The warmest welcome, excellent facilities (a floating swimming pool?!) and stunning, perfectly refurbished historic villas on stilts all set amongst beautiful, lushly planted gardens. So sad to leave this wonderful place.
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Review of Kunang Kunang Heritage Villa
Reviewed 1 Apr 2023
We booked Kunang Kunang Heritage Villas for the experience of staying in an old traditional Malaysian home and we loved it. The villas have loads of character and everything in the villas and around them has been carefully selected to be old and in keeping with the period which all adds to the experience. The large old Malaysian house used as the reception area is particularly authentic and wonderful.
The villas are quite out of the way but don't worry it is ridiculously quick and easy to get a taxi with the grab app and so cheap. To Pantai Cenang beach or the airport about £1.80. Panorama cable car about £3.60 and Tanjung Rhu beach (also where mangrove tours are) £5.30.
All of the staff were friendly and made us feel at home in this chilled out place. We would certainly recommend spending a few nights at Kunang Kunang located out in the villages next to a large lake rather than in a modern hotel in the busy Cenang beach area. If you are travelling around experiencing different places and hotels this is definitely one to add to your itinerary. Enjoy it we certainly did!
Date of stay: March 2023The villas are quite out of the way but don't worry it is ridiculously quick and easy to get a taxi with the grab app and so cheap. To Pantai Cenang beach or the airport about £1.80. Panorama cable car about £3.60 and Tanjung Rhu beach (also where mangrove tours are) £5.30.
All of the staff were friendly and made us feel at home in this chilled out place. We would certainly recommend spending a few nights at Kunang Kunang located out in the villages next to a large lake rather than in a modern hotel in the busy Cenang beach area. If you are travelling around experiencing different places and hotels this is definitely one to add to your itinerary. Enjoy it we certainly did!
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TobyNicholas18
Sarlat-la-Caneda, France
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Estelle O
Hollviken, Sweden
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We had initially booked 5 days at another hotel (Royale Chenang) but were not happy there and moved to this place our last couple of days at Langkawi. It is just a magical place, with beautiful and very old Malaysian wooden villas. Our kids of 6 & 8 loved the floating pool, the breakfast (us grown ups as well), and we all loved the friendly staff and the absolutely lovely buildings & surroundings. It is close to the airport, but it does not disturb as it doesn’t land that many planes per day. You do need a car to live here ( or order in food through Grab when the restaurant is closed) but it is totally worth it. My warmest recommendations if you like genuine & beautiful local culture combined with calmness.
Room tip: Free parking
Date of stay: January 2023
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Willowsinoz
Singapore, Singapore
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This is a lovely setting of genuine heritage villas, but let's address the obvious issue - the noise.
Yes, you can hear the planes, both jet and prop, but they don't come in and out too often (not after 11pm or before 7am by recollection).
We stayed in Temonyong (#13), and that row of 4 villas does have a small road running behind it, and there were a couple of noisy motorbikes late at night.
You can also hear prayers from a nearby mosque early in the morning.
And, if you have noisy neighbours (it's 'family friendly'), there's not a lot to stop that noise travelling either.
Location-wise, we had a number of cancelled Grabs as it is positioned along narrow roads, so book with time to spare!
The place itself is lovely though!
Room tip: It's between 10 and 15 mins car ride to the airport.
Date of stay: December 2022
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From the moment we checked in we were really looked after. The place was clean and the staff really attentive. It is set in a beautiful natural environment so expect wildlife noise. It is fairly close to a couple of mosques and the airport but I can honestly say the noise from both did not bother us (I am a very light sleeper).
The pool area was lovely and the food was some of the best we had on the island.
Although it is slightly out of the resort it is easy to get about using the grab app or scooter.
Kunang kunang is the best place we stayed in Malaysia. Highly recommended.
Date of stay: December 2022
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georgiaa451
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Kunang- Kunang is a gem of a place. We stayed in Teriang and thought it was beautiful. The room was spacious and decorated traditionally. The air con and fans kept the room cool but we were also able to adjust as needed. It was very quiet, the only ‘issue’ we had was when it rained heavily at night as it was noisy on the tin roof. If you are a light sleeper then I would recommend ear plugs. The outdoor bathroom was beautiful with a huge walk in shower and a big wooden bath tub. Staff are very friendly and welcoming, they went above and beyond to help make our stay special. We stayed for 11 nights and found the breakfast choice to be great, lots of Malaysian food as well as an egg station, waffles, cereal, fruit, cakes etc. I’m vegetarian and didn’t struggle to eat of a morning. The pool was stunning and surrounded by wildlife, we enjoyed watching the birds, dragonflies and monitor lizards. Before visiting we saw a few reviews about noise from the airport. We didn’t find it to be noisy and thought it was the same noise level as when we previously stayed in another hotel in Pantai Cenang.
Room tip: It is easier to use Grab for taxis, it only costs 8/9 RM to get to Cenang mall
Date of stay: August 2022
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