THE DINING ROOM

Sun-kissed patio breakfasts
Local classic dishes sit alongside the western traditional eggs on toast on the breakfast menu at Casa del Mar. Freshly squeezed orange juice, home baked pastries and just-brewed coffee served with a view of fishing boats gliding home (Langkawi’s only rush hour) past Rebak Island laden with the morning catch, quite likely to be tonight’s dinner.

Lazy deck chair lunches
Lunch in Langkawi, lingers somewhere between the last coffee at breakfast and when the dinner menu is presented. Light crisp salads, overstuffed sandwiches, and a crisp chilled sauvignon blanc are offered to fortify energies for the afternoon activity of lying back and thinking of when you should take the next cooling dip in the pool.

Pool Bar Sunsets
Sunsets always look better when reinforced with a salt encrusted Margarita or a tangy punch of fresh tropical fruit. When the day’s business of shell collecting, island hopping or shop browsing is done, this is the place to savour the memory and welcome the evening.

Moonlit beachside dinners
A special in many hotels, beachside moonlit dinners come as a standard feature at Casa del Mar. Seated among the coconut trees serenaded by the symphony of waves on the shore and the breeze filtered by palm fronds. The menu of contemporary Mediterranean cuisine lightly spiced with the flavours of Asia is ably complemented with a list of 100 wines from all corners of the globe.

Flanked by racks of red wine and cabinets of Havana’s finest cigars, the opulent atmosphere of this room is just the place to recover from dinner. Set the world to rights engulfed in an overstuffed sofa, a smouldering Cuban Cohiba in one hand and a balloon of Hennessy XO in the other.

Checkmate a mate in a game of chess, flick through the Tattler or wade into one of the meaty novels from our library of novels.

Two computer terminals with broadband Internet access, keep you in touch with friends, the stock market or abreast of the latest news.