If you are looking for really nice beach, Langkawi is not the place. Try Redang! What old buildings and which graveyard are you talking about?

between aseania hotel and federal villa hotel which one is better? does both hotel has its own sandy beach?

Aseania dont have own beach, its in the middle on junction. Federal Villa have own beach and facilties shared with Holiday Villa.

Obviously Federal Villa is a better choice.

Yes

u can try federal villa..I have been staying there last time.. and they've their own beach it is clean and maintained..

This post has been edited by roshen43: May 23 2010, 06:47 PM

ok...i've read through about sea food recommendation on the 1st page. now is there other food that can be found in langkawi that is good to try?

Being an island, the best food are the seafood. Chinese on the island has no special dishes and most good cooks are from mainland taking advantage of the freshness of the seafood there. Malay food are Thai influenced as Langkawi is near to Thailand. Wan Thai is good in this type of cuisine.

Also I find another unique noodle dish on the island and can only be found in Tanjung Rhu. It is called 'mee gulung'. Actually nothing special, just that the noodles and ingredients are rolled in an omelet and soaked in the soup.

Sinaran Restoren in Kuah town serves the best malay food I have ever tasted, even till now. Bonton serves nice food too but on the pricier scale. Abu mee rebus is quite nice. Located on the same row as KFC Kuah town(not jetty point). Sun Village in Pantai Tengah serves lobsters, mostly catering to Japanese.

Laksa Kedah, best in Langkawi is near the eateries just after Jetty Point. On the left hand side when going towards Kuah town beside a lake. The last shop beside a small carpark. Pokok Sena nasi kandar is in front of Teo Seafood.
That's about it! There are a few more but hard to actually describe the locations, mainly roti canai and nasi goreng.

I will go Langkawi next month
feel like wanna stay nearby the beach..
anyone know about AB Motel??
any comment??

hey,

is there any express bus to langkawi from KL? the link provided on the front page is broken...

etigge, can u recomended a place to stay in kuah? middle range budget yea..not too expensive one..Thank u

woah thanks bro! u seems to know alot of local there it seems. u also kaki fishing? btw do you know how much is the price to go out fishing? just a rough estimate lets say for a boat that can fit 5 of my friends

This post has been edited by barney: May 24 2010, 05:18 PM

If you have a car, there's a private lodging. It's located in Jalan Ulu Melaka. Try asking directions for EON showroom and on that road, drive further down till you see a traffic junction. Go straight and on the right is the Customs and Excise quarters. Beside the quarters is a nursery and the lodging is just beside the nursery. RM50 a night for a double bed with attached bath and air cond. It's private and it is clean, that's important.
He also have a shop directly opposite Grand Continental Hotel. The shop looks like it is selling lubricants. It's beside an electrical shop. Maybe you can ask here first and ask him to direct you to the lodging.

Maybe you can call Bayview Hotel first. You might afford it, who knows? Right in the middle of the commercial area and 4 star too.

Other options is Langkasuka Hotel (not the Helang group) which is above Langkawi Parade aka Teoh Soon Huat department store. Nagoya Hotel is a bit seedy!

There are a few companies that runs Langkawi express like Zulco. They all leave at 10.00pm (give or take an hour) and reach Kuala Perlis at 5.00 am and the Kuala Perlis bus station is near the Jetty to Langkawi. In fact any express buses to Alor Setar will do. Once there take a cab to Kuala Kedah Jetty. The fare should be about RM12.00.

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Added on May 24, 2010, 6:54 pm Yes, I am a very keen angler before I took scuba diving. After scuba diving I stopped fishing.
Pak Hassan is quite expensive! He operates a 32 footer boat with twin 115hp Yamaha outboards but he's good. Last time I heard, he charges RM600 to RM800 for a trip.

Cheaper option, talk to Pak Deris of Alu-Alu Fishing shop. Ask him to contact Pak Lah and fish around Pulau Timun area. Pak Lah's trolling for barracudas is almost guaranteed. Alu-Alu is just opposite the clock tower in Kuah town, near the traffic lights in Kuah. $ hours with Pak Lah should be around RM200.00, 5 person is possible if he uses the 24 footer Explorer.

This post has been edited by etigge: May 24 2010, 06:59 PM

Anyone parked their cars at Kuala Kedah before? Is it safe? I drive a honda CRV.

Haha....Its safe lar. No need to worry. I just park my car last week for 7 days break to Langkawi. I take roof carpark, Rm12/day.

I'm going to Langkawi on this Thurday Night ... very happy because I never been there,hope I got good experience at there

Wonder if anybody ever tried opening a business paying people to bring back duty free things to KL to re-sell them

Thank u so much for the useful infos..
The private lodging seems like a nice place, do u by any chance have his contact number? I'll check our Bayview Hotel as well

Thanks again for all the help

This post has been edited by chloe_yee87: May 25 2010, 02:30 PM

anyone tried the mangroove tour?
How much is it per person and how long will the tour takes?
WHere to book it?

Sorry, I don't have the contact, maybe you locate it and tell us about it when you come back from holidays.

Azio Hotel!! It's new, economy and clean! Going there in August.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/my/azio.html?