The Datai Hotel has always been a favoured hiding place for tourists due to its unparalleled location on The northwest coast of Langkawi, surrounded by 10 million years of ancient rainforest, covered with ancient trees, waterfalls and mangroves, as conceived by architect Kerry Hill and interior designer Didier Lefort. Kerry Hill has been praised for his "abstract modernism superimposed with a strong and sensitive local cultural connection". Although The Datai Hotel has been around for more than 20 years, you would hardly know it because Kerry Hill's design eschewed architectural trends, preferring to embrace tradition rather than completely sacrifice modernity and respect The local culture and location.