Penang National Park


Medal too, but the operator reports a rise in interest for the Hard Rock Hotel, where it offers stays from £49 per person per night. The vast property, with the largest swimming pool in Malaysia, kids’ and teens’ clubs, DJ lessons and pool parties, is new to its programme. Much more laid back is the 90-room Lone Pine Hotel, where I stayed. It’s an attractive property where the surrounding trees and gardens create a living backdrop to the public areas through the glass walls. Rooms are light, bright and white, with a breezy feel and beach-chic decor. The pool area


is a peaceful alternative to the beach, with cabanas as well as loungers, although it loses the sun in late afternoon. Rooms start from £179 per night including breakfast.


Batu Ferringhi’s beaches are pleasant but relatively crowded – for a little more seclusion clients should keep heading west. As the hotels thin out they’ll first hit the golden sand of Teluk Bahang,


and after this what locals refer


to as ‘the end of the island’, where the main road stops. Beyond this, walking trails criss-cross the Penang National Park, and visitors can book boat rides to a hidden beach where turtles nest. TW


Batu Ferringhi 60 • travelweekly.co.uk — 21 May 2015


TOP TIP Earn between £25


and £150 per Penang booking with


Premier Holidays’ current agent incentive


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