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 4/5
Posted by MR. TSE, Wang Hing, Hong Kong in September 2007
"It was very nice staying at Tanjung Sanctuary. Very spacious, and we got a wonderful room facing the sea. Staff were generally very helpful and services were prompt and professional.
One little thing is that the location is kinda far from the major sightseeing places and beaches, you may need to take a cab going from here to there. "
4/5
Posted by MS. DONALDSON, Helena, United Kingdom in July 2007
"I would suggest that there could have been more loungers at the beach, and better ones. The towels used for the pool and the beach were threadbare and not very pleasant. We also ran out of fish and prawns one night - surely difficult to do on an island. There was very little selection of alcohol, and seldom available. Otherwise very enjoyable; the location is perfect and the rooms and balcony great. "
4/5
Posted by MR. SAHNI, sandip, India in June 2007
"Must admit some of the earlier reviews did make you think and expect a few odd surprises. However, I went ahead an booked since was getting a decent deal.
Here are the general comments:
1. Great room - large, clean, well appointed, very private and offer complete peace. Wood floor and the balcony add to the charm. The only suggestion would be to add a ceiling fan since the split a/c takes a lot of time to cool and cannot distribute evenly.
2. Bathroom - again well appointed and amost bordering to luxurious. Bath tub and shower cubicle were clean and nice. The little bidet function in the wc was great.
3. General Hygeiene - The staff does pay a lot of attn to general cleaniliness and service standards. Everything worked. We hated the little rug in the room and it was promptly taken away without questions.
4. Restaurant and bar - Beautiful view of the sea since you are virtually purched at a balcony overlooking the water. If lucky, can catch glimpes of large exotic lizards and other mariene life forms relaxing closeby. Breakfast buffet was passable and offers a live egg counter, but I guess you cant make it any more elaborate owing to inefficient economies of scale (its only 30 odd rooms). We didn't have other meals here too much barring a dinner but the lamb chops were very underdone and the only explanation provided was 'thats how the meat comes from the market'. However, no forced '10% service charge' which appears to be norm otherwise in malaysia.
location : Very nice & exclusive campus. Situated right next to the Sheraton, but clearly a distance (approx. 15 KM) from Cintang - the happening spot in Langkawi. Clearly if you want to mill around in the crowd and taste a bit of the nightlife, Tanjung Sact. is not meant for you. However, it is eminently motorable and even the 500 mts in-campus drive to your chalet has its own charm.
Places around - That said, if you've rented a car like we did (a great idea - you can get a local Proton Wira automatic from the airport counter itself for approx 60-70 RM / day - please negotiate like your life depends on it), then nothing is really more than 20-25 mnts away, be in Tanjung Rhu (great beach), Cintang, Oriental village (10 mnts) or Kuah (30 mnts). The roads are brilliant and driving is a delight. You'll find several unexpected stops that will make you stop and challenge your camera."
4/5
Posted by MS. HILTON, Karina, Australia in June 2007
"Totally relaxing place to stay, private, clean beach much better than other parts of the island we visited. Plenty of monkeys and other animals. The room was huge, marble bathroom, high ceiling, with verandah and ocean view, set amongst the trees. Staff were friendly and helpful. Great value for the money. We were very glad we chose to stay here amongst nature. "
 5/5
Posted by MR. BERGER, Frederic, France in June 2007
"This was a nice place
Fairly Unique in Langkawi, very far from a budget place ,yet not madly axpensive but stylish. with a beautiful dining room on the sea and very very very quiet. Far away enough from any horrible shopping place and close to nature
A must go"
Hotel Review posted by MRS. FREWIN, Sandra, United Kingdom in March 2007
Traveler Rating:
4/5
My ratings for this hotel are:
I recommend this hotel for:
 Budget Travelers
 Families
Couples/Romantics
Seniors
 Business
Eco Adventure
Would I stay at this location again: Absolutely!
Comments: We enjoyed every minute of our stay and found the staff very helpful and friendly. We enjoyed it so much, that we extended our 6 day stay to 14 days. The staff accommodated us for this extension, but we had to change rooms twice. this was no problem as a driver came and moved our suitcases etc for us.
Breakfast was included in the price and was very enjoyable, with a plentiful and good selection of food.
We had our laundry done whilst staying here and was very pleased with the result.
I also made use of the internet at a reasonable cost of 8 ringitts for half an hour.
We particularly enjoyed the views from the large windows in our rooms, and from what we could see, all rooms had a good view of some sort. Must say though that we found the beachfront rooms the best. The monkeys were always around, but so long as you didnt encourage them, by feeding or teasing etc, they were no problem, in fact they were very interesting to watch and very very cheeky and mischievous...
This is most definitely NOT a 5* resort, so those who expect that sort of attention to detail would maybe not be satisfied, but it has a charm all of its own, with wildlife and birds all around in very natural surroundings, which we loved and for us, it actually enhanced our holiday.
If we were to criticise anything, it would be the faciltities on the beach, which are sparse to say the least, with broken sun beds and no umbrellas ( apart from two very broken and tatty thatched ones). It was left to us to drag very heavy wooden and sometimes broken beds around and find our own cushions (if there were any). Such a shame really, as the beach itself is absolutely wonderful, with warm, calm sea and the most amazing views. Also there are no facilities to get a drink, apart from going back to your room, and the restaurant area is quite a long and hot walk away.
The pool area is pleasant,but again looking a little tired and grubby around the poolside edge, and could probably do with a few more umbrellas, as it gets very hot around the pool with not much shade available.
It wouldnt take a lot really to put these things right and it would make a more enjoyable stay for the guests.
If and when we came back to Langkawi, this resort would most certainly be our first choice, and the comments above are purely views that would have made our stay more enjoyable. And we would then have given the resort 10/10 instead of maybe 8/10
Sandy and Chris Frewin
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