A perfect stretch of beach just for us
Our dream villa in the background
As far as unforgettable vacations go, our Malaysia trip last year was really something. Even our 3 year old daughter Ava who was just 2 then remembers our vacation.
It was supposed to be our first trip just husband and wife for a long time. But a week before leaving, Emilio still didn't want to drink milk from the bottle. I couldn't leave him to starve in Manila so we decided to take him along. While packing for our trip, Ava brought out her little Minnie Mouse suitcase and I just didn't have the heart to tell her we were leaving her behind. So off we went to buy her ticket too.
Turns out I made the big mistake and we ended up with an 8 hour lay-over in KL arriving on the Cebu Pacific red-eye and leaving on the Malaysia Airlines 8:30am flight in the morning. And it also turned out we had to take a cab at midnight from the low cost airport to the international airport. Yikes! And we had to do this on the way back too.
Needless to say we were so tired when we arrived at the Four Seasons Langkawi. We were upgraded to a beach villa and it took my breath away.
We were just supposed to stay for 1 night and move to a less expensive resort nearby the next day. It was dirty beyond words and not child-friendly. I could just see the rest of our vacation falling apart. I am very glad they agreed to refund my payment and allowed us to move back to the Four Seasons. I didn't even get mad or anything like that.
Wouldn't you know, we were the fastest ever returning guests of the Four Seasons Langkawi - 4 hours from departure to arrival again.
We had a much simpler room this time around. The Kids for All Seasons made a mark on Ava as well as the sincerity and warmth of everyone at the resort. I could go on and on about everything the staff did to make traveling with 2 little children enjoyable - from giving me white cold towels to wipe off Emilio's spinach baby food (and they didn't bat an eyelash) to wrapping up my cold dessert and bringing it to our room when the children got sleepy and cranky over dinner to laying a big duvet on the floor so the two kids could play in the room. It was just amazing.
Overall, we had a great time. We're saving up for another Four Seasons vacation as luxury really doesn't come cheap. It left such a mark on Ava that she would rather go to Four Seasons than go back to Disneyland. And despite all the hassle of budget carriers, moving airports in the middle of the night with 2 sleepy toddlers, strollers, luggage, hand carry where water spilled all over inside and all it was our best family vacation ever.
Ps. We were not in any way comp-ed or remunerated by Four Seasons for this post:)
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