Traveller's Tales: Doing business in Langkawi, Malaysia

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J Evans	11 July 2002
Stayed at Berjaya Langkawi Beach and Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
The development of Langkawi as a resort destination has been driven by Malaysian government policy. Unfortunately, the drive from the airport to any of the resorts takes you pass an empty convention center, and a number of projects that were abandoned in mid-construction when the economy tanked in 1997. This gives the island a seedy appearance, and there is in any event nothing of interest here except the various beaches, which do not compare with those slighly to the north in the Phuket region of Thailand. Since its duty-free shopping is vastly overrated, the island is eminently missable.
B Holder	13 January 2002
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Taxis are very good value, drivers friendly and helpful. Kuah, the main city, is interesting and has good duty-free shops; Langkawi Fair is the best shopping complex. Remember to put in the decimal point when trying to get money from cash machines ie 200.00 ringits...we couldn't figure out why it wouldn't give us cash, but we were only tapping in 200. A sunset cruise is a must, the Bon Ton restaurant five minutes from the hotel is excellent (with a very chic little shop), and golf on the Datai's course is expensive but breathtaking (carved out of rainforest). Pelangi will arrange your transport, and golf. We were told the craft centre was excellent, but did not have time to visit. Watch out for jellyfish in the water.
D Drysdale	21 November 2001
Stayed at Beach Garden Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi is a great destination. Beautiful, clean beaches and sea OK for swimming (unlike Penang). Get a map of local attractions, hire a car and driver for a couple of hours and you will be driven around this beautiful island and get a wonderful insight into how the local people lead their lives, where they live and work etc. Drive through lots of typical Malay villages, including fishing villages with houses right on the beach (some almost totally demolished by monsoonal high seas). There is a modern shopping centre at Kuah the main town and Eagle Square is worth a visit, to see the most gigantic sculpture of an Eagle in existence. Langkawi is a duty free island and the prices are cheaper there than in any other of the airport shops. Two restaurants are a must to try; 1) Little India near the Waterworld complex at Pantai Cenang, and 2)The Birdcage. For Italian food try Jezebel (we didn't as we ran out of time but were told it was excellent for pasta and pizza).