We chose this chalet because of the generally good reviews this place had, and we weren't disappointed. As what the accommodation name implies, these are chalets, so we didn't go with high expectations nor standards of a hotel. So we did not expect daily housekeeping or provided toiletries. So generally it was a pleasant stay overall. We stayed for 3 nights. We had an air-con garden view chalet which was frankly too tiny for the 4 of us (we had 2 kids with us). Our chalet had a queen bed, and we had to bring in an extra single mattress to be laid on the floor. That made it a pretty tight squeeze at night. But only because there were no more available rooms, else it would have been perfect to get the seaview family room which i think is twice the size of our chalet.

Good stuff:
- the lady who mans the front office can speak English, so that's good for English speakers, although I can manage decent Malay to get by.
- The cafe/restaurant sells pretty decent food at reasonable prices. The fresh juices are good. We made friends with another family from Tuna Bay, and they come over to our chalet's cafe to eat most of the time. The teh tarik (pulled milk tea) is thankfully good, and this is very important for me because it is one of my favourite beverage (hence my nickname). Service staff also pretty friendly.
- The bathroom/toilet is nothing fancy but very large and functional for washing of sandy beach items. No shelving to place toiletries though.
- Rinsing tap outside every chalet for washing off sand before entering the room.
- Beach outside and beach in front of Tuna Bay which was beside Abdul's has pretty good corals and fish for snorkelling.
- Just beside the jetty. Good cos it's convenient, bad only that this long concrete thing spoils the atmosphere and tranquility or this idyllic place.

Bad stuff:
- Ants! There was no bin in the room, so we used a plastic bag. Don't leave exposed discarded food stuff or sweetened drink bottles on the floor cos the ants will come.

Tips:
- There's no kettle in the chalet to boil water, so take note. But the cafeteria will give you hot water if you ask for it. On one occasion, we had cup noodles that we brought along ourselves for lunch and the staff didn't mind providing us with hot water and we even ate at the table there.
- We bought bottled water from the mainland, although you can also buy from the shops in Perhentian which are slightly pricier. We also bought a cheap loaf of bread from a mainland supermart for feeding fish on snorkelling trips.

No offence to men working on these islands, but I think that this place is run by women and you can tell from little details: spotless rooms, the best in our 8 day stay in the islands, broom in the rooms to sweep away the sand in the balconies, water to clean your feet before you enter in the room.
The bathroom was huge.
The women at the reception were always kind and helpful, speaking very good english.
The fresh fruit juices that the restaurant serves are amazing and along with the roti canai, the breakfast was ideal.
There are taxi boats always in the beach, but you can also explore the other beaches on the left or the other side.

We chose Abdul Chalet just because of its No.1 ranking in Perhentian (even Terengganu) B&Bs. The stay there is some kind of disappointment although Perhentian is such a great place.

Positive:
1. The location is good. Easily access from jetty and also can walk to nearby beaches within mins.
2. The front beach is very clear and have many colorful fishes inside
3. The staff is always helpful when approach them.

Negative:
1. Room facilities are very poor. You need to bring almost all bathroom stuffs or buy from their shop. The air-con.will automatically stop at midnight. We felt too hot to wake up and open the fan instead. The quilt is terrible dirty, musty and smelly. DO NOT use them to avoid possible health problems caused by bed bugs as experienced by other tripadvisor member below.
2. The beach has many stone pieces at the bottom. Take care your feet when swim and play there.
3. The meals and package there are much expensive and nearby hotel/chalet like New Coconut.

I've been staying twice already in Abdul Chalet. You can never go wrong with this chalet! Marine park fronting the chalet, clean and big bathroom, friendly owner, and all the basic amenities are there! The only thing that need to be improved is their own built restaurant. More choice and lotsa improvement on menu and serving need to be done. However it is not a problem as next door chalet and the other side hotel also can serve you others kind of food is food is the main concern for you! For couples, people who tend to stay away from business of the city, Abdul chalet is the place. Recommended!