Whether you want to conduct your holiday experience from soothing, open-air villas overlooking the ocean, take a 30-second elevator trip for your spacious suite to a 5-start water and theme park, or live like a lord in a flower-gridled English manor, the resorts found here are sure to set you daydreaming. Here is Profere Property Management’s top 5 beach resort recommendations tailor made just for our readers.
- Pangkor Laut Resort
Three miles off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, the Pangkor Laut Resort proves that the “one island one resort” concept is not unique to the Maldives.Resort guests have all 300 acres of a two million-year-old rainforest as their private playground, including four acres set aside for the spa village.The 140 villas and suites include the 242 square meter Pavarotti Suite, named after the tenor who performed at the resort’s official launch and opening of the spa village.Whether you’re staying in a sea villa perched on stilts over the Straits of Malacca, a hill villa, or a beach villa, the surroundings might just inspire you to burst out into an aria too.Chapman’s Bar on Emerald Bay marks the spot where, in 1945, a British colonel rendezvous’d with his submarine to escape occupied Malaya during WWII.Pangkor Laut Resort, Pangkor Laut Island, 32200 Lumut, Perak; +60 5 699 1100
- The Danna Langkawi
The Langkawi archipelago bristles with beach resorts and hotels, but few compare to the Danna. Sandwiched between jade waters and emerald hills, the Danna showcases an eclectic tapestry of unique activities, spacious sweets (with views to die for) and magnificent restaurants. One can wake up to the sumptuous comforts of the hotel suite before ambling down to the white sands at the water’s edge to enjoy activities such as Island Hopping, snorkeling and diving, or even a mangrove cruise. In the evenings, couples can enjoy sunset views from the comfort of their own private beach-front pagodas, or laze happily about the 3-Tier swimming pool. The Danna’s Smokey “drawing room” contains a delectable catalogue of wines famed throughout the world, and the Planter’s Poolside Restaurant is perfect for some Al-Fresco dining.
The prospective guest can have their desire for the Danna whetted further at the listed website, which offers a 360 degree virtual tour!Address: Telaga Harbour Park Pantai Kok 07000 Langkawi, Malaysia Phone: 04 959 3288
- Four Seasons Resort Langkawi
The Four Seasons Resort Langkawi is located on the Tanjung Rhu Beach. All guest pavilions and villas offer the soothing sounds of the Andaman Sea and sensational views of sunsets beyond the beach. The guest accommodations are a fusion of traditional Malaysian design elements and contemporary resort features, with timber floors, soaring ceilings and large open verandas. The standalone villas offer complete privacy overlooking the azure sea. The spacious patio outside the room is furnished with a dining table for four and an oversized daybed. The living area includes a 42 inch plasma screen television and high speed internet.
- Rawa Island Resort
Rawa Island is one precious gem as it is dubbed one of the best islands in the world! It is made out of a coral island located in the Mersing District, Johore, and it is owned by Johore royal family. What?! No wonder the island is so pretty!
The island is famous for diving and snorkelling as the water is crystal clear. And there are lots of colourful and rare corals too due to the fact that the ocean is an unpolluted sea water.For people who are fans of snorkelling and diving, this is a must go beach!
Address: Jalan Abu Bakar, Mersing, Johor
How to get there: Drive from your home Mersing then park your car at the hotel’s Mersing Front Office. The hotel will arrange for a transport with third party operators to and from Mersing. Another easier alternative is a 20-minute speedboat ride from mainland to the island.
- Gayana Marine Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
The Vibe: Luxury overwater villas atop sparkling coral reefs and calm turquoise seas.
Situated on Gaya Island’s crescent Malohom Bay, off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia Borneo, Gayana Marine Resort is a picturesque destination that strikes a balance between ecology and indulgent luxury.Their extraordinary 52 overwater tropical villas boast vistas of the aquamarine sea, mangrove forest or tropical jungle. Each abode is designed to enhance the lulling sounds of waves lapping beneath the villa.
At the heart of the resort is the protection and regeneration of the island’s precious marine environment. The on-site Marine Ecology Research Centre, the only of its kind on an island resort, propagates endangered giant clams and coral reefs. The resort’s dining venues present palate-pleasing and soul-satisfying local and international cuisine, while the spa beckons with an array of pampering treatments.