Chateau Elan Winery & Resort

The manager, Jon Beard, has always catered to our needs (retired DKPD) for two years now by reserving a 20 room group for our reunion of sorts. In 2023 traffic was exceedingly difficult due to highway construction but now the “roundabouts” have eliminated such. Just today, I made another reservation there to return on December 4th. It is a visit that I look forward to even though I only live 22 miles away.

Not worth the price. I’d like to be fair and balanced. Most of the service team tried very hard. If you like wine, it is not good wine. The checking process is broken. They add 20%tip to all food and beverage without telling you and if you stay there they charge a credit card surcharge. Who would pay cash for a room? We had two good but not great 50 min massages for $650. Its location is right off the highway so not in a very secluded location. We stayed for one night and our bill excluding spa and dinner was 900. You have a lovely flight and hotel to Chicago for this with better wine and food/.

Beautiful facility - paviliion was gorgeous as we attended a cocktail hour and out door dinner. The room was clean and the staff all very kind. The food was absolutely delicious and fresh. Drinks and the bartenders were accommodating. Check in easy and check out a breeze.

There was a few problems and Madison handled them. Make sure you get a Chateau Elon reservationist. Madison H was a 5 star reservationist. In general, the Chateau was very nice with lots of nice employees. I wish they were nicer to our dog and the dog rules were very tight…but not enforced.

The ambiance and staff were amazing. I received a deep tissue massage from Derrick and he was truly phenomenal. He was attentive, knowledgeable, welcoming, and extremely gifted with his massage techniques. I highly recommend Derrick for massage services. I would also request him for my next services.