It's my first time coming here to the eastern part of Johor coast - Desaru... or maybe I came may yrs ago with my uni friends... complete forgot.
Drove from KL at 3pm, then arrived at Tuna Maya resort near Bandar Penawar at 720pm... traffic was clear.. only made two stops, one for fuel, one for prayer....
From PLUS highway just exit Desaru, then can see JPO at the exit (wow.. drool). Drove for another hour via Senai highway. Toll was RM40+ and RM13+
So here at Bandar Penawar, a very small town with limited sources. Only one appealing kedai makan, D'Bangkok village. Got one or two kedai mamak. The rest are convenient store.
I stayed at Tunamaya Beach & Spa Resort. Very nice beach, pool is huge, by the sea.. and gym, and playground.. there's also watersport activity for parasailing, jetski etc. I wanted to try parasailing.. but quite pricey though.. it's RM110/pax or RM200/2 pax.... sigh!
Other hotels nearby;
1. Sand and sandals - looks like they hv modern room than here
2. Lotus - got waterpark inside
3. Other cheaper hotels.. no beach I guess
