Cewek Chocolate Spa Hotel

Are you a chocolate lover or more aptly, a chocoholic? The Spa at the Hotel Hershey in Pennsylvania has a unique service just for you. At this luxurious hotel, chocolate is not only eaten but it is an essential part of special spa treatments designed to melt your stress away.

The hotel is named after chocolate magnate and philanthropist Milton Hershey who finished only fourth grade but managed to build a sweet empire that conquered America and many parts of the world. Following a trip to Europe, Hershey built the hotel in 1930 which became a popular destination. His love of chocolate is reflected in The Spa which offers a variety of chocolate treatments like the Whipped Cocoa Bath and Chocolate Hydrotherapy.

In the former, the customer gets a foaming chocolate milk bath for $45. The 15-minute bath is said to soothe the senses and soften the skin. In Chocolate Hydrotherapy, essence of coca is used to help a person relax and relieve minor aches and pains. A 25-minute session costs $55.

The above spa treatments may sound ridiculous but scientists are slowly uncovering many health benefits of chocolate. At the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Boston, researchers reported that eating flavonoid-rich foods like chocolate decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

"One study found that a substance in cocoa helps the body process nitric oxide, a compound critical for healthy blood flow and blood pressure. Another study showed that flavonols in cocoa prevent fat-like substances in the bloodstream from oxidizing and clogging the arteries, and make blood platelets less likely to stick together and cause clots," revealed Patti Schmidt in "Chocolate's Potential Health Benefits and Its Effect on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients."

   

Flavonoids come from plant metabolites and are most commonly known for antioxidant properties. To date, scientists have identified over 4,000 types on flavonoids. When it comes to chocolate, the cocoa bean contains large quantities of flavonoids. Other sources high in flavonoids include, red wine, tea, cranberries, peanuts, strawberries, apples and many other fruits and vegetables. Those flavonoids in chocolate are called flavonols.

 

At this time, no one knows if bathing in chocolate will produce the same effects. But The Spa at the Hotel Hershey has a simple solution for that: it offers chocolate treats to customers. With their service, you can bathe in chocolate and eat it too.

If you prefer relaxing in your own hot tub at the privacy of your own home, simply go online and choose the model you like depending on your budget.

Hotel Sanur Bali Beach

 

In the two decades since it welcomed its first guest, Hotel Sanur Beach has grown larger and more refined, in term of the facilities and services it offers to guests. Yet the hotel (a part of the Aerowisata Group) retains its reputation as one of the friendliest resort in Bali.

Hotel Sanur Beach is just fifteen minutes away from Ngurah Rai International Airport and right in the middle of all Sanur's attractions. Accommodation is in 425 air-conditioned guest units that range from Superior, Deluxe and Studio Rooms to Junior, Presidential and Sanur Beach Suites. Each unit has balcony, telephone, refrigerator, in-house video programs and several satellite television channels, including CNN, ABN, and HBO.

The Garuda Bungalow features classic Balinese décor with the living area on an open terrace overlooking a private pool and gardens. It also offers the attentions of a private staff to cater to special guest wishes and needs.

Within the resort complex are two swimming pools, a children's playground and a health centre that offers sauna and massage. There are also facilities for tennis, miniature golf, volley ball, badminton, table tennis, jogging. Outrigger boat can be rented by the hour. Snorkeling, sport fishing, and scuba diving are other possible leisure pursuits.

Bicycles are available for guest uses. In the fact, the resort organizes daily bicycle excursions that allow early- risers to experience daily life in nearby Balinese villages. The tour groups set off a sunrise and return two hours later in the time for breakfast.

Thai dishes and French selections are among the specialties available to patrons in the resort's East West Restaurant, which offers diners a choice of al fresco dining on the veranda or seating inside where there is air conditioning.

The Tirta Poolside Bar, Restaurant and Pizzeria serve daily buffet breakfasts, lunches, and diners, along with a full range of beverages. Close to the beach is Warung Seahorse, open each evening for grilled seafood and more. Drink and light snack are also available in the Perahu Bar and Lounge, where live musical entertainment is featured nightly. Cultural performances of Balinese dance, music and drama are held on the resort's outdoor stage, along with sumptuous buffet highlighting Indonesian specialties.

For corporate groups who want to mix business with pleasure, the resort has conference facilities which are more than adequate. Meetings for 400 persons can be accommodated in the thatch-roofed Wantilan. The Garuda Room can comfortably handle smaller group of 120 persons, while the Jauk room is suitable for up to 40 persons.

A shopping arcade includes a business centre, news-stand, drugstore, photographic shop, beauty salon, tour and travel desk, and numerous gift boutiques where local craft items are available. A Garuda Indonesia ticket office is situated just off the main lobby. Hotel Sanur Beach's airport representatives meet all flights and arrange transfer for guests in the hotel's own fleet of vehicles.

            

Bali Padma Hotel

Though it is located right in the heart of the busy Kuta-Legian shopping and entertainment area, Bali Padma Hotel is an island of peace. All of the resort's numerous facilities are sheltered within a large wall confound that resembles a lush and long- establish botanical garden. Just outside Bali Padma's gates is Bali's largest assortment of fashion boutiques, jewelry shops, art galleries, street cafes and dance clubs. Yet once guests enter the hotel grounds, there is a bless calm that allows for real relaxations.
The resort includes 167 standard rooms, 216 deluxe chalets, four studio suites, six junior suites, six deluxe suits, and extremely luxurious presidential suite. All have individually-controlled air conditioning, IDD telephones, satellite television reception, mini bar and private balconies or terrace.

Spread before the high ceilinged open air lobby is a complex of formal stone gateways, pools, waterfalls and pools filled with blooming water lilies " Padma " in Bahasa Indonesia. The centerpiece is a 45 swimming pool that is of Bali's most spectacular. Within the pool complex is a children's pool, a huge sunning terrace and the swim up Seruni Pool Bar.
The Batavia restaurant, between pool and beach front, offers a distinguished pan-Asian menu. Kurumaya specializes in such Japanese entrees as shabu-shabu, sukiyaki and teppanyaki. Also close to the beach is the pizzeria, where the accent is definitely Italian. Taman Ayun is Bali Padma's casual coffee shop restaurant. open round the clock, where the Friday Rijstaffel buffet spread precedes a dazzling performance of traditional music and dance.
Other cultural shows ( including the famous kecak dance, with its chorus of gesturing chanting men ) are staged at the resort's outdoor theatre in conjunction with elaborate theme-night parties.
O'Barrel is the name of Bali Padma's fun pub, which pulsate from late afternoon happy hours right on through to closing with music played by a live band.
Bali Padma's guests looking for great shopping bargains need to travel far the hotel's own arcade has a gold and silver shop, a fine arts gallery and several other boutiques that sell sport wear and souvenirs. Also within the arcade are a tour and travel agency, a postal desk, a currency exchange, a convenience store and a news-stand. There is a health clinic within the hotel and a doctor on call at all hours.

Bali Hotel.

There are a lot of hotels and resorts on the island but a Bali boutique hotel is hard to find. When do you call something a boutique hotel? In Bali various hoteliers like to call it that way after placing a couple of designer vases in the lobby but actually there are just of few of these hotels on the entire island.
Here are a couple of designer & Bali hotels which are worth sharing and where you definitely will have an amazing holiday:
The first one is called Alila Soori villas, which is a new place and located in Canggu just north of popular Seminyak and outside of a traditional Balinese village. It's on the beach, secluded and this quiet boutique hotel is for those who love romance while looking out on the crashing waves while sipping your cocktail from the swimming pool. Eye for detail is everywhere and the Singaporean architects have thought of everything.
The second hotel is called the Viceroy Bali on the outskirts of Ubud village. Another super romantic place with amazing views on the river gorge below, the valley and on the other side the famous rice paddies. This boutique hotel even has its own helicopter platform and the owner makes sure you'll have a hard time leaving. Nothing here is left to change.
The third hotel is different from the rest. It is called the Pearl, run by a French couple and is located in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Legian village, something you don't find often with boutique hotels; most are located in secluded areas. Nonetheless the Pearl lives up to its name and has well laid out rooms, fashionable and some even have outdoor bathrooms. Their candle lit restaurant in the garden gets good reviews, great place to come back to and one of the best deals in the Kuta-Legian area.
The fourth boutique hotel is located in Nusa Dua in the south-east of Bali and is called the Bale Bali. It is one of the leading fashion hotels in the Nusa Dua complex with fine features, contemporary design and a private butler who knows everything you like including music preferences and dishes. Many guests staying here love to participate in yoga lessons and indulge themselves in various spa treatments.
The fifth Bali boutique hotel can be found in the Karangasem regency on Bali's east coast. It is called the Alila next to Manggis village. Just with the Bale Bali in Nusa Dua the architecture here is contemporary with fine features. The various types of rooms are located in the immaculate tropical garden with pool view and some even with sea view. Their Seasalt restaurant has received many positive reviews and some expats and tourist don't mind sitting in a car for over an hour just to experience this restaurant.