Cherating Beach Malaysia

A family gathering to celebrate Christmas 2024 !!

The constant communication from pre-arrival, during the stay and check-out was well organized. The ClubMed application was useful. The overall experience was excellent !

Our family of 5 had the best holiday at Club Med. Travelling from New Zealand it was a big trip. The drive from KL to Cherating took about 3.5hours but was super easy.
Club Med was unexpectedly more than we had anticipated and it did not disappoint but was full of many surprises.

Honestly reading some of the reviews we weren't sure what to expect of the place. The rooms are not super exciting - but if your there for the room then you've missed the point of the place! So I hope whoever is reading this will take the chance and go and enjoy a wonderful family holiday.

Our expectation of a relaxing resort was certainly upheld but we didn't expect what Club Med as a brand had to offer in the form of meeting so many wonderful members who live within the resort and who spend their time ensuring you have the best holiday.

Clayton and his team were the unexpected part of our trip - where every night we had the option to have different team members join us for dinner - getting to know them, their backgrounds and how club med operates.

Following dinner, we always enjoyed the differently nightly shows and after party activities. It was great that it was always centred around including everyone young to old - noted by our 8yo enjoying a foam pit party at 11.30 at night on our first night!

We spent 8 days at Club Med and it was excellent. The food offerings were vast and yummy, the daily activities were fun but relaxed. There were so many spaces to go and even when busy everyone was spread out. Kids club and Teens Club was a winner for our kids aged 8,16 and 17. Shamus and Rebecca made the teens experience one to remember while Bunny and Iwi made Mini Club so much fun. Morné and I enjoyed the adults only space when we had the chance.

Yes we had some rainy days during monsoon season but the programme of things to do was always adapted and it didn't stop us having so many options of things to do.

The pool is huge and it was great that Sammy, Zack and the other lifeguards were on hand to keep an eye on the kids and have a few laughs with our family too.

I think the most unexpected part of the trip was the shows and the after-party activities that were put on every night. These shows included Club Med staff members we had met throughout the day or enjoyed dinner with and that made it all the more fun. The Circus performances were a clear favourite for our family and the Comedy mixed in to the different nights as well.
The effort put in every night made for an expectedly great time and our family enjoyed the chance to party, play games and get to know so many wonderful staff.

Narumi and her sports team - of course Abu was loved by all. You both rocked it so often in each of the shows!

Iris and her boutique team - Umai ensuring we had the best tie-dye shirts alongside Julio.

The Bar Team - coming up with different concoctions to enjoy and taste and allowing our teen to drink his weight in mocktails on the daily. Cheers to Charo, Alyssa, Sakiko and Poppy.

Bryan, Grayson, Nia, Molly and KK thank you for joining us for so many dinners and always stopping for a chat.

We had the pleasure of enjoying the Spa for a couples massage which was so relaxing - Thank you Jennie, Lynn and the spa team for all your hard work.

All of the people we mentioned above made our family feel so welcomed and happy. We had the pleasure of getting to know them all throughout our time at Club Med - all the banter, laughs, conversations and fun! It was hard to say goodbye but getting to come and enjoy such an amazing place has left a lasting impression on our family. Thanks again to Clayton who brings all these amazing humans together, who involves himself in all aspects of the resort and is never too busy for chat himself.

Cheers again from The Nel Family - Morné, Olivia, Mckayla, Lucas and Blake.

Pros

• Good baby / petit club is big reason we keep going for Club Med and this was our best so far. Rose, Sharon, Audrey and rest of the team were brilliant. So much energy, passion and fun put into making a great experience for our little boy.
• Food quality excellent - Japanese was our general favourite.
• Setting is lovely and we got pretty lucky with the weather given the time of year.

Small Suggestion..

• Unlike lunch and dinner, breakfast has no specials on rotation which for a 10 day stay can make it a bit repetitive (esp if you don’t eat sweet or pastries). Suggest doing one or two breakfast specials (e.g eggs Benedict) if possible.

We had a fantastic time at this resort. The GO Johan was friendly and made us feel home. He was a brilliant photographer, very kind person. He went extra miles to let us feel welcomed. The beach was so peaceful. We will come back again in the future.

We went as a family of 4 (children age 6 and 8). Our kids joined the kids club and absolutely loved it! The food there is very good and varied. Staff is super friendly and helpful.
The rooms are a little old but still good quality. We went in mid December during rainy season but weather was still ok. They have plenty of activities both at the resort but also at their private beach where we went sea kayaking. I would highly recommend families to go here!