Boasting a luxurious Spa Village to spoil you silly, Pangkor Laut is situated on its very own private island ( Pulau Pangkor ) with lush, untouched forest greenery. Situated in a sheltered cove, visitors get a choice of a villa sited over the sea, by the beach or on the hill, each elegantly designed and furnished.

Each villa boasts a private balcony with cushioned deck chairs, luxuriously furnished spacious interiors, and oversized tubs. Designed specifically for two guests to a villa, this is an ideal romantic getaway for those who can afford the price.

Prices are guaranteed to set you back around USD 200 for a hill villa to USD 450 for a spa villa.

The Spa Village and Spa treatments

Yet those who come here, are here to relax. Most take advantage of the spa treatments, which begin with the unique Bath House Ritual, representing various bathing traditions from around Asia.

This starts with a foot bath and an invigorating Chinese Foot Pounding, previously only enjoyed by the concubines of feudal China.

From there, visitors are escorted to the Bath Houses to enjoy the traditional Malay “circulating” bath, from when villagers bathed in streams or rivers, and a Japanese-style cleansing with a “goshi-goshi”” cloth, followed by a dip in the heated Rotenburu pool.

After that, visitors enjoy the signature Shanghai Scrub, gently exfoliating and washing in the private scrub house. In Shanghai, this was traditionally offered exclusively to males.

This is followed by a cup of calming tea in our tranquil surroundings before visitors get to select their spa treatment of choice, ranging from traditional chinese and Ayurvedic treatments.

Awards

In obtaining top place at the Condé Nast Traveller UK Readers’ Travel Awards, Pangkor Laut Resort took honours over prominent names such as Hotel Cipriani, Venice; Sandy Lane, Barbados; Four Seasons Hotel, New York; Begawan Giri Estate, Bali; the Aman resorts including Amanjena; Amanpuri and Amankila; Four Seasons Resort Maldives; Shangri-La, Singapore; well as Hotel Arts, Barcelona.