| A charming English style inn providing the perfect blend of old world ambience and contemporary comfort.. |
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Bala's Holiday Chalet, set amidst lush greenery, rolling hills and majestic mountains, offers you good value for money. A charming English style inn that provides the perfect blend of old world ambience and contemporary comfort. With its serenity and country charm, the hotel captures the very essence of a highland holiday.
Bala's Holiday Chalet is one of the oldest colonial buildings built during the pre-war era and has been preserved in its original structure till today. Opened as a boarding school 1934 for European expatriate children as a branch of the more famous Tanglin school in Singapore, it began with 150 pupils and 22 qualified teachers all recruited from England.
Though now it is no more a school it still carries on this tradition in a different way. It's present owner, K. Balakrishnan, a local boy bought over this property with Peter Blumbach, a German businessman after the school closed down and turned it into a guesthouse which became a fine place to stay in years. In spite of the numerous refurbishment, the original Tudor concept is still being preserved so much so that old girls of the school have returned to pleasantly find they could recognize the music room, the dining room etc. Even the gardener, Mr. Kuppanan has stayed on for the past 47 years tending to his beloved flowers.
Today, Bala's Holiday Chalet has 30 cottage style rooms offering good value for money to travelers. The peace and tranquility combined with the natural surrounding has made it a favorite place for city folks to escape to over the weekends. With some rooms capturing the sunrise and sunset and some others with fireplaces and long bath, its uniqueness is what makes it different from the rest. Word has got around that the super curries turned out by their chefs are simply mouthwatering, so much so that the Sultan of the State ordered his dinner there while on a visit to the highlands. Their tea and scones found its way into the in-flight Magazine of the Malaysia Airlines as being the best in the highlands. With so much history, tradition, good food and comfort, one still wonders why people come up to the highlands to stay in the town. |
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Bala's Holiday Chalet is located just 5 minutes drive from Tanah Rata Town. Situated on one of Malaysia's most pristine natural forest in the Cameron Highlands, the cool air combined with unspoilt beauty amidst natural surroundings makes it a perfect holiday destination for those interested in a highland holiday.
The ideal location, provides stunning views across the mountains and the picturesque gardens provide a perfect setting to a dream holiday. |
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| PROPERTY AMENITIES |
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* Food & Beverage Outlets:
Daily breakfast comprising local and European dishes served at the hotel's British India restaurant from 7:30 am - 10:30 am. Home baked tea & scones, apple and strawberry pies served with vanilla ice cream, scrumptious chicken pies and varieties of sandwiches served at the Jim Thompson tea room from 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm. British India restaurant opens for lunch from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm and for dinner from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm serving a'la carte and set menus. The specialties include Indian set dinner with famous chicken kashmiri and vegetable pakodas and the popular saturday lamb roast.
* Bala's Holiday Chalet offers former British school, fully refurbished to capture its original history and character, cozy TV room cum reading room and a library with a fireplace, the most talked about tea & scones in the highlands is at the Jim Thompson's Tea Room at Bala's, serving mouth watering afternoon tea & scones with homemade strawberry jam and cream.
* Recreational activities arranged by the hotel include daily countryside tours, adventure tours, tea plantations, Gunung Brinchang tour and guided jungle trekking. Others include an Orang Asli Experience, Freddy's Walk for the kids and a Jim Thompson Nature Trail from the hotel compound.
* Bala's Holiday Chalet also offers bus ticketing/taxi transfers/laundry and safe deposit facilities, internet access/fax/ISD/STD telephone facilities, shuttle service to/from Tanah Rata town. |
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| ROOM AMENITIES |
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* Bala's Holiday Chalet has 30 tastefully renovated cottage style rooms overlooking the forest and surrounding picturesque garden. Quiet and peaceful with some rooms capturing the sunrise and sunset and yet some others with their own fireplace.
* All rooms at Bala’s Holiday Chalet is equipped with standard room amenities which include with room service, air-condition, television, room deposit box, mini bar, telephone, tea and coffee making facilities and daily newspaper. |
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| CANCELLATION POLICY |
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1. No penalty for cancellations up to the defined cancellation deadline of Balas Holiday Chalet Hotel Pahang.
2. Cancellations made within the cancellation deadline will be assessed a 1 night room rate unless cancellation policy is defined different.
3. No-shows will be assessed a 1 night room rate unless cancellation policy is defined different.
4. No cancellations on or after check-in date.
Please make a search for your dates to see the defined cancellation policy for that period. |
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