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Four Seasons in Langkawi is a resort full of culture
Bright giant copper bowls line the entrance to the legendary island‘s newest "Luxury Village” as guests stroll up the driveway to the magnificent Four Seasons Resort Langkawi.
Five-metre high laterite Ayuthia walls from Thailand mark the way, and you are immediately taken in by the intricate decorative efforts that blend so many different cultures, namely Indo-Chinese, Thai and even Arabian elements.
Covering a space of some 19.4 hectares, this Queen of Resorts in the group‘s 66 hotel-chain around the world (and the only one in sole partnership with Malaysia Airlines), offers a clear view of the sunsets that bursts into life as you watch from the white sandy beaches of Tanjung Rhu, fronting the Andaman Sea.
This is a place to relax and the therapy begins even as you take a nice evening walk barefoot around the resort along pebble strewn paths that allow the healing art of reflexology to work their wonders on you.
On steadier ground, slabs of railway sleepers brought in from Sarawak decorate what is left of the greens of the carpet grass.
Four Seasons Resort Langkawi is no place for stilettos; the spikes could get caught between the sleepers. Rather, stick to tried-and-tested holiday footwear of flats or beach thongs to do your exploring.
Your home away from home is a traditional Malay village comprising 68 two storey pavilions of four units each and 20 one bedroom villas offering the ever refreshing and spectacular view of the sea.
The exclusive villas come with a private spa room and plunge pool; guests enjoy their own space ranging between 68 square metres in the pavilions to 220 square metres in the villas.
There are also two units of two-bedroom villas, and one royal villa-the presidential unit measuring 1,400 sq metres.
Special attention has been lavished on the bathrooms, which is the focal point in the accommodation.
Set in a private enclave of an exclusive spa, each bathroom features skylights that flood the space with sunlight, double wash basins of rough-hewn marble and a heavenly soak-in bath which is constructed into a large terrazzo niche, topped with domed roof and Roman arches.
This is private pampering at its best, and chances are, you‘ll want to spend most of your time here, soaking in the bubbles.
If you do decide to leave your abode, then head on down to the Rhu Bar, where you can lounge sipping your favourite cocktail while admiring the intricate tapestry of rich colours and textures of the Arabian Nights-atmosphere.
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