Real travelers · VideoInside the gates ~39 min
Malaysia’s most luxurious resort — One&Only Desaru Coast, reviewed
Source: Azraai Azuha on YouTube · embedded, not re-hosted
Watch this if you’re tempted to splurge on Desaru’s top-end resort and want to see inside the suites — and weigh the quirks — before you pay for it.
What’s in it
- A proper inside look at Desaru’s most expensive resort — the all-suite property that opened in 2020 as One&Only Desaru Coast (briefly “The Sirēya”, and now operated by Mandarin Oriental as of 2026).
- 45 suites, no standard rooms, in two types: Rainforest Suites (set inland, more private, no sea view) and Ocean Suites (South China Sea views but less private, since guests pass in front). For privacy the reviewer preferred the rainforest ones.
- Price tier (as reviewed in 2020 — it has since rebranded, so check current rates): entry suites around RM 4,200/night, down to ~RM 2,500 if booked a couple of months ahead, up to the four-bedroom Villa One at ~RM 50,000/night — among the highest rates in Malaysia.
- What you get: a golf course next door (Els Club), Club One games, a kids’ club, water sports and a beach club — “impossible to get bored.”
- Honest knocks: the room layout is awkward — bedroom and bathroom in separate buildings (an annoyance for a midnight loo trip), and the service, while excellent, wasn’t quite Aman-level.
- Guest mix skewed Singaporean, then European, and even at ~50% capacity you barely saw other guests — privacy is the point.
Our take: The closest look you’ll get at Desaru’s top-end resort without paying for it — useful for deciding whether the splurge (now under Mandarin Oriental) is worth it.
Where this lines up with our guides
Embedded from YouTube and the property of its creator — we don’t re-host or re-edit. The summary is our own, cross-checked against primary sources and last reviewed 2026-06-01. Creators are also credited on our attributions page.
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