Gayana Marine Resort

We had so much fun at this resort for our honeymoon trip to Malaysia. Our main issue was that we wish we could stay longer. I was worried about the transfer from the mainland, but it was fine. We took Grab to the brand new ferry terminal, where they have an air conditioned waiting room for the resort guests. Staff assisted us with our bags and got us on the scheduled boat. Overall, we found all the staff to be kind and wonderful. Special thanks to Awang, Lydia, our spectacular server Eduardo, Mr. Karl, to Siti and Christy who even made us a cheat sheet so to learn Malay. The restaurant is great. The marine conservation work is cool. The Palm Villa felt like a very good value to us, water is most beautiful at that end, and I would recommend anyone to stay here Disclaimer: Unfortunately you will see trash in the water. The resort actively works to clean it up and give you the best possible experience. We were able to enjoy swims clear waters.

We had a great time at Gayana Marine Resort. The resort is beautiful.,especially the ocean villa. You can access the water from your balcony.The staff there were helpful. Everyone had smiles.We booked two villas. The first night, one of villas had strong fresh paint smells. My sister could not sleep. We worked with the staff from the resort, they helped us and relocated my mom and sister to a nearby different villa. The restaurant was the only restaurant that you can eat there. They provided delicious breakfast every morning. The manager sometimes even provided the fresh fruit and salad for free to us. Beware there were monkeys around the resort. They came down almost every day to search food.

Absolutely lovely resort with great food in the restaurant. The only issue we had was occasional trash getting washed into the bay but this was minimal and didn’t affect our experience.

When we headed to Gaya Island by boat from the ferry terminal and saw the water villas for the first time, we got really excited. Even though we only stayed for one night, it became such a wonderful and unforgettable experience — we enjoyed snorkeling, had delicious meals, and spent an amazing day there. The hotel staff were also kind and welcoming, which made our stay even more comfortable and enjoyable. It was truly an amazing hotel that made us want to come back again someday!

(A repeat visiting guest here and having tried out different houses) 1. Needs a gym. 2. Please set up a longer ladder for houses 81~89 when tide goes down hard and a bit dangerous to climb up 3. Hand gloves, long sleeves, long pants must bring because the ladders have sharp clams stuck that can rip your hands (my dad ripped his last visit) I brought construction gloves this time and was no problem. 4. Snorkeling is wonderful. 5. The fresh orange juice is always delicious. Thank you for finding my portable battery as well. See you again soon :-) (가족이랑 두번째방문 아지트로 생각하고 있어서 휴가 때 또 올 예정) 1. 헬스장 필요해요 2.  81~89 호 바다에 이어지는 사다리 좀 더 긴걸로 놓아주세요 오후에 물 빠지면 스노클링하고 올라가기 힘듦 3.  손장갑 긴팔 긴바지 필요함 (아빠 지난번에 베란다 사다리 올라가다가 손 베임. 그래서 이번에 산업용 빨간 면 장갑 들고갔는데 문제 없었음. 스노클링하면서 산업장갑 끼고 다니기 웃기긴한데 옆 집에서 조개에 덮힌 사다리 못 올라가는 한국 광관객들이 멀리서 우리 보고 와 저사람들 전문가다라고 하는 거 듣고 내심 기뻤음). 긴바지는 자외선땜에그런 것도 있는데 해파리 많아서 피부 보호해야함 조식 때 바로 짜먹을 수 있는 신선한 오렌지 쥬스는 항상 맛있음.  보조 배터리 찾아줘서 감사합니다.