Adapted from wiki:
Pangkor Laut, a small privately owned island to the southwest of the main island, is the second largest of the nine islands that make up the Pangkor archipelago. Pangkor Laut is known for its white beaches and crystal clear waters. It has three main beaches, namely Emerald Bay which is ideal for swimming and sunbathing; Coral Beach, a heaven for scuba divers in search of colourful corals and underwater marine life and Royal Bay, for those who prefer sailing and windsurfing. An exclusive luxurious resort named after the island stands on the eastern side of the island. Part of the resort is nestled within the lush hillside while part of it extends over the water.
Upon reaching at Lumut, one can already feel the 5 star services of Pangkor Laut Resort. A cold towel and iced drinks are served, definitely suitable to cool down after my 3 hours journey from KL. From there, they'll attend to your luggages and later escort you to the jetty for the boat ride to the island. The boat ride takes about half an hour. The PLR staffs are lined up at the jetty to give us a warm welcome.
I stayed in the garden villa, the room is comfortable and homely. Everything you need is there. And even if it's not, it's just a call away. There is a big bathtub (good for soaking your tiredness away after a whole day of snorkeling, island hopping or kayaking), and they provide natural bath salt as well (increase buoyancy so you feel lighter and floats on water :P).
(photo taken from pangkorlautresort official website as i've missed out the photo of the garden villa i stayed in)
huge bathtub with rainforest as backdrop
bath salt
Emerald Bay is lovely. Truly a hidden gem, the sea is calm and the sand on the beach is soft. There are numerous beach chair under the shady trees.
clear water
once you reach the beach, the PLR staff will help you tidy up the beach chair and offer some bottled water in a cooling bucket.
Can't get enough of the beach, I visited it everyday for my 3 days stay.
sunset at emerald bay
Although the time I went was school holiday and the resort is quite packed, the beach remained uncrowded. There's also shuttle busses around the area, which transports you to and fro the room, hotel lobby, beach or the spa village.
I took up the Malaysian residents' package which is RM799 per person include jetty transfer, accomodation (garden villa) and food for 3 days 2 nights. If you wish to stay in hill villa or water villa, you can top up. As for the meals (dinner and lunch), you get to choose from the ala carte menu (1 appetizer + 1 main + 1 dessert) and you even get to choose the venue to suit your itinery. (Feast Village, Uncle Lim's, Chapman's Bar and Royal Bay Beach Club). Please be reminded to do reservation for dinner daily by calling the Dining Concierge.
breakfast buffet
1st day dinner
2nd day lunch
2nd day dinner
last day lunch
The swimming pool in the resort faces the ocean. The staff there are very attentive as well. Once we arrived at the pool, they will bring the towels and cold bottled water to serve us.
The straw bag in the photo is available in each room for guests (to be used within the resort).
Other available facilities/activities: Water sports (kayak, yachting, fishing, snorkeling, island hopping etc), yoga, nature walk (every morning departure from library), tennis courts and many more.
One phrase to describe this trip, just sit back and relax! ♥~
Date visited : March 2011
Services : *****
Food : *****
Value for money : ****
(This is not a sponsored trip, so the review is unbiased)
For reservations/enquiries, contact YTL - travelcentre@ytlhotels.com.my or call +60327831000.
