Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2011

From your dinner table to an overnight sensation. Yes! With Villa Samadhi having finally 'arrived' in KL city, we're offering a seriously attractive and value-for-money bundle with our restaurants.

Once again, NEO Tamarind and Tamarind Springs Restaurant are participating in the MIGF 2011 this October. Our festival packages are as follows :

NEO Tamarind Festival package at Villa Samadhi is priced at RM 1,196 nett only. And Tamarind Springs' at RM 1,146 nett only.
Either one includes:

· One (1) night’s accommodation in a the 'Sarang'
· Sumptuous breakfast for two
· Festival multi-course dinner at respective restaurant for 2 with a bottle of wine
· Shuttle service to and from Villa Samadhi to restaurant
· Return airport transfers (foreign diners)

An additional night’s stay with breakfast for two is priced at RM 576 nett (per night) only for the 'Sarang' category!

This offer is valid from 01 to 31 October 2011. For bookings and other details, call 03-21610769 or email reservations@villasamadhi.com.my

Apresto!

Ciao buon giorno! Il Tempio seizes operation to make way for a bigger and better plan. More on this in the next couple of months but a new delicious dining concept is coming your way! Something casual, something for the family, something fresh and definitely something yummy:)

KL's Ultimate Treat to Nest In

We finally got 10 rooms up and running. There're 11 more to go.... Certainly taking us a very long time to complete but really gratifying to see how becoming Villa Samadhi is, in absolute russet harmony. And that it has been developed so organically from day one. Every nook and cranny has our attention. Happy to be providing a secret little pad for KLites to escape and vegetate for the weekend.

If you need a place to reboot and replenish, a place recess enough to relinquish all your dramas, the villa is definitely the right place to rekindle your spirit. Or re-ignite your passion. Come away renewed without leaving KL!
Modern Malaysian fare is offered at Mandi-Mandi all day, exclusive to house guests only. Great breakfast menu, both local and international hot and cold selection. Sits right by the 'lagoon' hence its name, just like the other Mandi-Mandi at JapaMala Tioman as well as the one in Taman TAR KL. Exquisite atmosphere by night.

Bumbung, a little shack up on the roof offers some view of the KL skyline. Cool place to laze around for afternoon or after-dinner drinks. Samadhi in Sanskrit means STATE OF MIND. Reinstate the rhythm of life in the wake of a complete dream state. Welcome to our Samadhi Retreat.

No. 8, Jalan Madge,
Taman U Thant,
Ampang, KL

Phone : +603-21432300
Email : reservations@villasamadhi.com.my

More photos and more news coming. Watch this space.

JAPAMALA RESORT : Luxe For Less

The LOW SEASON is here! And the ONLY time of the year we offer Super GREAT deals going from 1 November 2010 to 31 January 2011 only, so book quick!

Here's what we RAIN on you :
Enjoy 80% off room rate on each day that rains continuously from 8am – 5pm by staying 6 nights and above on the published rack rates!

Terms & Conditions :

• Travel must be before 31 January 2011 with full payment to guarantee your booking.
• Offer is NOT applicable from 22nd December 2010 to 5th January 2011
• Package applicable for 2 persons only except for The Penghulu’s House (4 persons allowed)
  
• Additional nights' stay from Low Season Package with 5th night onwards: 20% off from rack rate.
• Additional persons sharing (not applicable for Tree Top Chalet & Sea Cliff Chalet): - Child: 12 years old and below, FOC on extra bed only (without breakfast), child breakfast is RM 30/child. Maximum 2 children sharing in one room.
  Adult: RM 100 per day, inclusive of bed & breakfast only. Maximum 1 additional adult in one room
• Airport/Jetty boat pick-up: RM 80 per additional person per way arriving at the same time. Normal boat charges apply if additional person arrives at a different time (minimum RM 160 per pick-up is applied). Child above 4 years old must pay for the adult price.
• Classic Thai Massage: RM 150+ per additional person for one hour session.
• JapaMala Resorts Sdn Bhd reserves the right to cancel, terminate or suspend the packages offered below without any prior notice.

Room Categories	Rack Rate 2010	Rack Rate 2011	3 Days 2 Nights	4 Days 3 Nights	5 Days 4 Nights
	Nett (RM)	Nett (RM)	Nett (RM)	Nett (RM)	Nett (RM)
The Penghulu’s House (4 persons)	1,600.00	1,900.00	3,770.00	5,110.00	6,500.00
Seaview Sarang	980.00	1,130.00	2,190.00	3,000.00	3,900.00
Hillside Sarang	750.00	870.00	1,800.00	2,500.00	3,100.00
Jungle Luxe Sarang	750.00	870.00	1,800.00	2,500.00	3,100.00
Jungle Sarang	600.00	760.00	1,600.00	2,100.00	2,600.00
Sea Cliff Chalet	480.00	560.00	1,400.00	1,800.00	2,200.00
Tree Top Chalet	390.00	450.00	1,250.00	1,570.00	1,900.00

Package :
Room on twin sharing basis (4 persons sharing for The Penghulu’s House)
Daily breakfast (buffet + ala carte)
Exclusive in-room spa toiletries
Welcome drink & fruit basket
One Classic Thai massage for two (1hr) (four for The Penghulu’s House)
Complimentary use of snorkeling gear, fishing line and sea kayaks
Enjoy unlimited movies from library
Return airport / Ferry jetty in Tioman transfer for 2 persons (4 persons for The Penghulu’s House)
Receive a complimentary cash voucher of RM 150 on each day that rains continuously from 8am – 5pm
Cash voucher can only be redeemed for food & beverages and spa treatment during your stay
Cash voucher cannot be exchanged for cash or to pay for other expenses

For reservations or any queries, email Andy or Isaac at reservations@japamalaresorts.com

Tamarind 10 on 10-10-10

Here it is! We're finally online! Well, bits of it at least....
Keep your eye out for the spectacular Apsara Deva show which came on at 10.10pm and watch how Tamarind came alive under the jungle canopy on this momentous night for the Tamarind brand.

Villa Samadhi

Still a little bit more to go.... just a little.

Everyone in the company is anticipating the birth of our latest project with great excitement. Villa Samadhi will be an exquisite property.... not just in exterior and interior design but in class and personal service too. We want it to be one of the top 3 residences in Malaysia!

Villa Samadhi is best described as an intimate urban retreat; KL’s ultimate ‘treat to nest in’. This chic villa-in-a-room concept offers a trendy collection of contemporary Asian-inspired rooms, each spanning from 600 square-foot to over 2000 square-foot of living spaces.

The 21 polished-concrete private rooms are fitted with refined salvaged- timber floors and interior, plush beds, over-sized plunge tubs, romantic balconies, furnished with tech-amenities. While some ‘villas’ are fully-equipped with modern kitchens and private gardens, ground-floor rooms are with room-to-water access to the ‘lagoon’.

Bumbung, (the layered roof structure in the pic) the laid-back rustic rooftop tea lounge is premeditated for chill-out sundowns amid KL’s urban drone. Housed within a quiet, upscale residential locale just minutes away from KL city centre, Villa Samadhi is a dream state.

Let us know if you wish to be updated and we'll keep you in the loop.

NEO-rotic

Minimalistic yet intricate, healthy yet yummy. What more could one ask for? NEO-living should be the new way of life, whether you're a fashionistic figure-watcher or the regular food lover. Neo-cuisine is the new era, at the advent of organics, macrobiotics, free-range and when 'green' is no longer just a color but a mindset. That's pretty NEO-rotic don't you think...?

Think about a better lifestyle, a better physique, far better health and a greater life. Well, start cutting out bad fats, make sensible food choices and kicking unhealthy eating habits. Afterall, you ARE what you eat. And life is short, so what are you waiting for?

Start now. Start by changing when you eat and how much you eat; start eating SMALLER MEALS, more often everyday. Satiate your hunger with high protein, high fibre and low carb food that'll fuel your body. Many don't realize that most times our energy levels are directly affected by the KINDS of food we feed our body. Highly processed food like wheat and sugar can cause your blood sugar to plunge, leading to sudden lethargy. So start making sensible food choices; choose wholegrain or multigrain bread over white bread; choose fresh fruit juice over canned drinks; choose sashimi over tempura. Combine with lots of greens like steamed broccoli, raw baby spinach and other mixed greens with fruits.


Indulge, you may of course...eat however, in MODERATION. Opt for one 'junk' day in a week when you allow yourself to eat what you want. But only after 2 weeks of 'eating right'. As the saying goes, too much of a good thing is not good either....

There's also much debate about the relationship between cancer and how food is cooked. Think twice before ordering anything WELL DONE as over-cooked meats are carcinogenic. So start indulging in raw or seared meats instead.

You CAN be a better you... if you put your mind to it. It takes self-control, lots of discipline and will power with realistic short-term diet goals, by throwing a consistent exercise regime into the mix for faster, more dramatic results. As beautifully put by Astrid Alauda, "Your body is a temple, but only if you treat it as one".