Pangkor Laut Resort

Introduction

Pangkor Laut is a privately owned island located three miles off the West Coast of Malaysia on the Straits of Malacca. Situated on this exotic island is the internationally acclaimed Pangkor Laut Resort.

Although the island encompasses a total of 300 acres, only a fraction has been developed to house the Resort and its Estates while the rest is covered by lush and unspoiled two million year old rainforest. The resort has been conceived and constructed in the style of a Malay kampong with wooden buildings blending seamlessly into the surrounding landscape.

TRANSFER FROM KUALA LUMPUR AIRPORT: 3 hours and 30 minutes drive followed by a 30 minute speedboat from Lumut on the Mainland.

Images courtesy of YTL Hotels 

Overview

Pangkor Laut is a privately owned island located three miles off the West Coast of Malaysia along the Straits of Malacca. This piece of paradise has been 2 million years in the making, and here you will find one of the world’s premier resorts nestling in the shade of forest giants as old as the land.

You will find no other resorts – just secluded bays curled around pristine beaches, evening skies woven with colour, and a deep sense of serenity reserved exclusively for our guests. A combination of luxury, natural beauty and age-old wilderness woven together to produce an environment where peace and magically memorable moments are the currency.

Of the island's 300 acres, only a fraction has been developed to house the Resort and its eight Estates. Wooden buildings blend seamlessly into the forest as if nature had been the architect dictating how walls curve around foliage, and roofs open up to allow trees to continue on their journey to the sky.

Nature is respected here, almost revered, and it rewards visitors in ways that simply need to be experienced.

Accommodation

The main Resort offers guests a choice of three suites and five different villa styles. The villas are all designed to accommodate two guests. Every villa and suite features spacious interiors, luxurious fabrics, and private balconies with cushioned deck chairs. Ensuite bathrooms have large vanities, and, depending on the villa, a separate shower and oversized tub in a private outdoor courtyard or with large windows opening out onto the tropical gardens or sea. All villas have thermostat controlled air-conditioning, king-size bed, writing desk, an electronic safe, direct-dial telephone, hairdryer, refrigerator and coffee and tea making facilities. Garden, Beach and Hill Villas provide a television with satellite channels while the Sea and Spa Villas offer iPod docks and CD-players. Additionally, there is a CD-player with a large selection of music available from the Library.

Hotel Facilities

The Resort has a well equipped fitness centre, a spa, a hair salon, 2 swimming pools (one exclusively for Spa Village guests), a jet pool and cool dip, squash and tennis courts, a water sports centre, several boutiques, a television lounge, a batik hut, an island clinic, a children’s playroom, a well stocked library, a yoga pavilion and a choice of 7 different restaurants and bars.

Wellbeing Facilities

The Spa Village comprises a number of specially built structures designed to facilitate an extensive range of treatments from China, Japan, India, Thailand, Bali and Malaysia. These include eight treatment pavilions, a deluxe Belian Treatment Pavilion, three Healing Huts, which include Chinese Herbal, Ayurvedic and Malay Huts, two Bath Houses, three Spa Huts, three Nap Gazebos and a Spa Boutique. 22 beautiful Spa Villas situated over the sea offer direct access to the Spa Village and its lap pool.

SIGNATURE TREATMENTS

ABHYANGA - This is a simple oil application with a gentle rubbing using warm prescribed herbal oil. This has been found to expel toxins, alleviate fatigue, delay aging, improve blood circulation, enhance the immune system and rejuvenate the body.

QUAN SHEN JIN YU (HERBAL BATH) - A warm herbal bath infusion specially blended for the balancing of Yin and Yang dominance of the body. Besides harmonizing both the Yin-Yang principles in the body, these can also sup and complement various weight-loss programmes.

UKUP WANGI SCENTED BODY STEAMING - The warm oil with the exotic fragrance of a combination of several flower buds and sweet spices is rubbed onto the body. The heat and moist air from the zip-up bag awakens the skin and muscle tone to a firm, radiant and smooth texture.

Other treatments include: body scrubs, wraps and polishes, massages, facials, manicures and pedicures.

 

Essential Information

Weather

The weather in Malaysia is tropical without extremely high temperatures. Days are very warm and often humid, while nights are fairly cool. The main rainy season in the east runs between November and February, while August is the wettest period on the west coast. East Malaysia has heavy rains (November to February) in Sabah and in Sarawak.

 

Passports and Visas

British nationals do not need a visa to enter Malaysia as a visitor.    You will normally be given permission to stay for three months on arrival. Entry to Malaysia is normally refused to visitors holding passports with less than six months' validity.

 

Health

For up-to-date health advice for Malaysia, please consult your GP.

 

Insurance

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel insurance before travelling.    You should check any exclusions from the policy, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake whilst on holiday. Medway Travel can provide you with a quote for this – please contact a member of the Leisure team for further details.