Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi sits in a private bay on the island’s west coast, on grounds of ancient rainforest that run down to the beach.
Our team recommends
The resort is about ten minutes from Langkawi’s airport, set in a forest that runs down to the sea. Check-in happens in an open-air Arrival Lodge, where we sat with a welcome drink looking over the trees while an associate took care of everything.
Our Rainforest Junior Suite was open plan, with sliding doors between the living, dressing and sleeping areas, warm wood floors and a balcony looking toward the sea. The bathroom was enormous, in green and white marble, with a soaking tub big enough for two and a rain shower.
The grounds are hilly, so buggies take guests everywhere, and the resort felt private: we rarely crossed paths with anyone. Down at the main pool and the beach, attendants set up our loungers with iced water and cold towels.
Horizon, the adults-only infinity pool, is where we spent most of our time. Its edge seems to run straight into the sea, and it is one of the best pools we have swum in anywhere, above all at sunset.
From our guests
Our team recommends
Our team found it private and peaceful, best for a quiet escape for two.
From our guests
Our guests write about the buggy service, the friendly staff and their upgrades.
From our guests
Our guests stay in a Rainforest Deluxe room, and many choose a one-bedroom villa, with a pool of its own.
Our team recommends
The Rainforest Junior Suite is the room to ask for, with its marble bathroom and its own balcony. Ours was open plan, with sliding doors between the living, dressing and sleeping areas, and a soaking tub big enough for two.
Every villa has a private pool. For a couple, we’d choose the Grand Ocean Front Villa, the largest one-bedroom, set on the rocky shore with a pavilion and a sundeck on several levels over the sea. Families do well in Villa Kenari, whose two bedrooms face the sea in front and the rainforest behind, around the resort’s largest private pool.
From our guests
Room upgrade, timely buggy transportation and friendly staff.
With every stay
What the program adds to your stay.
Tell us your dates and who’s coming, and we take it from there. Within one business day we confirm your room, the program’s benefits and your requests with the hotel.
We can arrange a villa with its own pool, sunset drinks at Horizon Lounge & Bar or a table at Hai Yan over the water before you arrive.
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