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| Welcome to Pesona Alam |
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| The main road |
Hello everyone…how is your day?
For me, I still feel refreshed after spending a short weekend at Puncak with
family. OK, for those who doesn’t know, Puncak is a famous mountainous weekend
retreat for Jakartan and its surrounding. It is cold with plenty natural
attractions and it has so many restos/cafes scattered around for you to have a
taste. It is just 1hour drive away from Jakarta – if no traffic jam (that means
you should leave quite early – since the traffic police often opens and blocks
the road to and away from Puncak on certain time frame to decrease the traffic congestion
around Puncak). Yes – this place is actually a nightmare for driver (especially a new one) despite its
charms to many.
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| The pine forest |
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| The whole complex from the hotel room balcony |
So last week we…finally…able to
spend a night at Pesona Alam Resort & Spa (it is always fully booked since
its opening and getting few rooms without prior reservation – especially on
weekend – are impossible). Not only can be considered as a new hotel (yes – I
would prefer newly built hotel especially in the cold area – wouldn’t like to
sleep on a damp mattress with molding smell in the room), Pesona alam is
perfectly located just a drive away from the famous Taman Safari Zoo and it boasts
classic chic design that is very much instagrammable. Nah – did I catch your
full attention already (> , <)
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| The kids pool in the villa |
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| The family pool in the villa |
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| Yeah - beanbag to float |
The entrance to the resort is
sandwiched by scarce pine forest which is getting thicker the further we go. Not
far from the entrance, there is a cute café on the left side of the complex
(will write bout this soon) while on the right side, we can see a row of
villas. The villas come with 1 to 3 bedrooms, in which each villa has
kitchen, dining room, living room, and a small terrace, with a country-type of
design. Natural color is dominant with the usage of wood panel and steel plank. It is
minimalist but still oozes the coziness.
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| The hotel room |
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| The bedroom of villa |
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| The facade and inside of the villa |
The bedroom comes with hair
drier, industrial shelves to put clothes and stuff, comfy bed and linen, air
conditioning (Puncak is not as cold as it used to be and I switched on the air-con so I could cuddle up under the blanket), and basic toiletries. The
kitchen itself is equipped with rice cooker, microwave, electric stove,
electric kettle, fridge (with refreshment that we can have – free of charge),
water dispenser (hot and cold), tableware and some cutlery. Unfortunately, they
didn’t provide cooking oil, dish washing detergent, knife and seasoning so if
you want to have a cooking fiesta, you gotta bring your own stock or run to the
nearest convenient store for it (about 5min drive from the villa). Another
lacking from the kitchen is they only provide one electrical outlet so we
couldn’t have simultaneous cooking (they provide plenty of electrical outlets
around the villa – but that means you will need to plug your kettle behind the
door, a microwave at the corner of working desk or probably you will need to move
the rice cooker to the middle of the living room – at least that was what we do
when we stayed there LOL).
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| The trampoline |
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| Pony ride - with a small fee |
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| Halimun Lounge |
For indoor villa entertainment,
they provide flat LCD on each room – yay – no more fighting over the remote,
plus another one on the living room, all with cable tv subscription too. Outdoor,
they have 2 swimming pools, the kids pool and family one. They have a lounge
with fireplace where we could sit and chitchatting while sipping the free-flow hot
bandrek (a Sudanese traditional beverage that is perfect for cold weather) and
nibbling a steam cassava or sweet potatoes. One minus thing is the fake
fireplace otherwise it would be cool ^^ Beside all the above, the villas have a
beautiful landscape in which you can enjoy while lounging on the purple-beanbag
placed outside the villa…ah…heaven (> . <)
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| Awesome isn't it? |
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| Part of the villa's garden |
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| The landscape near the villa |
If you are looking for something
more convenient, you can opt for the hotel rooms instead. Located across the
villa (you could use the golf-car as the free shuttle to and forth), they offer
2 types of room to choose. The room size is standard with standard amenities as
well such as flat LCD with cable, air conditioning, SDB, electric kettle, hair
drier, fridge (no free stuff here ha ha ha) and toiletries. Again, with
minimalist interior which is not much different than the villa, the room is
comfortable for 3 adults (they have a long sofa-bed in each room). Industrial
design can be found on each floor, but the look is softened by - again - wood
panels and natural colors around the hotel. The sofas and ornaments placed on
the lobby bring out the classy charm too.
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| Get Bengawan Solo black coffee for free from Club Huis for staying in the villa |
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| Yes - this was what we do...sitting and enjoying the view |
Since the hotel is nestled on the
top of the hill, the mountain-over-looking lobby (Halimun Lounge) is one place
that you definitely can’t miss – especially if you like soc-med. The pool
rings-out the lobby gives the perfect view to the mountain, lustful greenery
and amazing sunrise – especially if you sit on the round ottomans on top of the
pool. The hotel utilized the landscape perfectly by building its hotel few
levels down from the lobby. This hotel provides spa, resto, pool and gym,
outdoor lounge and for family with kids, no worry since there is plenty to
entertain the kids from kids club (they have special performance for kids every
weekend), mini football arena, mini outbound and trampoline, bike rental and of
course a pony ride.
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| The small football field |
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| Grand piano in the resto |
I hope you enjoy your stay here –
just like us *wanna get back there already
