UECHAO HOTEL

Finally, no more gambling on the weather, chasing waves, getting sunburnt, or drinking salty seawater! ✅ Waves multiple times a day 🌊 ✅ No fear of cloudy skies, wind, or waves; surf whenever you want ✅ Evening water fun with zero sun exposure ✅ Perfect for beginners and kids Truly achieves: relaxing parenting with all-day surfing freedom 🌊 • Right outside is a wave pool surf spot. An Olympic-level wave pool is right before your eyes, with different wave levels available. No need to watch the sky or sea, and no more drinking seawater! • Excellent amenities: % Arabica + Yidiandian + Southeast Asian restaurant + concept store • For 2 adults and 2 children, a twin room is recommended; the beds can be pushed together and are quite large~ • The main building's terrace faces the wave pool + outdoor swimming pool, with a bar street to the right. The high-speed rail line is behind, but it's quiet after 11 PM. • The hotel has self-service washing machines, similar to Atour, and you can order takeout. 🏄♀️ Surfing Experience | One-on-Two Private Lesson Booked via mini-program one day in advance. We chose 6:00 PM-7:00 PM to avoid the sun! • Multiple sessions a day, suitable for beginners (Level B4) • If you're sensitive to the sun, book an evening session. For more targeted learning, book a private lesson, which is especially good for kids. • Start with kneeling and standing practice on a surfboard on the sand, then move to the water for real practice. • The hotel provides 2 complimentary surf passes. Pay after redemption. One-on-two costs an additional 456 RMB. • Watching two kids go from prone paddling to successfully standing and catching waves was incredibly fulfilling! • The hotel pool is also open for swimming in the evening. Relax at the hotel after a fun day. 🍤 Food Exploration ✅ 500m walk: Sister Lin's Seafood | Bar Street Stroll along the Riyuewan Bar Street in the evening; it has a great atmosphere. Stop by Sister Lin's Seafood for a feast – a table of fresh and delicious seafood for 500 RMB. After dinner, browse the unique shops and handmade shell crafts. There are also fireworks in the evening. ✅ Half-hour drive: Xinglong Old Bazaar | Southeast Asian lunch

I booked this hotel specifically to learn how to surf, and the overall experience was fantastic. Because I booked in a bit of a rush, I accidentally reserved a twin room instead of a king. I figured it wouldn't be possible to change it during the National Day holiday, but upon arrival, the front desk promptly helped us switch to a king room. Our room faced the wave pool directly, with the National Surfing Center just across the street. From the balcony, we could watch the action in the wave pool, enjoy a distant ocean view, and even catch the evening fireworks show. The room booking included complimentary surfing tickets. You can reserve your time slots a few days before check-in, with options for group experience lessons (one-to-many) and group coaching (one-to-four). In the end, we also booked a one-on-one private coach for some targeted skill improvement. Just a kilometer outside the resort area is the Riyue Bay Night Market Street. After a surfing session, it was so relaxing to stroll over for a bite to eat and enjoy the sea breeze. It offers the perfect blend of a relaxing vacation and a surfing getaway.

This place doesn't assign a personal butler to contact guests in advance, so the reviews here are probably all genuine—haha. Let's start with the two major flaws. First, the soundproofing. The hotel backs onto a high-speed rail line, and trains pass quite frequently before 11 PM. Fireworks from Riyuewan also cause some noise disturbance at night, though that's not a huge deal. Second, the light-blocking issue. The room layout is square, and due to the design, it's impossible to draw the blackout curtains fully on the shower side... Also, the shower water temperature is quite poor—fluctuating between hot and cold—and the water pressure goes from strong to weak. I'm not sure if this was because I stayed on the 6th floor (though I do appreciate the front desk upgrading me to a higher floor during the National Day holiday). At over 2,000 RMB a night during the National Day holiday, with surf instructors having to manage seven or eight people at once, the value for money was quite low. There are two small breakfast venues. One serves Chinese and Western options and is quite good, rotating pan-fried steaks, pork chops, and chicken chops in the morning. However, there is no coffee; if you want coffee, you have to pay out of pocket at the small shop next door—thanks for that. The other venue focuses on Thai pandan flavors, featuring a few pre-made pandan-flavored pastries. The quality here is poor; the milk is terrible, and the coffee is so bad that when mixed, it actually separated and had lumps in it, which was pretty gross. Overall, the hotel service is good. The concierge team is always well-staffed and responsive, enthusiastically helping with opening doors, closing doors, and handling luggage. The complimentary travel photography session can only be booked for daytime shoots, so if you go surfing at night, you won't get any photos...

I have to say, CTS Surfing is simply amazing! The front desk lady was incredibly nice. Even though we arrived early and our room wasn't ready, she upgraded us to a courtyard room, which was spacious and very comfortable. There's a shuttle right outside the lobby that takes you to the surf center and restaurant. My only complaint is that I got scratched by a cat in the park, so I couldn't go surfing because I had to get vaccinated. Only my wife got to go, and I was so envious. I suggest the park either remove all stray animals or vaccinate the animals within the park. Many people have exposed skin while surfing, making it easy to get scratched by animals and risk a Category III exposure, which could ruin an entire trip.

The room facilities were decent overall, and the room itself was quite spacious. The environment was also good, and you could just head downstairs. However, their breakfast was truly disappointing. The variety was extremely limited, and many of the dishes were empty, leaving very little to eat. Honestly, it would be better to just grab a coffee and a pastry elsewhere for breakfast; it was really bad.

The hotel is relatively new and the rooms are very clean. The complimentary surfing experience was a lot of fun. No need to worry if you're a beginner, most people there are new to it, and the coach is patient and provides instruction.

The service was great, and the surrounding area was also nice, very close to the bar street. The breakfast was quite unique, offering both Southeast Asian and Western options. The only downside was that it took three hours to check out, which meant I had to wait in the lobby of my next hotel for a long time.

Great place for learning to surf—much better than waiting for waves out in the ocean! However, it's a bit too desolate for a vacation. There are very few dining options, so you have to take a taxi to the village (and I mean *truly* a village). Even on the bar street, there are hardly any places to eat. The breakfast room is extremely small, and the food constantly runs out—it's mostly semi-finished items that are left empty. Ordering food delivery isn't really an option either. On the plus side, the service is okay.

1. First, I suggest the hotel removes air fresheners from the rooms. Only budget hotels use them to mask odors. 2. I was given a room that was still being cleaned upon check-in. I had to wait outside in over 30-degree Celsius heat for more than 20 minutes. There was no emergency plan or special handling. A simple room swap to a similar or better room type would have sufficed. Instead, the 'emergency solution' was a room on an inferior floor, which I was moved into without any prior inspection after cleaning. Water stains were still visible in the room and on the balcony. 3. The refrigerator smelled of leftover food. The 'mini-bar' consisted of just one Fanta and one Sprite, which I wouldn't drink anyway. 4. The shower room design is flawed. There's nowhere to hang towels outside the shower stall. For a twin room with two people showering, there's no consideration for privacy. 5. The room directly faces the high-speed rail tracks. High-speed trains roar past around midnight and 7 AM. 6. The prices fluctuate greatly; booking later can actually be cheaper. 7. The breakfast is, at best, worth 68 yuan, but the advertised price is a huge exaggeration. 8. The complimentary surfing lesson needs clearer instructions and improved teaching quality. It should be clear how many people are in a 'one-to-many' session. It's definitely not worth 298 yuan.