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Gloria Manor
Kenting, Taiwan · Independent · Core Luxury
Gloria Manor began in 1958 as a Forestry Bureau building and became President Chiang Kai-shek's southernmost holiday home, and a secret escape tunnel built for him still runs beneath it, beside the pool where Madame Chiang swam and where Taiwan's national swim team later trained. Renovated by J.J. Pan and Partners, it has 65 rooms inside Kenting National Park, looking toward the Bashi Channel and Dajian Mountain.
- 65 rooms
- Opened 2012
- Neighborhood: 墾丁里
- Rooms from 284 sq ft (26 m²)
About Gloria Manor
- Gloria Manor began as a 1958 Forestry Bureau building before becoming President Chiang Kai-shek's southernmost holiday home, in Kenting National Park.
- A secret escape tunnel built for Chiang still runs beneath the property, and the pool was used by Madame Chiang and later by the national swim team.
- J.J. Pan and Partners renovated it for nearly four hundred million New Taiwan dollars, and it is the only Taiwan resort in the Design Hotels collection.
- Entry-level rooms start at 284 sq ft (26 m²).
History
Gloria Manor began as a 1958 Forestry Bureau building in Kenting National Park, later President Chiang Kai-shek's southernmost holiday home among more than twenty presidential retreats. A secret escape tunnel still runs beneath the property, and the pool where Madame Chiang swam later trained Taiwan's national swim team. J.J. Pan and Partners renovated the structure for nearly 400 million New Taiwan dollars without altering exterior openings. Gloria Hotel Group reopened it to the public in September 2012 under a Forestry Bureau ROT contract; it joined Design Hotels in 2017 as Taiwan's only member resort. Local craftsmen wove bamboo rice sifters into the lobby ceiling. Sixty-five rooms look toward the Bashi Channel and 318-meter Dajian Mountain. In 2026 it became southern Taiwan's first resort on Marriott Bonvoy.
The setting
4 km from Kenting Little Bay Visitor Information Center. 11 km from Eluanbi Lighthouse.
Restaurants and bars
- MU Restaurant — Restaurant
- GADUGADU Brunch — Restaurant · Brunch
- DAOYU — Restaurant
Experiences
- All-Inclusive Local Tours — Taiwan-exclusive all-inclusive local travel itinerary, introduced by the hotel in 2018, with local tours listed by the hotel.
- Kenting excursions — Activities inside and outside the hotel, including excursions showing multiple aspects of Kenting and its natural surroundings.
- Kenting ecology tour — Local tour listed as KENTING ECOLOGY on the hotel's local tour menu.
- Hengchun attractions tour — Local tour listed as HENGCHUN ATTRACTIONS on the hotel's local tour menu.
- Dining with mountain and sea views — Dishes showcasing Kenting's culinary artistry, with morning mountain and sea views and evening ocean breezes under the stars.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Yoga
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