Minang Cove Resort

A very nice quite hotel on the most beautiful location. Nice and a very clean room. Very friendly staff. If you go to Tioman and want a good hotel this is the one. A good value for your money.

Quite reluctant to share as this place is so beautiful. A quiet, friendly family resort with genuinely great staff who want to share this little piece of paradise with you and for you to love it as much as they do. A perfect cove to snorkel and swim in and a larger jetty to snorkel/dive/leap off from. Delicious food, breakfast, dinner, cocktails and afternoon treats. Book yourself into the treetop spa for a few hours of sheer bliss and relaxation. Head off on a boat trip to snorkel other spots on the island, walk to the local village and up to the waterfall for a quick dip. So much to do or nothing to do but relax and enjoy your surroundings. What really makes this place special is the staff, every single member of staff welcomed us with genuine smiles at all times of day and nothing was ever too much trouble. If you are travelling alone, with a partner or with your whole family you will be well looked after and you really won’t want to leave.

We are compelled to write on the fourth day of a 5 night stay on the idyll that is Minang Cove on Tioman Island; for no praise can be too high…. Minang Cove is frankly a paradise. On many levels. The environment is sublime: the sea the beach and the wildlife are breathtaking. We have talked to monkeys, a black tail squirrel, and giant lizards (all most friendly and welcoming - though the latter kept his/her distance). The sea is alive with exotic fish, turtles and coral… the senses are overwhelmed with beauty. There cannot be a more perfectly sandy beach, with crystal clear water at a temperature just cool enough to refresh but otherwise like an endless spa. The skin glistens with pleasure after a dip. The resort itself - maybe 15 dwellings - is supremely intimate, the staff attentive and yet keep a respectful distance. (A note on the extraordinary attentiveness. We were overwhelmed by the breathtaking kindness and initiative of Sofia, who managed to engineer the delivery of some forgotten medication via a mainland pharmacy… ) The rhythm of the place is gentle, relaxing and yet there’s activities should one wish. We have dived with Ana-Ratna who runs the dive school, who coached my inexperience into quiet confidence and encouraged my PADI qualified wife to explore the underwater paradise. Tomorrow we hike to the next village and a waterfall beauty spot. The food is simply exquisite, especially the Tom Yum soups, the Malayan curries and seafood. We’ve tended towards the local authentic dishes, the one Western exception was a fish burger which frankly surpassed anything equivalent experienced at home. We move onto another resort on the island in a couple of days to experience the variety on offer, but question ourselves, for Minang Cove is a place you never want to leave…