In the know

Our favourite rooms: Each of the eight antique timber houses is unique; five have open-air bathrooms with freestanding wooden bath tubs. Palm Villa tops our list with its ornate carved windows and sumptuous decor in turquoise and lime green. They're all beautifully furnished with traditional Malay fabrics, antiques and carefully picked decorative details.
Packing tips: Binoculars, for lying back on a lounger and staring at the stars.
Also: Bon Ton’s vintage motor yacht, Kanangra, operates island cruises and sunset dinner jaunts - you can also charter her for private day cruises.

Current offers

Smith card offer: A welcome drink and a lime margherita each

Bon Ton Restaurant & Resort

Langkawi, Malaysia [view map]

Style: Authentic Malayan rustic
Setting: Langkawi lagoon village

This rustic retreat offers the unique opportunity to stay in genuine Malayan stilted wooden houses, most more than a century old, on a former coconut plantation. Surrounded by manicured greenery and centred on one of Langkawi’s most celebrated restaurants, Bon Ton Resort has long been an essential stop-off for the savvy traveller.

Need to know

Rooms: Eight traditional Malay houses.
Rates: RM490–RM1,160, depending on size of house; rates include Continental breakfast.
Check-out: Midday. Later check-out can be arranged if rooms are available.
Facilities: Free internet in restaurant area, art and textiles gallery, cigar room, private dining room, massages, books, magazines, DVDs and music. In-room amenities: TV, DVD/CD player, tea/coffee-making facilities, toaster, fridge.
Poolside: Flanked by palms, the pool and Jacuzzi area is a sliver of blue and white cut into the grass and the sunloungers provide views of mountains and coconut groves.
Eco-friendly: Bon Ton’s owner, Narelle, also runs the private animal shelter next-door; she uses profits from Bon Ton to fund work at the centre.
Also: Pets are welcome. Smoking is allowed throughout.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant: The renowned restaurant, Nam, blends Eastern and Western cuisine with a dose of spice to create an imaginative and inventive gourmet menu. Plump for Nyonga, the signature platter, which features nine Malay and Chinese dishes served on banana leaf.
Dress code: Laid-back loungewear.
Top table: To secure a front row seat for the sunset, nab Table 1, 2 or L6 and watch water buffalo cooling off in the lagoon while you eat.
Last orders: Nam offers lunch until 5pm, mezze until 7pm and dinner until 11pm. Drinks are available until half past midnight.
Room service: The Nam menu is available in-room until 11pm.
Hotel bar: Chin Chin lounge bar is based beside Nam in a 60-year-old wooden Chinese shop house, filled with antiques and atmosphere. Liqueur-coffees and cocktails are specialities – grab a Short Island Iced Tea to enjoy on the sunset deck.

Other facilities

Children: Cots and baths for babies can be provided for free and babysitting can be arranged for RM10 an hour, if booked one day in advance. Baby monitoring equipment is available and there’s a stash of pool toys for the young ones to play with. more info
Weddings: This hotel is suitable for weddings click here for more info.

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A welcome drink and a lime margherita each

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