Malaysia: Road Trip to Desaru.....

[N00b]

On 6/23/2022 at 1:15 PM, teomingern said:

What are you looking for in a day trip? Public beach is good, just beware of the strong waves... you get white fine sand and a long flat natural beach... you can walk out very far from the shore but the water reaches only to your knees... there are fruit farms there as well for day tours... for food, nothing beats the local lobster restaurants at the end of Sungei Renggit... so definitely worth the drive... just start early to avoid the jam at the Immigration at Woodlands or Tuas...

thanks! saw online there are new hotels and water theme parks there too. maybe will plan a 2d1n trip

[teomingern]

On 7/5/2022 at 10:49 AM, N00b said:

thanks! saw online there are new hotels and water theme parks there too. maybe will plan a 2d1n trip

Yeah I was thinking of that too but delving deeper hor... the new hotels are really pricey leh... the Hard Rock Hotel is like S$200+ one night, A Sheraton that's also S$200+ one night... then there's a Westin that's like S$500+ one night... then there's a One & Only Desaru Coast which is double the rate of Westin... and another Anantara which is same rates as Westin... super pricey now... these are the Desaru Coast hotels - the new strip with all the fancy hotels where the water theme park is... not all have beach access though... the other locally run resorts are cheap and you know cannot make it... Sand & Sandals also not cheap - I stayed there one night before - standard still ok... but don't think of Desaru as a cheap getaway... it's definitely not...

Edited July 24, 2022 by teomingern

[N00b]

have not really looked at the prices yet. but seems expensive from what you say. even the ferry to desaru also not cheap! 🤣