Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi

The relaxed, friendly atmosphere on the beach resort, typical for Langkawi's own relaxed character, creates a fantastic location for family holidays, honeymoons, pensioners and seasoned business travellers. The resort comprises 350 rooms, a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange, shopping facilities and a hairdresser. In addition, there is a restaurant ""Spice Market"" and a number of bars. Guests may further take advantage of the laundry and room services, conference facilities and the parking for those arriving by car. There is also a babysitter service, and a colourful ""Kid's KiKi Klub"", where kids aged between 4 and 12 years can take part in daily activities for no extra charge.

The room décor is inspired by traditional Malayan villages. The rooms are located in 51 separate elegant wooden chalets, all with pool, sea or lake views. They are tastefully furnished in soft pastel colours. Each room is carefully furnished with all modern amenities. The lighting creates a relaxing, cosy atmosphere. To enhance the character of the wooden room interior further, natural textured material such as Sisal carpet panels and Nyatoh flower motifs have been added to the wall as decorative pieces. All rooms feature a bathroom/shower and hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, a TV, a radio, a fridge, a tea/coffee maker, an iron and ironing set, individually adjustable air conditioning, a room safe and a balcony or terrace.

Spice market as the main restaurant located in the main building, can accommodate up to 125 people inside the air conditioned area and 100 people at the open terrace, serves daily dining with various cuisines from local to western. - Niyom Thai restaurant opens for dinner only serves an authentic Thai dishes. - The boat House BBQ Restaurant and Pub located by the palm fringed beachfront with a panoramic view, opens daily until midnight. - Cenang Beach Bar and the Horizons and Cascade Poolbars will quench your thirst while enjoying a panoramic view.

In the hotel grounds, guests can make use of 2 free-form swimming pools with sun loungers and parasols. There is a sauna, a steam room, a sports hall, 3 tennis courts, 2 squash courts, aerobics, an archery facility, minigolf and a water sports centre, which offers sailing, windsurfing, catamaran sailing and jet skiing. The ""Teratai"" spa centre offers luxurious treatments such as aromatherapy body massages, Swedish, Thai and Indonesian body massages, therapeutic massage with hot stones, a foot massage, a yin & yang meridian massage, manicure and pedicure, and a number of relaxing baths. The children's activities include crafts and painting, face painting, traditional games, fishing lessons and competitions, swimming classes, beach Telefun, mini-golf and much more. Snorkelling, fishing and other sea sports are available on request, as are 3 nearby golf courses, 4-wheel drives with air-conditioning, trekking in the jungle, cycle hire and rickshaw trips. Most of the sporting activities cost an additional fee.