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The Golden Palm Tree Resort and Spa ? Arrival
After we arrived at Malaysia?s?Kuala Lumpur International Airport we were greeted by the Golden Palm Tree?s friendly chaffer who whisked us off to the resort in a black BMW (te offer includes a private transfer, with a range of luxury vehicles).
After a luxurious 40 minute drive which took us through the picturesque Sepang countryside, we arrived at The Golden Palm Tree resort.
Situated along Malaysia?s Sepang coastline, the resort has 392 luxuriously appointed sea villas, forming the shape of a palm tree. Each villa sits directly above the ocean, allowing guests to enjoy serene sunsets from their own private balcony.
The whole concept of the resort is simply breathtaking.
After a quick drive through KL and the Sepang Countryside you arrive at the resort.
On arrival, we were greeted by the resort?s friendly staff and each of us enjoyed a delicious coconut drink.
This is a view of the Lobby ?
We were whisked off to our room in a buggy. The buggy service is really handy and can be used throughout your stay to save walking back to your room.
The Swimming Pool
The resort has a spectacular infinity swimming pool, and we spent a couple hours each day enjoying the sunshine and sipping cocktails here!
The best bit: Canary Palm Overwater Villas
The villa we stayed in for most of the trip was very spacious with a fantastic view as it sits on the ocean.
While we?ve been in hundreds of hotels, this was our first over-water?experience?and it really is spectacular. You can hear the sound of waves directly beneath the floor and see the sunrise and sunset above the ocean from your private balcony.
The suites are a spacious 82 square metres (about the size of a two bedroom apartment) and are beautifully decorated in traditional Malaysian style, boasting amenities including beautiful fittings.
After each day, you can wind down in front of the flat screen TV or enjoy a drink on the balcony.
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Upgrade to the super luxury Ivory?Palm Villas
The DEALS.com.au offer also gives you the option to upgrade to the ultimate?indulgence?package. The indulgence package includes more spa treatments and meals as well as an upgrade to the Ivory Palm Villas. The Ivory Palm Villa was even more indulgent? being a huge 122 square metre villas with its own living room, very large balcony and bathtub.
The Ivory Villa is ideal if travelling with groups of friends or children as it gives extra space.
The upgrade is also worthwhile for spa and food junkies as it gives even more treatments and additional dinners.
The Escapade Spa
The Spa at Golden Palm tree enjoys a lovely view of the horizon.?With the wide variety of treatments on offer, and the relaxing ??island vibe?, ?it?s a must visit (the offers all include several spa treatments to choose from). We tried the traditional the full body massage, and a head and shoulder massage, and the signature massage. Each treatment was conducted by a professional massage?therapist who regularly asked if we were comfortable, and whether the pressure was ok.
The limited DEALS.com.au package comes jam packed with loads of extras. The standard package includes EIGHT individual 30 minute spa treatments between them, ranging from Full Body Massage, Back & Shoulder, Foot Massage as well as other options. Lovers of spa treatments can upgrade to the Spa package and enjoy an amazing SIXTEEN individual 30 minute treatments. Also, the Golden Palm Tree will offer DEALS guests the opportunity to combine or upgrade treatments too, and you will have the choice of some of the super premium treatments like scrubs, hot oil massage, or even mani/pedi?s too. If pampering is your aim, you might find yourself spending a lot of time in the spa!
Food & Drink?
The Golden Palm Tree prides itself on offering a large selection of cuisine at?reasonable?prices (despite being a five star resort). The atmosphere is relaxed and the prices are reasonable, especially for Aussies!
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Breakfast
The breakfast buffet is served at Bila-Bila restaurant. There were lots of choices on offer, there were regular cereals on offer, toast with a range of spreads including locally made jams. A huge selection of sweets, locally grown fresh fruit and nuts. And hot food that would change every morning, where things such as hash browns and beans were displayed, even up to fresh vegetables, noodles, rice and different meats could be eaten. There were also chef stalls around the eatery area, that would make you their dish custom to your liking, such as omelettes and noodle soups with whatever ingredients you chose, and also things like different Malaysian style porridge, roti and waffles! There were also coffees and teas as well as freshly squeezed juices on offer.
Candlelit Dinner At Perahu
The atmosphere was fantastic, sitting on the beach with candles on the table and on the sand surrounding us, the table was decorated beautifully and the wait staff were very attentive and kind. Overall the evening was lovely, relaxing, and beautiful.?For entree, we were served a pumpkin soup with fresh made garlic crouton. For the main meal we were served a spectacular looking fish and rice dish, presented in a very decorative manner. There were also non-seafood options, including a delicious looking?vegetarian lasagne. ?Dessert was a dish that had strawberry icecream and panacotta, Finally, we were served a lime ice with strawberry pieces on the top.
Three Course Dinner At?Stimbot
The environment in Stimbot is very relaxed, the restaurant is open, there are no walls around, just a roof above, so you can see the view of the resort lands, and surrounding folliage.?At Stimbot they had a main dish called the ?Seafood Steamboat,? which was a table full of food, a personal banquet for two. This dish comprised of fresh seafoods from prawns, oysters and clams to fresh cold meats, salads, tofu skin and pieces and dim sums. This was accompanied by a large pot of two separated soups, which sat upon a hot plate. The soups were chicken and corn on one side and tom yum on the other. The soups are used to put some of the vegetables and fish on the table into the soup, allow it to cook as you please and eat the soup and ingredients as a dish. The alternative to this was a banquet dish, where there were two set menu plans that you could choose from, serving things like soup and dim sums to begin with and then followed by meat, fish, vegetable, noodle and rice dishes. At the end of all the meals including the seafood dish, there was always an offering of desert, fruit and/icecream. If none of these choices suited your desires, you could always choose any of the dishes you like from the al le carte menu and make your own banquet.
All You Can Eat Yum Cha At Hai Sang Lou
The atmosphere in this restaurant was marvellous, it had a quiet and relaxing feel to it, with an open and large restaurant, creating space, beautifully set up with flowers around and fancy table settings. The staff were absolutely brilliant, taking care of everything we needed, very attentive and would do all that they could to make your experience even better, all with a lovely smile on their faces.?Hai Sang Lou included a huge range of dishes, everything from sweet buns, wonton style pockets filled with vegetables, dumplings with all differing fillings, tofu skin wraps, as well as delicious pockets of fruit that were encased in a coating of crumbs and fried, for a crunchy exterior and warm burst of fruit flavour inside.
Buffet Dinner At Bila-Bila
The Bila Bila Buffet dinner was very popular, lots of people would eat there. The atmosphere was fun, it had more of a ?community? feel, as people could strike up a conversation around the food tables. There was a huge selection of foods on offer, there were different sorts of breads, meats, fish, noodles, rice, fried rice, soup, fruit, vegetables, salads and sweets.
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Activities?
There is plenty to do around the Resort, with lots to explore. The resort has bikes, canoes, sail boats, and pretty much access to any other water activity you could think of! Be sure to ask for a go ?cart surfing? which is like surfing on land in a cart! Great fun.?There is also an excellent gym on offer too at the resort, which guests are free to use.
Some of the activities such as yoga, the spa, and Shuttle Bus need to be booked (along with any tours as well).
The beach activities can just be participated in, as in, take a walk down there and meet up with the staff and choose what you want to do and have them join in on games like volleyball if you want (I have footage of them playing with us in the video).
At the resort?s Extreme Park, for a tiny fee (around A$15 per person) anyone 12 years or older can have some ?extreme? fun go carting, perfecting your archery skills, playing paintball or even going on an All Terrain Vehicle ride.
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Families with Kids
For families travelling with kids, in all of the packages, kids 16 years of age and younger can comfortably stay with them in the second room present in all the villas.
The resort also has a kids club and can organise special activities too. For example, when we were there one of the families had a fifth birthday party, and they organised a big treasure hunt. There must have been around 20 kids all having lunch there, and playing around, whilst the parents had a cocktail party close by.
The Resort also can offer a babysitting service too, to give parents a break.
Getting to Kuala Lumpur
Another great thing about the resort is the proximity to one of the best cities in the world, Kuala Lumpur. There is a free shuttle that takes guest to KL and back, a pleasant 60 minute drive.
We spent a few evenings checking out the shopping and nightlife in Kuala Lumpur. The shuttle back to the resort leaves at 5pm, but the cab ride back to the resort from KL was only around A$30 so we spent a couple nights in KL to enjoy some of the bars and nightlife too!
In KL, for some great bargains, go to the Sungwei Wang plaza, and for over 320 brand names Suria KLCC shopping centre, and check out the world famous Petronas Towers which sit above it.
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