If you want to find the cheapest overwater bungalows, it’s not just where you’ll be staying that matters, but also when you book your stay. When it comes to when you have two options: Either book well in advance and plan to stay in the off-season or grab a cheap last-minute deal.
If you want to find affordable overwater bungalows but don’t depend on finding the most affordable ones, you can get lucky if you book your stay well in advance.
In our experience, the best deals are booked about half a year in advance. Especially if you stay several nights, it can be cheaper per night. What we recommend is staying for 4 nights at one resort and then 4 more at another. From the list, Berjaya Langkawi Resort and Pangkor Laut Resort are the best choices as they are relatively close to each other, among the most affordable and offer different facets of Malaysia.
For flights, the tip is to book on Aug. 23, the unofficial National Day of Cheap Flights. Around this day, prices for flights drop immensely. It’s also the perfect time to book a vacation in the spring of the following year. We can highly recommend April for all the above mentioned overwater bungalow resorts, because it is already warm enough to jump into the turquoise sea and the prices are still very reasonable. In addition, it is not yet rainy season in countries like Thailand and the Maldives.