One&Only Desaru Coast
Malaysia’s luxurious tropical retreat
VERIFIED LUXURY
We verify luxury. Our highly trained inspectors visit every property we rate, evaluating based on up to 900 objective criteria. Our hotel stays span a minimum of two nights.
We pay our own way. No one can buy a rating; all ratings are earned through our objective inspection process.
Our global team of inspectors are anonymous at all times, so they have the same experience as a typical guest.
While we inspect both service and facility, our Star Rating system emphasizes service because your experience goes beyond how your surroundings look — how your visit makes you feel is what you will remember most.
We started in 1958 as Mobil Travel Guide, and we created the original Five-Star rating system for hospitality.
Five-Star
These are outstanding, often iconic properties with virtually flawless service and amazing facilities.
Four-Star
These are exceptional properties, offering high levels of service and quality of facility to match.
Recommended
These are excellent properties with consistently good service and facilities.
Soon To Be Rated
As our highly trained, incognito inspectors work to assess properties, our editors check them out ahead of time and provide a sneak preview of what to expect.
Serenely nestled between lush rainforest and the sparkling South China Sea, One&Only Desaru Coast is the tropical hideaway of your Instagram dreams. Sleek suites boasting private plunge pools, an excellent beach club (with delicious food from respected chef Andrew Walsh) and a picture-perfect infinity pool jutting out into the jungle-framed ocean are just a few of the stunning backdrops from which you have to choose for your next post.
The 128-acre retreat marks One&Only’s first foray into Asia, and the resulting resort was worth the wait. Mindfully built into the existing jungle, 45 suites and a sumptuous spa take a slight backseat design-wise to the 300-plus-year-old banyan trees that provide a verdant canopy of welcome shade across the property. Not that design is an afterthought here — far from it. Mindful, minimalist décor with just the right touch of Malaysian flair creates the air of barefoot luxury your next vacation needs.
Getting There
Desaru Coast, Bandar Penawar, 81930 Malaysia
TEL60-7-878-3400
NEARBY AIRPORT(S)
SIN (1 hr 30 min-2 hr)
KUL (3 hr 40 min-4 hr 50 min)