When I first saw the photos on facebook, I was mentally adding this place into the 'must-experience-list' and true enough, not long after that, the head of Khoo Family, Mr Khoo sent a text on a family trip to Genting and guess where he suggested us to stay.
Green House
where I would love to have Alex's first birthday here (a girl can dream)
Yes, Glamz at Genting!
We are such huge fans of glamping now because of the very good first experience that we had at Sunway Lost World of Tambun. Adrian and myself already love to go camping thanks to Jack and Carmen and now with a baby, camping seems a bit too dangerous ya.
So glamping is the perfect kind of us because now we get to scratch that 'camping-itch' and we get to do it with our infant son.
So, we had confirmed this trip by second half of 2018 and we were ready to place bookings and make payments. But the thing about Glamz at Genting is that they do not receive/process/accept any advance bookings of more than 60 days.
Of course we got nervous because our travel dates are from 23-25 December 2018 and that is peak season okay - everyone wants to go somewhere that time. And we were so scared that other people would book the tents before us. #kiasufamily
But we have got good reasons for our kiasuness okay.
Glamz at Genting has limited tents/rooms and once it's booked, that's it. Where can liddis.
This is what they have:
ONE VIP Dome only
with private Jacuzzi
Monday - Thursday only (no public holidays) - RM 688 per night
Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays - RM 988 per night
- Room can fit up to 4 adults
- Inclusive of breakfast for 2 adults
- To add RM 100 per additional adult for inflatable mattress, blanket, pillow, bath towel, drinking water and breakfast.
EIGHT Dome Rooms
Monday - Thursday only (no public holidays) - RM 350 per night
Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays - RM 450 per night
- Room can fit up to 4 adults
- Inclusive of breakfast for 2 adults
- To add RM 70 per additional adult for inflatable mattress, blanket, pillow, bath towel, drinking water and breakfast.
ELEVEN Bell Tents
Monday - Thursday only (no public holidays) - RM 250 per night
Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays - RM 350 per night
- Room can fit up to 4 adults
- Inclusive of breakfast for 2 adults
- To add RM 50 per additional adult for inflatable mattress, blanket, pillow, bath towel, drinking water and breakfast.
Here is an overview of Glamz at Genting and no, these photos are taken from Glamz at Genting's website. All the photos above these words are all taken okay. My skills are not so good in taking such nice photos please.
Here onwards will be photos from our camera, taken by Vanessa and myself and others here and there. Heh.
So, now you can see why we were kan-cheong to secure our room bookings? We counted chun-chun 60 days from our travel date and reminded Rachel the night before because so super kiasu, especially Vicky Khoo (my cousin who bakes amazing macarons).
It didn't take very long for them to confirm our 8 bell tents for a total of 18 of us (and that's not even half of the full family okay) and boy, were we overjoyed when that happened. Some rooms have 3 persons staying in and some just two, and that's okay because we just needed to pay RM 50 for every additional person.
Check-in time is standard like most hotels and Airbnbs - 3PM onwards and check-out is of course by 12PM.
Okay, so here are some common areas and facilities that you can enjoy while staying there and photos of our vacations are included. Hah.
Glamz Dome
perfect for weddings (in my opinion)
Of course it's available for renting to do your event and things. If you are planning for a small wedding, this place is perfect for you and it's really really very nice, especially at night when the lights are out. Okaylah, maybe we will do our 10th wedding anniversary here. Heh. #eightyearstogo
This Glamz Dome can fit up to 350 pax okay.
Pricing:
Monday to Thursday (no Public Holidays)
| Options | Rate | Add On (Hourly) |
| Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 3,150 | RM 500 |
| Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 4,500 | RM 500 |
Full Day – 15 hours
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 7,000 | RM 500 |
Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays
| Options | Rate | Add On (Hourly) |
| Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 5,500 | RM 650 |
| Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 7,500 | RM 650 |
Full Day – 15 hours
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 10,500 | RM 650 |
Public Jacuzzi and Sauna & Steam Room
common area for everyone but needs to be pre-booked with the Receptionist
common area for everyone but needs to be pre-booked with the Receptionist
Green House
where I would love to have Alex's first birthday here (a girl can dream)
This is one of the event space available that you can rent for and it can fit up to 120 pax. So perfect for my Alex's first birthday please. But who is gonna travel all the way to Genting Highlands to attend a boy's first birthday right? And where we gonna find the thousands of ringgit to rent this place? Food not yet included some more. Heh.
Pricing:
Monday to Thursday (no Public Holidays)
| Options | Rate | Add On (Hourly) |
Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 2,300 | RM 250 |
Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 3,200 | RM 250 |
Full Day – 15 Hours
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 4,000 | RM 250 |
Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays
| Options | Rate | Add On (Hourly) |
Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 2,800 | RM 350 |
Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 4,000 | RM 350 |
Full Day – 15 Hours
Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time
| RM 5,500 | RM 350 |
Reception
to do all check-ins and check-outs
Waiting Area
common area for guests
to do all check-ins and check-outs
Waiting Area
common area for guests
Kids' Inflatable Playground
only in the morning and noon with adults supervision please
Hallway of Bell Tents
where all of us stayed at
Our Bell Tent
with not-attached toilet (located just next to the tent)
Common Dining Area (Outdoor)
but we took over the whole place on the fist night because we've got BBQ party and other guests went out
Okay, so I thought I would share this information with you guys on marinated meat that is ready for you to buy, in KL. Sadly Penang doesn't have this kind yet. Heh.
So, we wante dto do BBQ on the first night but we didn't want to go through the hassle of buying raw ingredients and spices separately then marinate and keep them in the fridge whatsoever.
Since both Rachel and I were already in KL, my sister in law suggested that we go to Ben's Independent Grocer to get ready-made-marinated meat. So we went to Publika and boy I tell you. It's madness.
I wanted to buy every marinated meat my eyes were laid upon. I kid you not.
They are slightly pricier than normal grocery store I think, but worth it. Heh.
Let us not forget about the 'Non-halal' section where they also have marinated pork belly ready for you. Just need to take, pay and go.
SERIOUS LOVE FOR B.I.G. - please come to Penang thank you.
By the time we settled down, it was already evening-ish and we all got ready for our Christmas dinner by setting up the table and getting the pit ready.
The plates, mugs and cutleries were all taken from the pantry (available to guests staying there). We just had to wash it ourselves because hello, it's not 5-star hotel okay. This one is million-stars hotel (get it?).
Because it's in the open and the stars are just above us and we can see immediately and nothing is between us and the stars?
Heh.
It was a very pleasant glamping experience. I thought it was going to be a challenge to enjoy it with an infant, but the place is really superb. The bed so comfortable Alex obviously had no problem sleeping on it. He slept through both nights till the sun came up. The weather also very syiok.
It's located at the bottom part of Genting Highlands and we thought it was not going to be cold enough to our liking, but it gets really cold at night. Quite hot in the noon, but definitely not hotter than the city okay.
Highly recommended.
So, please leave the city for few days and go enjoy the nature at Glamz at Genting.
Till next time, bye now.