. The night market is a mere eight minute walk from the hotel and the hotel is connected to a picturesque beach. My kids were able to collect some of the most beautiful seashells among all the beaches we've visited. I was truly amazed by their breakfast buffet. The selection of healthy vegetarian options left me very satisfied. It was here that I got to satisfy my curiosity for a traditional Japanese staple known as Natto (fermented soybeans). I liked that there was even plain yogurt available which is rare given that virtually every yogurt offering these days at buffets are heavy in added sugar. One criticism I have is the lack of heating in the main pool. We noticed no one was using it and for good reason. My kids and I however really enjoyed playing in the sauna where many button activated jets were available to massage our bodies. I recommend staying here if you want to visit Kending. Be sure to spend some time beyond the Kending arch at the National Forest Recreation Area and the Sheding Nature Park. The gorges and landforms are truly some thing to behold.

Chateau is paradise. I stayed in a single bed suite with an ocean view for 3 nights. The room and the views are nothing short of spectacular. Every night, my girlfriend and I had a bubble bath in our giant tub while enjoying the sunset over the ocean. There were two TVs in the room and lightening fast wi-fi but how can you look at a screen when you have the breathtaking ocean vista?!!! The room was stocked with snacks, sodas and bottled water. Buffet breakfast is included every morning. The hotel also has sailing, kayaking, body boarding and six pools on site. There is an activity zone downstairs with Foosball, pool, X-box and ping pong. Location location location. The hotel sits right on the beach with its own private stretch of sand. Less than a block away, you have the hustle and bustle of the Kenting night market, where you can play carnival games, browse street vendors selling all manner of yummy treats and see scantily clad girls dancing for your attention. The hotel also offers daily excursions to the National Park recreation area and multiple destinations. This hotel DOES NOT CATER TO FOREIGNERS!!! You have been warned! Nobody at this establishment speaks English or any foreign language. I tried to talk to a front desk person in English and he hung up on me! If you speak English in front of any staff member, they will turn their noses at you and ignore you. Luckily, I know enough Taiwanese to get by. Speak the native language and they will treat you like family.

If you take the train to 新左營車站 (Xinzuoying Station) you can hop on a bus that'll take you to the resort. However, there's only one shuttle per day so call the resort to make sure that the times are going to match when your train arrives. It's not a free shuttle bus, but it's a lot cheaper than hiring a car. We stayed in a pretty basic room. The room was actually really small which didn't allow for much luggage storage. The shower also has a full glass view into the room. Hopefully you're friendly with your roommates -- which is weird because a lot of schools in Taipei run trips here. Hijinks, I'm sure, have ensued. Breakfast was included in our stay. There are two main dining rooms, but they serve the same food in both during breakfast. I prefer the view from upstairs, but it's not as spacious. I feel like the quality of food was pretty average, but it totally hit the spot for what I was craving at the time. There's a bunch of activities at the resort, but it's very seasonally dependent. If it's not high season, then the only options are the rec room in the basement, and the few pools. But the thing about this place is its easy access to "downtown". In the evenings, the night market is a really easy stroll away. There are plenty of resorts in the night market strip, but then you'd have to deal with the nuisance of the crowds. This place is just far enough away that's not an issue. The wifi situation here is weird. Every room has their own SSID, but the resort has a different SSID. You can get half decent coverage if you switch to the resort one and you stay indoors. But it doesn't extend out very far beyond that.

Nice and comfortable resort that is right on the beach. Everyone in Taiwan will tell you this is where a famous Movie was shot, but can't recall the name. You can simply walk out the patio and head down. The cocktails are available at the counter on the upper floors- literally one counter, but has a nice selection. The spa is not as heated but the jet-stream massage is quite nice. They have a weird dress code on the beach and they do not allow you to wear Shirts over swimwear for women. Not great for the low self esteem or the elderly that gets cold. They actually told my mom to go back to the room because she had a shirt on with swimwear under. -1 star They have two different buffets, but the upstairs one is Japanese-themed and have very limited options. The downstairs buffet is packed because of the better and greater selection with hot foods. The tea-boiled eggs are flavorful and stew pork is really tender. Drink selections are okay and there were 3 different juices with 20 overall beverage to choose from. The cappuccino machine is easy to use and intuitive. They offered a free picture key-chain and we were gouged into buying the combo pack. I wished they let you do your own poses instead of these cheesy poses, but I looked good in all of them so i don't mind. It is rather expensive especially when you have hostels for so cheap around, but it feels really safe and feels luxurious. When you do the conversion, it does not end up so bad. They have little golf carts to take you to the other side of the hotel for the breakfast and it is walking distance to the Kenting night market.

This "resort" was a little weird. The staff was oddly stressful to be around (something you don't normally associate with a beach resort). From Taipei is takes about 3.5 hours to get here (1.5 hours on the high speed train plus another 2 hours by car). The hotel arranged a car for us (and had someone waiting for us in the train station). At the hotel they immediately demanded payment for everything, which is odd but OK. The lobby had a lady singing (off key) the uncensored version of Lily Allen's "F*ck You" to an audience that only included a little girl. The hotel had lots of construction sound inside, and outside by the beach was a loud tractor. Don't expect to be sipping from a drink with an umbrella on the beach (the bar was closed). They do have a kinda coffee stand with a bar in the hotel on the 2nd floor. The room was amazing and not too much money. We got the honeymoon suite which was the nicest room they had available when we booked. Once in the room life was great. There was a great ocean view from our room. We were on the 5th floor (there is no 4th floor - similar to Western hotels without a 13th floor). There was a spa tub that also had an ocean view. The Kenting Night Market was close (I enjoyed the Kenting Night Market better than the night markets in Taipei, but shh, don't tell anyone). The breakfast buffet wasn't that great. My final verdict: 3 stars for everything outside of the hotel room, and 5 stars for the hotel room.

My family and I visit here about once a year (when we go to Taiwan). Wheel chair and stroller friendly. Nice beaches with plenty of space. The buffet meals are not so great, but you should not be coming here for the food. The live music during the meals is a bit too much. The life guard staff on the beach makes you swim with a flotation device (though they will not). That is if they deem the water safe enough to enter. If not you will get yelled at for wading past your knees. The south end of the beach has a sign in English and Chinese warning people of dangerous dogs. I will see if I can find a picture of it. On the second floor above the main reception there is a coffee and tea service that come with some rooms (once per stay). We usually take the HSR from Taipei to Zouying and then take the resort's shuttle bus. There are about 5 outdoor pools. Swimming caps enforced (even if you are bald).