Redang Island Resort

if you have no expectations pick redang island resort. the place was built in 1995 and defelinitely has not updated. the washroom was old and moldy in he corners of the tiling with yellow stained toilet seat cover and a 1 inch thick slab of glue to hold the sink together to the wall. the shower head luckily was a modern update with the pressure of holes poked into a 2 liter bottle letting the water flow freely. the room tv might as well be non existent with around 10 channels all fully blurry. i don't understand why hotels don't equip a NEW smart tv with youtube capabilities. also the wifi only barely worked in the lobby, probably why you see alot of people always sitting there. for the hotel itself the restaurant menu was limited, the pool tables were out of service, the prayer room smelled musty, and the bar was closed indefinitely. your only options for drinks are 3 kinds of beer thats it. you get international guests from around the world come on. we took a day trip to long beach and being on that side of the island was night and day. if you can stay there do that instead. the resorts are right off the water the facilities are much cleaner and the bars and restaurants serve multiple drinks and food. the positives of the hotel are the beds were clean and comfy and the ac was plenty cold to escape from the heat. also the staff is absolutely wonderful. the employees deserve to work in a better hotel. redang island resort is rude to charge as much as they do. wasteofppl'smone

Free upgrade when we came to the hotel all the staff were super helpful amd friendly room was beautiful and clean lovely view if you hire a scooter you are only 5 minutes away from the most beautiful beach would recomend to anyone

Rooms can be cleaner, food options limited, tours limited and overpriced Staff is friendly and helpful, trip to marine park is good

The property is very close to Jetty and they have a van that will drop and pick up from the jetty to hotel. This is the only good part about the property. The property itself is very old and the rooms are sub standard. We had 2 rooms and one of the room AC did not work properly but luckily the ceiling fan was enough for our stay. We had a connecting door between the two rooms and so the AC in other room helped to some extent. The other issue is that the property is very far from the beach. The beach is near the Taaras resort property which is about 4.5 km away and can only be reached if you rent a scooter. The breakfast, as others have mentioned is very bad. We even tried the ala carte lunch but we were very disappointed with the taste and food quality. For the two days we stayed, we actually ate at another resort hotel which was called De rimba resort and they had excellent food. There was another small bakery close to our property called Pink restaurant or cafe I think which is at the entrance of the Jetty and their carrot cake is highly recommended. The property itself is very clean and quiet and the hotel staff was very nice and welcoming. We also had a massage booked but the massage too was just ok for the price. I have had far better massage treatments. Overall, it was an ok stay, nothing that I would remember or recommend if I ever visit Redang island.

We had a good stay here, the rooms are outdated and in need of a little TLC but that would probably reflect in the price. The resort is value for money as it is. Staff are fantastic and friendly. The pool is lovely and we really enjoyed the boat trips.

It was quiet decent place but dining options are minimal . Breakfast offered is the routine menu and the dining hall is not quite clean . Taps & heater is not working in bathrooms and had to follow up with reception for room cleaning service.

I had a good stay here- it was comfortable, the staff were helpful and friendly, the hotel was good and offered fun excursions and cheap massages. The shop onsite is handy for water and snacks. There is no cash machine on the island so make sure you bring enough. You are limited to taxis (60RM return journey anywhere) and boats (55RM) to leave the hotel. There were a few small things could have made it GREAT: - a welcome message on arrival to explain timings of meals, what’s available in the hotel and outside it (it took me a couple of days to figure everything out & I was told the wrong information about meal times twice) - better WiFi! The connection was terrible, only worked around 10% of the time, and only when in reception (it didn’t work at all in my room) - if housekeeping replaced dirty towels, used cups, coffee etc as standard (I had to make a direct request for this when it didn’t happen on the second day) - cushions on the sun loungers by the pool (it is uncomfortable laying on hard plastic) - better vigilance at keeping buffet lids closed to avoid flies on the food at breakfast - healthy / lighter options at breakfast (aside from eggs, it was all carbs; bread, noodles, rice, potato, cereal) - would hugely benefit from filtered water fountains around the hotel, as the only water refill was hidden away in the restaurant and staff had to fill up my water bottle, otherwise only plastic water bottles available which is bad for the environment

I had a good stay here - it was comfortable, the staff were helpful and friendly, the hotel was good and offered fun excursions and cheap massages. The shop onsite is handy for water and snacks. There is no cash machine on the island so make sure you bring enough. You are limited to taxis (60RM return journey anywhere) and boats (55RM) to leave the hotel. There were a few small things could have made it GREAT: - a welcome message on arrival to explain timings of meals, what’s available in the hotel and outside it (it took me a couple of days to figure everything out & I was told the wrong information about meal times twice) - better WiFi! The connection was terrible, only worked around 10% of the time, and only when in reception (it didn’t work at all in my room) - if housekeeping replaced dirty towels, used cups, coffee etc as standard (I had to make a direct request for this when it didn’t happen on the second day) - cushions on the sun loungers by the pool (it is uncomfortable laying on hard plastic) - better vigilance at keeping buffet lids closed to avoid flies on the food at breakfast - healthy / lighter options at breakfast (aside from eggs, it was all carbs; bread, noodles, rice, potato, cereal) - would hugely benefit from filtered water fountains around the hotel, as the only water refill was hidden away in the restaurant and staff had to fill up my water bottle, otherwise only plastic water bottles available which is bad for the environment

I can only rate this properly on one aspect, which is the great upgrade we got as we were moved to Taraas resort because of technical issues… This just proves how much they care about their customers

We came on a holiday retreat with plans of snorkeling on Saturday. Very polite and friendly staff and really nice and spacious room. Unfortunately I have to take one star off as we fell ill after having dinner at the hotel restaurant and we were room bound for a day of our three day stay. We did manage to go snorkeling on Sunday but still fell frail after the days we had. Snorkeling trip and tortoise view is highly recommended. Only advice, avoid dinner here. Breakfast is ok and the shop sells instant noodles and crisps. Next time we'll come here again and bring some more food with us

Good, quiet low-end resort, away from other resorts. Needs a refresh. Limited menu, has selection of day trips. Small private beach with good snorkeling 50m out at med/high tide. Very limited roads on Redang mean you can only scooter to Turtle Bay (where they hand feed turtles for the tourists). Had a great local bbq squid & tuna over a 44gal drum there.

I understand the negative reviews - the property needs maintenance and upkeep and the bed was like concrete. But, we asked for extra duvets to use as cushioning and staff happy to provide. The toilet continued running after flushing, the shower squirting water (but was hot), and balcony chair nearly collapsed. But, maintenance staff so friendly and happy to fix - all issues fixed in one request. The local staff happy we tried to speak limited Malay, were friendly and smiled a lot. Breakfast not as extensive as other hotels, but enough to feel full each morning. Location is away from Long Beach, so I very quiet. If you want buzz, stay at Long Beach. We wanted relaxation and have peaceful quietness, so we were happy. The pool was dirty and brown due to an issue with Government Water provided to resort. However, staff kept trying to empty & refill each day - pool swimmable by third day! If you correctly set your expectations, you will be okay. It’s not a 5 star resort. If you have any issues, just ask staff a friendly question and they will do their best to accommodate. Wana at reception was excellent! Great English speaking and found us a reasonable priced transfer (RM150pp) to Perhentian Island for our next stay saving much time. Needs a bit of work, but a reasonable stay for price.

Very beautiful area

ian chan says lovely

Bilik hotel bagus view yang cantik . Tetapi jauh dr pantai perlu naik kenderaan utk ke pantai.staff hotel yg mesra dan peramah.

Overall was good...If u choose to enjoy night life here, this is not the right place. Need to go to long beach to enjoy night life. But if u want comfort and just want to enjoy a calm and relaxing your mind, this would be the right place.

Good sea view resort, room was well-lit with plenty of lights and clean. Food was sufficient and quality was adequate for breakfast and dinner. We tried order food from the kitchen though it took a while for the staff to pick up and delivered to our room. We thought we would be starving from check-out back to the mainland, but thankfully the staff had prepared our breakfast to takeaway at the reception. Overall, we're enjoyed our stay.

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車我們出去，忘記了接回我們，訂了船票回來，又沒有交帶邊間船公司時間！房間又不潔，令我全身敏感，又漏水，換房就無水無冷氣再換才可以！太差啦