The mention of Christmas time usually evokes images of snowflakes, snow-covered trees, families gathering around a crackling fire, and snowmen. But in hot, humid Malaysia, Christmas is less about these cold weather delights and certainly more about gastronomic celebrations, gift-giving, and lots of holiday cheer.
So, why not have a Christmas celebration that you won’t forget in a hurry by kickin’ it at the buzzin’ seaside destination of Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas instead? Nestled in lush tropical gardens of the golden south Malaysian shores and part of a fast-growing community, the resort has an exciting holiday programme all planned for you this holiday season!
Set on a pristine 17km beachfront facing the South China Sea, Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas is just a short drive away from Iskandar Malaysia and easily accessible from Senai International Airport. And what makes this a perfect Christmas getaway will be the host of activities set to make sure lifelong memories are created at its tropical location. So, look forward to plenty of water activities, gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, mindboggling culinary delights, holiday movies galore, special activities for kids and much more when relaxing at the resort this month.
Celebrate Christmas and see in 2021 at Anantara Desaru Coast
The spa was recently named Malaysia’s best resort spa by the World Spa Awards
Sea.Fire.Salt will serve up festive dinners on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Sundowners are mandatory at the Observatory Bar
World-class accommodation and service awaits you at Anantara Desaru Coast
Do look out for the Sit Back and Relax Under the Stars sessions, when the resort screens classic and award-wining holiday movies from between 7.30pm at the Herbs Garden. For this period, you can enjoy How The Grinch Stole Christmas (24 December); Christmas Chronicles (25 December); The Sleepover (29 December); Home Alone (31 December) and Home Alone: Lost in New York (1 January).
Until 1 January, kids will be able to participate in various activities like Christmas candy hunt, cookie bake offs, gingerbread house decorating, shell art decoration and much more at the resort’s Layang-Layang Kids Club.
While the kids are happily distracted, find out why the resort’s spa was recently awarded the ‘Best Resort Spa in Malaysia’ by the World Spa Awards. Unwind and rejuvenate with the wide variety of relaxing, holiday-inspired treatments on offer.
Having worked up an appetite after being busy relaxing, be sure to discover what the resort’s restaurants have cooked up to match the world-class service and hospitality. Turmeric Restaurant, for instance, will be serving rich culinary buffet delights and intriguing flavours of traditional Malaysian cuisine. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the restaurant will offer an exquisite meal, live music and a merry atmosphere to accompany a perfect night.
Meanwhile, Sea.Fire.Salt will also be serving a lavish line-up of meals along with suitable wine pairings. On Christmas Day, a delectable four-course menu awaits, while a saxophonist will set the romantic tone for the night. An enchanting New Year’s Eve is also available for guests to enjoy, with soothing music from a saxophonist and a DJ to round things off quite nicely, indeed, for 2020.
