Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Javapuri Spa, Taman Tun Dr Ismail
Women-only Balinese inspired spa in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
Offering treatments including royal lulur, coffee, boreh spices, brown sugar scrubs and sea salt, herbal, flower and herabal baths.
Facilities: 6 treatment rooms.
Appointments essential
Javapuri Spa
45 Persiaran Zaaba
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 77105311 or 77100311
Times: 10am-7pm daily
Offering treatments including royal lulur, coffee, boreh spices, brown sugar scrubs and sea salt, herbal, flower and herabal baths.
Facilities: 6 treatment rooms.
Appointments essential
Javapuri Spa
45 Persiaran Zaaba
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 77105311 or 77100311
Times: 10am-7pm daily
Friday, March 02, 2007
Cape Spa in Phuket
It's been a really long time since I've enjoyed an indulgance at the spa out of town. These days I normally go for foot reflexology, acupuncture or short sports massage - not really for relaxation but for a purpose.
Finally got some time to take a mini-break and went to Phuket. Stayed at Cape Panwa, which was really really nice and relaxing (even if the place was filled with 99.9% gwailos), away from Patong area and just nothing but sea, beach and coconut trees.
Turns out they also opened a spa recently, Cape Spa. The good news is that they are offering all in-house guests 20% discount but even better was because I took the Hotel Package, I was entitled to 50% off all treatments!!! Yoo Hoo! That's SO good news to my pocket!
The spa was absolutely gorgeous and I tried the 150 minute Exotique Andaman package (originally priced at Bt3000) which included a Aroma Foot Soak, Sauna/Steam, Black Sesame Body Scrub, Body Brush with Carnation Oil, Mud Wrap and finally an Aromatheraphy Body Massage.
This meant that I had this huge couples room which had a huge bath, attached bathroom, toilet and lovely wooden sauna/steam room, all to myself!
I think that rather than having spa treatments in the city, I would rather go on spa holidays. When I go to the spa on a normal day in the city, it feels like a short-lived experience because you might be stressed driving to the spa and after all relaxed and all, you have to get back into the car and drive home.
At a resort, after the spa treatment, I just went down to the beach, founbd a nice chair underneath the coconut tree, read my book and had a pina colada. Later, I just ambled back to the bedroom and flopped down on the nice comfy bed. It was truly relaxing.
Anyway, anyone looking for a mini-spa-break, the Cape Panwa is highly recommended and Air Asia flies there :) Thanks, Tony!
Cape Spa
http://www.capespas.com/phuket_home.html
Finally got some time to take a mini-break and went to Phuket. Stayed at Cape Panwa, which was really really nice and relaxing (even if the place was filled with 99.9% gwailos), away from Patong area and just nothing but sea, beach and coconut trees.
Turns out they also opened a spa recently, Cape Spa. The good news is that they are offering all in-house guests 20% discount but even better was because I took the Hotel Package, I was entitled to 50% off all treatments!!! Yoo Hoo! That's SO good news to my pocket!
The spa was absolutely gorgeous and I tried the 150 minute Exotique Andaman package (originally priced at Bt3000) which included a Aroma Foot Soak, Sauna/Steam, Black Sesame Body Scrub, Body Brush with Carnation Oil, Mud Wrap and finally an Aromatheraphy Body Massage.
This meant that I had this huge couples room which had a huge bath, attached bathroom, toilet and lovely wooden sauna/steam room, all to myself!
I think that rather than having spa treatments in the city, I would rather go on spa holidays. When I go to the spa on a normal day in the city, it feels like a short-lived experience because you might be stressed driving to the spa and after all relaxed and all, you have to get back into the car and drive home.
At a resort, after the spa treatment, I just went down to the beach, founbd a nice chair underneath the coconut tree, read my book and had a pina colada. Later, I just ambled back to the bedroom and flopped down on the nice comfy bed. It was truly relaxing.
Anyway, anyone looking for a mini-spa-break, the Cape Panwa is highly recommended and Air Asia flies there :) Thanks, Tony!
Cape Spa
http://www.capespas.com/phuket_home.html
