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Pantai Cenang, Langkawi 07000, Malaysia
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AB Motel
3.5 of 5 stars 140 Reviews
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worcs
1 review
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“WILL NEVER STOP HERE AGAIN!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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Have been travelling to Asia and especially Langkawi for several years and stopped at AB several times. After this years visit and stay at AB Motel in January & February 2012, l will never stop here again!. Firstly the positive point, if your willing to pay 120 Ringgit for a terrace bungalow on the beach side of the road you may get a balcony with a great sea view!.
Thats where the positives end!, the negatives are as follows:-
1. Staff attitude customers is awfull & you get the feeling because AB is always busy, they no longer have to make any effort for your business. There attitude seems especially worse towards western visitors!.
2. Rooms are clean but very basic, no toilet rolls provided, no water!. Lack of power points!.
3. Beds are just exceptable but with what appears to be sand bags for pillows!.
4. Had prolem with constant running water in bathroom for several nights, attempts by maintence men failed & had to wear headphones to block out noise & try to sleep!. Staff attitude was basically we dont care!
5. Cenang beach has developed very fast over the past few years, it is becoming very expensive & hectic!, you can liken it to Aonangs demise in Krabi, Thailand!.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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Lancashire
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Good choice in Langkawi”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
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We stayed here for three nights in January 2012. The rooms are clean and modern and good value for money.The only criticism I can find is that our room did not have a safe and was very light at night because of the corridor lighting outside.
However I would recommend them as a good place to stay

Room Tip: The rooms on the beach side of the road are a lot more expensive and quite possibly a little noisy...
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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Wabern
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Not the best - but a good deal”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012
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As walk in we asked for a room in the AB Motel and stayed there for 2 nights. It has really no atmosphere, staff is unfriendly but it is a good deal. We chose a room beside the roadside for only 80 RM, beachside bungalows are a bit more expensive. We git a spacious room which was more or less clean. Each room has a TV, aircon, a small balcony and a fridge. From the outside the whole motel looks more inviting than from the inside, but it is ok. The bathroom was quite nice and clean and the hot shower was really excellent. Beds are ok. Bring your own mosquito net, if you are sensitive to mosquitos. It is situated right on the beach and beach access is easy. There are lots of restaurants in walking distance - we just found it difficult to find a decent place for breakfast, as this is not included in the room. If you are allergic against cats be careful. There are lots of cats in the motel, they are hanging around the rooms and if you leave the door open, they are quite fast to jump on your bed!

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Kolkata, India
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Very good experiance”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012
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We have been to Langkawi in May 2011 and boarded at AB Motel. The hotel is at the center of Pentai Cenang, themost happening place in the island. Scoter rentals, island hopping tour operators, water sports, restraunts and evening market, water world are all at walking distance. The hotel is on the beach and cost 120 ringitt per night and very neat and clean, and really worth staying.

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Strategic location”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Best part of this place is the location - it is in the middle of everything... you can find plenty of restaurants and marts nearby. We made a reservation over Internet, without any deposit. I had a concern if the room is not secured, so a week before arrival, I emailed and they reply my email promptly as confirmation and I'm glad when we arrived we managed to check in smoothly.

Our room is located on the opposite of the road. Can't expect much in terms of the service, we had to carry our own luggage across the road. The room is clean and very basic - with air-cond, hot shower, towels & soap bar provided and tv with limited local channels. No water bottles and breakfast were provided. We were ok with it as we only stayed for a night.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Pantai Cenang, Langkawi 07000, Malaysia

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