Golden Sands Resort Penang by Shangri-La

Golden Sands Resort Penang by Shangri-La (7 December 2014)


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Golden Sands Resort (GPS: 5.477050, 100.251639) is a resort hotel in Batu Ferringhi. As with Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa next door, it is owned and operated by Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts. It was officially opened on 15 March 1980 by the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Hussein Onn.

The hotel is conveniently located, with its entrance facing Batu Ferringhi village, while the golden sands of Batu Ferringhi is behind it. It opened in 1979, and according to what I learned, was built using profit generated by the highly successful Rasa Sayang Resort, which opened 6 years earlier. The 4-star Golden Sands Resort is surrounded by a lot of greenery, to give the area a leafy appearance.

Golden Sands Resort offers a selection of rooms and suites. They include the Superior Room, Deluxe Seafacing room, the Executive Seaview Room and the Executive Suite. Rooms and suites are equipped with LCD television with satellite channels, complimentary wifi access, DVD player, inhouse movie channels, audiovisual panel, bathrobes, slippers, toiletries, in-room locker, International Direct Dial telephone and mini refrigerator, among others.

The main eatery at Golden Sands Resort is Garden Café, located within the main building. A short distance away is Sigi's Bar & Grill. In addition, there is a lobby lounge and the air-conditioned Cool Lounge.

Among the facilities at Golden Sands Resort include a swimming pool, fitness centre, family entertainment centre, tennis courts, foot reflexology and a par-3 pitch-and-putt golf course.

Address

Golden Sands Resort Penang By Shangri-La
11100 Batu Ferringhi,
Penang.
Phone: +60-4-886 1911
Website: www.shangri-la.com/penang/goldensandsresort/
Facebook: facebook.com/GSH.Penang

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Going to Golden Sands Resort by public transport

The nearest bus stop, along Jalan Batu Ferringhi, is served by Rapid Penang bus 101 and 102. Golden Sands Resort is also one of the stops for the Pulau Pinang Hop-On Hop-Off Tourist Bus.

Golden Sands Resort (31 March 2017)


The porch of Golden Sands Resort (7 December 2014)


View from the balcony of the Executive Seaview Room, Golden Sands Resort (1 April 2017)

Exploring Golden Sands Resort

The lounge area at Golden Sands is quite dark, but cosy.

The lobby of Golden Sands Resort (7 December 2014)


Lobby lounge at Golden Sands Resort (1 April 2017)


The pool area of Golden Sands Resort is located within the crescent shape of the hotel building. It has a collection of thatch shelters in lieu of parasols. A plethora of deck chairs are laid out in the lawn between the pool area and the beach. There is a cabana by the pool where guests can buy ice cream and other snacks.

Golden Sands Resort building curves around the central lawn. (7 December 2014)


Pool area at Golden Sands Resort (7 December 2014)


Cabanas as shelters at Golden Sands Resort. (7 December 2014)


The beautiful lawn at Golden Sands Resort (7 December 2014)


Poolside cabana selling ice cream and other refreshments at Golden Sands Resort (7 December 2014)


Golden Sands Resort lawn (7 December 2014)


Ixoras and bougainvilleas bloom profusely at Golden Sands Resort (20 April 2018)

Golden Sands Resort's swimming pool

Golden Sands Resort has two large swimming pools. There is also a children's water park called Splash Zone.

Enjoying Golden Sands Resort swimming pool (20 April 2018)


Enjoying Golden Sands Resort swimming pool (20 April 2018)


View of one of Golden Sands Resort's free-form swimming pools (20 April 2018)


Enjoying Golden Sands Resort swimming pool (20 April 2018)


Enjoying Golden Sands Resort swimming pool (20 April 2018)


Splash Zone, Golden Sands Resort (20 April 2018)


Frog fountain at Splash Zone, Golden Sands Resort (20 April 2018)


Splash Zone, Golden Sands Resort (20 April 2018)

The beach at Golden Sands Resort

Spread out behind Golden Sands Resort is the Batu Ferringhi beach, a wide expanse of golden sand, punctuated nowadays with the huts of vendors providing watersports activities. The lawn area of Golden Sands is actually contiguous to that of Rasa Sayang, but rather than visiting the last hotel in my survey from the back, we exited Golden Sands from the front entrance to go next door.

Batu Ferringhi beach behind Golden Sands Resort (7 December 2014)


Timothy Tye at Golden Sands Resort (31 March 2017)

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