
We were served a non-alcoholic fruit drink made of
roselle (it has a cooling effect like lemonade), and given
cold towels and the usual paper work as we watched peacocks roam the lobby. We were quickly briefed on Pangkor Laut’s 148 Malaysian-luxury-style villas. Later we saw a couple of the eight
estates in a nearby secluded cove. They belong in Robin Leach’s homes of the rich and famous. In fact, many celebrities have stayed there, including
Pavarotti and Joan Collins. However, I was staying (and couldn’t have been happier) in one of the 22 over-water
bungalows standing elegantly on stilts over the sea in the new Spa Village section of the resort (they are known simply as the
Spa Villas). Twenty-one other villas -- basically the same but a few years older and a bit cheaper in price -- are called
Sea Villas. If you’re worried about being over the water, that’s
okay; there are also 105 Beach,
Hill and
Garden Villas.
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