I have been there many times, with many friends. Always the same great welcoming and service. Don't expect anything fancy! just laid back, having drinks and relax. The sea is great in front of the resort, only 1 point to really take care of: sandflies... DONT lay down on sand for 10min, you will be badly bitten...

We booked a good package deal at this resort (3 days 2 night including full range and sea transfers for 700 ringgits for 2). We had a warm welcome by a charming lady at the office of Mersing (by the jetty) where we were asked to prepay our stay. At 12:30pm, we jumped into a small boat with a few... More

Pros: close to Mersing (30 min boat ride), clean & simple rooms, very quiet place, small, so not a lot of other guests, fantastic service and hospitality, food was above average (special pizzas available), great bar area, flexible meal times Cons: beach is good, but could have been cleaner, sea view room has a great view, but is not ON... More

5 adults and 7 children went on a 3 days and 2 night holiday trip to Pulau Besar in June 2011. We booked 2 seaview rooms and a A-frame chalet. Checking in at Mersing was easy. Chris was at the office to meet us and sent us off at the jetty. The boat ride was fast. We reached Pulau Besar... More

My friend and i took a 3d2n package. we stayed in a A frame hut. it was really near the beach! its really important for me that the hut be near the white, clean beach. so for me the distance was really good. but i think you take the bigger (more expensive) huts they will be even closer to the... More

Easy booking: Chris was always quick in responding to my queries over email. Even though we had three friends dropped out just a week before, Mirage did not ask for any penalty payment. Chris helped us to book a van from Singapore to Mersing and back for just SGD340. Excellent service staff: The entire resort crew was extremely attentive and... More

Awesome weekend getaway from Singapore! Group of approx 20 expats + locals caught the 20min boat out to the island. Beach Volleyball, frisbee, swimming, pool, board games (provided) are about the main activities available. Perfect weekend getaway but hardly a MUST SEE if you travel through malaysia. Service is excellent and efficient, everyone at the resort speaks brilliant english and... More

We stayed 5 days / nights on this resort (we'd planned only 3 nights but decided to stay longer...) The place is isolated, between the forest and the sea, calm and perfectly taken care of... Chalets are small and basic, but very clean and with AC, a small terrace overlooking the sea... just perfect ! The staff is amazingly nice... More

Tucked away from a quiet town named Mersing in the state of Johor, Malaysia, lies an island called Pulau Besar, by speedboat, takes approximately 25min. The girls and I made reservations to stay at this resort called Mirage Island Resort. At first glance, it was a very basic attap-like resort with the bare essential amenities, just a small room filled... More