The Barat Perhentian Beach Resort

The Perhentian islands are an oasis in the sea about a 30 to 45 minute high speed boat ride from Besut off the north east coast of Malaysia. Well worth the effort to get there because it is truly a little paradise. Beautiful sand and seawater that is as blue and green and fresh and salty as you would expect of heaven. It’s not for everyone, those with a wanderlust and experienced travellers will definitely be rewarded. The Barat Resort itself is basic but very functional and well managed.

The dorm room had thin walls, so you can hear the rooms beside you. The shower was just about acceptable. We left our luggage in the locker, however this was not locked and controlled hence anyone can enter at will. However a convenient stay for accessing coral view beach, a very good snorkelling site.

This resort for those who want to have dive will more suitable

I've been to other hotels in the Island and definitely the Barat is the best one: - Best location in the Island. Walking distance to several beaches and restaurants. Kayak and taxi boats always available next to the hotel - Small but clean room with AC and fan - Great service, the front desk girls are really nice and always trying to help - Free beach towels - The food in the restaurant is really good. Great breakfast options! (You can use credit card)

I cannot fault the attitude of the staff nor the service levels at Barat. My concern is how much coral has died and sea life has disappeared in recent years. What to do?

Busy but pretty little place. The hotel is clean and restaurant offers some good Malaysian dishes. Staff are polite enough but don’t expect many smiles or too much help. They appear to be used to a high turnover of guests. Having said that, it felt safe to stay there and the rooms were confortable.

Snorkeling is great near to resort; trip to shark & turtle points are great (boat guides have good knowledge of sites & we saw turtles & a shark !)

Nice stay @the resort, good service, staff always stayed happy, the room was ok even though we got upgraded, food was good, overall, ok resort with reasonable price

The resort was amazingly clean and comfortable. There was a refrigerator, a hairdryer, a huge queensize bed, air-conditioning, a television screen for multimedia, 2 bottles of water, 2 large towels. Thoughtfully put up mosquito nets, and the place was very very clean, even the toilet! There was warm running water for daily showers which were so comforting. I was so appreciative the hotel replaced 2 bottles of water and toilet paper on my 2nd day of stay. There was laundry line to hang wet clothes, and cute deck chairs on my porch. A water-tap where we could wash off sand before entering our accomodation. It was such a pleasant surprise that everything was well thought through. There were some hammocks, and resting chairs, and also the resort restaurant had the deck placed so guests could sit right near the seaside so it was lovely. The staff and also Marina was receptionist and cashier and was very helpful and hospitable. The food, albeit a bit more expensive, was nicely laid out and palatable!! Thank you so much for making my stay so pleasant. It was just perfect.

Cabins a little run down. Could use a mosquito net over bed. Great area and close to beautiful beach. Food is good.