Top Hotels near Atma Alam Batik Art Village

Located centrally in Padang Matsirat and close to the Langkawi International Airport, Atma Alam Batik Art Village is a complex that showcases a wide array of exclusively handmade as well as block printed batik art that includes dress materials, paintings and handicraft products.

The long L-shaped single storied building set up in a half-acre sprawling compound has been built in traditional Malaysian architecture with slanted triangular roofs. It has been established by the couple Aza Osman (an oil painter) and his wife Roshadah Yusof, also known as Sada who herself is a reputed Batik artist and designer. They moved to Langkawi together in 1987 and founded the Batik Art Village. They both live and work here. Aza spent 15 years in Europe, mostly in Italy. Having studied and learned fine arts, he returned to his homeland to share his experience and skills.

Sada, on the other hand, had been a self-taught well-established batik artist. Her batik artwork is commissioned at most of the luxury resorts in the island. There is also a cafe where you can have coffee with homemade cookies and cakes.

How to Get There

By Plane

If you are travelling by air, the nearest airport is the Langkawi International Airport (IATA: LGK, ICAO: WMKL), which is an airport in Padang Matsirat, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. Atma Alam Batik Art Village is located only 2 km from the Langkawi International Airport.

By Car

Atma Alam Batik Art Village is located Padang Matsirat (near the Petronas fuel station) and on the road Jalan Padang Matsirat. Choice of public transportation is limited in Langkawi. However, you can find a taxi easily at the airport. In addition, Uber and Grab are now available in Langkawi. The best way to get to Atma Alam Batik Art Village is by rented car or by getting in a taxi.

Tourist Attractions

Langkawi’s Ayer Hangat Village

Langkawi’s Ayer Hangat Village is home to therapeutic hot springs lying just north of Kuah on Jalan Ayer Hangat and makes for an interesting trip. Malay-style buildings create a village-like environment on the lushly landscaped grounds, with cool and hot water pools. A series of small canals run through the grounds and connect hot spring water collected from two wells with cooler water, offering you temperature variation options. Surprisingly, the hot springs are natural salt water, which seeps up from the shallow tide table. The springs claim to be medicinal, helping improve chronic skin conditions, detoxing and joint pain resulting from injury or gout.

Black Sand Beach Langkawi

Located four kilometres southwest of Tanjung Rhu Beach, the beach offers memorable photo opportunities and a peaceful retreat from the island’s often crowded areas. Despite its name, the beach is actually a mix of black and white sand, which some locals believe to be the result of a centuries-old curse laid by a mermaid because a fisherman had stolen her ring. Others claim that it’s soil from the rice paddy fields that were burned by farmers back in 1821.

Hotels

Perdana Beach Resort

It is a resort in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah. It is located in Kampung Kuala Muda, in the northern part of Pantai Cenang. The resort is just about 5 minutes from the Langkawi International Airport. All rooms overlook the sea. The hotel offers facilities such as outdoor swimming pool, living room, air conditioner, TV, Kitchen, Dining Table and Room Service.

Century Langkawi Beach Resort

Century Langkawi Beach Resort is a charming resort designed with contemporary Malaysian architecture. Located along an idyllic stretch of private beaches, amidst lush tropical forests & surrounded by exotic flora & fauna. The chalets & rooms have a full-length French window’s which open out onto large, spacious balconies, offering majestic views over the sparkling waters of the emerald sea or the tranquil setting of the resort.