Berjaya Tioman Beach Resort, Tioman Island

Staying in Berjaya was nice from the beginning. Just don't repeat our mistakes and look up for a white open bus with a driver in bright shirt to take you to the hotel from the ferry. We had to walk and it takes almost 30 minutes in the sun to get there by foot. Other than that everything was OK. Make sure you ask exactly where your room is located - maybe it was heat, maybe I was too stupid, but it took us like half an hour walking around the chalets looking for the one we needed. And I do strongly recommend eating at the hotel - the restaurants and cafes nearby are in no way a bargain and sometimes the food quality is questionable. Hotel also arranged nice trips to the coral reefs - efficient and at a reasonable price. Important not is to cover yourself with repellent if you decide to sleep right on the beach - sand flies are always there and you can't feel them when they bite. The next morning you'll be scratching all over with terrible wounds, stay safe. As for the hotel the reception was responsive, the chalet was clean and really nice, the main restaurant also serves nice buffet dinners. Room service was excellent as I can’t imagine someone cleaning up all the mess we left behind us.

the best thing about this resort is the fantastic location, beautiful empty beaches and crystal clear water. Rooms vary depending upon age - some are not as new as the one shown on the website. Food in the restaurant is OK but you might want more variety after 5 days so go out of the resort to find one of the local Chinese restaurants. My wife and I stayed 3 nights as "research" to decide whether we would take our family there in 2010. As a result of our short stay we have now decided to go back to Berjaya Tioman Resort for 8 days at Chinese New Year 2010.

What I like most about Berjaya Tioman Resort is that almost everything was available from within the resort itself. Friendly staff. Nice Pool, Beautiful Beach, Good Food. For divers like myself, it was like heavan having a beautiful dive site just around the corner where you can watch turtle sleeping, giant jellyfish, swim side by side with turtles, etc. The pool is nice with good facilities for my kids. They enjoyed the slide very much! However there was no lifeguard there so we can't leave our children in the pool. Some improvement they can make is maybe offer a slight discount for long stay customers especially when it comes to the food at the restaurant. One small bad experience was that my daughter was chased by a stray monkey. Luckily nothng happened but she was really traumatized by the event.