My husband and I chose to have our honeymoon at Pangkor Laut Resort two days after our wedding, and it was the best trip of our lives so far. We had a good first impression of the resort even before we reached the resort. We had arranged in advance for land transfer from Ipoh airport to Marina Island Pangkor, and we thought to have the driver pick us up at 10am even though our flight landed at 8.30am (just in case we faced delays with our flight or at immigration) but we were surprised when he was already waiting for us when we landed at 8.30am. After a 1.5h road trip from the airport to the office, we were welcomed with a refreshing drink and towel, and was then escorted to PLR on a speedboat with one other couple (which made us feel special, haha). Upon arrival at the resort, we were again welcomed with a little refreshment and had a staff attend to us immediately, helping us to plan our itinerary for the rest of the week that we were staying there. As we were still early and the rooms were not ready, we had lunch at the Feast Village and then rested in the library, which was very cosy with a good selection of books (only downside was there were so many house lizards, though I am not sure if anything could be done to prevent them from coming). Our room at the Garden Villa was wide and spacious, and we received a congratulatory drink from the resort to celebrate our wedding as well. (It was a nice gesture, but nothing could compare to the attentiveness of the different staff we met over the week, who, upon noticing the henna stains on our hands, congratulated us warmly in person). We also loved that the Garden Villa was so near to the Feast Village and Uncle Lim's Kitchen, which we kept going back to for breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as the food options across the two kitchens were varied and more importantly, delicious. The service at the kitchens were also amazing - Chef Liza was so friendly and approachable that she made us feel at home, and Masum and Nadim went out of their way to make each dining experience feel special for us (such as seating us at places where we would have unobstructed views of the beach, and offering to take photos of us without us even thinking of it). Other experiences we had at the resort were going for the jungle walk, swimming at Emerald Bay and having lunch at Chapman's Bar, and yoga. However, our favourite activity on the resort was going for the spa experience. It was so refreshing and phenomenal, and truly, no other spa can beat PLR's spa. We were pampered from head to toe, and the different bath experiences set the spa apart from other spas out there. The staff were also so knowledgeable and generous with sharing what they know, that both my husband and I learnt so much about the natural ingredients used in our sessions. Definitely made the experience more meaningful and personal for us, and after a hectic wedding weekend, the spa made us feel well rested and rejuvenated. We also got a free room upgrad
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This is an absolutely gorgeous place for a relaxing yet with fun-filled beach activities. Probably 1 of the best luxury resort after 4 seasons, ritz and datai. Rooms are bit aged but very well mainted and comes with your private hammam. Also some of the rooms will give u a feel of those in santorini. We had a garden villa but just adjacent to the front sea so we had awesome day, evening and night with lovely breeze from the sea and comes with a great view. Unfortunately if it rains, it will be a nice but gloomy place but with proper sun it turns to a super beauty. Specially the emerald bay with semi white soft sandy beach with clear water. Beach is super clean and adjucent with a beach bar which will let you experience probably 1 of the best sunset. Food and drinks are priced on a higher although they have a resident package but as we are small eaters it was not justified to spend such high price on foods but generally food was nice and had limited but best breakfast experience. Except few, most of the staff are super duper helpful and u will have no single noises at night unless from the rooms above or adjucent although generally the guests like to keep things low. The spa is well priced and with another view of the lovely island. Btw, the resort is in their private island with private boat transfer and an awesome waiting lounge at the mainland jetty. The only part is thay if they had a private parking area even with a small fee to add on. The public parking was big but not easy to find a good spot but the hotel staff helped to call the guy who were nice to bring me along the way. In short, this will be in our yearly list to visit at least once for sure. Just check the weather beforehand. Oh, however all the 3 days of our stay showed raining but 2nd day was crystal clear so i presume the weather is unpredictable there. Thanks to each of the staff specially those bangladeshi staff at the bar and resturants who went few steps ahead to make our stay memorable
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