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Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort stretches out from the Sepang coastline, almost a kilometer into the sheltered waters of the Straits of Malacca with 315 luxuriously appointed over water villas that shape a palm tree. This new upscale resort offers guests a wide range of sports and entertainment activities as well as great food & beverage outlet selection. Located in the district of Sepang, in the southern part of the state of Selangor, Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort is a short 35 minute drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The resort is also conveniently located close to the Sepang International Circuit - home to the Malaysian leg of the F1 race. Inspired by Polynesian and Maldivian architecture, blended with contemporary Malaysian interior design, each over water villa showcases a range of features that will ensure you take full advantage of the relaxed comfort, knowing we have the details covered.
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67 Jalan Pantai Bagan Lalang Kg Bagan Lalang, Sungai Pelek 43950 Malaysia
Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
8,487 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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The Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort offers a serene atmosphere and picturesque, albeit remote, location that guests find tranquil with beautiful views. While some travelers commend the cleanliness of the hotel and enjoy the amenities like the spa and family activities, there's a consensus that rooms could benefit from maintenance and updating.
Service experiences vary widely, with some guests praising the staff's friendliness and others frustrated by inefficiencies. Moreover, the resort's value is often questioned due to overpriced services and additional fees.
Location
Remote
Atmosphere
Serene
Rooms
Dated
Value
Expensive
Cleanliness
Mixed
Service
Inconsistent
Amenities
Satisfactory
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This hotel is amazing. We had a family holiday flying in from the UK and Australia - 'meeting in the middle'. Both adults and kids loved it! Service is outstanding. The team can't to enough to make sure you're happy. Grounds are lovely. Rooms and villas are large. Private balconies and beautiful views including sunsets. Spread over a large area, the walk from the end of a 'palm leaf' to lobby is around 600m and very pleasant. Buggies are super quick when you call one, and will even take you to the beach! The pool is much larger in real life that the promo pics make it look. It's super clean and the pool team make sure you have everything you need. One of the best infinity pools I've ever enjoyed. Lots of space with loungers and cabanas, even when the hotel is busy (which at times it was with large groups arriving). We ate in all the restaurants which were excellent. Breakfast is very good too, with a huge choice of Asian and Western choices. Self service, with plenty of service and food being cooked freshly as well. Lots of fruit too, all covered, and good coffee! The private beach is nice, with loungers and a beach shop including water activities to book. We had the beach to ourselves both times we went. The sea is warm, and fun. Cloudy as it's super shallow, but still fun. You can walk out as far as the end palm leaf and it's still only up to your knees when the tide is out (it goes out a long way). When the tide is in, it comes right up to the beach which is nice, so pick your time to go enjoy. Shout out to Leela who is the Leisure Ambassador and knows everything inside and outside the hotel. Super helpful and we enjoyed catching up with her each day too. We enjoyed the Mangrove tour too. Both she and The Captain were excellent. Also Saras who was always around at breakfast or in the Pantry and couldn't do enough to make sure we had what we needed. And the gentlemen in Sepoi Sepoi - great setting for a beachside restaurant and again, great service. TIPS. Enjoy the hotel and the service. Also head out of the hotel too. There are some great restaurants just a few minutes walk away. Also some small shops selling essentials. There is a shop in the hotel selling essentials and gifts too. The hotel will also organise transfers to and from KLIA and it's only around 50-60 mins transfer time. Super easy. Thanks to the Duty Manager who organised our early check in and late check out to tie in with our flights! In summary, thank you to everyone at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort. We miss you, and we will return!
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Find Leela and make the most out of your stay at Avani, both inside and outside of the hotel -...
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Response from Liz Y, Marketing at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Oct 1, 2023
Dear Cpt. Howdy, Warmest greetings from Avani Sepang Goldcoast. Thank you for choosing us for your recent family getaway in Malaysia. It was a pleasure to have you and your family, and we are delighted with your wonderful sharing of Avani moments. We appreciate the mention of our team members as well. Rest assured, we will share the review with the team, which will surely boost their motivation to deliver Avani's promises to the guests. Your satisfaction is our utmost priority, and we are committed to meeting your needs and expectations of Avani hospitality. We would love to see repeat visits. Until your next Avani experience, please take care and stay safe. Tropical- Relaxed-Comfortable Kind regards, Liz: MarComm
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Avani offers good discount and it's affordable. We managed to get around RM600 per night for a family villa with breakfast for four adults. The design of the family room is good as there is a wooden sliding door should parents need a little privacy when staying with their grown-up children. The view is amazing. The buggy is always ready to bring us to the main lobby which is quite a distance for a walk. The villa has both ceiling fans and air conditioners. This is a good option for guests especially when we prefer to open the sliding doors connecting with the balcony. For the family villa, there are two toilets, which are comfortable for parents not to share with their children. The design of the roof is amazing and very unique. It gives a very different experience to guests even to us as local guests.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from IvanS5403, General Manager at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Jan 21, 2020
Dear ShahKW What a stunning review of your stay at the AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort On behalf of this amazing team you have nicely highlighted, I would like to thank you for sharing your amazing memories and moments with fellow TripAdvisor readers. As is many cases, it is the people that make the difference and I am proud, our dedicated team members made that for you. We all most certainly look forward to your next visit and thank you for sharing your wonderful memories with the TripAdvisor community and invite you, to discover special offers and plan your next holiday here.on our AVANI Sepang website Kind Regards General Manager AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort
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We tacked on a few days here on the back of a work trip in KL and our first impressions were that of feeling disappointed. My wife even commented that she hoped it wasn't over mud flats but that's pretty much what she saw when we arrived. The photos on the web site portray a pretty idyllic over water resort but in reality it is tired. It didn't help we arrived at low tide so the tide was well out and the sand flats fully exposed. We understand they are renovating the place so this review may not come as a surprise and the place certainly needs it. The family room we had was nicely situated on the end of one of the fingers and it was big, done in a Polynesian fashion with lots of dark wood and a dated layout with uncomfortable lounge chairs an a small TV (not great for our movie nights).
Service overall, excluding room service, was pretty average and this needs to be improved - meals out at different times and slow to attend to us. Room leaked a bit, never enough tea and coffee so we had to continually chase and basic items, such as soap and hair shampoo was not replenished.
All that said for the price we paid it was certainly value for money and we were able to go with it and enjoy what we had together. With some work and retaining a good rate it may be a good option. Just don't go expecting a flash place with idyllic water views. To us it felt like the level of service was just not there and it wouldn't be that hard to raise the bar here and deliver a lot more value.
Meals and drinks are up there in price but some good local grub restaurants on the beach next door out of the resort area and you can swing into town on a Grab (download the app) and buy beers for a lot less. Take your mosquito repellent to the restaurants.
It was coming in to Chinese New Year when we were there and we had to laugh as they must have had a 6 track playlist on the entire time we were there. We saw the funny side of it but it did start to grate on us.
Be interesting to see to see once the renovations are done so maybe request a room that has been completed.
A bit disappointing also that the activities were limited to the tide as well as the shooting and archery were not available. Again, expectations were not aligned with reality.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Room Tip:Get a room that has been renovated and,preferable, away form the main hub as the bands are loud
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Response from IvanS5403, General Manager at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Mar 6, 2020
Dear David S Thank your for taking the time to write about your recent visit to the AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort and sharing this with the TripAdvisor community! Very happy that you feel that your stay valuable Thank you for your notes on the comments / constructive feedback provided. I will pass on our team, your very positive and kind feedback and I am sure they will all be very pleased to hear that you felt welcomed and well looked after. We all most certainly look forward welcoming you back ( in a new room ) for more wonderful memories to take with you. Until that time, do visit our Facebook page and visit our website for the latest updates and offers, when you begin to plan your next visit. Kind Regards General Manager AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort
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We are almost regulars here. But it has been the same as before. There will always be something tht is not right in the room. Before I checked in, i wrote a request by email to make sure the air cond is in working condition n no leaking at the bidet n such. Hahha. Still same problem. Ok anuar who drove us to the room was ok. A guy named Paarthiban supposed to check the aircond helped fixed the sliding door of the master bedroom tht was almost falling down. N he repaired the leak at the bath tub pipe as well. N the food in your restaurant. Yesterday’s buffet it was great. I was really happy. But today oh my oh my. Your mee kari, was literally water n curry powder. The curry for roti canai was like kilos of salt. Seriously. N the first night we had dinner there, burger was not bad, but Vani, had really bad attitude. Salute only to Shanti. Your fried kuey tiow we had tonite( which i had not more than 2 spoons) was sooooo sweet. We returned. N came another plate with tiny 2 prawns with tail unattached n still in the noodle. We are paying rm22 yaaaa....The macaroni cheese was sooo salty but not frm salt but frm msg. Shanti said thy cant void so she offered my son to take something frm The buffet. My son took an ice cream. I requested for an egg to ‘repair’ my fried kuey tiow, but it never came. I know we still have to pay, but no worries. I will pay. Hope my comments wld give an idea tht you guys mist improve. Tq
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Yogeswaran Veerasamy, General Manager at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Aug 22, 2020
Dear rohizam, Thank you so much for your review and sorry the delay to your response. Firstly we would like to apologize for the shortfalls during your stay and you have highlighted great amount of issues and names of team members that exceeded your expectation and those who have not. We will address this separately with the team concern and re-train them on what need to be done for a more consistent service approach. rohizam, thank you once again for sharing this valuable feedback and please note, we take pride in our responsibility and will do our best to ensure our guest are well taken care and satisfied with our resort and services. This shortfalls are good so we could be more detailed in the areas needed to improve. Once again our sincere apologies and thank you once again for sharing this detailed review with us. Kind Regards,
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I stayed here for two nights admist the pandemic.the Hotel parking area is isolated. There isn't any security stationed in the parking post as claimed by the hotel. In fact, nobody would be around in that area. My room door failed to open twice and the sliding door was broken. Consecutive breakfasts are 100% identical. No variation in the food served although they tasted average. House keeping not timely. Having the "don't disturb" signage displayed on my door knob, I caught housekeepers in my room when I returned room after my lunch. Some of the workers wear mask displaying their nostrils. I wonder if they know the purpose of wearing a mask. ATV on the beach cost rm65 for 20 minute. I find it rather pricy.
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Date of stay: April 2021Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from Hanson Leong, Innkeeper at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Nov 14, 2021
Thank you for taking the time to write this review of your recent stay with us at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort. We are so sorry to learn that you did not have a satisfactory experience with us, we have forwarded the comments to our Department Team for necessary improvement. Once again we would like to apologize for the unpleasant experience and rest assured our goal is to always exceed our guest expectations. Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
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Arranging group check-in, inclusive of one and half day meeting at this place was exceptionally smooth. From the Director of Sales Mr CK and his team at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort (Banquet, Restaurants, AV, front office and support staffs), they are so committed and helpful in ensuring our event runs smooth and well taken care. All last minute requests were successfully delivered at timely manner. The rooms are spotless, buggy ride on a timely manner although during rush hours and the food served at Bila-Bila Restaurant and Perahu Restaurant (BBQ Dinner) were scrumptious. All of our delegates are happy with the place and its services! Two Thumbs Up! Special credit to these staffs that have made our event/trip to Avani memorable : Mr CK Leong (Sales), Ms Kay, Mr Ismail, Ms Ida, Ms Menaga (Restaurant), Ms Saravana & Mr Mamat (Banquet), Mr Sham (AV), Bazmeer (Buggy). Their services are 1st class! Thank you.
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Date of stay: August 2020
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Trip type: Traveled on business
Room Tip:odds room number is at the right side (sunset) and even room number is at the left side (sunrise)
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Response from Yogeswaran Veerasamy, General Manager at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Sep 2, 2020
Dear MrsKhalebKhan, Thank you so much for your review and we are pleased that our team have met your expectation during your stay. During this challenging period, positive feedback as yours will keep our team and the hotel striving in the best way possible. We are glad to receive this wonderful note and will share this with the team and not forgetting CK, Kay, Ismail, Ida, Menaga, Saravanan, Mamat, Sham and Bazmeer. Thank you once again as we look forward to welcoming you back to the Avani Sepang Goldcoast resort soon. Kind Regards,
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My family and I recently stayed in the Family Villa which was clean and well appointed. I felt that the lighting in the rooms were a not bright enough in the evenings but it created a romantic relaxed atmosphere. The main problem with this hotel is the inconvenient parking. Due to limited space, guests have to park some distance outside the hotel and walk back or wait for the hotel shuttle vans. The other inconvenience is that the rooms are located far from the lobby. In our case it was about 600m away and our options were either to walk or use the hotel bicycles available or wait for the hotel buggies to bring you and your luggage. During peak check-in/out periods the wait for buggies can be up to 30 mins. The hotel restaurants were just average but if you are feeling adventurous I would recommend trying the local restaurants nearby.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Room Tip:Good sea views are located further away from the lobby, in the middle two "palm fronds"...
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Response from IvanS5403, General Manager at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Feb 12, 2020
Dear megatih Thank you very much for having taken your time to provide us with your valuable feedback. We feel sorry that your overall experience with us was not up to standard. We apologize for any inconvenience and disappointment caused regarding our carpark and outlets Guest interaction is our priority in hospitality, we are sorry that the service you received was not up to our standard. Please trust that appropriate action will be taken. We thank you for your constructive comments , and thank you again for sharing your thoughts and feedback We hope that you will give us a chance to welcome you back and make your next visit a much better experience. With Kind Regards General Manager Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
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The experience I will never forget was definitely because our vacation in Avani was so much fun. Avani provides a variety of facilities and is suitable for all ages, the kids provided an indoor playground that I felt was very safe. Mr Bazmeer is a person who plays a key role in ensuring that our holiday season feels like we are VVIPs while we are there.
I would like to share with you other amenities provided such as exercise rooms, free parking, a variety of restaurants, SPAs, and most importantly bacteria-free.There are plenty of sanitizer sprayers available around the corner.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Avanisepanggoldcoast, General Manager at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Mar 3, 2020
Dear Anthonyavis174996, Thank you for sharing such a nice review on TripAdvisor. We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your time with us. I am glad to know that you found your stay with us at our hotel very good and your kind words of appreciation have been shared with the entire team and have inspired them to continue to offer the best of Malaysian hospitality. The AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort is perfectly positioned, where you can experience the tranquil gardens and quiet environment with magnificent views over sea in your very own over water villas ! The team and I are looking forward to welcoming you to the Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort . With Kind Regards General Manager Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
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This is the first hotel in my entire experience whether domestic or International, it took 2 hours to check in. Such a long queue and the staffs were pretty slow.. when asked the manager about this delay in expedising the queue , his reply was "short of staffs". Is that how a so called 5 star rated hotel responses to its guests? There was 3 of us my husband, daughter( age 10) and me, we took a Family Villa room No 228. Upon checking in the room, we were shocked to see that it was horribly dirty with crumbs of food on the sofa, table, TV in the living area not functioning, the fan in the living area was making noise, the balcony floor was so dirty looked like sand and mud. The bathroom in the master bedroom was smelling of urine. Worst of all the bed in the master bedroom the bedsheet had a few big yellow stains could be anything...vomit, urine, food. I called the room service requesting to change the entire bedsheets and comforter and to my surprise they told me they can't change now that was around 5 pm. As such told me they could send the bedsheets over for me to change myself. How could I go for a peaceful holiday after a darn 1 and a half years later and pay exorbitant amount and end up cleaning the room myself. We have been so careful with cleanliness all the while especially so during this pandemic time . This hotel is atrociously dirty, smelly, unkept furniture, amenities not in working order. Above all the staffs including the managers need special training on how to speak to their guests and be able to positively solve any issues. Looking at this I didnt want to stay thus checked out immediately and demanded my full payment . I will never go back there nor recommend to any families with kids looking at cleanliness to choose this place. Its a wrong choice. It doesn't deserve a 5 star rated hotel. It's a 1 star with terrible staff attitude.
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Please don't choose this hotel, their check in takes 2 hours, their rooms are atrociously dirty...
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Response from Hanson Leong, Innkeeper at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Nov 16, 2021
Dear Nithialetchumee S, Thank you for taking the time to write this review of your recent stay with us at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort. We are so sorry to learn that you did not have a satisfactory experience with us, we have forwarded the comments to our Department Team for necessary improvement. Once again we would like to apologize for the unpleasant experience and rest assured our goal is to always exceed our guest expectations. Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Kind regards,
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My wife and I travelled to The Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort from Auckland arriving on the 16th March. We were looking forward to some R&R after travelling the north and south islands of New Zealand before returning home to the UK. Therefore we choose this hotel as it’s near the main airport (40 mins by cab) and only just over an hour from the capital Kuala Lumpur which we were going to visit before our British Airways flight home on the 23rd. Cabs are reasonable cheap and the journey was less than £30.00. Unfortunately our trip was cut short as the coronavirus finally arrived in Malaysia over the weekend causing the government to place the country in lockdown. Coupled with the fact that good old BA cancelled our flight for the 23rd we decided to leave after two nights and fly home as best we could. The Hotel staffs were wonderful especially in a situation they had no control over. It’s a shame as the resort was everything we wanted with white talc-powder sand warm shallow seas wonderful food in a lovely location that hopefully we will re visit again one day soon. My thanks go out to all at the resort and hopefully thing return to normal as soon as is possible. When the world finally goes back to normal please give this wonderful resort a visit as I optimistically believe that you will not be disappointed. As a tip try and fly Emirates and give BA a wide berth.
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Date of stay: March 2020
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Room Tip:Enjoy the free bikes to explore the resort.
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Response from IvanS5403, General Manager at Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort
Responded Apr 12, 2020
Dear Hammers I am delighted to read your comments as comments such it inspires us to endeavor a perfect stay for our guests! It is really nice to know that you appreciated the facilities of our resort and especially the staff attitude as something that will remind about AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort . I will most definitely share your feedback with the staff mentioned in your review and I am sure they will all be very pleased to hear that their dedication has been recognized. Once again thank you for your kind words of appreciation.. We are looking forward with pleasure to welcoming you more times to AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort and to yet another 5 star review With kind regards, General Manager AVANI Sepang Goldcoast Resort
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There are more places to choose from in the Sungai Pelek area.
PRICE RANGE
$109 - $153 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
golden palm tree iconic hotel sepang, golden palm tree iconic resort and spa
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Golden Palm Tree Iconic Resort & Spa
LOCATION
MalaysiaSelangorSepang DistrictSungai Pelek
NUMBER OF ROOMS
315
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