Pangkor Laut Resort

the rooms are sublime, food is great in every restaurant, especially the chinese one, and the beach on the other side, emerald bay, is pure perfection with all that shade

Our stay at Pangkor Laut Resort was truly special and memorable. The resort is beautiful, peaceful, and surrounded by nature. Waking up to the sound of the sea and enjoying the stunning views made our holiday very relaxing. What touched us the most was the kindness of the staff. Everyone was friendly, helpful, and always made us feel welcome. Their warm service made our stay even more meaningful. Thank you to the wonderful team for making our time so enjoyable. We will always remember this experience and hope to return again.

Second time here. Booking restaurants in advance has improved with the feature on their website. A few other tips. They don't have their own car park, you have to pay 30myr each day (I think it was 30). The car park does number plate recognition and you can pay by credit card or Touch'n go on the way out. You can get the residents package (full board) but you need to go through a travel agent like Trailfinders. If you need to get the 9.30am boat off the island book well in advance, it fills up quickly. They had a bit of a rubbish problem at Emerald Bay when we were there, it's not their fault but it seems to blow in from Sumatra. They need to be quicker at clearing it up rather than taking half a day. There used to be a net across the bay but it wasn't there this year. Still a great place to stay and would go back.

Amazing 5 days in this wonderful resort but make sure it’s the right place for you. Staff – Malaysian hospitality at its best. From the moment you step off the boat they go out of their way to be friendly and super helpful. Special mention to Michael in the main pool bar, Sunhil who seemed to work everywhere, and Devi in the Market Restaurant who always greeted us with a massive smile, they couldn’t do enough for us. Clean – high standards throughout the resort including rooms, bathrooms, gardens, and toilets. Rooms – lovely facilities and layout. We had a Sea Villa and only downside was no shower cubical, just a bath with rain fall shower above so not great if you don’t want to get you hair wet. Also not easy to get in and out of the bath if you have restricted movement. Gym – very well equipped Pool toilets (main pool) – spotless and the best air conditioning in the resort!! Spa – wow! Probably the best we have visited with lots of choice for treatments. Food – excellent quality and portions but not massive choice at breakfast. There is the main restaurant that does a Malaysian buffet twice a week (amazing) and then set menu rest of the time (not a buffet), a Chinese that was wonderful and a fish restaurant if you like fish – we don’t so felt if we had gone for more than 5 nights we would have struggled. The entire resort (other than your rooms) is open air so no air conditioning! If you go when humidity is high take light clothing! It was very humid when we were there and not great when you are trying to eat with only a fan shared with other tables to keep you cool and you have to keep going to the toilet to cool down! Didn’t bother us but the only thing on the island is the resort ….. no shops, no external restaurants, and nothing for kids! You can go on guided walks through the jungle in middle of the island to the far side but at 32 degrees and 95% humidity we opted for a day by the pool! The resort offers lots of different rooms but it is very spread out along the beach. There is a shuttle bus service and that helps, but still a bit of walking to be done when you get off especially if you are in the sea or spa villas as they are on legs in middle of the sea! Overall, wonderful with the standout feature being the amazing staff.

Pankor Laut is a nature lover’s paradise. Stunning views no matter where u are. Lots of Hornbills to be seen, one visited us every day on our balcony. I had a wonderful trip there with my sister. Our room was fabulous We swam and had our lunch everyday at Emerald Bay, where the view is spectacular. We went for the residents package which included breakfast lunch and dinner. Breakfast is amazing. An endless choice of dishes. It doesn’t include alcohol but we enjoyed cocktails at happy hour each evening. The staff couldn’t be more helpful. We did the short jungle trek with a wonderful guide who made it soo interesting. I couldn’t recommend it more. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟