Royale Chulan Cherating Villa

A friend had advised us to stay at this Cherating villa 2 yrs ago and only recently we had the opportunity to stay there.. Made up of villas and 6-8 ocean view rooms, set on a hillside to the north of the Cherating beach. Well maintained (not all East Coast hotels are) and with a luxurious finish turned out to be a comfortable stay. The family villa is laid out rather uniquely, the main master bedroom is a large king sized bed with a living area set up between the bed and the balcony. This living area is where we spent most of our time, chatting, drinking coffee and snacking. The other bedroom has a separate entrance to one end of the living area, with a door and it opens up to a smaller room with 2 single beds. The good thing is that the master bedroom has a bigger toilet/shower with a jacuzzi, and the smaller 2 bed room has a WC and shower. That mkes it a villa for a very comfortable stay for 4 adults. Ocean rooms are built beside the pool, next level up are the family villas and further up the suite- villas. Transport by buggy is provided FOC and all you need is a call and the buggy appears within 5 min. We enjoyed the time in the living area and on the balcony watching the sun rise from one corner of the beach and the dusk conditions over the beach. The beach in front of RC is unique as there is a large sand bar towards the sea, followed in wards by a calm pond and then the beach. Very good for young children to play away from the breakers. Our villa came with breakfast and contrary to some reviews, it was a very good breakfast. Breads, cereals, fruits, hot dishes like nasi lemak with condiments, noodles with soup, prata, and our favourite was their turmeric fried chicken. Accompany this were fruit juices and coffee/tea service from fresh coffee machines. Live stations prepared eggs any way you want and service was excellent. For outside meals, you may wish to walk to the south,towards the main Cherating beach for a few beach restaurants serving the public. Agro We planned to stay at Raub and getting a good hotel was a challenge as there were so few. We decided on this hotel because it was new, full time concierge and an ELEVATOR . the other hotels did not. Rooms were functional, clean, all things worked, toilet and shower clean and towels provided. My only complaint is that the shower rail was up but missing the shower curtains. No breakfast but there are coffee shops nearby for your morning brew. Anika Recently renovated with upgraded carpets and flooring - appears better than the last time we stayed, or was it our opting for an upgrade from a standard room. Clean rooms, full complement of towels, and comfortable beds smack in the middle of town. This is our third time staying there.