moretimeoffguy

Has anyone stayed at an Overwater Bungalow (OWB) on Langkawi, Malaysia? What did you pay and what was the experience like? I'm considering booking a side-trip from Thailand to Langkawi, Malaysia because now that the Chase IHG card no longer offers free night certs at any property (it's point-limited), I don't think I'll ever be able to afford an OWB in Bora Bora.

I'm not much of a beach person--more into hiking--but it would be amazing to be able to dip in the water directly from a bungalow. Is that possible on Langkawi? Recently learned here on FlyerTalk that there are no over-the-ocean bungalows in Thailand by order of law, and so Langkawi may be my only option to experience an OWB.

I'm not sure what my budget actually is. I know I don't want to pay USD $500/nt. Or even USD $400/nt really. Getting close to $400/nt, I could probably only do 2 days and even that's a budget buster. Anything good around USD $200 to $300/nt or less?

moretimeoffguy

I’d also be interested in OWBs south of KL if they’re affordable, spectacular, and easy to get to from the KL airport.

kevincrumbs

I don't have any personal first hand knowledge of these but a cursory search on the internet got me to this article:

https://www.jonesaroundtheworld.com/...lows-malaysia/

All the ones listed at Port Dickson (south of KL, FWIW) don't really scream Maldives-esque to me while the ones in Borneo look a bit better.

JFSV

There is a hotel called Berjaya in Langkawi that has those overwater bungalows. Looks like a 4* hotel. Have not stayed there so cannot comment. But I have been in other Langkawi hotels and the island and water is overall great. Hope this helps

moretimeoffguy

Thanks, this definitely helps. Berjaya looks really nice!

Hoping it’s easy to get from Langkawi to Singapore because I just got invited to visit my old next door neighbor who now lives in Singapore.

a5un

Lexis Hibiscus or other Lexis hotels have pretty nice OWB near KL. I've never stayed there myself, but planned to at some point in the future.