Tanjong Jara Resort, Terengganu

A legendary resort on Terengganu's east coast whose architecture is based on the design principles of 17th-century Malay palace building, with pitched roofs and carved timber balconies set directly on a stretch of beach where sea turtles nest nightly between May and September. Tanjong Jara has been consistently rated among Asia's finest resorts since its 1980 opening and represents the standard of Malaysian resort design at its most culturally rooted.