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Monday, February 15, 2010
The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat
The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat is an integrated luxury wellness and spa retreat in Tambun Ipoh. This 5 star retreat is situated on a 16 acres valley nestled within a cluster of towering limestone hills, natural caves, rainforest jungle, waterfalls, and geothermal hot springs. It is a self-contained sanctuary consisting of 25 luxury villas offering holistic wellness and spa experiences inspired by authentic Malaysia practices.
It is located at Tambun in the Malaysian state of Perak. It's just a 15 minutes drive from Ipoh city. It is 2 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur.
We checked into The Banjaran Hotspring Retreat during Chinese New Year season and have the resort almost all by overselves. With only 25 villas (Garden Villas and Water Villas), this is a no kids allowed retreat for couples. We checked into our Water Villa 19 and were impressed with the quality of interior design and furnitures. There's a private plunge pool and a jacuzzi that piped in with filtered natural hotspring water for our enjoyment......
The facilities of the resort is unique.
- Geothermal Hot Springs Dipping Pools
- Thermal Steam Cave
- Meditation Cave
- Ice Bath
- Outdoor Rainforest Shower
- Garra Rufa Dr Fish Pool
- Antioxidant Restoration Treatment
- Fitness Centre
- Crystal Cave
- Freeform Swimming Pool
- Spa & Wellness Centre
- The Pomelo Spa Cuisine Restaurant
We enjoyed our staying here as the resort environment is very natural. We woke up at 7am to try out the steam cave for half an hour. We were sweating all over until we got out for a outdoor rainforest shower. It was refreshing. Afterwhich, we dipped into the Hot Spring Dipping Pool at 41 degree Celcius for half an hour. While enjoying in the hot spring pool, you can see the steam coming out from the hot spring almost dancing like under the wind... This is an eco-friendly resort with green practice since its conception, and is incorporated throughout the retreat.
The restaurant serves very healthy food. There is a juice bar and wine cellar located in one of the many caves in the retreat. The Spa is okay and can be improved. As this was a short trip for us, we will definately be back to try out other treatments.
We definately recommend this very exclusive retreat to couples who is looking for a weekend getaway. This is a very unique resort that others can match.
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