Philea

First time we heard or saw something about it was in television...it was recommended as a luxurious resort in Malaysia. Tadaaaa! Haha! And that's when we thought "Hey, let's check it out!" ;)) 

We totally skipped travelling by air this year. Last year, we went to Korea & KL by flight until it cause a phobia in Aqil. If we ever go to the airport, he'd start chanting "I don't wanna take the aeroplane! I don't wanna take the aeroplane!" Yup, even when we were sending the parents & sistaz off to US, Aqil refused to come out of the car! :(( 

And thus the getaway in the 'woods' this June hols! Haha! Actually, as I was packing the luggage...he started chanting "I don't wanna go to the airport! I don't wanna go to the airport!" The same scene as we were leaving for the resort too....yup, that's Aqil! ;)) 

Ok, enough if Aqil for now....back to Philea. Thanks to the clear immigration & my F1 husbern, we reached our destination in about 2hrs! Or maybe 2 hrs 15 mins? Hehehehe! What happened was, after we filled up the tank at Gelang Patah, all I knew was we were already at the Ayer Keroh toll plaza! So can you guess? Lol! 

And as we approached the resort...it was a nice feel. The spaciousness of the resort reception area greeted us with a feeling of splendor! As the husbern was settling the check-in, we were served with welcoming drinks...which we were very thankful for after the 2hrs ride. 

Soon, we were taken for a buggy ride to our room or rather lil cottage! Hehe! Yup, Philea Resort & Spa is a log resort. The first log resort in Asia! The resort comes in 3 different types of 'rooms' or accommodation...the Pavilion Rooms, the Philea Suite & the Royal Villa. The Royal Villa comes with a private pool but that costs almost RM4K! Nyehehehe! 

We took the Philea Suite which cost abt RM700 per night on weekdays. On weekends, it costs abt RM200 more. 

But we were glad we chose weekdays, apart from the savings on costs...we had the pool to ourselves! Haha! 

For those who love nature, this is an awesome place to chill. Love the woody feel from the surroundings and the loggy rooms/suites/villas. And the fixtures they chose simply adds on to the feel. Even the bathroom makes you feel like sleeping in the bath tub! Lol! 

The rustic feel of the whole suite was simply awesome! 

There's a man-made waterfall at the pool area which a nice feel as we were in the pool. The sight full of greeneries & the sound of water from the waterfall was recuperating indeed! Hehe! 

And the pool ain't made with tiles as what we usually see but instead they used pebbles! Yup...for the walls & bottom of the pool...pebbles! 

The package we took was inclusive of daily breakfast at the Nusantara. And we had dinners at the resort too...namely Cravo Cravo & Bayu Cabana. Splendid service & the food was not bad! But it is on the steep side though we thought it complemen the service that they gave! *applause*

Awesome place for a short familu getaway! Maybe next time we can try the Royal Villa! Can we Dear Husbern? ❤❤❤