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. Yes , how
exceedingly quaint
indeed, were my first
thoughts upon driving
into the narrow, one-
vehicle lane flanked
by a curious wall of
bricks and a rubber plantation leading to
the entrance of the Sunset Valley Holiday
Houses resort. Nary a 15-minute drive
from Langkawi Airport, this charming
little collection of six antique kampung
houses were originally bought fromPulau
Langkawi natives, then painstakingly
rebuilt and then refurbished with modern
amenities upon this lovely little spot of
land at the foot of Gunung Raya, the
island’s tallest mountain.
To be honest, I initially held some
reservations about staying so far away
from the beach, since islands tend to
appeal to beachgoers more often than
not. What exactly was so amazing about
a resort so far inland? The answer to that
unravelled slowly over my three-day
stay there. It is not entirely vast, but this
enclave of hundred over year-old houses
allows you to literally sit back, relax and
just zone out in tranquility and serenity,
The Other Side of Langkawi:
SUNSETVALLEYHOLIDAYHOUSES
Lot 2220 JalanMakamMahsuri
Kampung Teluk
07000 Langkawi, Malaysia
04-955 1055 / 017-284 4550 /
017-284 4590
sunsetvalleyholidayhouses.com
all precious commodities for city dwellers
seeking an escape, even if transient,
from the drudgery and pace of modern
civilisation.
Sunset Valley overlooks acres of ver-
dant paddy fields that sway lazily from
the fresh island breeze. For some, you
may feel transported to a time that only
aged historical novels can capture, and for
some others, it is an imaginary journey to
the time of our forefathers, where things
Sun, Paddy and Wind
Nosand, sunnorseafor
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to check out a delightfully different side of Langkawi, for a change.
were simpler, sans the backbreaking
manual labour, of course.
Rest on a hammock underneath a
coconut tree, lounge on one of the many
sunbeds by the swimming pool, or lie
back against the newly-renovated pavil-
lion sofas to devour a novel or two whilst
the hum of the sprinklers all around the
lush and sprawling lawns and gardens
lull you into a sense of quiet contentment.
Native Langkawi birds such as the
Brahmini Kite circle majestically overhead
amidst the occasional cacaw of unidenti-
fied avians and other assorted wildlife
that echo in the distance. Yes, this is a
nature-inspired and naturalist-oriented
resort, and if you are expecting to be
waited on hand and foot, then Sunset
Farmer’s House,
Paddy House and
Field House
The ever lovely and
spacious Garden House