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HOTEL STYLE
Mid-range
Harbour View
Languages Spoken
English, Malay
Property amenities
Free internet
Internet
Restaurant
Beach
Canoeing
Diving
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Laundry service
Snorkelling
Room features
Air conditioning
Private balcony
Refrigerator
Bath / shower
Room types
Ocean view
Location
Lot 58B Lorong Empat Kuala Besut, 22300 Malaysia
New Cocohut & Cozy Chalets
511 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Price: value for money, cheaper than PIR and Coral view Location: at the north end of the best beach of big island which you can direct snorkeling off the beach. Accomodation: basic as the other hotels of this island, good seaview from balcony, room is spacious, AC functions well and almost no black out, warm shower but weak.
We visited cozy chalets at 2011 July, then this time we re-visited here and found some changes. There was once 2 parts, part 1 is Cocohut, 20 chalets which located at beach, part 2 is Cozy Chalets, 40 chalets which located at hillside, while Cocohut has been closed because of the pedemic, so this place has changed name to Cozy Chalets. The Cozy Chalets is generally maintain well by the same host Ms Yany's famliy, Miss Yand cooked chinese dished for us. Steam fish is very yummy. Activity price is cheap. Appreciate!
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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We book Cozy Chalet from a travel agent, with an all-inclusive package of 3D2N, including meals and trips to nearby snorkelling areas and reefs. It came to about RM450 per person, which is quite a good deal as we went there during a public holiday. Please bear in mind that New Cocohut is no longer operating here, only Cozy Chalet (they are closed due to the MCO period in Malaysia).
Pros: The location here is perfect, as it is near to the Marine Park. Head up further and there are walkways from the Marine Park to other beaches like Teluk Keke. The rooms are newly renovated, clean, and the air-cond is a blessing (weather can be very hot even when it's cloudy). The service is very attentive and friendly. I left my cap during the snorkelling trip and the front desk helped me to get it back! Fruit juices here are cheaper than the rest of the other resorts, quite good too.
Cons: The beach in front of Cozy Chalet has no beach chairs, and I found out they were stowed away up on a hill. I have no idea why, but it will be better if they can find a way to get them down and place them on the beach for visitors. Food is very filling, but the taste can be better (hiring a better cook will definitely do it). When we were here, the wifi was down (mobile connection is bad at the island, so even if you have data it won't work), so we had to go over to the nearby Tunabay restaurant, order drinks and use the wifi. Also, the place isn't disabled-friendly as you'll have to climb stairs to reach your chalet (the chalets are built on a hill).
If you're looking for a budget place to stay on Perhentian Besar with your family and near to other beaches here, this is it. Do ask for a chalet or room that faces the sea, it will make your experience much more enjoyable.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Room Tip:Â Choose a room/chalet that faces the sea. You will love it!
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Pros: big rooms, quiet surrounding at night , even garden view rooms overlook the sea - depending on where you sit on your balcony), convenient location if you want to walk to Waltercolours/Mama's/Coral View... - beer is served in the restaurant and can be purchased for take-away
Cons: chalets are semi-attached, you can feel and hear your neighbors walking and talking in their rooms; we stayed two nights, but our room was never cleaned up (what is more, there was cleaning staff who stored linen / toilet paper right underneath our room and woke us up in the morning...); food at restaurant is good, but service is extremely slow ...
And if you have already travelled the world a bit like us, here's another con: you feel like you are stuck in in some sort of all-inclusive holiday: when we were there, most of the other guests were European and Asian families (with babies and teens) who reserve tables for dinner, do nothing but sun-tanning, fall asleep when the sun goes down and occupy beach chairs on the tiny stretch of beach in front of Cocohut Chalets... to us it was a back-to-the 80s-Italy-holiday experience... this of course is not a con itself, but for us it was and desperate because of that, we decided to go somewhere else after two nights (see below if you are interested)
General Info on Perhentians: (based on what we have experienced)
Perhentian Besar: there are 3 different bays where hotels are located, though we have only been to two different: 1) Cozy Chalets + surroundings: quite crowded, couple of restaurants,however boring at night (the bar at Tuna Bay Resort closes at 22:30, after that it's dead silent), beautiful wild and remote beaches - at the southern end close to the camp site 2) Coral View + surroundings: great beach for swimming in front of Perhentian Island resort even at low tide, less crowded, 1 beach bar which closes at around midnight - (however we don't know for sure, because went to Kecil); couple of restaurants
Perhentian Kecil/Long Beach: more lively, beach bars (reggae, lounge music, ...), restaurants, live music, hardly any families, younger crowd and more traveller-minded atmosphere, despite the party, still not a trash place (and we didn't feel that it was dangerous or seedy either) - downside: music is on until late (~ 3:30 am), and you can hear it everywhere no matter which hotel you stay at, so if you want a good night sleep, you might want to go back to Besar
Watertaxis: there are watertaxis which can take you from one beach to another and from Kecil to Besar + vice versa; price depends on when you go (after 7 pm it's double the price, after midnight triple-price - make sure, they don't triple the double, some of them tried with us, so ask in advance)
We ended up partying on Kecil and sleeping on Besar: although it was quite hard to find a watertaxi when we wanted to go back, (maybe arrange for a return boat in advance), it was by far the best option for us and we really enjoyed our stay on Perhentian Islands :-)))
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Date of stay: August 2012
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We booked for 4 nights! 4 terrible nights! The hotel is very dirty, it is poorly maintained, outside the chalets it is better to close your eyes! I'm not talking about the dirty bedside lamps, the dirty cushions, even the sheets had ears! The old furniture, the bath towels I don't even mention! Flee this establishment! The breakfast was terrible, we had their fish barbecue, I inform you that it was frozen and not fresh! Your room is never cleaned unless you go to reception to drop off your key before 11am for cleaning. Please note, cleaning is only a change of bath towels, a sweep of the broom. The sheets not changed the toilets which smelled bad not cleaned! Brief The only positive thing is that the manager and her son are very kind and helpful!
I didn't take any photos, it disgusted me!
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Date of stay: April 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Soyez prêt la douche dans cet hôtel c'est avec de l'eau froide et non de l'eau chaude!
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Wow where to start. Please avoid this place at all costs. We booked this place for 4 nights whilst traveling through Malaysia. We got engaged just a few days before and couldn't wait. On arrival we were shown to our room and it was absolutely disgusting. Mouse/rat droppings above mirror and cupboard, the ceiling paint was flaking off onto the floor and bed constantly, the floor was filthy and broken in places, the lampshades where so dusty and it was just one of the filthiest places we stayed during our month away. Even the beach area is covered with litter and it looks like a hurricane has just hit, such a shame as the oustanding beauty of the island is not reflected at all in this accommodation and site. We managed after a while back and forth to get the owner the agree to a refund (or so we thought) we have been back in the uk for a week now and they have stopped replying to my emails. Booking.com tell me the hotel is responsible for all refunds and they tell me there manager is on holiday and they will sort it out when she is back. Now they have changed there story and say that booking.com will have to make the refund. Avoid at all costs please guys! Save your money and stay at Tuna bay instead which is where we went after we cancelled our booking on the first day!
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We were overwhelmed by the beauty of the island when we arrived. Its not far to walk to the chalets. As an honest reviewer I can say that the place isn't 5 star but has all the basic amenities that's needed. The room we had was above the restaurant and the view was amazing. If people are drinking into the wee hours and are noisy you can easily hear them, bit it didn't affect us. The rooms were clean and most importantly has Aircon and fan and fridge. The shower has plenty of hot water. We had all three meals included which were mostly Asian and were all very delicious. The lady who runs the place is extremely friendly, speaks 3xcellent English and no request was ever too much. We will definitely visit again and my only wish is for them to have more variety of alcoholic drinks, especially cocktails. Thank you for a wonderful stay.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We went to the cozy cottage to eat several times. That’s EXCELLENT! Especially the shrimp barbecue. Excellent Value Award The welcome is warm All the tables are occupied. The restaurant's working. What a pleasure to eat on the beach.
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Date of stay: September 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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My friends and I stayed for 4D3N in new cocohut but we checked in different day. It was a sea view room with 2 queen size beds. There were 3 of us and my another friend checked in one day later. The 3rd day when my friend enjoyed the complementary breakfast, there was a clerk shouted at my friend and told us the room was only for 2 persons and the 3rd person who took breakfast must pay rm25. I believe it was a miscommunication that my another friend was not included in as the room was arranged by a travel agency. We were more than willing to pay if there was no arrangement earlier but the clerk was too rude to us. Our holiday mood was just spoilt by the unfriendly and rude clerk in this hotel. despite it is a cozy and nice hotel, I am not going to stay there anymore.
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Date of stay: March 2016Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We had a good time on the island however I can't say the same about this resort.
- Dirty (sheets/cover has blood and yellowish stains - eww; sandy on the first day itself) - Stingy with amenities (1 toilet roll, shampoo and shower gell for a room of four, four days stay, the kettle - upon request - had paint lining and clearly scratches on the lining wall, paint wore off and mixed in the boiled water) - Breakfast was served in small amounts and limited, and they took forever to serve the next batch - It's a hike to the hotel - Lousy housekeeping - Paid for COWAY filtered water but was provided with boiled water which had a weird aftertaste (maybe paint? lol)
On the last night of our stay, the owner of the resort ambushed us at 11pm and again at 12am and were repeatedly rude due to some misunderstanding that arose due to their misleading information. She also threatened to kick us out when we were attempting to negotiate with her about the misunderstanding.
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Date of stay: July 2018
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Â Choose.. ANYTHING BUT this resort.
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Cozy Chalets is also joined with New Cocohut Chalets (same owners). Cozy Chalets is elevated slightly up from the beach (about 20m) with a great outlook from the Sea View chalets. New Cocohut Chalets are located on the beach and the Sea View chalets and semi-suits are a sleepy 5 steps away from the water.
My partner and I stayed in a sea front room at Cozy Chalets which are new, very clean and spacious. You have your own bathroom in each hut with hot water and there is no smell in the bathrooms (a bonus on these islands). Beds are very comfortable and we had an absolutely stunning view from our balcony. 24 hour electricity here.
My mum stayed in the Sea Front Chalet on the beach at New Cocohut Chalets and whilst it was quite a bit older (visibly), the beds were comfortable, air conditioning worked well and bathroom adequate (hot water a little temperamental), it was right on the beach and only 20 steps from the fabulous restaurant. Great spot but rooms a little old.
Staff at this resort where the friendliest bunch we came across for our whole time in Malaysia. They were always making sure we were relaxed and feeling like we were in the most beautiful place on earth. Food at the restaurant never disappointed, whether we ordered of the menu or helped ourselves to the nightly BBQ. Fruit shakes here are a must!
We booked with an agent for this resort and got it much cheaper than the resort advertises on their website. We were happy with what we paid at the discounted rate but I would question it if we'd paid the advertised rate. We suggest negotiating the rate with the Chalets prior to going or go through an agent. We also paid only 50% deposit and requested rooms away from any generators. Our rooms reflected us withholding 50%. Very well located. Advise doing the same.
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Date of stay: April 2011
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Stay away from generators and building work.
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LOCATION
MalaysiaTerengganuPerhentian IslandsPulau Perhentian Besar
NUMBER OF ROOMS
29
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