Magical Malaysia: Peace, quiet and chilled flannels at Langkawi's world class retreat

Well worth the journey: Helen Atkinson Wood found the paradise she was seeking at the Datai LangkawiWhen the driver from the Datai picked us up from the airport at Langkawi after our near 18-hour journey from London (via Kuala Lumpur), the first thing he did was to turn in his seat and offer us a pair of moist, chilled, scented, perfectly rolled flannels on a small, polished, dark wood