Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia

Pangkor Laut Resort

Website: http://www.pangkorlautresort.com/

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.

Kang Travellers Lodge (Daniel’s Lodge)

 

Kang Travellers Lodge (Daniel’s Lodge)

No.9, Lorong Perdah, 39000 Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
Tel : (605)4915-823
HP : (6019)5410-280 / (6016)5422-249
Fax : (605)4915-829
Website: www.daniels.cameronhighlands.com

 I personally stayed here the last time I was in Cameron Highlands (which was about Dec 2006) and I loved it here.

Service was personal and friendly and I paid something like RM60 for a double room with attached bathroom (it was shoulder season I guess).  For more details on the rates, please go to their website as the rates may change from time to time. Or you can email danielslodge@hotmail.com for exact rates.

Location of this lodge is just 3 minutes away from the Tanah Rata bus station (you have to walk up a slope to get to this lodge; which is great coz it means you’re away from the hustle and bustle of the main road).  Please note that Cameron Highland’s main town is at Brinchang and not Tanah Rata which is a quieter part of Cameron Highlands.

However, you can also ask the staff at the lodge to book for you bus tickets to Kuala Lumpur (city of Malaysia) and the bus will depart from the Tanah Rata bus station. Do book your bus ticket at least a day in advance if you don’t want to be disappointed.

Foodwise is not a problem for us as we just had to walk down the slope and turn left before coming into several eating places.  They serve local fare as well as the more popular steamboat.

The best part I love about Daniel’s Lodge besides the reasonable rates is that they have a real campfire (with logs and all) right behind the Jungle Bar.  As the weather can be quite cold in Cameron Highlands, it’s really nice to gather around the fire and make friends with other lodgers or simply sit and enjoy the warmth.

For a better idea of what to do in Cameron Highlands, check my sample itinerary which can be found somewhere in this blog.