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3.5 out of 5
Minang Cove Resort
Mukim Tioman, Kampung Mukut, Tioman Island, Pahang

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9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 70 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely, tranquil getaway with delightful and friendly staff. Perfect.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect tropical island escape. Snorkelling off the beach, total relaxation. Small family owned and run, lovely, friendly and efficient staff. Just beautiful
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

WING KEE

Travelled with family
Fantastic setting relax well
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff attention was great. Meals turned like a special meal at home
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Boutique Resort
Love Tioman. Minang Cove is a wonderful boutique resort. It was perfect for our family. Special shout-out to Anna who was fantastic! Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service. Food can be more spiced up with local cooking style e.g. assam fish, sambal sotong, rendang ... for dinner n nasi lemak for breakfast .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Cesar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant surprise
This is a small hotel in a beautiful setting. The staff are incredibly attentive; the food is simple but prepared with care and there are a number of activities organized by smiling and helpful staff. This hotel does not have Wi-Fi but this was clearly adviced before I booked and although i was hesitant initially about this, I learnt to live without it and I might do this more often from now on. I would highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

taz, england

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Friendly, spectacular location, clean, on beach
Very small hotel/resort. Fantastic experience. Extremely friendly hotel staff. Very clean. Well organised. Food is set but different theme each night and delicious. Snorkelling straight off the beach. Plenty of wildlife.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Linda, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What an experience! The resort was everything you could want for a short break. The staff were helpful, the food was good and the snorkeling was super.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small family run resort operating at high standard
Intimate feel. Our 6 y.o. was the only child there at the time, but staff made him very welcome. The beach can get a bit rocky at low tide. The beach is protected from surf and "enclosed" by a rock jetty so safe for kids. Food was good, not great, but fine. Grounds are pretty. Nice walks to the village, waterfall (longer walk) and nearby resort. Boat transfers from the ferry's drop off are a bit pricey. But all in all a very good stay. We were happy to be at this small resort rather than one of the big ones. Great tea time each day for a drink and snack! Beautiful water views (we had a waterside room). No wi-fi and only 2 G data. Go on, disconnect!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Amazing
Stayed here for 2 nights. We were welcomed by the owner, Tony when we reached the private Jetty. Followed by welcome drink and towel. It was a good start. Tony explained to us about his resort and scuba packages before we check in. That was very informative. To a city girl like me, I wasn't really enjoyed the 1st day because except snookering and eating, there is nothing much I can do (No WIFI, No Karaoke, No Board games etc). But after a night, I started to feel the beauty of it. I learned to relax (I think this is what Tony wants their guests to be), enjoy the sun, sea, and every breeze and star. During the Shark feeding at 9pm, we laid on the bench, looking at the sky counting the stars. It was amazing. We truly enjoyed it. Meal - Breakfast and Dinner are provided. But I think their dinner starts a bit late, at 8pm. My kids were extremely hungry after so much exercise during the day. So I would suggest you to bring some snacks just in case. Sea - beautiful bay they have. We spotted beautiful fishes near the jetty. It's not easy to spot baby shark and turtle. A bit disappointed but overall, we still happy with what we saw. Especially the last day we finally spotted a sea turtle but too bad, we were packed and leaving soon. Will I go back again? Definitely. We miss the crew and will definitely plan to take the diving course one day.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

woon wah

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Great resort, awesome reef
Tony, the owner, came to welcome us personally at the jetty when we arrived. He took such good care of us and made us feel so at home. The small resort gives very cosy personal service, was very quick in responding to queries and even helped us to purchase the ferry tickets which we picked up easily from their office near the Mersing ferry terminal. Though there was no WIFI or TV at the resort, we were too busy enjoying nature to even miss them. Appreciated the enforced detoxification from electronic gadgets and focus on family bonding. The unlimited free water, freshly made cakes for high tea, and delicious meals were nice touches. Also liked the sand toys, but suggest that there could also be some board games and free snorkelling equipment (instead of charging rental) The highlights of our trip was certainly the amazing reef not far from shore, full of colourful corals and fish. We even found a ray amongst the rocks! Another highlight was the nightly fish feeding at the jetty. It attracted at least 10 reef sharks! Our family had an awesome time and will love to come again. Certainly recommended for anyone in search for a quiet relaxing break.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

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a wonderful Malaysian stay
a very beautiful place to relax and get away from everything. Perfect for swimming,diving, a bit too hot at the time to undertake the walks. The accomodation was excellent, fantastic position overlooking the sea, food was superb, staff most friendly. On arrival my wife was overcoming a health problem, the owner showed concern and accommodated her needs well over the coming days. Highly recommend this for a getaway
Stayed 6 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Great isolated paradise location
4 days are great to relax and stay at the beach snorkeling without TV or Internet

8/10 Good

Apple, Shanghai

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Great and chill place.
I came with my family and had a relaxing time. The resort did not have wifi, which I thought was going to be an issue but it was nice to be unplugged for a couple of days. We did have lunch at the resort 10 minutes away to get wifi one day. The beach was beautiful and great access to snorkeling. The dive shop arrangements were really easy and laid back. The staff were friendly and laid back! I definitely will go back and recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Liu, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to relex
Overall a pleasant stay at minang cove. There are no wifi and no TV, so you may want to add some book reading into your check list. The service is excellent, all staff are helpful!

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Auckland, NZ

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Idyllic Getaway
If you are looking for a friendly, relaxed place to escape to then this is it! Stunning location, friendly staff and a back to nature feel. Clean, simple accomodation, delicious food. Stormy and Becky offer great diving/ snorkelling experiences but great snorkelling straight off the beach. Bus and ferry from Singapore was easy.

8/10 Good

Jamaluddin, Ampang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Something that is different compared to other hotel is personal care by hotel's manager to each of clients. She explained to us about black out notified by electrity provider for example. The place also not so crowded so we felt more privacy.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A horrible holiday
we dont know that we have to pay an extral speed boat fee rm 300.A room that was no water supply after we had play at the sea water.I n my family had to sleep without shower at that night. The power supply also terrible the socket was no electric n we cant charged our handset..Food were limited choice.

10/10 Excellent

Tri, Oxford, UK

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An island resort getaway.
Lovely stay at this remote Tioman Island resort. Very friendly staff and with a personal touch. Nicholas (the manager) and Stormy (the diving instructor) were great and made our stay really enjoyable. The beach, coral and sea life was beautiful and the diving excellent. It was a real break and getaway, no need for WiFi, smartphones, or TV. The ratings for this resort are thoroughly deserved. We hope to be back one day!

10/10 Excellent

Jovin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful beach and coral, and incredible service.
I don't usually do reviews, but this was a really excellent experience. Minang cove is a fairly small group of chalets, and when we landed, all the staff we met knew which group we were in, and which chalet we were staying in. Minang's manager was incredibly friendly and welcoming. Arranging for any activity was really easy, and the staff take the time to tell you anything you need to know. The area near the shore at Minang Cove has a LOT of fish. We took a boat out to a nearby island, and snorkeled there too. The accommodations were comfortable and spacious (we had 4 people in a seaview cabin, and there was plenty of space, it was clean, and the view was nice). One thing though, there was no Wi-Fi; but after we reached, the lack of Wi-Fi was really not a concern. It was a great place to get away.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Outstanding; Value: Fantastic; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless;

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Amazing; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Tidy;

10/10 Excellent

Susan, Australia - WA - Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Service: Go the extra mile, Outstanding; Precious little piece of paradise. I hope it always stays like that.

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Posizione fantastica, bella spiaggia e mare stupendo con molti pesci per fare snorkeling. Piuttosto scarso il ristorante: colazione veramente minimale e pranzo e cena ripetitivi e di qualità mediocre. Nessuna possibilità di connessione a internet, non indicato nel sito WEB della struttura.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

HIde

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
it was good experience for us. The hotel is surround beautiful sea and green nature, makes us to lead to refresh mind.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tobias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Prachtige en unieke ligging, vriendelijke bediening. Top !
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jan

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Traumhaft
Traumhaft gelegen, extrem Freundliches Personal. Paradis auf Erden, besser geht es absolut nicht!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Top Lage und super Service
Zimmer ok, alles andere super. Der Service, das Essen abends meist sehr lecker. Viele Tiere im Dschungel zu sehen. Verbesserungsfähig fand ich die Schnorcheltrips, da man hier lediglich an 2 Spots gefahren wird und der Instructor eigentlich keinen Zweck erfüllt. Das Hausriff direkt am Resort ist super!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Laurent, Paris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Merveilleux
Merci à Ana et toute son équipe pour avoir rendu notre séjour si agréable, reposant et facile. Toutes les activités nous ont enchantés. Un endroit magique, une île magique et un personnel magique. Merci
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Katarina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Underbart litet paradis
Minang cove är ett underbart litet hotell med mycket personlig service och fantastiska omgivningar. Den lilla viken som hotellet ligger i är som ett akvarium med fiskar i alla färger, sköldpaddor och ofarliga hajar. På land fanns apor och stora ekorrar. Djungelpromenad till toppen av berget eller till vattenfallet är höjdpunkter. Maten en annan liksom snorkling och dykning. Det enda vi saknade ibland vara wifi mer än 2 G.

10/10 Excellent

jean, port manech

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Sejour 5 nuits fin mars 18
Super sejour tout est agréable resort chambre équipe bien sur cela a un prix mais que ne paieront on pas pour un bout de paradis !!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Eric

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Paradisiaque.
Très beau emplacement. Personnel très sympathique. Petit coin de paradis quand on veut être au calme.

10/10 Excellent

Philipp

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Paradies
Dieser Ort ist ein Traum! Ein Back-to-Basic Resor, in dem man die Zeit vergessen kann bei einer traumhaften Kulisse.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Paradise - suitable with and without baby :)
We had the most wonderful vacation at minang cove. Beforehand, we thought a lot about whether it makes sense to come there with our baby (7 months). Now, I can only encourage anyone with a child to come there. The staff was extraordinarily child friendly and helpful. The resort is very small so that we could even use our babyphon when the baby slept in the room at the beach and at the bar. There were many nice spots in the shadow and there where virtually no moquitos there which we didn`t expect. But we didn't like the place only because it was suitible for our baby. The place is a little paradise, the food is good and the rooms are really nice. Nevertheless, I should also point out that the beach is (very) small (which didn't bother us, because we had it almost to ourselves) and that many of the corals at the house reef are dead. For nicer corals I suggest to book a snorkeling tour. Moreover, the Spa was closed when we came there in Oktober (i.e., at the end of the season).
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Prima!
Das super nette und fröhliche Mitarbeiterteam sorgt für eine absolut positive Grundstimmung in dem kleinen Resort, die sich auf die Gäste überträgt.... Herzlichen Dank hierfür besonders an Managerin Anna. So soll Urlaub sein!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Nice hotel closes to the beach
Très bel endroit. Environnement magnifique. Repas de qualité. Personnel particulièrement agréable et disponible. Étions logés dans les "cabines" pour 4. Confort sommaire mais tout à fait acceptable. Activités proposées par l'hôtel (plongée et snorkeling) assez onéreuses. Très bon séjour (6 nuits) dans l'ensemble.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Mikael

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Séjour de rêve un bémol la chambre
L'emplacement de l'hôtel sur l'île de Tioman est extraordinaire et l 'infrastructure de l'hôtel, restaurant, plage, est formidable ! Le seul défaut c'est la chambre (cabane vue sur mer pour 4 personnes) au confort trop rudimentaire par rapport au standing et au prix de l'hôtel.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Grazioso resort
Ottimo soprattutto per coppie o famiglie con figli grandi, lo sconsiglio per bambini piccoli perché il mare è spesso mosso con correnti piuttosto forti.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Marnix, Utrecht

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schitterend Resort Tioman
Een prachtig, klein en uitermate gezellig resort op Tioman. Eten is goed en personeel is bijzonder vriendelijk. Geen groot resort, maar dat is juist heerlijk.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Karin, Günzburg

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Relaxte Tage mit viel Naturerlebnissen
Das Minang Cove Resort ist eine hübsche, kleine, familiengeführte Anlage mit angenehmer Atmosphäre - ideal für ein paar relaxte Tage am Meer. Alles ist sauber und gepflegt und das Personal sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Verpflegung basiert auf asiatischer Küche, allerdings recht westlich orientiert. Die überwiegend westeuropäischen Gäste lieben die scharfen asiatischen Gewürze ja leider nicht so. Das Essen ist aber sehr schmackhaft und wird ansprechend serviert. Der Barbecueabend ist recht stimmungsvoll. Schön das Schnorcheln am eigenen Strand mit dem vorgelagerten Korallenriff ist eindrucksvoll. Es werden Tauch- und Schnorchelausflüge angeboten sowie Ausflüge rund um die Insel. Wanderungen im Regenwald sind vom Resort aus möglich und Naturliebhaber kommen sicher auf ihre Kosten. Auch ohne WiFi muss es einem nicht langweilig werden.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Wunderbares, kleines Resort
Das Minang Cove Resort ist ein kleines, sehr persönlich geführtes und wunderschön gelegenes Resort mit einem kleinen, feinen Strand, das ideal für Familien mit Kindern ist. Das Personal ist wahnsinnig nett und hilfsbereit, die Kleinteiligkeit der Anlage führt schnell dazu, dass man sich wie zu Hause fühlt...nur eben mit Dschungel hinterm Haus und tropischem Meer vor der Haustür. Das Hausriff ist schön zum Schnorcheln. Wir würden jederzeit wieder kommen und hier ein paar Tage verbringen um Auszuspannen, Schwimmen und uns hervorragendes Essen schmecken zu lassen!

10/10 Excellent

Uwe

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Resort im Paradies
Wir waren im Oktober 2016 für eine Woche hier. Die Anreise kann ziemlich langatmig sein. Wir sind von Kuala Lumpur angereist und haben uns entschieden mit SAS Air nach Tioman zu fliegen. Mit einer kleinen Maschine (6 Sitzplätze) waren wir in 1 ½ Stunden hier. Wurden vom Sohn des Hauses am Flughafen abgeholt und sind ca. 30 Minuten mit dem Speed Boot weitergefahren. Man wird hier sehr freundlich empfangen. Das Personal ist sehr zuvorkommend. Wenn man sich darauf einstellt das es hier kein Internet gibt, kann es sehr erholsam sein. Eine Woche den tollen Strand genießen, mit den tollen Hausriff vor der Tür, oder zur kleinen vorgelagerten Insel Jahat fahren, dort kann man super schnorcheln bzw. Tauchen. Jeden Abend gibt es nach dem Abendessen eine Fischfütterung (21 Uhr). Wir haben jedes Mal ca. 7 Schwarzspitz Riff Haie gesehen. Am Strand selbst sieht man jeden Tag die kleinen Haie (ca. einen halben Meter), die sehr neugierig sind. Das Frühstück war ausreichend (Obst, Honig und Marmelade), das Abendessen gut bis sehr gut. Alle 8 Tage wiederholt es sich, wer also eine Woche da ist, bekommt immer etwas anderes. Von jeder Villa hat man einen schönen Blick aufs tolle Meer. Wer sich erholen möchte, den kann ich das Minang Cove nur empfehlen.