Holiday Villa, Langkawi

Advantages: friendly atmosphere, great cuisine
Disadvantages: none

...If you are ever in Langkawi, treat yourself to a great a dinner or more at Sheela's. This german-malaysian restaurant serves great german and malay cuisine and is located across the Holiday Villa on Tengah Beach. The prices are very fair. I ate barracuda for RM 8,- (US$2,5) with rice as a side dish. Among a large variety of food and drinks you find a large selection of freshly made tropical fruit drinks, such as starfruit juice. The service is outstanding as the friendly Sheela and her team will tend to your dining needs. The restaurant setting has a nice feeling to it. The open kitchen and dining area amongst the green vegetation and palm trees is a great way to end the evening and recollect on the days happenings. The walls are decorated with the art of malaysian-german Artist Lars whose works have received great acclaim in the Art... Read review

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Advantages: Peace and tranquility in a stunning location
Disadvantages: Long way from any local shops or restaurants

...Absolutely out of this world is the best way i can describe my stay at the Datai. Although set within the beautiful rainforests of Langkawi you are also just metres from a stunning stretch of sandy beach. I stayed in one of the Deluxe rooms at the top of the resort, which I found to be extremely spacious, the room had a king size bed, a large bathroom, a balcony which upon waking, would often find a small family of monkeys tucking into their breakfasts and stunning views over the main pool area, the rainforest and the Andman Sea. There are villas further down the resort, some with private pools, nearer the beach and Spa. I prefered the views from the top of the hotel so the deluxe rooms or corner suites would be my choice of room on my next visit. The standard of service I received, even by Asian standards was extremely high... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Unfortunately most things.

...Have been reading other reviews with interest. Wow. We must have been unlucky. The reviews are so good and in so much detail that they almost could have been written by James Villa holidays (joke) My wife, 3 children and mother and father in law and myself of course took a 2 week holiday to Majorca in August last year. The list of problems we had was unbelievable. James Villas holidays were not prepared to fix our problems. Even though we had spent £3,648.27 (this was without flights). We telephoned them for the 1st three days complaining. We even sent them a solicitors letter on the 3rd day and they still refused to accept that there were problems. When we did complain we even telephoned head office in the Uk in Maidstone in Kent. The staff were rude and sarcastic. They told us to complain when we get back home. Not much good when... Read review

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