The Danna Langkawi, Malaysia

Very well resourced and staffed luxurious hotel. The Danna is situated not very far from the airport, it has stunning views and atmosphere, the rooms are very clean and well maintained, the bedding is extremely comfortable and the interiors are beautiful. We appreciate the close attention to detail and consider this a quiet, luxurious but also kid-friendly hotel. Great value for money, we cannot wait to come back again.

This place was amazing, everything you need for a few days retreat to enjoy the island with family.

We enjoyed our stay at the resort very much. This is my second visit to Danna after 10 years and i must say that they have maintained the same professionalism, cleanliness and service. The resort is peaceful, laid back and serene. Food is good but alcoholic drinks are watered down. No shuttle from Danna to town but Grab is easily available. We will come.again.

We had such a wonderful stay at The Danna Langkawi and honestly wished we could have stayed longer. From the moment we arrived, the service was warm and welcoming. The receptionist who checked us in (unfortunately I didn’t manage to get her name) was very pleasant and made us feel immediately at home. A special thank you to Ms Syakirah, Guest Service Manager, who was extremely welcoming and accommodating. She personally introduced herself, gave me her name card and told us not to hesitate to contact her if there was anything we needed during our stay. It was a simple gesture, but one that made us feel genuinely looked after. I must especially mention Ms Wani Sharif, Director of Food & Beverage, for something I will remember for a long time. My companion was unfortunately feeling unwell that morning and was unable to come down for breakfast. I was having breakfast alone and approached Ms Wani to explain the situation, thinking I would just take some eggs, toast and fruit back to the room for him. Instead, Ms Wani very thoughtfully arranged a complete breakfast for him, beautifully presented on a proper tray and sent directly to our room. I honestly wasn’t expecting that at all. It was such a kind and thoughtful gesture, particularly when someone was unwell, and I was incredibly appreciative of the care she showed us. That, to me, is genuine hospitality. Another special mention must go to Wan from the Concierge team. He was so friendly, helpful and patient with all our questions throughout our stay, and always made sure we were well taken care of. What impressed us even more was that he accompanied us in the hotel transport all the way to the airport, making sure everything went smoothly until our departure. It was such a lovely personal touch and a wonderful way to end our stay. Thank you, Wan, for looking after us so well. We stayed in the Duchess Grand Corner Sea View room, and it was absolutely beautiful. Spacious, elegant and luxurious, with a gorgeous view — easily one of the highlights of our Langkawi trip. We loved the room so much, and the hotel itself has a wonderful charm and atmosphere that makes it feel very special. The Danna is certainly a beautiful property, but it was the warmth and thoughtfulness of the people that made our stay truly memorable. Thank you Ms Syakirah, Ms Wani, Wan and the entire team for taking such good care of us. We left with wonderful memories and one thing is certain — we will be back.

We stayed at the Danna on the second part of our holiday, we had booked directly with the hotel which had its good and bad points as it was not the easiest for communication. The arrival experience was underwhelming, we were not welcomed or assisted when we arrived, we bought our own luggage into the hotel lobby whilst a couple staff watched on. We sat down to check in and whilst going though the booking we realized that the transportation back to the airport at the end of the stay had been removed from the final booking despite it being on the earlier discussed booking. It was not be big deal as Taxi's are efficient and economical, it was just frustrating. After a lengthy discussion which was not welcome after a travel the resort agreed to arrange the transport. We had booked the Grand Marina view room as the view looked nice of the boats, however, we were quite disappointed that the view was actually more of a carpark with a road with the small marina in the distance. The issue we had was that we found the room, particularly the shower had not been cleaned thoroughly. We spoke with Mariko the Duty Manager as we were quite upset from our arrival to room experience and she seem genuinely upset at the situation. She arrange a different room with the sea view and for our unpackaged and repacked luggage to be moved to the new room. From this point onwards we felt that the resort experience was much improved, Mariko and her team worked very hard to ensure that our stay was memorable and the service on all fronts was excellent from the housekeeping team, to the pool and restaurant staff. We want to consider the first couple of hours as a blip as the rest of the stay was great. The hotel itself is a beautiful colonial style building with great architecture, interior design and landscaping throughout. The pool is vast and a good temperature, it suffers from the amount of leaves and flowers which blow into it and there were unfortunately quite a few tiles missing in the pool which really brings down the appearance. There was ample beds around the pool with plenty of shaded and unshaded options, a recommendation would be to have a few more family sun lounger areas as they were all in pairs. We mostly ate at planters restaurant though we were happily surprised at the meal we had in the Malaysian restaurant which was one of the best meals we had in Langkawi, we had the non-veg tasting menu. Planters was good and for adults it was a good range of selection, though the kids menu was exhausted quite quickly. We did not try the Italian restaurant as we found it quite expensive considering Planters had good food for less. We really liked the games/billard room and the library which were mostly empty, we liked that there was a kids club but we didnt find time to use it. The beach was a little too course and we only swim in the sea once but the pool was so good it was a better option. Our recommendation would be to go for the sea view if you are visiting. The staff gave us a bag of gifts as we left, it was unnecessary as we had had a great stay after the initial start but it was a nice way to end our stay