Mutiara Beach Resort

The resort is quite simple but all the essentials are here. The food is good but the breakfast could be improved as the choice is limited. The beach is sandy and very convenient for kids. It's perfectly okay for a (long) weekend. Note: be aware of the sandflies.

We have stayed at the resort 4 nights/ 5 days in July 2019 as family of 4. Overall, we have really enjoyed the nature and beach they have offered. The restaurant has quite extensive menu with varieties as an isolated nature beach resort, so we enjoyed a lot. The breakfast has 5 choices, and we especially enjoyed fried rice, fried noodles, and crepes. Drinks are separate charges so as water. For water, you have 2 choices, 1. Buy bottled water 2. Rent a refillable water bottle with unlimited refile (charged per day per person) They give us 330ml bottled water every day as complimentary. Since this resort is in the nature, there are many wild animals and bugs. I am a city girl, so I got over 45 bug bites all over my body during the stay, however, my husband and our daughters were country people with nature, so they did not react to the bug bites at all. One of our daughter got jellyfish bite, and it was quite bad, however, resort staff gave her a vinegar and first aid. The staff members and owner are very nice and friendly, so as 3 lovely dogs on the property. The massage/spa is simply fantastic, highly highly recommended. We all 4 of us did 75 minutes full body massages, and we all agree that this was one of the best massages in our lives for sure. Just avoid the mosque praying time since the mosque is just next door to the spa and their praying is very loud, so it is difficult to relax.

This is probably the prettiest and calmest place I've ever stayed. The beach is beautiful and we felt really close to nature. Also, the staff seemed content and were eager to make our stay as comfy and pleasant as possible. However, not everything is perfect in paradise. The matresses were hard, to the extent I woke up at night aching. The food is somewhat expensive for what we got, and there are few decent alternativer nearby. And there are sandflies on the beach and mosquitos at night, and even with the supplied repellent, we got many bites each. The kids and we loved the beach, though, and the sea is shallow and perfect for kids to play! All in all a great place to be awake. But sleeping was not that great...