Coral Redang Island Resort

Nice location by the beach with great views; it was a great place to relax and unwind. Staff all seem to be quite fed up and will only assist if directly asked. Some staff members were sat in the lounge smoking (next to a no smoking sign) instead of attending the bar so had to be approached to get a drink from the bar. Food was decent quality but took a very long time to come out. Rooms were basic and reasonably clean, although the floor was very sandy when we first checked in. The snorkelling trip organised by Coral Redang was an amazing experience - we saw sea turtles up close which was very special, however the staff member leading the tour asked for RM30 each directly to him in order for us to go there, instead of this being included as part of the original trip. Special mention goes to the lovely tattooed lady at the dive shop who was very helpful and polite! TL;DR - Some lazy staff, unclean rooms and long waits for food. Would recommend looking elsewhere for a better experience.

We had a most enjoyable 4D3N stay here in a Superior Room with full board and 3 snorkeling trips. What we liked: - the large, comfortable spacious room and nice balcony (we took the upper floor). - the delicious food provided during breakfast, lunch and dinner. The chef was really good and there were different variety of main dishes and dessert everyday during our stay. The guys manning the egg stations at breakfast were really good even when they had to deal with weird requests from difficult guests. - the really nice snorkeling trips with Mel. We went on 2 turtle trips with Mel and saw 5 turtles (1st trip) and 10 turtles (2nd trip). Absolutely amazing and should not be missed!! - the location of this resort had the most beautiful sunrise views. - this resort did not have the maddening crowd and noise which was really nice and pleasant. - seamless transfer to the resort from the Al Ameen Jetty Merang. On our departure day, luckily we took the 9am boat as we checked out at 8.30am after breakfast and did not have to wait long for the boat transfer. It was another seamless transfer back to the Al Ameen Jetty Merang. What we did not like: - other bad quality guests: the big group of 19 people who totally disregarded the rules to register for snorkeling and one morning, they just turned up and insisted to board our small boat to go out. The boat became overloaded with 40 people and many people had to stand. We could not go far and ended up at one nearby site just opposite the resort. Amazingly not all 19 people snorkeled as they just wanted to 'take selfies' and then because of the rough seas, many became seasick onboard the boat. This was a safety issue as rules should not have been disregarded and these 19 people should not have been allowed to go out as they did not register for the snorkeling trips on time. And, they were not even interested in snorkeling. Thankfully, this only happened once for us as we were so lucky that we did not coincide anymore snorkeling trips with these bad guests.

The hotel is clean and modern. However, amenities are basic too. While it's a full board which include 3 meals a day, the quality and selection of the food is just okay. Nothing to shout about. To me, the food is rather under season most of the time.

Love redang so much. we been here for second time. we chose superior room and room was clean. everythinn the same 5years ago. wish they renovate their bath room for a clean look. but anyway service was good. well maintained. aircond is cool. staff good. love the snorkeling trip everytime. staff so helpful even though the wave is not so kind this time but still we snorkeling everyday. they bringn us to different spot each time its get better place. lots of fish and corals. food is okay2. not so great but enough. its not 5 star hotel after all. just comfortable ☺️. the front beach is the best. we play with the wave , beach until 7pm everyday. after all its value for money.

The exterior spaces and images really fool you into believing that you are getting a medium/high range hotel. - The rooms are only cleaned once every 3 nights - not an hotel. - There’s no fridge/minibar in the room - not an hotel. - You have to fight for towels for the beach, they wont let you change a towel during the day. - no cellphone signal in the rooms. - you have to pay extra for take away boxes - the rooms are very very very basic, dont let the exterior fool you, they are super loud, you hear everything from your neighbors or the corridors - the rooms are full of mold on the ceilingsc and dirty in the walls, floors, etc.. - the pillows in the bed are the hardest thing ever, and when we asked for softer ones, which they forgot to bring, the front office staff was giving us an attitude saying the housekeeping was closed since 10pm, so we should have come earlier! We spoke with the manager, whom luckily helped us out. - theres nothing to eat outside the normal eating hours. - the dive center is charging you to take the gear to the boat. Overall, will definitely not return.

This resort is a 3 star resort set facing a beautiful white sand beach with brilliant blue ocean. Everything about the resort is adequate but not outstanding ( except the location). Rooms are clean, air con works and there is hot water. We had the all inclusive package and the food was ok; repetitious and not very flavoursome. There are very few options for meals elsewhere. Accessibility would be an issue for those with mobility issues as it involves getting on and off at least one boat ( we had to go on two boats due to a sand bar). Most guests go to this resort for the diving or to just relax not for the culinary or other experiences.