Arguably the most popular YTL Resort, Pangkor Laut Resort is also the closest to Kuala Lumpur city, taking us approximately 2h and 45 minutes to get to the Marina, and a further 10 minutes boat ride to get to the island. We have tried and reviewed (link here) the three other YTL resorts in Malaysia – Tanjong Jara Resort in Terengganu, Cameron Highlands Resort and Gaya Island Resort in Sabah but somehow never got around to this flagship outfit till January.
There are many positives to admire. The first is the natural beauty of the property, a private island with stunning rainforests, emerald bay, and hornbills flying close enough to touch (don’t though). Secondly, I really appreciate the cleanliness of the beach and the maintenance invested in ensuring that this island continues to have clean sands, and untouched coral. Thirdly, we also really appreciated the service – Chef Nizam, Ajay and all our massage therapists were so professional, helpful and ready for that extra effort. I was particularly touched by the effort they made for my husband’s birthday. Finally, please don’t stay in this resort without enjoying at least one treatment at the Spa Village – the compulsory spa bath before the massage is a gorgeous indulgence.
A few words of caution though – I wouldn’t take my elderly parents here because quite a lot of walking is required to get from one place to the other although there is also a scheduled van to take you to the main stops.. and for those who want to swim on a beach outside their room, that cant happen (no matter how tempting) as you can only swim at Emerald Bay which needs a van to get to (unless you are OK to walk up and down a steep hill). We took a garden villa with a beach view and took the van to Emerald Bay. Highly recommended!
If you are on the Residents Package, you will have breakfast, lunch and dinner included. While the meals are all delightful we were so stuffed by the end of the trip. That’s not necessarily a problem but just a heads up.
Finally try to come after February and before December as otherwise, you will hit the peak season which means you pay a third more.
Here are some photos of our trip…
Looking for The Higher Self 
Looks like an amazing place, I would go for the hornbills alone!
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Thank you so much! It was really lovely I must say… and so doable from the capital city which is a plus ☺️☺️
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Having never visited Asia, this is utterly unknown territory for me. But it sure looks beautiful.
Incidentally, what does YTL mean?
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Hahaaa I should have explained… YTL stands for one of Malaysia’s main industrialist….Yeoh Ting Lay.. he owns a diverse conglomerate and part of it are a wide selection of luxury resorts in Asia… hope you will one day reach the shores of this side of the world 🥰🥰🥰
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That would be nice. However, in the meantime, I’ve just discovered this island off the coast of Spain that I’d like to visit. It’s called MAJORCA.
This hotel looks nice –
https://www.inturotel.com/hotels/inturotel-cala-esmeralda/beach-pools/
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That looks fantastic! I would love to go to Majorca one day…. I’ve been to Marbeilla but am sure Majorca is heads and shoulders better… Hope you get to to Majorca this summer….
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Looks spectacular! Thank you for sharing 😊
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Thank you so much for reading!!!
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We’re heading here next week. Cameron Highlands Resort is one of our favourites, and we enjoyed Tanjong Jara earlier this year, so we have high hopes; your photos have added to that for us!
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Fantastic! You’re going to love it… I think my personal favourite was Tanjong Jara because it just seemed so much more cute and cozy… of course Pangkor Laut is the YTL ‘flagship’ so Im sure you guys will have alot of fun!…. ☺️
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