Home Away From Home
As defined in Merriam-Wedster : a place
that is as pleasant and comfortable as one's own home.
This is exactly how Philea Mines Beach
Resort made me feel.
When I first saw the place I will be
staying, I was rather confuse as I often thought that there’s only one Philea
Resort in Malaysia. Well oh well, little did I know, we now have two - Philea
Mines Beach Resort, located in The Mines, Sungai Besi – Kuala Lumpur and Philea
Resort & Spa in Melaka. As I was googling to check-out the place virtually,
I read the below; how they describe themselves :
Nestled amidst the concrete jungle of Kuala
Lumpur, is an unexpected haven offering a full experience of sophisticated
style, comfort, privacy and tranquility. Well known as the “beach in the city”
and living up to its name, Philea Mines Beach Resort caters to varieties of
services such as health retreats, weekend getaways, garden weddings, beach
barbeques and other team building corporate events.
Gosh! I couldn’t agree more. Perfect to the
T.
Philea has always been associated with
Melaka (to my understanding lah), but this quaint resort tucked away in one
little corner of Kuala Lumpur is basically a ‘resort in a city’ concept, with
beach-feel-like environment, lake-facing chalet (and rooms) and attach-mall-by-boat
experience. This is simply perfect for city-dweller type of traveller yet
wanting a tinge of resort feel. Well, I guess Philea Mines Beach Resort is the
palace for you then.
The chalet is to die for. Overlooking the
beach front, with deck chair, patio and wooden-like finishing certainly added
the resort touch, and if you want to fancy-fy and pamper yourself, ask for one
of those room whereby the bathroom has no wall/door to the bedroom, bathtub out
in the open (suitable for honeymooners, sumpah!), and spacious room that you
probably can put 3 ping-pong table (I might exaggerated here abit but am sure
you got my point). I guess, all those cool-manja-gilerbest stuff that you kinda
always wanted in a resort/hotel lah.
The one thing I like about the food is the
promotional offer at their coffee house (evening only I think), approximately
RM20 for main dish of Roasted Mint Chicken+drink or local noodle+drinks+dessert
– goodness, giler value for money. Pergi tau, jangan tak pergi. Sumpah balik
modal.
They also have warung style buffet during
the weekend if you want to sample local cuisine, else you can always walk over
to the mall next door to try a more hipster-ish meal.
So, gi ler try!
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