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30 Οκτώβριος 2023
Pros: nature. Kind staff.
The island is quite dead with 1 average restaurant (the best they have). Unless you are looking to completely disconnect from society for a few days (then try Casuarina or Pangkor Laut).
Hotel:
No sound insulation. You can hear every motorbike pass by on the road, kids scream by the pool, and nearby local entertainment venues with awful loud singing at 11pm. Door separator with the adjoint room is thin and you can hear everything neighbors say.
Toilet seat is broken. Window bench can break any time. Curtains are not blackout and got to sleep in an eye mask.
Wifi is not stable.
Access to ocean is separated by a road with a dozen local shops. It’s quite a mess. Dirty beach. No sunloungers.
There are only 2 restaurants nearby with Chinese and Western food. I’d rate them at 3. Hotel itself doesn’t serve dinner.
No laundry service.
Asked reception what activities are there to do on the island - they have no idea about prices or details and just forward to the tour guides on the beach 🤷♂️
Pangkor:
It’s a dead village. Underdeveloped, not in a good way. There is really nothing to do here. Dirty beaches. No day-beds on any of the beaches. Little infrastructure. Only one or two semi-decadent restaurants. Cultural and nature activities are lacking as well. Maybe worth visiting for 2-3 nights max or not at all.
To summarize:
If you are looking for Bali-like or Thailand-like environment, Pangkor is not it. It’s literally a kampong (village).
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