The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi
Pantai Kok, Langkawi, Malaysia
Location
Pantai Kok, Langkawi
The resort sits in a private bay at Pantai Kok on Langkawi's southwest coast, in a ten-million-year-old rainforest beneath Mount Machinchang, on the Andaman Sea, with two coves and a roughly 400-metre beach.
Transfer
A Langkawi transfer
Fly into Langkawi International Airport (LGK), about 10 kilometres away. The resort sits in its own bay on the southwest coast.
Villas
119 keys
119 keys — 90 rooms and suites and 29 pool villas — in longhouse-inspired design with ice-jade marble baths, the villas in rainforest, beach and ocean-front settings, all with private pools, up to the Grand Ocean Front Villa.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and families who want Langkawi's newest resort — private-pool villas, the island's only over-water spa and over-water dining — in a private rainforest bay.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. The Langkawi Kitchen, over-water Hai Yan and the Beach Grill cover Malay and international, modern Chinese and beachside dining, with the Horizon lounge alongside.
About the Resort
The newest Langkawi resort
The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi is the newest of the island's three great resorts — opened in 2017 in a private bay on the southwest coast, in a ten-million-year-old rainforest beneath Mount Machinchang, on the Andaman Sea. It is the pool-villa-heavy and over-water-spa pick: 119 keys across 90 rooms and suites and 29 villas, the villas set in rainforest, beach and ocean-front settings, all with private pools, in longhouse-inspired design with ice-jade marble baths. The headline is the spa — the island's only over-water spa, in cocoon-shaped pods over the sea — matched by the over-water Hai Yan Chinese restaurant on stilts above the rocks. Dining runs from the two-level Langkawi Kitchen to the fish-trap-shaped Beach Grill and the oceanfront Horizon lounge, the arrival is across a Walkway of Wishes, and there are three pools, a private-cove beach and kayaking through the mangroves. Where the Datai is the nature-icon and the Four Seasons the Bensley-design-and-family resort, this is the contemporary, pool-villa-and-over-water-spa choice on Langkawi — a honeymoon and family favourite, ten kilometres from the airport.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites & villas
119 keys — 90 rooms and suites and 29 pool villas — in longhouse-inspired design with ice-jade marble baths. Rooms run around 75 square metres and suites around 100, with big balconies; the villas, in rainforest, beach and ocean-front settings, all have private pools, from Rainforest Deluxe rooms to the Grand Ocean Front Villa.
Entry
Rainforest Deluxe Room
Sleeps two to three. Around 75 square metres with a terrace and an ice-jade bath, with rainforest or sea views — the entry room.
~75 sqmRainforest/sea view
Suite
Ocean-View Suite
Sleeps two to three. Around 100 square metres with a large balcony, with sea views.
~100 sqmSea view
Villa
Rainforest / Beach Villa (Pool)
Sleeps two to four. A private pool, around 280 square metres in the beach setting, in rainforest or beachfront.
Private poolRainforest/beachfront
Apex
Grand Ocean Front Villa
Sleeps two to three. Around 300 square metres with a private pool and pavilion and sea views — the signature villa.
~300 sqmOcean-front
Food & Drink
Dining
Four settings, two of them over the water or the rocks. The two-level Langkawi Kitchen serves Malay and international cooking in longhouse style, Hai Yan does modern Chinese on stilts over the rocks, the Beach Grill and Bar sits on the sand in fish-trap-shaped 'Bubu' structures, and Horizon is the oceanfront lounge.
Malay
Langkawi Kitchen
Malay and international cooking in a two-level longhouse-inspired room.
Chinese
Hai Yan
Modern Chinese on stilts over the rocks — over-water dining.
Beach
The Beach Grill & Bar
A beach grill in fish-trap-shaped 'Bubu' structures.
Lounge
Horizon
An oceanfront lounge.
Wellbeing
The Ritz-Carlton Spa
The Ritz-Carlton Spa is the island's only over-water spa, in cocoon-shaped pods over the sea, with locally inspired treatments. Beyond it, three swimming pools, a private-cove beach with watersports, and kayaking and mangrove trips into the surrounding rainforest.
Over-water spa
The island's only over-water spa, in cocoon-shaped pods over the sea.
Three pools
Three swimming pools and a private-cove beach with watersports.
Kayaking & mangroves
Kayaking and mangrove trips into the rainforest.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A private rainforest bay with the water everywhere. Float in the over-water spa, dine over the rocks at Hai Yan, swim from a private cove, kayak the mangroves, and watch the sun set behind Mount Machinchang.
Over-water spa
The island's only over-water spa, in cocoon pods over the sea.
Hai Yan
Modern Chinese over the rocks at the over-water Hai Yan.
Pool villas
Private-pool-villa living between rainforest and the Andaman Sea.
Kayaking & mangroves
Kayaking and mangrove trips, with rich rainforest wildlife.
Mount Machinchang
Sunsets behind Mount Machinchang.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 10 kilometres from LGK
About 10 kilometres from Langkawi International Airport (LGK).
On the coast
Pantai Kok
In a private bay at Pantai Kok on Langkawi's southwest coast, beneath Mount Machinchang.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast, with four dining venues including over-water Hai Yan.
Setting
- In a private southwest-coast bay beneath Mount Machinchang, in ten-million-year-old rainforest on the Andaman Sea.
Spa
- Home to the island's only over-water spa, in cocoon-shaped pods over the sea.
Getting there
- About 10 kilometres from Langkawi International Airport (LGK).
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