Panji Panji Tropical Wooden Home — Hotel in Langkawi Island

We booked to Villas (Upper Floor) and intended to stay a week at this property. The short review is: Terrible place, we switched to a real hotel after two nights.

The most important point is, that this is not a 4 Star Hotel but rather AirBnB style accommodations. This means there is no staff on site so when things go wrong you have to WhatsApp the manager and she sends someone an hour later. This could be okay except for:

on the first night there was no water in the small room after is was fixed some hours later by filling a water tank with a water hose (!) the water was very dirty as there is no filtering we then were offered a cheaper accommodation as an alternative and we accepted as we wanted to enjoy our vacation there the AC for the master bedroom did not work properly (was fixed next day) the next issue we had was a venomous flying tree snake in the house (the manager lied to us that it is harmless... we travel with kids that could have died) After these issues we spend around 5 hours of fixing or waiting for things to be fixed in total and decided to cut our losses to move to a real hotel (which was the same price by the way) When confronting the manager about all these issues she told us her boss would deduct any refund from her pay-check. Talk about a professional business.

Besides above mentioned issues there are many general problems with the Panji Panji and its concept: The small rooms don't have windows (with glass) so you will sit in the dark whenever you are in the room The bathrooms are open to the outside without mosquito nets. There are A LOT of mosquitos on Langkawi Everything is broken down and worn off, with rusted metal sticking out of places and mould growing on the ceiling There is a party venue nearby that blast its music all night extremely loud, you will feel the bass in your body...

My girlfriend and I stayed at Panji Panji for 6 amazing nights, it was everything we had hoped for and more.

Amazing surroundings with a tropical atmosphere, the rooms are cozy and the small restaurant Smiling Bufallo inside the resort is lovely and provides an amazing free breakfast each day - banana pancakes are a winner and the coffee is great.

The location is far enough away from the madness and chaos of Chenang to be peaceful and quiet when you want it, while also being close enough to allow you to walk for 20 mins or get a Grab (the local Uber) into the centre for about 7rm and a 5 minute drive. There is a restaurant which is a 5 min walk from the resort towards the beach which does amazing fish and local food for very cheap - it was easily the best meal we had on Langkawi.

You will also be able to get a grab to any of the numerous attractions and beaches around the island within 30 mins by Grab - the resorts owner Azmil gave us some brilliant recommendations and each of them is worth looking into. We loved the Night Safari Mangrove Tour, where a small bus will pick you up from the resort.

Speaking of Azmil, he is a fantastic host and takes a special hands-on approach to tailoring his guests experience and making sure they get the most out of their stay at Panji Panji. He is always just a WhatsApp message away and will provide practically anything you may need during your stay, from beach and attraction recommendations, ordering take away food, and even arranging a laundry service for us. He really made our stay feel special.

The rest of the staff do an amazing job and offer amazing service at the restaurant, keeping the resort clean, and making sure to assist you with anything you may need during your stay.

Overall I cant recommend Panji Panji enough, it made our trip very memorable and we hope to visit again...

I have no idea why this place has only 70 reviews! (Although on the afterthought I kind of don’t want it to get flooded by tourists) Panji-panji is a cutest boutique hotel, a mini paradise hidden in the business of Cenang beach. Everything in it has a personal touch and quirkiness of style (vintage memorabilia on site) It’s small: only few villas on the site, yet facilities are ample. There is a good swimming pool, amazing cafe where stylish locals come over for good coffee and instagrammable milkshakes. Villas are stunning, each of them have a small terrace, where you can chill with a book (my favourite part!). Facilities are clean and immaculate (they thoroughly sweep leaves, take care of plants and scrub every day!). At night time there is a dedicated security on duty making sure everything is ok.

But what makes this place stand out from all the places I’ve stayed it’s his owner Asmil. I’ve never seen an owner brining your luggage to the room, helping out staff in the cafe when they are swamped by hipsters taking pics over their perfect lattes (coffee is seriously good tho!), greeting and talking to everybody personally and million of other things he’s eager to do, so your stay is fabulous. For example - he has suggested us the best places to go (beaches, local fish restaurant, activities to do as a must and they were fantastic!), he made sure we get breakfast even though we were leaving hotel super early for morning dives. I mean, the guy is 24/7 online on whatsapp, helping you with every question you may have. I’ve never seen dedication to business and this level of hospitality, he’s an EXCEPTIONAL host!

Panji-panji is real gem, and if you are looking for a place to stay in Langkawi and this place is not booked out yet - get it straight always and consider yourself...