On January 13, 2010, for the first covering in this year, we visited Esthetic Villa m & k! m & k is famous for the staying style spa that discharge the private villa surrounded by the water garden. It locates just 5 min. from the airport, so it’s very convenient for the last day spa. This time, in order to find the secret of their popularity, we tried the most popular menu, “Half Day B course (5 hours)”!
Visiting m & k!
For Half Day B course, check-in at 4:00 pm, but we visit there in early time because of covering.
Here is the information counter and reception. In the same site of m & k, there are The Alit,
Liang Spa and Gina.
First, take counseling at Restaurant Pao next to the reception. Having little sweet Jamu drink, and choose esthetic menus for 3 points.
This time, I try the popular menu『Soy Skin Treatment (2 points, 90 min.)』and the new menu『Gene Labo Facial （1point, 60 min.）』
Soy Skin is the treatment course using soy beans, and Gene Labo is the original Facial created by cooperating with Japanese dermatologist. Moreover, this Facial is usually counted as 2 points, but until the end of March, it’s only 1 point! Good deal!!
Fill out the counseling sheet. For Aroma Oil Massage, etc., you can choose the oil after you try the scents in here.
Ready to go to m & k’s villa!!!
From the reception, across the garden, and open the entrance gate of the site surrounded by white wall…
There is the beautiful water garden, and 3 villas with the Balinese thatched roof!!!
The spa site has the wall, so the inside is like a wonder world! It is the private space. Both Aiko & T-Manager cannot help saying, “WOW!!”
In 3 villas, the right side villa has 3 treatment beds, so if you go there a group of 3 persons, you may use the villa. The left side and middle villas have 2 beds so they are for 2 persons. This time, we stay in the middle villa! ♪
Introduce Villa & Facility!
◆ Villa for 2 persons ◆
Inside of the middle villa room. There are a double-bed and 2 treatment beds.
It’s the sweet canopy bed. Awesome!!! For the 1 and half day plan, you can sleep on the bed! Some customers try the plan because of it!
Only middle villa has the bathtub for 2 persons. If you want to use it, please let us know when you apply. The lockers are in each room.
The end of the villa, the room is linked to the treatment room. There is the back door for staffs. In the villa, others don’t enter so that you can enjoy quiet private time.
◆ Villa for 3 persons ◆
Other 2 villas has twin bed. If you use the villa with your friends, it’s nice to have twin bed.
Bathtub is also twin! Taking bath separately and chatting; it must be fun!
Only the right side villa has 2 treatment beds. It’s good to use for friends, and family; father, mother and child.
◆ Salon ◆
Next to the right side villa, there is the semi-open salon and shampoo stands Take Cream Bath in here. It’s must be nice with winds!
◆ Pool & Jacuzzi ◆
During the stay, it’s free to use the pool and Jacuzzi. They are located next to the reception not in the villa site, and the customers in The Alit hotel also use. Pool side Jacuzzi is elegance!
Healing Time by 3 points Esthetics…
Finally, Half Day B course starts!
First of all, put belongings to the room and change clothes to one-piece. It’s my first time to see that the spa prepares one-piece, not salon. Moreover, they prepare short pants besides paper underwear, so it’s nice for who don’t feel ease to take spa treatment with only wearing underwear. For men, wear the gown on the picture above.
Treatment room. The door at the end is staff entrance. Treatment starts from Flower Foot Bath.
◆ Gene Labo Facial course （1 point, 60 min.） ◆
It’s brand new popular Gene Labo Facial! Use the skin care cosmetics which are made by the doctor in Japanese clinic. They are especially effective for spots, wrinkles, pigment, and pimple. As the skin care cosmetics, they are produced as closer level as doctor’s prescription, and it’s good use for sensitive skin.
＜Course Menu 60 min.＞
・Cleansing
・Scrub
・Massage with Special Cream
・Steam
・Pack
・Decollete, Shoulder, Arms, Legs Massage
・Finish-up Essence & Cream
Cleaning, Cream Massage
Decollete, Massage Pack
I love Face Massage! I feel so good with finger movements of massage and nice touching of skin care, and almost fall asleep…
During the massage, the therapist applies hot towel and steaming. I feel like my skin absorbs cream and lotion!
The therapist massages neck and shoulder also, so it’s total care for neck and face. After the care, my face is really moisturized!! It has no strong scent and stimulus, so I think I can recommend it for who is sensitive skin.
◆ Soy Skin Care Treatment （2 points, 90 min.） ◆
Next, Soy Skin Care Treatment. The course uses plenty of organic soy beans. It includes 4 menus; Foot Bath, Pure Olive Oil Massage, Whole Body Tofu Production Pack & Tofu Production Scrub, and Soy Milk Flower Bath.
Oil Massage is for 40 min. long, so enjoy whole body massage. Today’s therapist is really skillful. It’s perfect strength and technique!
Oil touching is different from other spa. It has sticky touching of special for pure olive oil! It’s not sticky like glue but it’s thick oil that I ever had. After the treatment, my skin is really moisturized!! I’m happy!
Whole Body Tofu Production Pack & Tofu Production Scrub.
Product is the Tofu Production. The smell of longing for, simple sweet scents!! It’s like smashed Tofu with water.
Tofu is not only good to eat but also good for beauty skin. It contains isoflavone, saponin and amino acid, etc. natural moisture essence, so it’s good for dry skin and darken skin.
Apply it all over, swipe water by towel, and wait for a while. The reason to take time is drying the pack and absorbing essence into the skin. After 10 min., scrubbing and getting rid of the scrub, but it’s not like scrubbing but soft massaging. Anyway, the soft smell of Tofu Product is really organic, and the smooth skin shows the effect! Great effect of isoflavone!!
The last is Soy Milk Flower Bath.
I’m surprised the amount of flower petals! Surface of the hot water is totally covered by the flower petals.
To be honest, the flower bath is the best what I ever tried. Talking about the flower bath, there are differences among spas, such as the kinds, size, and amount of flower. For this flower bath, thumbs up!
While drinking Soy Milk Drink with moderate sweetness, enjoy clouded color Soy Milk Flower Bath… I wish I could take a bath with somebody, because the bathtub is for 2 persons!!
I’m really satisfied with great treatment, and I’m lucky to have good therapist. Thank you very much!
12 Meal Choices!♪
After becoming the smooth skin, it’s dinner time! You can choose the place either the in front of villa or Restaurant Pao. You can choose one in 12 kinds of menu, I introduce 4 menus that we tried this time!
◆ Soy Healthy Course ◆
These are all healthy dishes but big portion. On the main plate, there are big spring rolls and 3 one-bite size hamburg!
・Tofu Bakso Soup
・Gado-gado (boiled vegetable with peanut sauce)
・Tofu Spring Roll
・Tempe Hamburg
・Rice
・Soy Milk Dessert
・Coffee or Tea or Soy Milk Drink （Avocado, Banana, Pure Soy Milk）
【Aiko’s Evaluation】 Taste：★★★★☆ Portion：★★★★☆
◆ Balinese Set ◆
Recommended for who want to try variety of Balinese food! On the main plate, it has Pepes Udang and Ayam Basah Bali, etc, you can try some Balinese traditional food.
・Bei Pasih Mukuah （Spicy Seafood Soup）
・Lawar（Spicy ayam & vegetables)
・Pepes Udang （Steamed shrimp with Banan leaf）
・Be Panggang（Grilled whitefish）
・Ayam Basah Bali （Bali style spicy chicken）
・Krupuk, Sambal, Acar （Cracker, Chill source, Pickles）
・Rice, Fresh Fruit
・Coffee or Tea
【Aiko’s Evaluation】 Taste：★★★☆☆ Portion：★★★★☆
◆ Vegetarian Course ◆
Vegetable menu without meat. On the main plate, 3 Bergedel Jagung, deep-fly corns.
・Soup（Day’s special）
・Gado Gado （A peanut source of vegetables）
・Tumis Tahu （Stir-fried tofu and vegetables）
・Bergedel Jagung（Deep-fly corn）
・Krupuk, Sambal, Acar （Cracker, Chill source, Pickles）
・Rice, Fresh Fruit
・Coffee or Tea
【Aiko’s Evaluation】 Taste：★★☆☆☆ Portion：★★★★☆
◆ Katsudon Set ◆
Chicken Katsudon. Egg is little bit too much cooked, but taste is not too salty.
・Katudon (Deep-fly chicken on the rice)
・Miso soup
・Pickles
・Rice
・Fresh Fruit
・Japanese green tea
【Aiko’s Evaluation】
Taste：★★☆☆☆ Portion：★★★☆☆
Enjoy Relaxing time…
For Half Day course, during 5 hours staying, it includes 2 hours spa and meal, so you can have about 2 hours free time. You can enjoy swimming, relax with beer, take a nap on the canopy bed, check news on TV, and watch a movie… Time flies away! Next time, I want to try 1 Night Stay Course and sleep on the bed!♪
Postscript…
Very popular m & k Spa. For the covering this time, I understood why the spa is such popular!!
First of all, it is very attractive building site design; m & k spa surrounded by white wall. It’s another world! It’s the resort of Bali, and there are 3 villas with the Balinese thatched roofs in the water garden.
Then, spa in the treatment room of the villa. It is the point that NOT in the villa, but the treatment room in the villa! Therapists don’t come into the villa, so you can enjoy spa while keeping the private space of villa.
About the meal, I tried 2 courses, “Soy Healthy Course” and “Vegetarian Course” for covering this time. Both are not too strong taste for tourists, and they are big portion.
In addition, if you get good deal and use your time efficiently, try the free shuttle service in the southern resort area. This shuttle service is offered for out of staying time also!
For instance, arrive at m & k around 1:00 pm, leave your belongings there, and go to Kuta and Seminyak by the free shuttle service. You enjoy the last day shopping there, go back to m & k about 3:30 pm, and then start Half Day B course from 4:00 pm! How great service it is!! In this case, the car and driver doesn’t wait in the shopping area, so you need to talk about drop-off and pick-up time beforehand.
It’s surprise!! Half Day B course’s staying time is from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, however, if you request, you can extend the hour until 0:00 am without any charge!! It’s too nice offer, isn’t it? Such a great m & k Spa, please visit there for the last day in Bali!
※This report was written based on the information when the time of visiting. Course menu and schedule might be changed without notice. In addition, the report contains individual opinion and impression, however, these are not applied for all people. Please read it just for your reference. Thank you.