The Best Resorts in Malaysia

Thai­land is cer­tain­ly not the only coun­try in South­east Asia with great beach­es and islands. Malaysia has dozens of islands on both the east and west coasts that can eas­i­ly com­pete with Thai­land. Your atten­tion is pre­sent­ed to the list of the best beach resorts in Malaysia, accord­ing to the rat­ing of vis­i­tors.

Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa

Bun­ga Raya Island Resort & Spa, locat­ed in a seclud­ed area, near the city of Kota Kin­a­balu. Cable TV, air con­di­tion­ing, high speed inter­net and a mini­bar are avail­able in every room. Vil­las at Bun­ga Raya Island Resort & Spa also fea­ture bal­conies. All vil­las have stun­ning views of the South Chi­na Sea.

The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa

The hotel is in com­plete har­mo­ny with nature and offers its guests a seclud­ed hol­i­day on the island of Langkawi. Langkawi Resort has its own pri­vate beach. 202 rooms, cre­at­ed in a mod­ern style, have all the ameni­ties you need for a relax­ing hol­i­day. Guests have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to enjoy views of the neigh­bor­ing islands.

Tanjung Rhu Resort *****

Tan­jung is locat­ed in the north­ern part of Langkawi, on one of the island’s most peace­ful and beau­ti­ful beach­es. Tan­jung is the only resort on this part of the island and this gives it the exclu­siv­i­ty and pri­va­cy of its guests. Guests can see cen­turies-old lime­stone caves.

Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa *****

This resort is locat­ed in beau­ti­ful sur­round­ings, in Kota Kin­a­balu. Near­by are shop­ping and enter­tain­ment cen­ters. All hotel rooms have bal­conies with stun­ning views. Guests can dine in 6 dif­fer­ent restau­rants. The hotel also offers a wide range of spa ser­vices.

Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort *****

Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort is locat­ed half an hour from down­town Kota Kin­a­balu. The hotel offers its guests a gym, Russ­ian baths, mas­sage room. There is also a golf course on site.

Pangkor Laut Resort

Pangkor Laut is pri­vate prop­er­ty. The island is locat­ed three miles off the west coast of Malaysia, along the Strait of Malac­ca. This is the only resort on the island, so guests can enjoy pris­tine beach­es, seclud­ed coves and oth­er nat­ur­al high­lights in com­plete peace and qui­et. Vil­las are locat­ed along the island. Some of them are on the hill­side, among the trop­i­cal forests, while oth­ers are right on the beach.

Four Seasons Resort Langkawi Malaysia

Four Sea­sons Resort Langkawi is locat­ed on Tan­jung Rhu Beach. Vis­i­tors to this com­plex will be able to admire the Andaman Sea and breath­tak­ing views of sun­sets. Guest rooms are a fusion of tra­di­tion­al Malaysian design and mod­ern resort refine­ments, with hard­wood floors, high ceil­ings and large open veran­das.

The Datai Langkawi*****

The Datai Langkawi offers a vari­ety of vil­las and apart­ments in a rain­for­est set­ting right next to the beach. Guests can use the gym, well­ness cen­ter, saunas, swim­ming pools. 5 diverse spe­cial­ty restau­rants serve a vari­ety of world cuisines.

The Danna Langkawi Malaysia*****

The Dan­na Langkawi is locat­ed on Pan­tai Kok, north­west of Pulau Langkawi. The hotel con­sists of a 5‑storey com­plex. The beach offers stun­ning views of the sea, mari­na and moun­tains. Guests can use the spa cen­ter, games room, fit­ness cen­ter. The hotel con­sists of 125 rooms equipped with many mod­ern ameni­ties.

Casa del Mar Langkawi *****

Regard­ed as one of the best beach resorts in Malaysia, Casa del Mar Langkawi in Langkawi is locat­ed on Pan­tai Beach. This is one of the most pop­u­lar enter­tain­ment cen­ters in Langkawi with a wide range of restau­rants and pubs. All hotel rooms have stun­ning sea views.

I also advise you to vis­it the selec­tion of won­ders of Malaysia in pho­tographs, which con­tains inter­est­ing land­scapes of this coun­try.