After staying in Melaka and Bahtu Ferringhi...
After staying in Melaka and Bahtu Ferringhi (Penang), this hotel was dismal. We thought it would be quaint and charming with a cabana with seaview. First of all the cabana was so run down and squeakey it was unreal. I was on the verge of tears and had to really compose myself. Had it not been such a hassle moving when you've already paid, we wouldn't have stayed.
The food served at the resort is just really, really bad, but breakfast is tolerable. If you walk about 10 minutes you get to a place where there are really good western restaurants, but it sort of defeats the purpose of travelling all the way from Europe to South East Asia if you're just gonna eat western food. There's no lights at the side of the road, so the prospect of stepping on snakes (Langkawi apparantly has loads, althoug we didn't encounter any) isn't too enticing.However, taxi is cheap.
If you want a sunbed by the poolarea or on the private beach, you better get out of bed realy early as all the Germans and the Swedish occupy the sunbeds by putting their towels on them before they go to breakfast. Some hugs the sunbeds for half a day withoug even being there.
If you still fancy staying at Mutiara Bureau Bay (although I cannot recommend and we'll never, ever stay there again) you should definately rent a car. The resort is too far away from anything really, and since the resort isn't the most attractive place to stay, you will want to get away and check out the rest of the island.