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6.5

Good

799 reviews

799 reviews

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7.1

Very good

Location rating score

Very good location
Nearby landmarks
Flora Bay 780 m
Tanjung Tukas Darat 1.1 km
Bubble Beach 1.2 km
Shark point 1.6 km
Tanjung Tukas Laut 1.6 km
Tanjung Batu Chaping 1.7 km
PIR Beach 1.7 km
Teluk Gadung 1.8 km
Turtle Beach 1.8 km
Perhentian Islands 1.9 km

Arwana Perhentian Resort

Lot 181 Telok Dalam Pulau Perhentian Besar Kuala Besut, Pulau Perhentian Besar, Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, 22300 - See map

Conveniently situated in the Pulau Perhentian Besar part of Perhentian Islands, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Rated with 3 stars, this high-quality property provides guests with access to restaurant and outdoor pool on-site.

Highlights

Breakfast [free]

Air conditioning

Restaurant [halal]

Elevator

Restaurants

Announcements by hotel (1)
Due to Covid-19, the hotel will only be able to accept guest from local until further notice.
Facilities

Shuttle service

Breakfast [free]

Swimming pool [outdoor]

Restaurants

Wi-Fi in public areas

Family room

Restaurant [halal]

Beach

This property is in high demand!

6 travelers have booked today.

Value for money6.3
Location rating7.1

Rooms available at Arwana Perhentian Resort

Sea View Balcony
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  • Room size: 54 m²/581 ft²
  • Sea view
  • 1 king bed
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Family Deluxe
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  • Room size: 52 m²/560 ft²
  • Pool view
  • 2 single beds and 1 queen b...
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King Family Room
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  • Room size: 52 m²/560 ft²
  • Pool view
  • 2 king beds or 1 king bed a...
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Superior Deluxe
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  • Pool view
  • Non-smoking
  • 1 single bed and 1 queen be...
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1 Bedroom Junior Suite
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  • Room size: 60 m²/646 ft²
  • Pool view
  • 1 king bed & 1 king bed
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Supreme Room
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  • Room size: 52 m²/560 ft²
  • Pool view
  • 1 single bed and 1 king bed
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Deluxe Balcony Pool View
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  • Room size: 54 m²/581 ft²
  • Pool view
  • 1 king bed
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Deluxe Pool View Room
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  • Room size: 54 m²/581 ft²
  • Pool view
  • 2 single beds
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Deluxe Sea View
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  • Room size: 51 m²/549 ft²
  • Sea view
  • 2 single beds
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Standard Room
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  • Pool view
  • Non-smoking
  • 1 king bed
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Frequently asked questions

What is the average travel time to the nearest airport from Arwana Perhentian Resort?

The average travel time to get from Arwana Perhentian Resort to the airport is 60 minutes, but please keep in mind that the travel time may differ based on traffic, weather conditions, and time of day.

When was Arwana Perhentian Resort built?

Arwana Perhentian Resort was built in 2004.

How many rooms does Arwana Perhentian Resort have?

Arwana Perhentian Resort has a total of 97 rooms.

How long do visitors usually stay at Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Verified past guests that have stayed at Arwana Perhentian Resort had an average nightly stay of 3 nights at this property.

What payment options are accepted at Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Arwana Perhentian Resort accepts up to 3, with payment card options including Cash, MasterCard, and Visa.

What is the verified guest review consensus about Arwana Perhentian Resort's spa?

80.0% of our past customer reviews have given a positive appraisal and remarks about this property's spa. You can look up on more detailed customer reviews, and comments for Arwana Perhentian Resort down in the review section.

What is the typical rating that past Solo travelers' have given to Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Verified solo travelers that have stayed at this property have given Arwana Perhentian Resort an average rating of 7.1. You can look up more detailed customer reviews and feedback by filtering for a specific type of verified travelers down in the review section.

What is the typical rating that verified Business travelers' have given to Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Past business travelers that have stayed at this property have given Arwana Perhentian Resort an average rating of 6.9. You can look up more detailed customer assessments and responses by filtering for a specific type of verified travelers down in the review section.

What is the typical rating that past Families with young children have given to Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Past families with young children that have stayed at this property have given Arwana Perhentian Resort an average rating of 6.7. You can look up more specific customer evaluations and remarks by filtering for a specific type of verified travelers down in the review section.

What is the average rating that past Families with older children have given to Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Verified families with older children that have stayed at this property have given Arwana Perhentian Resort an average rating of 6.5. You can search for more descriptive customer reviews and comments by filtering for a specific type of verified travelers down in the review section.

What is the average rating that verified Group travelers have given to Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Past group travelers that have stayed at this property have given Arwana Perhentian Resort an average rating of 6.6. You can look up more in depth customer evaluations and remarks by filtering for a specific type of verified travelers down in the review section.

What time is check-in and check-out at Arwana Perhentian Resort?

Check-in is from 02:00 PM, and check-out is until 12:00 PM. You may inquire about early check-in or late check-out during booking, subject to availability. Visitors checking in or out before or after the designated periods may be charged an additional fee.

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What people love about Arwana Perhentian Resort

  • 8

    Very good
    Staff 

    "Clean hotel, helpful staff."

    Hira

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    August 8, 2022

  • 7.6

    Very good
    Cleanliness

    "room was satisfactory , food was good ,pool acceptable clean ."

    THAM

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    September 4, 2020

  • 9.6

    Exceptional
    Location

    "It is peaceful location."

    au

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    April 27, 2023

Overall rating:

6.5

Good
799 reviews
Cleanliness
6.1
Facilities
6.4
Location
7.1
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What travelers say they love:
Excellent service and friendly staff.
Kelvin from Malaysia
Family with older children
More about Arwana Perhentian Resort

More about Arwana Perhentian Resort

Arwana Perhentian Resort

Arwana Perhentian Resort offers numerous on-site facilities to satisfy even the most discerning guest. Free internet access provided within the resort keeps you connected throughout your stay. Exploring Perhentian Islands is made even more convenient with the shuttle services available at the resort.
All guestrooms at Arwana Perhentian Resort provide guests with a range of amenities to ensure a restful night. Enjoy your stay even more at the resort, knowing that some selected rooms include linen service, blackout curtains and air conditioning. Some rooms at Arwana Perhentian Resort are available with design features like a balcony or terrace. Don't worry about being thirsty as bottled water and a coffee or tea maker are provided in some guestrooms.
Arwana Perhentian Resort also provides toiletries and towels in bathrooms for select rooms.


Dining and things to do

Every day at Arwana Perhentian Resort begins with a delicious complimentary breakfast. A number of great dining options at the resort assures that you'll always have convenient and delicious choices. Arwana Perhentian Resort caters to its guests varied dietary restrictions with cuisine types such as halal available.
Arwana Perhentian Resort offers unique recreational opportunities for all guests. A beach that's accessible right from the resort puts you close to the ocean during your stay. Don't forget to make a visit or two to the resort's pool. Beat the hot weather with cooling water activities like snorkeling.


Reasons to stay here

Find rooms here that are cheaper than 89% of all other options in the city.
Compared to the city's accommodation options, this resort scored higher than 82% of them for food and dining.
According to guests who stayed here, this resort's room comfort is rated higher than 82% of other accommodations in Perhentian Islands.

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Amenities and facilities

Good
Facilities

6.4

Most talked about facilities

Swimming Pool

35 mentions

Beach

25 mentions

Breakfast

23 mentions

Food & Dining

22 mentions

Languages spoken
  • English
  • Malay
Internet access
  • Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
  • Internet
  • Wi-Fi in public areas
Things to do, ways to relax
  • Snorkeling
  • Swimming pool [outdoor]
Dining, drinking, and snacking
  • Breakfast [free]
  • Restaurant [halal]
  • Restaurants
Services and conveniences
  • Elevator
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Smoking area
For the kids
  • Family room
Access
  • Pets allowed
Getting around
  • Shuttle service
Available in all rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Free bottled water
  • Linens
  • Mirror
  • Non-smoking
  • Shower
  • Toiletries
  • Towels

Location

Lot 181 Telok Dalam Pulau Perhentian Besar Kuala Besut, Pulau Perhentian Besar, Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, 22300
Very good
Location

7.1

Property policies

Children and extra beds

Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.

All children are welcome.

Infant 0-2 year(s)
Stay for free if using existing bedding.
Baby cot/crib may be requested directly from the property.
Children 3-11 year(s)
Stay for free if using existing bedding.
If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge.
Guests 12 years and older are considered as adults
Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge.
Others
  • Due to the monsoon season, the property will be closed between November and February.
  • Due to the monsoon season, ferry services may be cancelled by the Marine Department. Please contact the property for more details.
  • When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Some helpful facts

Check-in/Check-out
  • Check-in from14:00
  • Check-out until12:00
  • Reception open until22:00
Getting around
  • Travel time to airport (minutes)60
The property
  • Number of floors2
  • Number of restaurants2
  • Number of rooms 97
  • Year property opened2004
  • Most recent renovation2020

Property announcements

The property provides two-way boat transfer to and from the mainland.

Boat Schedules:
From Jetty to Resort: 07:00 AM, 09:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 02:00 PM, and 04:30 PM
From Resort to Jetty: 08:00AM, 12:00 PM, and 04:00 PM

Guests are required to collect the boat ticket at Kuala Besut Travel Office (KBT). The ticket is non-refundable.

Upon making a reservation, kindly provide the arrival time in the special request box for the boat transfer service to be arranged.

Due to Covid-19, the hotel will only be able to accept guest from local until further notice.

Reviews of Arwana Perhentian Resort from real guests

Provided by verified guests of Agoda
Cleanliness6.1
Facilities6.4
Location7.1
Room comfort and quality6.1
Service7.1
Value for money6.3
High score for Perhentian Islands
Rating
9+ Exceptional (49)
8-9 Excellent (60)
7-8 Very Good (138)
6-7 Good (121)
<6 Below Expectation (270)
Time of the year
Mar - May (162)
Jun - Aug (429)
Sep - Nov (45)
Dec - Feb (2)

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9.6
Exceptional
Mohammed from Malaysia
Family with young children
King Family Room
Stayed 2 nights in September 2022

Arwana Perhentian Resort”

My stay was a very plesent one at Arwana Perhentian Resort. The resort was newly renovated and furnished with swimming pool facilities even though facing the beach. The resort has its own jetty for transfer to Kuala Besut(mainland), taxing to other part of the islands or going snorkeling. Infact it has been the main jetty for the entire beach. The staffs are very friendly and helpful and there are fire shows at night. My last day transfer to mainland was late due to fully booked for the earlier boat and have to wait for almost 3 hours. The resort have provided complimentary drinks and sandwiches during our wait and manage our ride when the tranfer arrive at the jetty. It is perhaps our best family island outing and a delighted memorable experience.

Reviewed September 11, 2022

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10.0
Exceptional
Kelvin from Malaysia
Family with teens
King Family Room
Stayed 2 nights in September 2022

Family hotel”

Excellent service and friendly staff.

Reviewed December 05, 2022

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9.6
Exceptional
Julie from Malaysia
Couple
Sea View Balcony
Stayed 3 nights in September 2022

Peaceful and friendly ”

Pretty setting, quieter than other beaches but still had all you need and good access to boat taxis. Hotel had a lovely pool and very helpful staff.

Reviewed September 11, 2022

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9.2
Exceptional
mohd from Malaysia
Family with young children
Sea View Balcony
Stayed 2 nights in August 2022

Bilik tiada TV”

Television tiada. Duduk bilik just utk tidur shj.

Reviewed January 03, 2023

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8.8
Excellent
wan from Malaysia
Family with young children
King Family Room
Stayed 2 nights in March 2022

Excellent”

Spacious room and very friendly staff. Good value for money, all in package -return trip from jetty, snorkeling trip and good breakfast.

Reviewed March 29, 2022

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8.0
Excellent
Hira from Malaysia
Couple
Sea View Balcony
Stayed 4 nights in August 2022

Location wonderful, helpful staff”

Clean hotel, helpful staff. Food could be better

Reviewed August 09, 2022

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7.6
Very good
Siti from Malaysia
Family with young children
Superior Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in March 2020

Spacious Room, Friendly Staff”

Room is very nice and spacious, got 2 king beds. The resort is newly renovated and the renovation is still ongoing but no noise at all. Breakfast buffet is okay. Pool is huge and nice but kinda dirty. The staff are very polite and nice and attentive. Location is okay because they have their own jetty and lots of restaurants along the beach. However the beach is not that nice, it's kinda "muddy" like the beach in Port Dickson. You can go island hopping and they will bring you to other beautiful beaches like the Long Beach etc. Overall I'm quite satisfied.

Reviewed March 16, 2020

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7.6
Very good
Valentin from Switzerland
Couple
Sea View Balcony
Stayed 6 nights in July 2022

Great room with sea view and balcony”

Beautiful hotel room, directly located at the beach. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good breakfast. All other amenities like the restaurants not to recommend

Reviewed July 26, 2022

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7.2
Very good
Tharishini from Malaysia
Family with young children
Sea View Balcony
Stayed 2 nights in August 2022

Good pick”

Basic beach front resort in the island. Beach is muddy and rocky. Room is spacious for 2pax, a little cramped up for 4pax, bud we managed as we did not want to take the family room which wasn't beachfront.

Reviewed January 01, 2023

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6.8
Good
Delia from Spain
Couple
King Family Room
Stayed 2 nights in August 2022

Nice "resort" for travelers looking for a calm place”

In general we had a good experience but the price/quality ratio is completely off. Rooms are very nice but unfortunately you almost dont have daylight since the window is located to the hallway where other guests will pass. The bedroom seems clean, the bathroom lacks a little bit when looking in the corners. The resort garden is very pretty.In Europe you get a premium experience for the same price, but I think it is all about expectation setting and if you know upfront that you will have a different standard here, then you should be fine. Location wise we loved the resort

Reviewed August 28, 2022

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7.6
Very good
Amylia from Malaysia
Family with young children
Superior Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in March 2020

Early mac 2020 trip”

We were there somewhere in Mac 2020. We booked 2 rooms and both are dusty due to the newly refurbish . However the staff came over and try to re-wipe&mop the dusty floor. Overall experience were ok. Nice scenary & food. Will come again to experience the full refurbish room.

Reviewed January 04, 2021

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7.6
Very good
THAM from Malaysia
Couple
Standard Room
Stayed 2 nights in September 2020

Very good”

No hair dryer provided . Otherwise room was satisfactory , food was good ,pool acceptable clean .

Reviewed September 04, 2020

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7.6
Very good
Siti from Singapore
Family with young children
King Family Room
Stayed 2 nights in June 2022

Very good”

hotel did not provide toileties..remember to bring ur own..and no tv in the room..no wifi..n bring mosquito repellent..

Reviewed June 22, 2022

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6.4
Good
Andrey from Russia
Family with young children
Supreme Room
Stayed 2 nights in August 2020

Great hotel, not awful location”

Accomodation is very great. Huge and well furnished and decorated rooms and it has pool! Sadly, wifi is only in the lobby and mobile reception only digi and celcom. Staff is friendly but sometimes is not very helpful. They were able to solve quickly our issues with the room. But in regards to other requests - almost no help. We could not have lunch on arrival - their kitchen is closed till 2pm. Nearby eateries open only at 6 pm as they said. After 2 pm we found that buffet is only for private service and their cafe offers only rice and noodles with seafood/chiken + drinks on the menu. Nearby you get other eateries, some are closed till 6 pm, But some are open and we could have our lunch finally. Dinner we had also in some other cafe as you would guess. Our hotel could noot provide us with substancial meal. The beach and the sea - unlike other island and other beaches, this one does not fit for swimming. As the low tide, it is shallow with rocks, smelly and does not look clean.

Reviewed August 31, 2020

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7.2
Very good
AGHALELOSA from United States
Family with young children
King Family Room
Stayed 1 night in June 2022

Great Island, not much to do”

No WiFi or tv in the rooms and with not much to do, it was too slow

Reviewed June 06, 2022

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6.8
Good
Dato from Malaysia
Family with young children
King Family Room
Stayed 2 nights in March 2020

Newly renovated resort with good location of beautiful beach”

This resort had recently being renovated and very clean. It is located with beautiful beach. Being new, staff crew were fresh and facilities were undergone repair works. By May 2020, this resort should be able to offer good service and facilities

Reviewed March 17, 2020

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6.0
Quentin from France
Couple
King Family Room
Stayed 4 nights in July 2022

Good but too expensive ”

It’s a nice hotel but really too expensive for the quality / services.

Reviewed July 25, 2022

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5.2
Ang from Malaysia
Group
Supreme Room
Stayed 1 night in March 2020

Above average”

Under renovation, breakfast need to pay. In term of purchase. If breakfast is free. No available room for soft drink.

Reviewed March 13, 2020

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5.2
Pui from Malaysia
Family with young children
King Family Room
Stayed 2 nights in July 2020

Great location”

Nice and friendly staff

Reviewed September 24, 2020

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3.6
Johan from United States
Family with teens
King Family Room
Stayed 3 nights in August 2022

Meh”

Room smells like mold . Weird bugs hanging from wall and ceiling . Bathroom window won’t close, no housekeeping cleaned room. Requested towels and it took all day to get them . Breakfast is mediocre. Tonnes of garbage on the beach. Pool closes at 7. Dinner costed double from other places down the beach and took almost an hour to prepare.

Reviewed August 08, 2022

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