Located in the centre of Langkawi, Tubotel Hotel boasts a unique décor, featuring cube and tube shaped rooms. Most rooms overlook the ocean. The hotel has 3 plunge pools, a restaurant and free internet in public areas.
The hotel is conveniently located, a 10-minute walk from Pantai Cenang and just a short drive from the Underwater World. It takes 5 minutes by car to Langkawi Airport and 25 minutes to the Cable Car. A 35-minute drive brings guests to Kuah Town.
The rooms at Tubotel are simple. They are fitted with warm lighting and freshly laundered beddings. Shared bathroom facilities are offered by the hotel. A hairdryer and ironing facilities are provided on request.
The on-site restaurant serves a variety of Mediterranean dishes.
Score from 423 reviews
Excellent
7.3/10
Rooms: 17
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Address: Kuala Cenang, Pantai Cenang 07000 
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To start with the Food, i would say the word " delicious ". Such a nice food that I loved it a lot. Restaurant/bar - we had a lovely dinner with a beer facing the beautiful sea and enjoying the sea breeze. Rooms - Just enough for a couple. We got the room no. 2 infront of the sea with A/C and a candle light infront. Two nights we had a pleasent sleep. Toilet/Bathrooms - Yes, they are shared.Toilets were very clean with ample tissue papers and 24 hrs water facility. Bathrooms are unique with a s. all reviews »
- Great view of the Sea right from the window (exactly the same as
shown on the website). However, be advised that this is not the beach
(where you would swim and get tanned) but rather just some rocks and
the sea. I was confused at first when booking this hotel, thinking
this is the beach.
- Very clean
- Very friendly staff
- Breakfasts were good (you could choose from several options and the portions were quite big)
-Option of buying dinner and lunch at reasonable prices (and the dish.
I'm with my husband went to Tubotel on last 18 june until 21 june 2013.Our experience was so amazing in Tubotel for 4 days and 3 nights. The sunset is so beautiful. We love the jacuzzi also. Even the room is small only for sleep but is romantic for honeymoon like us, only us and when wake up we will see the sea in front of our room. The location is out of world, we need to rent a car but is still ok because we can get fully privacy and relaxing. The environment is clean and so cold. We so miss.
The hotel design is unique. We loved our "tube" with garden and seaview. The location is amazing with sea and mountain view and has a nice chill-out area + tube swimming pool and pool table.
The breakfast was really good, with a choice between fresh Omelet, Pancakes or fruit muesli + homemade bread with butter and fruit jam. also their homemade fresh pizza is delicious. We hope we can come back to this lovely place.
The unique idea and design of Tubotel are what make it so special. Located on the quiet relaxing beach and within walking distance from all the action in Pantai Cenang it was a perfect spot for me to relax yet be able to go out when I needed. The owner and staff are also very helpful and the food is great!! I am definitely going to stay there if I go back to Pantai Cenang.
I like this hotel very much because it is just beside the sea. I can enjoy the sunset and the sea view.. The staff also very friendly and sweet.. The design for the hotel is also awesome.. As soon as i open the door, i can see the amazing view.. The breakfast also nice.. If next time i travel to langkawi again, i will live in this place again. =D.
It is a really fun hotel with cool and unusual theme for the rooms. Make
sure you go for the tubes at the front hotel. They are right on the
water with an amazing view of the ocean. Also they are all air
conditioned so they are very comfortable. The breakfast is also really
good, I recommend the banana pancakes.
Tubotel is a perfect choice for relaxation from the hustle and bustle of the city. The place is so peaceful and gives you a relaxing ocean view and a perfect spot to watch the famous Langkawi Sunset while drinking a glass of beer and not to mention its unique tube rooms. I had a great stay there.
Spectacular view from the room!!!! amazing feeling to have your own ocean view from your room. sleeping with the sound is even more! all the staff was very friendly and helpful and breakfast was very delightful as well! Highly recommend this hotel to everyone! xxx.
Everything was great! My staying at this hotel was perfect and beyond my expectations! I loved it and will definitely book it again when I have the chance.
I really thank the owners for their hospitality and wish them the best.
A bit different. Magnificent view from the bed (in the sea-front tubes). Sometimes a rubbish-gathering trip to the nearby islands with the pirate boat for free. Nice common area to hang around! Friendly owner and family.
Everything excellent. The seaview tube are impressive, it's really
lovely. The jacuzzi with water from the sea is gorgeous. Great sunset! I
think is the best in Langkawi and really cheap too! Highly recommended!.
Awesome place! We are pleased to recommend. We liked everything.
Responsiveness and friendliness of the staff caught the imagination.
Alex, thank you very much for all ;).
It was nice to be away from the beach and still have a view of the sea and even a sunset grom the restaurant. The free bicycles are a nice way to get to the main area.
very friendly staff, owner has got much enthusiasm to find a scuba diving tour for us, delicious foods, sunset at tubotel is so romantic.
We had a fantastic stay here. The view from the tube is incredible. The plunge pools were great. Will look forward to returning.
free bike hire, great bar with stunning sunset views, staff were great, always available and always friendly, breakfast was top.
Loved the view, the free wifi, free bikes and people who run it were amazing. Best place I have stayed in a long time.
Very friendly and helpful staff, delicious breakfast, design & concept. Great sunset view!.
Very easy going helpfull staff. Nothing is a problem. Quiet location with Stunning views!.
Great Hotel just close to the sea. Good services like free internet,
bikes. Great food.
The special design of the room and the sea view which is awesomeeeee.
Great location, great food, friendly staff, beautiful sunset.
the room so original, the view, the staff, the breakfast!.
It value for our money and wish to arrange another trip.
Very nice staff and very chill out place.
i like how peaceful the environment was.
I like the view and the tube shape room.
Nice view and locaiton. Helpful staff.
The view!
Breakfast was good.
sunset at the bar..
We stayed on the tube and the view is great. Bed is spacious That you
can even place your standard size suitcase on it and will not bother you
while you sleep. Best rate for its kind. What you pay is what you get.
We love the breakfast every single day of our stay. I found it funny to
see negative comments.. I was like "the rate is good for it's
uniqueness, What does these guys expect for the amount they paid
for?" We enjoyed Tubotel, We enjoyed Langkawi!.
The ground were super cool and trendy. Nice decoration for the proposition. Bathrooms were clean and always available. The room is cool...the tube. Wish I could have a different view than the backyard.
Owner very friendly, nice bar with an impressive sunset, views from the tuboroom, amazing breakfast and ubication (close to Main beach but a bit far to enjoy relax...).
Awesome location and view from headlands. Easy ride into town and free bike rentals. Good brekky choice included in the rate. Mango mojitos.
staff were friendly. when i expressed my difficulty to stay in tube room, they have given us a normal room 2nd day & kept us satisfied.
Unique rooms, relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff, boat trip around the island organised by the owner.
- Staff was supportive and friendly.
- Healthy breakfast.
Best sunset on the island, friendly and helpful staff.
great location; different hotel.
special idea from Alex, round can be special. the arts and hotel decoration is very special. if u wanna stay there i will advise to rent a car as the road to hotel is too dark during night time. our room face seaview, nice!!.
the only things I like is the view of the sunset(if U only were seaview). its quite romantic for couple to spend their holidays there. and its away from busy.
-The room was too narrow with basically no room for moving around and no
room for putting your staff (very small storage space available only
under the bed)
- You can get claustrophobic because of it :)
- Also, because of the very small room space, sometimes you feel shortage of Oxygen (as if you are going to suffocate)
- Very hot in the room.
Nothing i dislike about this hotel..
The hotel is a bit out of town and definitely have a map with you as a
lot of taxi drivers didn't know where it was.
the room was no place to put your stuff actually. its a Tube literally. the location is awesome only if you have a car :) just note it!.
It's a great place. Direct access to the beach would be cool (build a beach, haha). Food: could have some more choices like fried rice, fried noodles for lower prices. Wifi internet often doesn't work, or it's very slow - so bring your own SIM-card (celcom is best I heard, Digi not good here) if you have to do work.
Could maybe put a bigger selection of food on the menu.
jacuzzis weren't in use, some expanding or construction work was going on near the hotel giving it a bit of a 'work in progress' feel.
Rather far from the Pantai Cenang beach (15+ min by walk). Not perfect facilities, but they are doing renovation.
Could be improved the direct access to the sea from the hotel.
There are no beach that could let us to play at within walking distance,
part of the sea around is under building construction and the hotel is
quite secluded, we could not find it in the gps system but luckily we
asked an Malay uncle and he draw a map for us.
Uncomfortable beds, small rooms (tube).
the tube where we slept was very small and there was a few space, so travel light!.
i didnt like the toilet area which is quite dark to me. and also the rad getting to the hotel is not well-maintained.
Pools are not worth mentioning, but does not matter, as the beach is nearby. Internet was quite slow.
nothing.
Very thin blankets!
Curtains as bathroom doors while wind is blowing strong is a challenge.
The fact that it was a bit ( just a bit) far from the "life" at the beach.
In room number 1,Where I stayed, matress are very old and uncomfortable.
lack of communication from the staff. Other guests told us where to find hot water and hotel facilites and told us brekky times etc. We were given an upgrade to a seaview room and 2 days into our stay were told that there would be a small charge for it. Not cool. Garden view tubes don't overlook any gardens.
we both are old couple. I am 62+, my wife 54+ bed in the tube is not suitable for people 35+ this i did not know. this should be notified in the website. no place at all to move around. no place to keep luggage. Pl notify 'not suitable for couple 35+' against this hotel.
Slight damp smell in our room.
- I asked & booked specially for for sea view room...but did not get.
- Far from cenang beach.
A bit out of the way but hire cars and bikes or taxi's are very cheap.
no direct sea access; taxi driver refuse to drive to the hotel or for a very high price; no streetlights before the hotel; WiFi was very slow.
the curtain smell soooo bad!.
- not value for money
- lack of facilities
- very messy entrance whereby there still got abandoned construction at the entrance of the hotel.
- limited space for car park
- sharing toilet is not so good .
- extremely limited spaces in the room(U can only put A bagpack and the room can filled enough! not recommend for family travel!).
