Japamala Resort by Samadhi - Adults Only

very well maintained. also high aesthetics

nothing

very nice and attentive staff great view from our bungalow food is nice

facilities are a bit worn down

The staff were friendly and incredible. The food was excellent. The location of the resort was exclusive and pristine. One of the best island living spots in my opinion and the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life!

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the beach is amazing and it’s the perfect place to relax. Great service and very great pizza.

Considering the price of the stay the 5 minutes pick up from the jetty could have been included in the price. a bit weird to have to pay that much for such a short boat ride. Part from that it was a bit annoying to get 5 text before even arriving about extra taxes and fees. Not a 5 star resort worthy.

Really wanted to love this property… The positives: - lovely beachfront nested on the edge of the jungle, proper nature getaway - woods used on premise are all reclaimed wood - sustainble! No plastic used to service either - free flow happy hour for one hour at sunset (if you book direct via hotel website) - kind and friendly restaurant staff, always enthusiastic to help - delicious savoury pancake at breakfast, and solid breadth for smoothie choices - clean snorkels for use to swim around premise - surprised to swim and see stuff around so close by! - knowledgeable and kind boat staff for excursions - quite a few menu options on excursions list - reasonably priced - solid wifi signal for even video steaming and calls - wow! - decent pizzas! - stunning boardwalk

The not so greats: - got at least 10+ sandfly bites from lying around the beach for an hour each day (tbf they warn you about this via in-room letter, but still couldn’t believe how bad they were, just a pity to not be able to lie on beach sand having travelled all the way there) - rooms were too dark and humid (very yin in energy) - not suitable to stay in for more than a day or two. they could do with putting in dehumidifier and brighter light options - limited sun beds; they are quite big so basically block out sunshine all day until 5pm. Due to sandfly issue, you can’t actually tan anywhere - pool is … either natural or dirty, can’t tell; didn’t go in as didn’t look inviting - naturally there are bugs in treetop rooms, and we did see a big roach - monkeys nearby the property love to throw pits at people walking by them, had one charge at us when we were contemplating whether to walk by them - no phone signal, so communication with housekeeping and reception is via WhatsApp; that’s fine but staff takes a long time to read messages even if you need them urgently, as they don’t carry the phone when walking away from reception - so so Malaysian food - salads tasted more like saucy lettuce than healthy greens - took too long to get there from SG - 7h drive on the way up, 5h on the way back down; boat leaving Genting has to go via 4 other stops before heading to Mersing, which meant a 2.5h boat ride when it was 1.5h on the way to Genting. Plenty of other options to sit on a beach for that amount of travel time (sans sandflies also) - all around bit dated of a property for this price range

perfect getaway at the beach. Not so good for people with walking disabilities.

Overall, it was a stunning experience. The environment, the rooms, the restaurants and the service personnel is perfect.

As the chalets are on the edge to the rainforest, they have a lot of animals around. A little bit annoying was that there are ants of any kind everywhere. The service on the reception was a little bit "from above" and impolite. Overall, there were a couple of hick-ups which should not happen for such a pricey hotel.

Good

Poor wifi