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Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort is centrally located at the central western shores of Tioman Island, Malaysia. Stay with us to experience the white sand beach that spans across our beachfront Resort. Enjoy the breathtaking views, turquoise water and spectacular house coral reefs with your loved ones. Our beach front rooms are ideally located just a few steps away from the beach. We are pleased to offer good food, clean rooms and friendly services at affordable rates. To further enhance your stay with us, we offer a wide range of facilities such as a licensed spa, outdoor swimming pool, beach bar, grill, multipurpose room, meeting rooms, a PADI Dive Centre and an activity desk where guided eco-tours & fun-filled activities are organized. With more than 3 decades of resort experiences, we welcome you to a great and warm stay here, at Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort.
Just back from there yesterday. I give thumb up to all the services provided in this PBR.Advance check in provide by staff to avoid higher traffic. Friendly staff, good food, activities and entertainment. Higher recommended
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Date of stay: May 2023
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Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Allen, Thank you very much for sharing your encouraging review on Tripadvisor. We are delighted to learn that the facilities, food and the services from our team were up to your expectations. Thank you very much for staying at Paya Beach Resort and we really look forward to welcoming you back for another amazing holiday in Tioman. Best regards, Selva M General Manager
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The room was very clean, and it was indeed a comfortable stay throughout. The staff vere friendly, efficient and very helpful. We were provided with useful information all through our stay. Enjoyed ourselves very much.
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Date of stay: April 2023
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Response from Selvarajoo Munisamy, General Manager at Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Sunflower, Thank you very much for choosing to stay at Paya Beach Resort and for sharing your wonderful review on Tripadvisor. It gives us an immense pleasure to learn that you enjoyed your stay and everything Paya Beach Resort has to offer, from the facilities to the friendly services from our team. Once again, thank you very much and we look forward to welcoming you back for another amazing holiday. Best regards, Selva M General Manager
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Paya beach resort is a nice and clean resort with friendly staff! The food is quite good, you can find something what you like. The organise programs also. It has own jetty station, so you can reach Mersing easily. We have sea view superior room with fantastic view and just 5-6 steps from the sea!
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Selvarajoo Munisamy, General Manager at Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Rita, We are very delighted to learn that you had a great experience on your recent holiday with us. It is very satisfying to learn that the delicious food, beautiful room overlooking the beach, overall facilities and the friendly services from our team were up to your expectations. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your wonderful review in Tripadvisor and we look forward to welcoming you back for another amazing holiday in Tioman. Best regards, Selva M General Manager
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The spa is great! We went there to have spa for 2 times. It's good that my girl enjoys the spa there as well. The staff are very nice and helpful. And the atmosphere is relaxing. Will definitely recommend to those likes spa.
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Date of stay: April 2023
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Room Tip:Better reserve in advance
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Response from Selvarajoo Munisamy, General Manager at Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Jet, Thank you very much for choosing to stay in Paya Beach Resort on your recent holiday in Bali. We are very thrilled to learn that you had a wonderful massage in our lovely SPA, and the services from our team were up to your expectations. We really appreciate for your recommendation and sharing your lovely experience in Tripadvisor. We really look forward to welcoming you back to Paya Beach Resort for another amazing holiday. Best regards, Selva M General Manager
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Great resort and dive team. Loved it. Check in was smooth although not time with ferries. So needed to wait but had good food and drink selection. Dive team was great. The team took care of my son certification with great care and dedication. My refresher course was also great. Overall highly recommended Snorkelling trip was also well organized and great views The ferry schedules are so varying and can be coordinated better for better experience.
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Date of stay: April 2023
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Room Tip:Take the Cataferry instead of bluewater
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Response from Selvarajoo Munisamy, General Manager at Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort
Responded 1 week ago
Dear Shankarsubramani, It is heartwarming to read that you were impressed with our Resort, great diving experience, lovely food & beverages, genuine service by our staff, and as well as our warm hospitality. We will definitely share your valuable comments to our Paya Beach Resort team, in particular the Dive Team who assist for your son's Dive certification. Once again thank you for sharing your experience and we are looking forward to being able to welcome you back sometime soon. Selva M General Manager
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Fresh off the boat, you don't get a good impression right away. There isn't anyone to greet you or take your bags, no signboards and you have to ask multiple people hanging around the jetty for directions to the resort. There was a guy with a cart to take our bags, except he didn't even have signs showing that he was from paya beach resort. We had to take an early boat due to ferry schedule so we reached at 10.30am and my ferry back was supposed to be 8am the day after next. The booking itself with ferry and package was made with the resort hence they should have been expecting me and have my room ready but that didn't happen. Staff were not welcoming or friendly at all - barely any hospitality when you enter. You guys run a resort but your staff look like they are welcoming the death of them. No smiles, no welcome , nothing! Excuse me, this is in early April, it's not even peak season. This is the first time I've ever experienced a full board package but it's 2 breakfast , 2 dinner and 1 LUNCH, so first meal starts at dinner. NOT LUNCH. What a rip off. What is full board if you cut me short of one meal? Breakfast buffet is the usual mix of continental and asian, it'sthe same everyday. I read another review somewhere here about the oily pancakes-- this is CORRECT! Lunch buffet is quite limited but dinner is a good spread with variety. We stayed in a superior pool view room. Rooms are clean. Water pressure is very low. They had a rain shower but it felt like a fast drizzle, maybe 5 outlets/openings fromthe shower actuallyhad water coming out of it.. Even the bidet - don't know what washing to do there. Our air-conditioner was leaking too. There are no towels for the beach or pool, but they said you can use the room towels and have them changed for clean ones. Spa quality is good but nowhere near what you find in Indonesia or Thailand. Amenities in the room are adequate but the TV doesn't work. Not a problem as I didn't come here to watch TV. The snorkeling trip is short, but worth it. The guide and the briefing done before was excellent, clear and they were very friendly. The restaurant and bar staff were lovely, so happy and friendly- excellent hospitality here. The shores can be quite rocky, might want to use your beach shoes here. No day beds by the beach, use your towel/ mat. You can rent beach mats hourly at the activities counter. I would say that you'd have to keep your expectations low when you choose to come here. This place is old, requires lots of TLC and sadly, it seems that they haven't done enough to maintain it well. …
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stay here in deluxe suites and best experience by far in tioman island. Bathtub and scenario is very good from room of stay Staff is very friendly and helpful. A lot activities around here and it is quite fun.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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overall best experience here everyone is so friendly many activities to do and their surroundings look safer as they hav security cameras around and a must to do is their full massage spa, luv it so much
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Date of stay: April 2023
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The amenities were old and dirty. Aircon was not cold on first day when we checked in, and took 1.5hours to fix it. Water supply was cut off on 2nd day. Bathtub leaking. Overall, definitely will not recommend.
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Date of stay: April 2023
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The spa is run by the most helpful ladies. Even in the pouring rain, the spa was so relaxing and an excellent massage -both the divers massage and the classic! Would recommend the spa to others. Thank you!
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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