JoJoBali Spa

Who would resist being pampered and gently massaged from head to toe?

Yeahh..quickly I add, I mean massage session and spa (before anyone starting to get different ideas *wink*).

I’ve always loved getting body massage. It’s a total delight having a full hour of relaxing aromatherapy massage with a bowl of scented petal-laced warm water next to you. The background is enchanting tunes of oriental, or Balinese, depends on the presented concept.

This is quite outdated but what the heck y’know I’m busy, me and my boyfriend went to this spa at Hyatt Regency Saujana (on the route to Subang Airport, y’know RP Club? Yup, there), JoJoBali Spa.

This friend of ours working as a sales manager there, and he gave us a piece of promotion voucher, something like buy 1 free 1 hence you pay for a session for one and your friend/partner will get the same session for free.

We thought, for a good deal like this why don’t we just give it a try. Being a massage-loving gal, my all-time favourite spa this entire while has been Holistic Spa at Jalan Bangkung Bangsar (near 7-Eleven inside residential area of Bangsar). After a couple of good years visiting Holistic, my initial expectation on JoJobali wasn’t that high. I’d say I was a bit skeptical, just another expensive over-rated poseur spas. But buy 1 free 1 right? I was tired, I needed a massage and as always I’m poor. Bigfish can pay and I can get the free one, I thought *tanduk*. And so we went.

My first impression, the staffs’ costumes are very nice, light brown blouse laced by darker shade at the seams, with dark batik sarong. Apparently they are all ladies, and amazingly they’re all very sweet and polite. Their gestures and the way they move around are just so.. graceful. I’d say I was impressed. For the record, Holistic staffs’ uniforms are plain white,the nurse-kind. And they are just normal people. Read: Not that graceful.

After payment was made at the counter, (yes, pay first) we were greeted by two seemingly-Chinese ladies, introduced themselves as our masseurs and led us to a nice hotel room.

The music’s soft Balinese, room temperature was perfect, the scent seemed rosy citrus hint, the light was dim. We changed to provided towels and slippers. And I’m not going to reveal my masseur’s name ever. To correct my first impression as mentioned, she’s no Chinese, a Sabahan instead. I love her, okay we’ll come to that later.

There are two massage beds, y’know the kind with the holes that you can comfortably slot your face into that, perfect massage position. Bowls of scented oil were placed right below the holes so that when you breathe and sniff, it’s very calming and relaxing. The two beds separated by a Balinese designed screen.

We had the JoJobali Touch Package. It started with Aromatherapy Foot Bath. It was fantastic. I guess even my poor tired feet were pleasantly flabbergasted suddenly being handled so royally such a way.

Followed by an hour of aromatherapy massage, that was my favourite hour of the month. The masseur was very professional and attentive. She actually asked me before starting what sort of pressure would I prefer, either soft, medium or hard. I said I’d go with medium. For the first 5 minutes when she thoroughly stretched and pressured my body with her medium stroking and kneading, she kept asking whether I am doing fine with the massage. I mumbled fine, fine and fine. I actually meant it was good.

I was intoxicated by such deft gentle hands, rolling and stroking. Sometimes the punching. Then she asked me to flip. That was when she put a long rectangular shaped aroma eye pillow to cover both my eyes. That’s for the eye treatment. And girls, don’t be surprised or scream, because when your eyes are covered, they will remove over your towel and there you are, lying naked only with your panty on. For info, they massage your boobs too. Try not to gelak or senyum. Believe me, the feel is never not awkward. But somehow, Holistic masseurs do that too so I'm kinda used to it eventhough they never see under the dim light my ears always blushed.

She finally informed the session is over and moved off the wet eye pillow. She helped me to lightly stretch out and both of them looked away to the wall politely when me and Bigfish were putting on our clothes.

I recall having only one thought in my head that time, if only I had known that place earlier. I’ve been to Holistic so many times and yet that was the best massage I’ve ever had. And for that, I love my masseur for her soft chubby hands and perfect pressure. I am firm to be having her again for my next massage session there.

We rested at the lobby in front of the small counter while being served warm cup of ginger tea. I remember I couldn’t feel any fresher.

In fact, to be honest I felt so energized and fresh for two solid weeks until yesterday when I started to get backache for carrying loads of loads from Sayang You *wink*.

Care to try? I tell you it’s worth it. At least to me a total convert with no turning back. The packages are handful and the prices are fairly reasonable.

So my dear friends, check this out and be inspired from my experience. Heheh

www.jojobali.com