Island ideal

By Mary Gostelow

THIS MONTH: Pangkor Laut, Malaysia

Where? Estate One, a kilometre from the main Pangkor Laut Resort on the privately owned 185-acre island, with one of the world's most lush rain forests.

What? Wake up in your private estate, and look out over an empty white sandy beach to the crystal clear waters of Coral Bay.

Why? You and your party have your own retreat, with an outdoor sala (a Thai-style open pavilion) and pool, a garden criss-crossed by water features and a three-person staff.

The WOWfactor: The resort's Spa Village, set in exotic gardens. Start with a foot wash; then proceed to the bathhouses for various treatments leading up to the signature 105-minute Malay-Thai Campur-Campur massage.

(Mary Gostelow is editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of Kiwi Collection. She is also a regular columnist for enRoute magazine.)

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