Bon Ton Resort

Langkawi, Malaysia

Activities

  • Nearby Pantai Cenang and Pantai Tengah converge to form Langkawi's longest beach, complete with watersports facilities, beach bars and restaurants. Waterskiing, sailing, parasailing, banana boat, windsurfing and fishing trips or island hopping can be arranged through individual operators on the beach


  • Arrange a guided nature walk in the Machinchang Forest Reserve, near Datai Bay, home to great hornbills and the rare colugo

  • Ascend one of the highest peaks by cable car for magnificent views over the Langkawi archipelago

  • Visit the Laman Padi Rice Museum (very close by)

  • Hire a car and head for the tomb of Mahsuri and the pretty rice fields of the interior

  • Book some spa treatments at the Datai or the Andaman, both on gorgeous Datai Bay; alternatively the resort can arrange an Ayurvedic masseur to visit as there are two massage beds on the property

  • Visit the Ibrahim Hussein Museum & Cultural Foundation (IHMCF), the home and art gallery of one of Malaysia’s best-known artists

  • Cahaya House, the eighth bungalow on the plot, is used to house an artist in residence. The balcony provides the ideal space and light to work from; enquire about art classes

  • Batik painting classes held at the Batik Village about 10 minutes drive away

  • PADI courses can be arranged through East Marine – located at the Yacht Club – 30 minute drive away

  • The Datai Golf Course is the best course on the island and is about a 40 minute drive

  • Or the horse riding centre is about 20 minutes away

  • Bicycles can be rented down the road

Activities on site or nearby include:

  • Art classes
  • Bird watching
  • Cycling
  • Fishing
  • Food and wine
  • Golf
  • Hiking
  • Horse riding
  • Museums/galleries
  • Plantlife/flora
  • Sailing
  • Scuba diving
  • Scuba diving courses
  • Snorkelling
  • Swimming
  • Well being
  • Windsurfing
Save to favouritesPrintMailBon Ton ResortAtmospheric, laid back and unique, Bon Ton is a careful blend of conservation principles and design savvy. The small resort (or 'Coconut Village' as it used to be called) comprises 8 antique kampung [r:MY001:houses] acquired from islanders by Australian owner Narelle McMurtrie, and subsequently reassembled on a peaceful coconut plantation just north of Langkawi's longest beach. Colourful fabrics, Malay songket weavings and antique wood furnishings adorn each of the stilted wooden houses, which face a lily-strewn lagoon. Modern touches include luxury bathrooms, fridges, kettles and (in some of the houses) air-con. It's a far cry from the surrounding generic resort hotels, and what Bon Ton lacks in facilities, it more than makes up for in atmosphere. Even so, there's an attractive swimming pool, an antique yacht for charter, a west-facing cocktail deck, a wonderful restaurant serving Asian fusion cuisine and a lounge-bar set in a heritage Chinese shophouse. To top it all, it's fantastic value for money.

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