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The shopping malls in Langkawi are quite small compared to KL and the two biggest ones, Langkawi Fair and Parade are in the small town of Kuah. However, there are no good beaches in Kuah, most of the hotels are elsewhere. The best beach is probably the private beach shared by the hotels Datai and Andaman but they are very expensive and quite remotly situated so you need a car to go to any shop or restaurant outside the hotels. I have never visited either of these hotels, we usually stay at a cheaper hotel in the Pantai Tengah/Cenang area. There are lots of shops and restaurants there but only a quite small shopping mall near the Underwater World aquarium. It is not very far from the Meritus Pelangi hotel. They say that the Berjaya is a lovely hotel with a very good beach and also Rebak which is in an island outside the Pelangi.

I suggest you visit the Tripadvisor forum where people know a lot more about Langkawi than here at YA.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g298283-i8829...

Most of the 5 stars resorts are definitely close to the beach, or in fact some having their own private beach. However, none of them are really near to shopping malls. You will need a transport to travel around.

Suggest to lower your expectation on shopping in Langkawi as there's simply nothing like in Kuala Lumpur.