Review: Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort

 

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort

Trip to Malaysia flying Turkish Airlines Business Class

Date of stay: May 3-4, 2026
Address: Teluk Burau, Mukim Padang Matsirat, Kedah Darul Aman, Langkawi, 07000, Malaysia
Room: King guest room, upgraded to a room with garden view as a diamond.
How to get here: From Langkawi Airport, it is best to take Grab.
Hilton Property: Number 241 in 69 countries

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Hotel Exterior

Hilton Baru Bay Langkawi Resort entrance

From the moment we entered the hotel compound, we were welcomed by the modern and elegant design typical of luxurious hotels. All the staff were welcoming, friendly and shared the enthusiasm I´ve never seen before. For reference, there are 3 buildings/towers: the North Tower is where the reception, lobby, Gingerfire Restaurant and Executive Lounge are located. To the right of the lobby is the West Tower where the Italian restaurant Trattoria Mare and the adult pool are located. Then the East Tower to the left of the lobby is where our room 3305 is located. It is also closer to the Kid´s Club and Kid´s pool.

Reception & Lobby

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort reception

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort lobby

Haliya Lobby Lounge

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Haliya Lounge

Located behind the lobby is the Haliya Lounge serving coffee, tea, chocolate drinks and more.

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Haliya Lounge

Buggy

The hotel provided us a tour of the hotel with a buggy ride which was appreciated as the property is huge 👍

King Deluxe Room with Balcony, 3305

Since the hotel was just on it´s 4th day of soft opening, not all the rooms were available, which meant no suite upgrade for us. Hopefully in the future 😉 We were still glad to have been upgraded to a deluxe room with balcony.

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort king deluxe room

Mike was celebrating his 77th birthday during our stay and with short notice, the hotel made sure that Mike´s birthday would be a memorable one. The bed decorations and the cakes, etc. were lovely. Thank you so much 🙏

There were USB A and C ports by the bedside table which we really appreciated as not so many hotels offer them.

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi birthday cake, fruits, sweets

There was also an LG smart TV with YouTube and more than 30 channels.

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort nespresso machine and complimentary water

2 more bottles of water in the mini fridge (complimentary) and minibar

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort walk-in closet with bathrobes, slippers, luggage rack and a vanity

Waterproof safe 👍

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort beach slippers and room slippers.

Again, not so many hotels offer beach slippers so we were really impressed 👍

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort iron and ironing board

The bathroom was spacious and had the usual Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries although in ceramic dispensers making it more luxurious.

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort bathtub

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort walk-in shower

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort toilet with bidet function

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort orientation map

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort view from the room

Executive Lounge (temporary)

The hotel has it´s own Executive Lounge located on the 6th floor of the North Tower. Since it was not opened yet, a small part of the breakfast restaurant Gingerfire was used as a temporary lounge.

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Gingerfire seating

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Gingerfire outdoor seating

All-day Refreshments

The offering for all-day refreshments include fruits (longan, orange, green apple) and cookies, muesli bars and nuts.

Coffee and tea were also available.

Afternoon Tea (2-4pm)

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort afternoon tea

Scone with coconut shavings and whipped cream with pandan (today is coconut theme as per the staff)

Mango and tiramisu sweets, prawn sandwich and chicken tart

Evening Cocktails (5pm to 6:30pm)

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort evening cocktails

As per the staff, we were the 2nd guests with diamond status to stay at the hotel. During our stay, the other guests with status had already checked out the lounge offerings the day before so Mike and I were the only ones to enjoy the offering which we thought was impressive.

Steamed prawn, Japanese octopus, roasted pumpkin with honey mustard dressing, seasonal fruits

Meatballs in tomato sauce, battered fish

Corn fritter, Roasted zucchini

Kuih Keria, plain lavosh, cumin lavosh, sourdough crisps, eggplant and bellpepper dip, olive tapenade

Teh Tarik Eclair, Banoffee pie

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort happy hour drinks list

Mike had the cocktail recommended by the staff: Kantan Jungle Bird

I on the other hand ordered the mocktail, Lemongrass Asam Boi Cooler which was very good!

Mussel Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Grant Burge Chardonnay, Valdobbiadene Prosecco

Heineken beer, Tiger beer

Spirits, Saint Clair Vicar's Choice Pinot Noir, Grant Burge Shiraz 

Gingerfire Menu (appetizer and main course)

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Gingerfire menu

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Gingerfire menu

I had the Yangzhou style wok fried rice from the menu and it tasted very good 👍 Since Hilton members get 25% discount while dining, the price went down from 48 MYR to 36 MYR.

Breakfast

Below are the choices for the ala carte breakfast:

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort breakfast menu

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort breakfast menu

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort breakfast menu

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort breakfast menu

Mike had the omelette served with sausage, hash brown and mushroom which according to him was perfect.

I on the other hand had the recommended dish: the Nasi Kerabu which was not only colorful but also tasted great 😋

Mike also tried the Tom Yum soup 

My blueberry pancakes were lovely 👍

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Executive Lounge

We were able to have a tour of the Executive Lounge on the 6th floor. It has a modern design and has outdoor seating too.

Buffet area

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort executive lounge seating

Smaller outdoor seating

Hotel Amenities

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Kid´s Pool

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Kid´s Club

Water Activities station

Chess

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi beach family pool (open from 7:30am to 7:30pm)

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort adult pool

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort beach volleyball court

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort private beach

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort fitness center

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort fitness center snacks

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Eforea Spa

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Tamarind Cooking Pavilion

Rock Pool

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Sauna (as if the warm weather in Southeast Asia is not enough)

Outlets

Aside from Gingerfire (the breakfast restaurant) and the Haliya (lobby lounge), the hotel has the Trattoria Mare and Mingzhu (still closed).

Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort Trattoria Mare

Exploring the Area

The Oriental Village where the Skycable is can be reached by Grab in about 5 minutes.

Oriental Village

Skycable

The Machinchang Geoforest Park is also very close to the hotel.

CONCLUSION

It was by chance that we booked the Hilton Burau Bay as we were already booked at the Mercure Hotel for 3 nights. I was checking out the opening day of the hotel at the Hilton website when I saw that they were already opened from May 1. I thought we needed to check out the hotel itself and decided to book at least one night during our 3 night stay at the Mercure Langkawi. It was very much worth it. The hotel was on its 4th day of soft opening when we stayed so not all the rooms were available yet. It meant no suite upgrade for us but the room we got with garden views was really nice. The location of the hotel is about 10-15 minutes by car from the airport. The Ritz Carlton, The Danna Langkawi and Berjaya Hotel were all in the same area as the Hilton Burau Bay so you would expect that this is a very exclusive part of the island. The rooms are modern and well-appointed as expected and had all the birthday decorations (Mike was celebrating his birthday that day). They had both USB-A and C ports beside the bed, and aside from the room slippers, they also had beach slippers. The hotel amenities were impressive: three pools where one is for kids and the other for adults only. The private beach was beautiful and having only a handful other guests to share it with, it felt really private. The fitness center was huge and aside from the usual water and fruits available, they also had some cookies 👍 The Eforea Spa, rock pool, sauna and cooking pavilion were all great amenities. There were only 2 restaurants open at the moment, the Gingerfire where breakfast was served and the Italian restaurant Trattoria Mare. I had dinner at the Gingerfire and the food was very good. The executive lounge on the 6th floor was scheduled to open by the end of the month so they had a temporary set up in the breakfast restaurant. Both the afternoon tea and evening cocktails had very good offerings. Lastly, the staff were just incredible. 

The hotel is very new and still has some room for improvement but it has a great potential and as loyal Hilton members, we will definitely be back again. To all the staff of Hilton Burau Bay Langkawi Resort, thank you and see you again soon!

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