Langkawi Travelling Tips... Part I

Hubby n i went to spend 4d3n in Langkawi.. n hell it was great.
Yeah... I've been to Langkawi quite a few times already... n i even practically lived there for about 3 years but that was wayy2 back when i was 1-4 yrs old.

I've never been to Perhentian or Redang or Tioman... but I've been to Pangkor... n i definitely am voting for Langkawi against Pangkor. Pangkor is a bit dull to me... n sad to say... d island was not well kept and taken care of. Hope it has changed from the last time i visited Pangkor.

We purposely didn't book our accom when we went to Langkawi... there's a story behind it tp malas nak cite.. hehe... so wut we did... once we arrived there, we got ourselves a rental car n went for hotel/resort/chalet/motel-hopping. our intention was to spend a lot on activities n shopping so... we had a very low budget for the stay-in. I did some survey before going... n we've made our mind to focus our search in P.Cenang area. Actually it was not hard as there were a lot of choices... but the 4-5stars hotel has a very whopping price... sgt not worth it... roughly below are some tips on the car-rental n accommodation:

Car - we paid RM60 for a 24hours duration of a Wira Auto. once u arrived at the airport there are counters of car-rental with 50% promo. But act, i personally think it was jus simply a gimmick so that ppl won't bargain for less after thinking that they are given 50% discount. So if u wanna get a better deal.. mungkin boleh mencuba bargain. once they handed over the keys to ur car... make sure u asked for the nearest petrol station. I can assure u the fuel tank is at its lowest when they handed over the keys to u. We filled in RM50 : enuf for 4d3n and two full island tour... so don't fill in too much kalau x rugi. when we handed the car back our fuel is well below the red line so i was very much satisfied wif our planning n fuel consumption. :P

Going places - before u start making ur move from d airport/jetty... don't get snobbish n ignore the ladies handing over pamphlets n brochures. they are actually giving out free maps (they hv different maps, so just take it all.. u can simply throw away the unneccessary later) n they have contacts of promotional island tours/island hopping n few more activities so... amek jer ok... they are not giving useless brochures like the one they r distributing at promo kiosk at d malls. hehe. From the map... u can practically plan ur days in the island n so dat u won't waste valuable time getting lost around d island.

Accommodation -
luxurious stay around P.Cenang : Casa Del Mar (RM700-800++ per nite), Pelangi Beach (RM800++ per nite), we only asked those two cos roughly we can est the price of other nice looking hotels along d beach. eheheh. so straightly we focused our seach on low budget hotels/chalets. u can also try aseania, awana (around 15min frm p.cenang),
budget stay: we found a new cabin-style chalet. the interior of the cabin is very nice, complete wif aircond n hot shower, priced at RM150/nite. others along the beach can range from RM100-RM240. others at the opposite side of the road, not along d beach... r priced around RM70-RM80. We stayed at Melati Tanjung for RM100/nite... got air cond n hot shower... so it was acceptable for me. but don't expect much... the room is relatively small n there's no coffee/tea facilities, room service, coffee house/bfast n towels are only changed every 2 days. If u wanna change it early though, u can bring the used towel to the reception n change. but it is along d beach... so the view is nice.
we stayed in Kuah town on our last nite in Langkawi... we chose to stay at Langkasuka Hotel (adjacent to langkawi parade... it was priced RM85/nite so it was relatively below our budget. However, i do recommend u to stay at P.Cenang over the town area. The town seems dead n dull at nite... it didn't feel like Langkawi there. heheh. cenang though is very happening at nite. full of great hang-out spots at nite along d beach... so.. u choose... :)

I'll share some tips on recommended eateries n activities later in Part II k... nak sambung doing my laundry... :)
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