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2 out of 5
Cactus Inn
Jalan Pantai Tengah, (Opposite Holiday Villa), Langkawi, Kedah

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 122 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 82 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 216 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bahram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing 8 night stay
Great location, amazing hosts, clean rooms fantastic restaurant. If you are looking for an affordable stay in a prime location with friendly helpful locals this is you spot!
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hosts. We were looked after very well by everyone at Cactus Inn. Peaceful area. Great food in the restaurant.
Stayed 21 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great choice for a budget stay!
I enjoyed my stay in room 6 at the Cactus Inn. PROS: 1. Great location close/walkable to the beach; 2. Quiet & peaceful property setting with pleasant courtyard feel; 3. Nice and helpful staff -- feels like you are staying with family; 4. SImple, clean, basic room at a good price; 5. Secure/bolted room safe to store valuables; 6. On-site restaurant with plenty of food options; 6. Short walk to the beach, laundry, mini-mart, and restaurants; 7. Ability to use their wash machine, if needed; 8. Family-owned business with owner and staff living on-site, so it's always easy to get in touch with someone, if needed. 9. All items in the room work as intended without issue. CONS: 1. Entry door needs weatherstripping; 2. Bathroom need a silicone water divider on the floor to prevent shower water from making its way around the entire bathroom floor; 3. Wifi network is open/unsecured; 4. On-site restaurant is cash only and doesn't accept credit cards. I would definitely stay here again if looking for a budget accomodation in Langkawi.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners are friendly, helpful and kind. They also rescue dogs. There were three lovely doggos when I was staying there. I would gladly stay there again. Plus the restaurant just up the front makes good food!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Lip on 4 Oct 2022
Thank you Alvin, glad you have good time with us and the nature in Langkawi, All the best you. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie, Oakland, CA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best place! The owners went above and beyond to help us when we realized we didn't have enough cash and the nearest ATM was a very long confusing 45 minute walk away. They called us a grab to the ATM, gave the driver instructions to wait for us and bring us back to the inn, and even called us a grab the following morning for our morning flight - letting us know that grab was WAY less expensive than calling a taxi, which would have been easier for them. They are such sweet people, and their restaurant is amazing too! We would recommend them to anyone. Great to meet them, if we came back to Langkawi, would definitely stay with them again - no hesitation!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Lip on 27 Dec 2019
Thank you so much for your review, just a little service and I am glad that you feel appreciated. Wishing you all the best for coming 2020 and good luck.

10/10 Excellent

Ash, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, great location less than 5 minute walk to a nice little beach. The fridge in the room was not working during my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Lip on 30 Oct 2019
Dear Ash, Thank you very much your feedback, will look into the fridge and glad to know you have a great time with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Lip on 30 Oct 2019
Thank you for you feedback and glad you have a good stay with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and spacious. Close proximity to Pantai Tengah street. Excellent restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Lip cactus on 10 Sept 2019
Thank you for your positive feedback and glad to know that you have a pleasant stay with us.

8/10 Good

Edwin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Free n easy at cactus inn
We are staying in family unit. Two rooms two bathroom. Safe, fridge, aircond, water heater are provided. 10min walk to tengah beach. With small kids 15min walk. Estimated About 1km..love the cactus cafe next door. Convenient when u have kids and not keen to go out late at night for meals n snack or raining season. Pancake for breakfast is nice. Satay for dinner is good too. Not sure about daily room clean up. They didn't do it although i stay 2 nights. My only con is limited to TV channels. Boss is gracious to allow me to check out 1-hour late. With car, u can go to crowded cenang beach in 5minutes. Parking is available at the inn.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its convinient. We felt like we were taking part of the malaisan culture
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Lip on 27 Apr 2019
We are glad to know that you have a great time with we . Hope to see you again next year.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
water pressure in the room is very low..
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Lip on 16 Apr 2019
Thank you for the feedback, we have already look into this matter.

10/10 Excellent

Janne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Lip on 15 Jan 2019
Thank you Janne. Great to know you have a wonderful stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel near beach. They have a Cactus restaurant next to it. It services good food and great music.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Lip on 7 Nov 2018
Thanks for your feedback, we glad you have a good time with us . Hope to hear from you next time again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Lyn, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would come back, no hesitations!
Good location. Walkable to beach, duty free shopping, good eateries. Cactus Restaurant has extensive breakfast & dinner menus as well as friendly staff who serve good food - but lousy coffee. Get your caffeine fix elsewhere. Great margaritas! Would have rated it excellent if not for a particularly sullen Inn employee.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Lip on 17 Sept 2018
Thank you for your feedback and have a good time with us .. see you next time .

8/10 Good

Tanya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Cactus Inn has a popular restaurant and is close to the nicest section of beach in the area. It is also at the nicest end of the resort with access to other good restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Lip on 1 Aug 2018
Hi Tanya, thank you for spending some time to give us good review and glad you have a good time with us

10/10 Excellent

Patrick, Tasmania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Great place to stay, near the beach and quite a few restaurants. The best is the Cactus Restaurant out the front. Fabulous garden of cacti, and assorted similar plants; gives the place a good feel. Only drawback was the mosquitoes of an evening, but a bit of preparation and request a few coils from the front desk & you're all sorted. Staff & management friendly & helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly
Very friendly staff and clean room. They gave us a suite for 2 people so the room was huge. You can eat at the restaurant and they have a huge variety. It’s about 7 minutes to Tengah beach -It’s a long walk to cenang beach area but about 5 minutes by vehicle. You can hire mopeds next door where there is a handy shop. A Few restaurants in the area. There’s a large hotel being built right next door but it wasn’t too loud. Also they have a lot of cats and a dog
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A jewel in disguise
At first glance the Cactus Inn doesn't stand out, tucked away beside a vast construction site but it really delivers far above expectation. Our room, number 8, was clean and spacious with efficient air con, a fan, seating area and fridge. The bed was comfy and any noise from the construction next door had been efficiently cancelled out with double glazed windows in the bedroom. The food in the restaurant is excellent and good value and the staff are helpful and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Lip on 30 Jan 2018
Thank you very much for spending time to give us the feedback, we feel great that you have a good time with us.

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay at Cactus Inn
Amazing stay at Cactus Inn. Rooms basic with tea and coffee facilities and air con. Staff were fantastic. Food was incredible both for breakfast and dinner. After walking all of the strip, was the most lively place and food and drink was great value. Close to the beach and the marina for the sunset cruise and island hopper.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Lip on 30 Jan 2018
Dear Lewis, Is always great to know you have a good stay with us, hope you see you next time again. Cheers

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Bruce and Laura, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcoming, clean and close to beach
Our hosts, Lip and Liew, were so welcoming and helpful, and their staff friendly. Our comfortable room was clean and had everything we needed, plus many English movie channels for the rainy hours :) It was an easy walk to the quiet end of Tengah beach, and further down the road to see langurs, macaques, hornbills and more. And the restaurant food was yummy! The construction next door was unfortunate, but the cozy motel atmosphere made up for it - we would have stayed at the Cactus again if there was availability.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

David beaver, Penang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
another great stay, friendly staff, very convenient, excellent food, Lip is top man.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

fraize, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Really chilled place, deceptive, doesn't look like much from the road but the food is fantastic and the staff were great, the rooms were comfortable and more than adequate for me and my kids. Also great value.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Lip on 23 Jul 2017
Thank you very much for you comment, we are great to hear that you have a great time staying with us. Looking forward to hear from you next time again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Stayed for a short weekend. Close to the one love bar which we found to be a great bar to go to. Asked for some extra decor in the room and the team were able to supply. Room was very comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Tjean Na

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service, clean rooms. Will be back.
First time at the Cactus Inn and definitely won't be the last. Rooms were clean and very comfortable. Everything worked fine-Air conditioning, wifi, water pressure. Clean toilet/bath, which is important. The cafe provided well, so not difficult to feed yourself.

8/10 Good

Rich D., Seattle

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Cactus
Nothing fancy, but character to spare and a great restaurant brimming with travelers' testimonials. A short walk to Tenga Beach and an assortment of other good eateries down the road.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable for family. Very clean room. Many restaurants nearby.
Response from Lip on 17 Apr 2017
Thanks for your comment and we are very you have a great time with us. Hope you see your next time again.

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this place
Easy access to Tengah beach which was less crowded than Cenang. Could easily walk there too (20 min). Room was actually a 2 bedroom apartment with 2 bathrooms, full fridge. Able to use their clothes washer and hang to dry a couple of loads. Appreciated when traveling 4 months. Manager apologetic about construction of a large hotel next door but it really wasn't bothersome. There's construction everywhere you look in Langkawi. Restaurant was really good, breakfast reasonable priced and we ate dinner a couple times too in our 3 nights. Taxi stand right across the street. Great staff

10/10 Excellent

Marion, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Please go!!!
Simple but clean and very well located hotel. Super clean and mainly ADORABLE team! The restaurant offers also a nice menu for very decent prices. Both hotel and restaurant highly recommended!
Response from Lip on 17 Feb 2017
Hi Marion , Thank you for your all positive feedback , we hope to see you again and we are glad that you have a good stay with us

8/10 Good

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A friendly place.
Very friendly staff a and a good restaurant attached to the property. Away from the main commercial area but within easy walking distance. Several restaurant options very close. Rooms are comfortable but the walls are thin! Wifi was a bit hit and miss.
Response from General Manager on 17 Feb 2017
Dear Howard, Thank you for your feedback and we are happy that you have a good stay with us , we are also in process upgrading our Wifi , Lip

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only place to be CACTUS
You are treated like one of the family the food is to die for there is no other place like it
Response from Lip on 1 Feb 2017
Thank you for your good review, we are happy you have a good time with us. Hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Justine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and good food ,room needs improvement
On the positive the staff were very kind and helpful, have only good things to say about them, it was the best thing about our stay, they were very generous with 2bottles of free water and coffee each day also the food was good in the resturant. They even did our laundry for us. The beautiful beach is nearby. They had pre warned us about the construction nearby which was good of them and it is not their fault. There was a damp problem in the room and it smelt very damp and even the sofa had mould stains around the bottom. The duvet was dirty, however we asked if we could just have a sheet the day after as we were too hot and they took the duvet away and gave us nice clean sheet so we found it better after that. I guess we are comparing it to other accommodation we have had much better for£30 a night but then Langkawi is more expensive than most of Asia. We feel that the cactus inn staff do the best they can with what they have but the owner needs to make a few improvements.
Response from General Manager on 27 Dec 2016
Hi Justine , Thanks for your reviews and surely we will take note for some of the comment and improve it further . Best regards. Cactus Inn Lip

8/10 Good

Aishwarya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and clean family room
The family room was very spacious. Comfortable 2 day stay for 3 people.
Response from General Manager on 25 Dec 2016
Dear Aishwarya, We are glad to hear that you have a comfortable stay with us and appreciate for your review and hope to hear from you next time again . Cactus Inn Team Lip

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value
excellent value

8/10 Good

gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value
Good value and lovely staff and owners

10/10 Excellent

Noel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
We were very happy with our stay. Lip is so hospitable and Fika and Munni went out of their way to make our stay great. The dowside is the breakfast. They got all the orders wrong, were not helpful and ran out of ingredients. The breakfast is not part of Cactus Inn but is contracted out by Lip They should improve so that Cactus Inn can maintain their high standards.
Response from General Manager on 22 Nov 2016
I am glad you have a great time with us , we surely will take note on your comment for better on your next visit .

8/10 Good

Kendon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very modern
The Cactus might not appear sexy from the outside, but the rooms are beautifully clean and modern, with a private safe, television, tea- and coffee-making facilities, hot running water and a sofa. Super-friendly staff address you by name! It might be a bit more expensive that other places in the neighbourhood, but it's a classy establishment and fresh. The only downside is that the bed is a spring mattress, which isn't everybody's cup of tea. The attached restaurant is also very reliable and understandably popular.

8/10 Good

Abhinav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location with clean rooms
The location of the hotel is very good. it is close to very nice eateries including the ones serving vegetarian north Indian food. Beach is also walking. can rent a motorbike from a T-shoppe located just 100 meters away from the place. Rooms are clean and the staff is very friendly and helpful. To summarise, cactus Inn is perfectly located and the rooms are nice.

10/10 Excellent

Nat, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As good (even better) than hotel
Second time and the standard has not drop at all. No hassle during check in process was a good start. and the rest, total sense of satisfaction ~~

10/10 Excellent

Maxwell, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get much more than you pay for
We were very surprised to see what we got when we checked in. For an affordable price you get your own mini lounge room / sitting room, with a television, a separate little kitchen area (although very basic, mini fridge and coffee / tea stuff), the bedroom (of course) and even two bathrooms! The wifi was solid, the accommodation spacious and comfortable, the staff were all very friendly and helpful. Only sometimes they were hard to find, but it seems like they only have one person on shift at a time, so they need to do all the jobs around the hotel. In any case, highly recommend, wish we had more time to stay and relax, but we were mostly out and exploring the awesome island of Langkawi!

10/10 Excellent

Susan, Taipei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I chose this hotel because it was close to Resorts World, where I was going for a race. It's also conveniently located near the beach and many restaurants. The room was clean and comfortable. The owners and staff were very friendly and helpful. I really appreciated that they let me check in early after an overnight flight. I also liked their adorable dog and cat.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Deiniol, Kilkenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay for the price with good food and friendly staff. Conveniently located without being noisy. It's not a full hotel so don't expect hotel facilities.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Langkawi Motel
Nice & clean! Lovely restaurant too! Quite a long way from the beach facilities but the taxi fare was only 10RM!

8/10 Good

Marc, Dungeness, WA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good Inn Added to Excellent Restaurant
Very pleasant room with comfortable bed. Wi-Fi was a little shaky -- frequently had better connection to another guesthouse 200 yards away. Thought the price, w/o breakfast, was a little high, but breakfast at the restaurnt was very good value.

10/10 Excellent

Andy & Jane, Orpington, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach.
The Cactus Inn was wonderful. The owner, Mr Lip, could not do enough to help us, and even invited us to his New Year party. The staff were also extremely friendly and helpful, if we come back to Langkawi will defo stay at the Cactus Inn..

10/10 Excellent

Pranav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Edmonton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Place to return
Excellent restaurant attached to hotel, best food we have had in Malaysia. People came from other hotels for food. Very friendly, helpful staff. Close to Tengah beach, 20 minute walk to Cenang beach. We would return.