Chateau De Boracay — Hotel in Malay

We just got back from our one week trip to the beautiful island of Boracay. We drove to Caticlan Jetty Port and had to park our car in a private lot. Then you need to pay quite a bit to cross on the ferry. 3 different fees. 2 fees on the way back. We stayed at chateau de boracy that was close to the beach. The first thing we noticed was the vast amount of vendors. Every few feet 2 or 3 people would ask if you wanted a seafood buffet, massage or parasailing. It was overwhelming at first and you eventually have to start ignoring them. By the 5th day they were on the path down to the beach and even on hotel property. It was simply too much. They are polite but very persistent. The ones with toys or ice cream go right for the kids to persuade the parents. Luckily Josh got used to saying no to them right away. Another huge drawbsck was the fact that don't take credit, even the hotel. Who carries 40000 pesos with them. Very inconvenient as the ATMs charge an outrageous 10% fee so we used Western Union for cash transfers. The food was ok and most was priced similar to Canada. That had many options to pick from including McDonalds and KFC along with many buffets. The beach was very nice after it was closed and cleaned. There was a lot of seaweed the first few days. We were not lucky enough to see a sunset as it was covered by clouds everyday but im sure it would have been fantastic. The people were generally friendly but the urgency to push products and services was too much. We walked to puka pebble Beach which was very lovely. It was too rough to swim but still nice. Vendors galore as well.||Generally I would say drivers do not care about pedestrians in the Philippines as crossing the ride most tonys is a life changing event. A lot of roads don't have sidewalks and no one to hide so its pretty risky. You have to be quite aggressive or they will push you right of the road. This is the case all over not just here. I'm not sure i would go back as there are lots of other places to visit. Overall good trip of you learn to ignore the pushy vendors. Bring lots of cash. I did manage to do a couple of dives and the visibility was ok on one and terrible on the other. There are lots of activities if you like that...

We had the opportunity to go to Boracay and lucky enough to have a connection at this hotel. The room was nice and comfortable. Any supplies we needed we available right away. The internet was really good when it worked but often due to bad weather it was not as good. The breakfast was included and was good but not my first choice. By the end of the week I realized I could get other options that made it more enjoyable. The location was close to the beach but we had a bit of a walk down a dirt path that was usually full of water and potholes. The hotel next to us (10 feet away) was being used by workers in training. The first 2 mornings that were up and loud at 530 am. I told them to shut up and that was resolved the rest of the week. There were cats that yelled all night every night so sleep was difficult. I think the hotel should try and manage that better. I'm a pet lover but those were not pets just wild annoying nuisances that should be dealt with. The staff were very friendly and I would recommend the hotel but bring ear plugs. There are a lot of other options on the beach but of course more expensive. Oh yeah bring cash as most places go not accept credit cards and ATMs charge 10%. We used western union for cash and they charged about 6.5. All in all it was a good trip but I don't feel I need to go back...

We booked Chateau de Boracay because we ran out of options as we booked on a peak season. I have read good reviews so we took it anyway. I liked the room. it’s clean but it’s small. the bed we had was sagging on my side and made my sleep uncomfortable. There was also dripping noise heard (we are at room 208) which is most audible at night time when all the noise were gone. It nade my sleep uncomfortable as well.|The breakfast was delicious, typical Filipino breakfast. |The challenge is finding the location. You need to tell the trike driver to drop you at station 2 at La Carmela de Boracay. From there you have to walk going to the beach front, turn right at Villa de Oro. There is no sign that Chateau is located inside and the right of way is Villa de Oro resort and resto itself. It’s quite a walk going inside on a narrow path where you will pass along spa,| and other resorts as well. The place is a little noisy because of the nearby resorts and Villa de Oro has this nightly videoke, in which the noise can still be heard.|The room is a bit pricey for us. We booked via Booking.com at more than 5,000 pesos per night for a small room for 4 with...