Cameron Highlands, MalaysiaBrinchang
Cameron Highlands Resort
Mock-Tudor country house
Brinchang Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
Opened
2006
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Wellness LocalOutside the door
The house
YTL HotelsMock-Tudor country house
The hotel runs like a colonial hill station, with evening snooker by roaring stone fireplaces and quiet hours in the reading room.
“The Cameron Highlands Resort is one such building dating back to British days. A receptionist walks me to my elegant room, past a fishpond with giant orange-and-white carp.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Timber-beamed ceilings, four-poster beds, and polished teak floors across colonial-style rooms.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler.
a contemporary colonial-style hotel, packed with civilized attractions like stone fireplaces, a reading room… and, of course, a daily high tea.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
The 18-hole golf course borders the grounds, and walking trails lead into the surrounding tea plantations.
The rooms
Many rooms open onto private balconies over the golf course. Inside, four-poster beds sit on dark teak floors.
The spa
Timber treatment cabanas open to highland breezes, with therapies using fresh local strawberries and rainforest botanicals.
Gym and reflection pool
A 24-hour fitness centre sits beside the spa, and candle lanterns float across a stone reflection pool at dusk.
Restaurant
The Dining Room
Tables dressed in white linen sit beside floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the golf course greens.
At the table
A resident pianist plays beside the dark wood bar, and picnics can be arranged along the surrounding tea plantations.
How it began
The property started as a 1930s colonial cottage before expanding into a rest house that ran the local bank in 1945.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.