The Sunset Pool

This was a winner. Apart from the gorgeous beach - which were unfortunately hot most of the time, we found shelter at the cooling pool. It was big and shallow enough to be enjoyed by the whole family and there was also a cafe for pizza and drinks. And of course ice cream.

The shades - either from trees or roof - were a welcome, and it was open enough for the breeze to enter.

The view of the sunset here was gorgeous, hence the name. After the swim, we would just sit on the deckchairs admiring the vista. We ended up spending both late afternoons there in the pool and later walking by the beach to enjoy the setting sun ....

The Sands Restaurant

This was where we had our lovely breakfast buffet. And lunch. And dinner while we were at Tanjung Rhu. It was about 300 meters away from the rooms, having to walk by the hot beach as there were constructions and renovations in between.

This way to lunch!It certainly was hot there when exposed to the elements ....Thank God it can be quite windy at times ....Stopping over for lunch when we arrived ...No smoking. Good!Very friendly and helpful staffs - mainly Malaysians. Right next to it is a separate more formal fine dining restaurant. Right next to the pool were where we had dinner. Nice sea breeze. Great view and great food.

Relaxing drinks after sunsetAfter a long day ....Irfan wondering what that was ...Dinner was served ..... and it was nice!Time for breakfast ....Great selection on the buffet spread By the pool, they served Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food. We stayed a bit after dinner to enjoy the breeze, although I must stay it was still warm. Great evening.

The Anjung Suite

We had a few choices when we planned for the Langkawi trip. Since the boys and Anita preferred to take the boat, we planned to stay a night in Alor Setar to avoid rushing to Kuala Kedah from KL. The stay worked out well. The hotel we stayed at was really nice. We wo ke definitely come back to that particular hotel - The Grand Alora - should we stay in Alor Setar again.

But for the couple of nights in Langkawi, the choice of hotel was not that straight forward.

View from the beach balconyIdlan finding his spot straight away ...We would definitely not want to stay near Pekan Kuah. Not near the airport, where many hotels were located. That left us with either the Datai or Tangjung Rhu area. And that were four of the more secluded hotels were located.

We asked around amongst our friends if they had stayed at any of those hotels. They have had a mixed experience. Mainly along the line of being treated as a second rate visitors since they were Malaysian. A common scenario unfortunately.

Then we started exploring the room. We started with the toilet.Welcome drinks servedThe table for dinnerAfter some thoughts we decided to go for Tanjung Rhu Resort. It was secluded enough and the beach was private and huge!

We got a great deal on the room - we booked the biggest suite, Anjung. It was damn nice and cosy. But the main drawback was it was on the third floor. And there were no lift directly to the room floor.

We didn't need to order an extra bed as the sofa at the sitting room opened up nicely into a bed. The room has a huge bathroom complete with a jacuzzi - which the boys sampled on the first evening of course. There was also a separate dining area where we had dinner on the second evening. There were also a couple of balconies on the opposite sides of the room.

The view from the suite? Amazing. It was directly in front of the famous sand bank which appears on low tides - where sometimes you were able to walk to a small island nearby.

Unfortunately there was no wifi. There is a common lounge next door equipped with PCs for the patron to use. But no wifi signal in the rooms. Luckily there were strong LTE signals there - on both Celcom and Maxis.

Too hot to venture out yet ....Apart from room service, the subset pool was quite near if you wanted a snack. The main restaurants however were quite a walk. With the stairs, it might not be suitable to our parents should we plan to bring them to Langkawi.

Would we come back again? Most definitely! With the deal we had, it worked out really well.

Fancy a Dip?

After finishing his homework, Idlan asked if he could go to the pool for a dip. Initially I was hesitant since it had been raining in late afternoons lately. Luckily for today, the rain came early. By the time we went down, the drizzle had stopped and the pool was empty!

Party time! Couldn't hang around for too long though since it was almost Maghrib!

Sunday Afternoon in Town

It has been a while since I had the chance to get my camera out for a free spin. It was a Sunday and frankly, I had done my chores and was looking forward to a quick lunch with Anita. I had some time after lunch for a quick walk.

After late lunch at Pavilion, I took the M-P out around Bukit Bintang. The weather was not too inviting and to be frank, it was threatening to rain all afternoon. Not exactly conducive for a photowalk, but I must not complain.

There was nothing much going on there at the moment. I guessed, with Ramadhan coming up soon, the decor would be gearing up to that. Anita did her shopping, while I just hang around for a while. I was too lazy to walk all the way to Low Yat, and soon turned back. I settled for a quiet coffee instead.