Recommendation:   By Mr.Wong Tien Han  Singapore This is a very nice resort. We stayed in the resort twice (dec 2007 and jun 2008) and we are now planning our third visit.
the staff were friendly and helpful. They would look into every little detail and would assist you to the best of their ... ability.
the food is great in the resort. Go for the "all-inclusive" package.
don't wait. . . . . Book the resort now and experience it. . . . . .
Recommendation:  By Mr.Michael Gallagher  Netherlands Excellent location, very attentive staff, good food and well appointed room. Reception and travelling to and from airport well organised. Would thoroughly recommend this resort.
barbeque on the beach for two can be spoilt by wind gusts - full ... charge still made for spoilt food.
have doubts if the european wines are well stored. Both times that we tried wine was "över the top". Australian was ok
Recommendation: By Mr.Alan Ross  United Kingdom We stayed at the tang rhu for three nights in early feb 2008, our only complaint was that it was too short. Four or five nights would have been better.
the resort is off a very high quality through out. The accommodation was very nice and ... spacious. We were in a cahaya room, the bathroom was enormous, the bed was erormous it was very nice and worth paying a little extra.
we (my wife and i) stayed on the all inclusive meal plan, booked in advance. This is highly recommended. You get breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, evening meal, mini bar, room service, drinks by the pool including ice cream floats and smoothies plus free use of wind surfing and boat sailing all included. The only exception to all of this is alcoholic drinks, that you have to pay for. There are three nice rest's to eat in the resort all with differant menu's and the food was off a very high standard.
for info - food prices are ok by uk standards but are high compared to malaysia. Wine in particular is expensive at 200 - 500 rm a bottle. Other drinks were fine - gin and tonic was 15 rm, a small beer 11 rm.
the beach and pools are super and the level of service is 5 star.
transport to and from the hotel in again included in the all inclusive rate and is good.
the only slight downside is the location of the hotel on the island. The resort location is great, next to perhaps the best beach on the island, however, the resort is tucked away in a corner of the island and some people just stayed in the resort and did not see much of the island which is perhaps a shame. I say perhaps because the resort is so nice that it is very difficult to drag yourself away.
we stayed in two other resorts in langkawi on this trip and spend the last three days at the t rhu.
a great location for up to a week and especially for those on honeymoon or who want an upscale resort on a great beach.
Recommendation: By Mr.Paul Mitchell United Kingdom We stayed at their busiest time over the christmas/new year period, when the hotel was full, and at no time did we have to queue, wait, not find a sun bed, or all the usual things you find in a hotel that is full.
this hotel is situated in ... such a location that you can not but have a romantic time. the location is remote, so not much to do during the day without a 30 mins transit outside the resort, but that is the hotels selling point. there are some free activities, some reasonably priced activies (ie mangrove kayaking), and they do provide a shuttle bus to kuah town at a very reasonable cost. it is not a place for young families or those that want to be active all day. after 4 days we had run out of things to do at the hotel.
the facilities are good, excellent pools, sun beds, beach. the food is also good and excellent well prepared, but having to book a table in 'the rhu' at 0600 is not good, even if it is the premier restaurant. the other restuarants do not have the same issue. The food is good, and the all inclusive food/none alcholic beverages is essential. alcohol is reasonable, but wine very expensive.
there is not much in the way of entertainment other than a band by the 'sands' pool. but this is not the hotel for a busy social night life.
staff are all very friendly, all wear name badges so you can say 'hi' to the gardener as well as the front of house staff.
it is a hotel in malaysia so somethings may seem not to be quite the same as us or european standards, but being on holiday in such a location was magical.
we had read some bad reports about staff attitudes, condition of furniture, towels, sun beds, but have to say our experiance was that all were acceptable for a hotel that appears to be very popular with all nationalities.
as with many remote hotels, there are some 'stalls' along the beach, but are discreet and do not impact on this fabulous location.
if you want something more liveliy this is not the hotel for you (try the pentai cheang area), but if you are after a really relaxing time then that is ensured.
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