{"id":6354,"date":"2021-12-16T22:55:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T22:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/?p=6354"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T10:19:05","slug":"secret-retreats-welcoming-new-members-across-asia-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/general-info\/secret-retreats-welcoming-new-members-across-asia-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Secret Retreats Welcoming New Members Across Asia (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Best Travel Experiences of Asia for Culture-Focused Travellers (Part 2)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In this week\u2019s edition, we would like to continue introducing our newest members to you. Secret Retreats provides discerning travellers with the keys to unlock the essence of Asia while supporting locally owned businesses in 17 countries across the continent. Each Member has been selected to join the community based on their unique, quality offering combined with a passion for sharing with guests or diners their own personal story, culture, cuisine, and traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s meet our newest members from across Malaysia, Japan,\nSri Lanka and China.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Temple Tree Resort – Langkawi, Malaysia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a 10minute drive from the airport and only 5-minutes\nfrom Langkawi\u2019s famed Pantai Cenang Beach, the charming Temple Tree Resort is a\nboutique hotel of 20 rooms and suites, each one beautifully different in style\nand character, set within 6 of the resort\u2019s 8 lovingly preserved Malaysian\nheritage houses. The owners and designers behind the Temple Tree Resort found\nthe heritage buildings, most marked for demolition, across Malaysia and decided\nto take each house apart piece by piece and move to their estate beneath the\nTemple Tree on Langkawi to rebuild, conserve and preserve these historical and\nuniquely Malaysian houses to share them and their delightful character, with\nyou, the visitor to Langkawi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover Temple Tree Resort<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Ambong Ambong – Langkawi Malaysia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opened in 2011 the locally owned and managed Ambong Ambong\nRainforest Retreat has 11 rooms, suites and two-bedroom cottages located on the\nsouthern tip of Langkawi Island. With the best of both worlds on their doorstep\nboth the Ambong Ambong Rainforest Retreat and the sister property of Ambong\nPool Villas are perfectly placed to enjoy and experience Langkawi\u2019s rainforest\nand wildlife from the luxury of your suite, studio, cottage or pool villa,\nwhile also conveniently close to the nearby beaches of Pantai Tengah, a 5-minute\nstroll, and just a little further on, Pantai Cenang. Nature is all around you\nto be enjoyed during a stay at Ambong Ambong or the Pool Villas, keep an eye\nout for the majestic Sea Eagles, the ever fascinating almost dinosaur-like\nGreat Hornbills, Dusky Leaf Monkeys, Long Tailed Macaques, the bizarrely\nendearing Colugos (an arboreal gliding mammal) and if you are really lucky, the\nenigmatic Langkawi Slow Loris. The wildlife sometimes even pays guests a visit,\nand there are tales of monkeys being seen wobbling off back to the forest worse\nfor wear after enjoying the contents of an unsecured minibar \u2013 the minibar\nfridges used today have locking doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover Ambong Ambong<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Tree Tops Jungle Lodge – Yala National Park, Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tree Tops Jungle Lodge is one of the most authentic Sri\nLankan wilderness experiences available today. Situated within the range of Sri\nLanka\u2019s wild elephants in a remote bush and forest area of great, untamed,\nnatural beauty near the famed Yala National Park, Tree Tops offers its guests a\nrare chance to get back to nature while never being far from luxurious\nexperiences. Sleeping under canvas in one of the lodge\u2019s 3 safari tents, at\n35sqm each tent comfortably sleeps up to 3 guests and is set with a king bed,\nwith an extra bed set for the 3rd<\/sup> guest. The tents include a sit out\nand en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and sink, and solar powered lighting.\nLiving the safari life at Tree Tops is both simple and stylish. But the luxury\nat Tree Tops is in the experience. Located off the beaten path with wild\nelephants as your neighbours as the lodge is within the elephant fence, safaris\nare made into Yala\u2019s less visited northern block. Bird life is to be seen to be\nbelieved, with typically more than 50 species spotted during a typical 3-night\nstay. The lodge\u2019s traditionally built mud-hut restaurant is located within\n25metres from a watering hole where a variety of animals and birds come to\nbathe and drink each evening with wild boar, spotted deer and sambhar deer regularly\nspotted, and occasionally the elephants too – a truly wonderful scene to\naccompany your evening meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Modern Ryokan Kishi-Ke – Kamakura, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This stunning, chic and modern ryokan Kishi-ke is\nconveniently located in the ancient coastal city of Kamakura, about an hour\u2019s\ndrive from Tokyo. The capital city of Japan nearly 1,000years ago Kamakura\nmakes for the perfect setting for Kishi-ke where the old world and the new\nworld meet in a beautiful and unique mix of old-world traditional Japanese\nhospitality and uber-modern design and aesthetics. Kishi-ke is a modern ryokan\nthat has been designed to be privatized. With 1 bedroom set with 2 semi-double\nbeds and 1 luxurious Japanese bathroom Kishi-ke accommodates from 1 to 4\nguests, privately. The bright and airy bathroom is set with a separate shower\nand a Japanese cypress-wood bath, with Japanese bath salts and herbs provided\nto guarantee a perfectly relaxing bathing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With ocean\nviews across the manicured garden of the ryokan the tatami-matted living room,\nor \u2018washitsu\u2019, is where guests can relax, dine, sleep (it can be set for\nsleeping using traditional Japanese futon bedding for up to 3 people) and enjoy\ncultural activities such as the Japanese tea ceremony, traditional arts and\ncrafts, the mindfulness of preparing \u2018shojin ryouri\u2019 dining (the seasonal,\nplant-based cuisine of Buddhist monks) or the art of the \u2018katana\u2019 \u2013 the\nSamurai\u2019s famous sword. The family that designed and built Kishi-ke used\nelements from an ancestral samurai home to decorate and build this ryokan, from\nold to new, and many of the decorative pieces within Kishi-ke are \u2018one of a\nkind\u2019. The delightful garden offers guests the chance to practice mindfulness\nas is practiced every morning by the monks in the gardens and grounds of\nJapan\u2019s Buddhist temples. Experiential and immersive, and sincerely Japanese, a\nstay at Kishi-ke defines the oft used term \u2018sense of place\u2019. Contact the Secret\nRetreats concierge to plan and book your stay before it books out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover Modern Ryokan Kishi-Ke<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Yama No Chaya  – Kanagawa, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in the lush green mountains near Hakone, Yama No Chaya has been welcoming guests for more than 50years. Located in Hakone, the region is conveniently close to both Tokyo and Mount Fuji. Famed for sightseeing and the hot springs, Yama No Chaya has also earned a reputation within Japan for excellent seasonal Japanese cuisine that rivals any fine dining restaurant. As much a luxury ryokan as a delightful onsen retreat, the team at Yamanochaya have created a wonderful family atmosphere, a warm and welcoming hospitality style all set within a beautiful setting. Whether looking for a cool summer retreat from nearby Tokyo, or to enjoy the changing of the seasons and the autumnal colours within the surrounding leafy woodland, Yama No Chaya is a place for all seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every room type features a private open-air onsen bath with\nwater drawn from the local ancient hot spring. Located near a bridge that spans\nthe Hayakawa Gorge, the restful sounds of the Hayakawa River bubbling over\nrocks below can be heard from the terraces of the rooms or while soaking in\nyour private open-air onsen bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tsingpu Baisha Retreat \u2013 Lijiang, China<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located just outside Lijiang, in the quiet Baisha old town and offering spectacular views of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha Retreat allows you to immerse yourself fully in the local Naxi Minority life. Dress in local costume to join Naxi Weddings, hike in nearby mountains and villages, listen to interesting talks about local legends and love stories, make your own handicrafts or join in a traditional bonfire celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed by the architect Yoshimasa Tsutsumi, the Baisha Retreat harmoniously blends traditional Japanese style and Naxi minority styles and design motifs, offering guests comfortable indoor and outdoor spaces to relax in when not taking part and enjoying the local activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover Tsingpu Baisha<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Asia is starting to re-open so now is the time to plan and\nbook your Asia-bound holidays and travels. Beat the rush and beat the price\nhikes, make and confirm your plans early and enjoy Asia\u2019s iconic destinations\nwithout the crowds. Take a look at our ready-made travel itineraries on https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/offers<\/a>\nand the Secret Retreats Concierge is ready to help you plan and book your next\nholiday in Asia now. See you in Asia!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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