Photo Review: DoubleTree by Hilton Damai Laut Resort One Bedroom Suite Seaview

DoubleTree by Hilton Damai Laut

Trip to the Philippines & Malaysia Flying Turkish Airlines Business Class

Date of stay: February 1-8, 2024
Address: Jalan Damai Laut, Manjung, 32200 Lumut, Perak Lumut
Rooms: Family Room with Balcony and One Bedroom Suite Sea View
How to get here: From Kuala Lumpur, best is to take a Grab, cost is about RM345.
Hilton Property: Number 165 in 50 countries

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Hotel Exterior & Entrance

Hotel exterior

Entrance

A pond with red tail catfishes 👍

Red tail cat fish

Reception & Lobby

Reception

Concierge

Lobby seating area

Welcome drink

Hotel map

*We stayed in this hotel for a total of 7 nights: the first upgrade was to a family room and the second upgrade was to a 1 bedroom suite with seaview.

One Bedroom Suite Seaview (2512) at the Damai Wing

To get to the room, just follow the direction to Damai Wing rooms 2--- (left side of the reception area).

To the left as you enter the suite is the guest bathroom.

Rainfall and walk-in shower

Toilet

Bathrobes, slippers, safe

 Living room

Samsung TV, phone, writing kit, fly swatter

Bedroom with a king bed and a chaise lounge

The left bedside table has a phone, writing kit, TV remote. There are 2 USB ports and 1 universal AC port. The right bedside table has an alarm clock.

Samsung TV with 22 channels including BBC News, WB, Hits Movie, Showcase and Cinemax, work desk, coffee and tea, bottles of water, fly swatter

Nespresso JVD machine with 4 capsules (ristretto and volluto)

Volluto 👍

Mini ref

Bathrobes, slippers

Bathroom with hair dryer, dental kits, hygiene kits, etc. and the usual Crabtree & Evelyn bath amenities

Rainfall and walk-in shower

Toilet

Orientation map

Balcony with 2 chairs

Lovely view in the morning

And at sunset 👍

Family Room (3409) at the Bay Wing

From the reception, the Bay Wing is located to the right.

The end of the bridge to the left is the Makan Kitchen while to the right is to the Bay Wing rooms.

Elevators

Bay Wing directory

A double bed, a single bed and a chaise lounge

Phone, TV, writing pad and pen, USB and AC port (universal) 👍

Chaise lounge

Samsung TV, mini ref

Channel guide (there are 22 channels including BBC News, WB, Hits Movie, Showcase and Cinemax)

Mini ref

Fly swatter, drawers

Chairs and a coffee table

Work desk

Complimentary bottles of water, coffee and tea making facility

Iron and ironing board, safe, bathrobes, slippers

Bath amenities were the usual CrabTree & Evelyn

Rainfall and walk-in shower

Toilet

Orientation map

Balcony with 2 chairs

View

View

Welcome Amenity

Thanks so much guys! The perks of being a diamond member 👍

Executive Lounge (7am to 7pm)

Seating

View of the water park

All Day Refreshments

Coffee, nibbles, cookies

A cup of cappucino

Juices

Tea, whole fruits

Evening Cocktails (5pm to 7pm)

From the buffet, I got some green salad and couscous salad

Beef rendang puffs, Siumai 😋

Spaghetti with carbonara sauce (beef), Prawn fritters

Canapes, desserts

Sliced fruits, juices

Beverage menu

A Skol beer and a lovely view 👍 

Gin & Tonic

Makan Kitchen (Breakfast Restaurant)

Entrance

Indoor seating

Outdoor seating

Baby chairs

Buffet area

Below are some photos from the buffet which as expected offered an extensive selection:

Milk, dried fruits

Salad, cheese, cold cuts

Hot dishes

Dimsums

Sliced fruits


Candies, cookies for the kids 😉

Sandwich bar

Made to order egg

Pancakes, waffles

Indian section

Paratha

Noodle station

A warm noodle soup (not spicy)

Noodle soup (spicy)

Malaysian section

One of several coffee and tea stations

Teh Tarik station 👍

Makan Kitchen Ala Carte Lunch

My Mee Goreng was very tasty. The price was RM45 but as a Hilton diamond, we got a 25% discount.

The Char Kuey Teow of Mike was also tasty 😋

Room Service

The beef burger from the Kid´s Menu was delicious (RM30)

Hotel Amenities & Outlet

Souvenir Shop

Billiards by the Axis Lounge

1 of 2 pools

Lounge chairs, complimentary infused water 

Lockers

Restroom by the pool

Pool Bar menu

Pool Bar menu

Pool Bar menu

Water park (located between Makan Kitchen and Hot Pot restaurants)

Water park


Fitness Center

Bathroom (beside the fitness center)

Shower (beside the fitness center)

Kid´s Club (open from 10am to 6pm)

Kid´s Club Activity Schedule

Cinema, Kis Club

Eforea Spa entrance

Eforea Spa (offers different kinds of massage)

Playground

Volleyball court

Basketball court

Tennis court (RM 40 per court per hour)

Bike for rent (RM50)

Prayer room (male)

Damai Ballroom

ATV 4 wheel

Different activities offered

Pangkor Island tour

Beach (the beach gate is open from 7am to 7pm)

Private beach (the water is not clear but if you want to snorkle, you can take a boat trip to Coral Island)

Hot Pot

Makan Restaurant

Lunch Ala Carte, Pizza Margherita (RM40)

Lunch Ala Carte, Kid´s fried rice with popcorn chicken (RM20)

Dinner Buffet

Below are some photos from the buffet which had a plethora of choices including grilled fish and prawns, pizza, pasta and a lot more!

Salad section

Prawn, Malaysian section

Sweet and sour seabass

Prawn with garlic

Dessert (lemon blue sea, ice cream and local dessert)

Axis Lounge

Extras

Drinks vending machine

DoubleTree by Hilton Damai Laut van

Free parking

EV charging station

Lake

There is a golf course nearby (does not belong to the hotel)

Solar panels

There are monkeys in the complex so it is important to always lock the balcony doors.

Lightning rods on the roof

Every Saturday at 8:15pm, there is a firework display in front of the Makan Kitchen 👍

Exploring the Area

During our stay, we visit the nearby Pangkor Island. Below are some photos:

Dutch Fort

Al-Badr 1000 Selawat Mosque

Pangkor Jetty

Duty Free Shops

Teluk Nipah Beach

Teluk Dalam

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