Taiping City again,

As a backpacker traveller travelling from Canada exploring many countries I usually stay in dormitory hostels. I have had the opportunity to stay in this resort called ‘Sentosa Villa’ ~ Hideaway To Relax The Mind, located at Taiping, Malaysia. It is truly a peaceful setting up against the foothills of Bukit Larut or also known as Maxwell Hill, with the jungle setting and nature surrounding the entire resort, many streams and rivers flowing for that tranquil meditative relaxation sound of the waters splashing down onto rocks or falling into other ponds filled with fish in them to another pond. In the woods the birds are singing, but everywhere one looks you are within nature and trees everywhere, many being fruit trees. I even watched a lizard cross the waters by way of a concrete wall to get across a large fish pond.

On site there is a cafe for all your meals, serving both a typical Malaysian meal or western type dish, and also having BBQ foods of all sorts available. They could do better with having vegetarian meals available on the menu. I also noticed for those really wanting to unwind and relax there is a full body Thai massage service available, so enjoy a relaxing massage also.

The accomodations consists of small bungalows with beautiful views of the landscaped areas. The showers have very hot water, the rooms have complimentary coffee, kettle to boil water, and bottled drinking water. The staff here friendly, polite, very helpful and beautiful.

There are paths to walk around the clean kept gardens to view the fish in ponds or small fresh water river flowing from nearby mountain, there’s even a dry pond that inhabits turtles, the path is great to watch and listen to the waters flowing, listen and watch the birds and just to enjoy the beauty of the entire setting at this resort as it is relaxing and very close to the city of Taiping to explore or to explore Bakit Larut mountain just behind Sentosa Villa, perhaps taking in the 10 km walk/hike to an elevation of 1035m, which I have been told usually takes a good 2 1/2 hours to see the picturistique views overlooking the city, of course there is a service to have a ride up and down also.

Enjoy your stay at Sentosa Villa ~ Hideaway To Relax The Mind and Taiping as I did, I highly recommend this beautiful peaceful get away resort.