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!

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.

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.