MesaStila is a wellness retreat located on a 22-hectare coffee plantation in Central Java, Indonesia. It has 23 unique villas and offers wellness activities focused on traditional Indonesian practices like yoga, Pencak Silat martial arts, and Javanese massage. The highlight is the Turkish-style Hammam spa, the only one of its kind in Asia, which offers treatments incorporating steam therapy, scrubs, and massage. Guests can explore the natural surroundings, learn about coffee cultivation, and experience Javanese culture through visits to local villages and temples. The goal is to facilitate a healthy lifestyle through nutritional meals, fitness classes, and an emphasis on relaxation.
MesaStila is a wellness retreat located on a 22-hectare coffee plantation in Central Java, Indonesia. It has 23 unique villas and offers wellness activities focused on traditional Indonesian practices like yoga, Pencak Silat martial arts, and Javanese massage. The highlight is the Turkish-style Hammam spa, the only one of its kind in Asia, which offers treatments incorporating steam therapy, scrubs, and massage. Guests can explore the natural surroundings, learn about coffee cultivation, and experience Javanese culture through visits to local villages and temples. The goal is to facilitate a healthy lifestyle through nutritional meals, fitness classes, and an emphasis on relaxation.
MesaStila is a wellness retreat located on a 22-hectare coffee plantation in Central Java, Indonesia. It has 23 unique villas and offers wellness activities focused on traditional Indonesian practices like yoga, Pencak Silat martial arts, and Javanese massage. The highlight is the Turkish-style Hammam spa, the only one of its kind in Asia, which offers treatments incorporating steam therapy, scrubs, and massage. Guests can explore the natural surroundings, learn about coffee cultivation, and experience Javanese culture through visits to local villages and temples. The goal is to facilitate a healthy lifestyle through nutritional meals, fitness classes, and an emphasis on relaxation.
MesaStila is a wellness retreat located on a 22-hectare coffee plantation in Central Java, Indonesia. It has 23 unique villas and offers wellness activities focused on traditional Indonesian practices like yoga, Pencak Silat martial arts, and Javanese massage. The highlight is the Turkish-style Hammam spa, the only one of its kind in Asia, which offers treatments incorporating steam therapy, scrubs, and massage. Guests can explore the natural surroundings, learn about coffee cultivation, and experience Javanese culture through visits to local villages and temples. The goal is to facilitate a healthy lifestyle through nutritional meals, fitness classes, and an emphasis on relaxation.
PO BOX 108 Magelang, Central Java INDONESIA T. (62-298) 596 333 | F. (62-298) 592 696 | E. info@stila.mesahotelsandresorts.com www.mesahotelsandresorts.com/mesastila M esaStila is a retreat that incorporates an unparalleled collection of remarkable antiques and enchanting buildings; including a Colonial railway station; historic Joglo-villas with a true wellness experience. The property has twenty-three unique villas set within an area of twenty-two hectares of outstanding natural beauty; surrounded by cooling highland-air, eight mountains, tropical gardens and lush vegetation. Built within a charming coffee plantation producing up to seven tons of coffee a year, the true magnicence of MesaStila is in its spectacular setting and its Hammam Spa. MesaStila encompasses six elements of Wellness: Nutritional Excellence, Culture & Adventure, Physical Wellbeing, Emotional & Spiritual Awareness, Stress Management and Educational & Information.MesaStila offers distinctly Javanese experiences, with traditional Pencak Silat martial-arts; Javanese wellness therapies; coffee scrubs; Jungle-Gym & TRX training, an array of organic, healthy fare and Javanese food, and the services of skilled local healers. At MesaStila the focus is on traditional, local and wholesome experiences, which accentuate the magnicence of the environment, the people, the culture and facilitate a healthy lifestyle- full of wonderful experiences. A Balanced Retreat Many guests nd a pleasant pastime in touring the coffee plantation and discovering the principles behind harvesting and cultivating coffee. Nature enthusiasts may also partake in guided jungle treks and mountain biking tours. Tennis is available in the property, and the ClubHouse lawn proves to be a relaxing location for a game of chess, hit-about croquet, or to take a meditative walk on the reexology path & labyrinth. More active guests may nd a variety of adventures - with exceptional cycling routes, inspiring running trails and dedicated packages that will entice even the strongest mountain hikers. Guests can immerse themselves in a truly authentic Javanese experience, exploring many of the surrounding shrines and temples; including the Hindu temples of Prambanan, or a magnicent sunrise / sunset at Borobudur, the worlds largest Buddhist temple. Inspirations in culture may be found with a visit to a simple traditional Javanese- village, or spending time planting rice with local farmers; seeing the sawah (rice paddies) while riding a typical pony-and-cart trap, which villagers use for going to the market. Further explorations can be found in jungle trekking and serious hikes up nearby mountains. The Wellness Concept The evolution of Wellness at MesaStila is based around the integration of many facets of wellness and experiential activities, combined with our pledge to focus on traditional, local, wholesome experiences that bring out the magnicence of the environment, the people and the real essence ofJava. The Spa, Hammam & Healthy Lifestyle Experiences The Turkish-style HammamSpa is the only one in Asia, comprising of four couple treatment rooms, a beauty salon, and separate male and female Hammam areas, each consists of warm and cool rooms, a cold plunge pool and a steamroom. The spa menu includes Jade and Tuina facials, Tibetan singing-bowl rituals, and body treatments inspired by classic and contemporary healing rituals fromAsia and the Near East. The signature service includesthe enlightening Turkish hammam experience, a combination of a steam therapy, gommage, soapy cleanse, massage and hair wash, followed by a restorative Javanese traditional massage. In addition to spa services, daily sunrise yoga at the SasanaYoga Pavilion is available for all levels. Fitness and adventure enthusiasts can also enjoy the tness center, a jungle-gym, TRX, aqua-t, power walks, more intensive jungle and mountain treks, as well as an abundance of trail- running, road cycling and mountain-biking. The traditional martial art of Pencak Silat is taught by a highly-regarded local instructor. A Space of Tranquility & Wellness Award-winning Spa: MesaStila demonstrated its unique and innovative concept by winning a coveted category at the 2012 Asia Spa Awards Holistic Treatment of the Year. This paid homage to the luxury standards, originality, ecological awareness, and excellence in spa services. Rapha&TheDeck.TV Meditation at the Garden Bella Vista Private Pool Mountain View Verandah The HammamSteambath Jungle Gym Traditional Jamu Pencak Silat Martial Art Java Red Restaurant Retreat Guidelines Modern travelers are becoming more discerning - looking for experiences beyond simply room & breakfast. To these passionate travellers, inspired by aspects of their life journey, MesaStila offers an opportunity for personal growth and realizations about wellbeing, together with remarkable cultural and historical experiences. 1. To encourage a focus on health, smoking is permitted only in specific public-areas of the retreat. Smoking is permitted also on the balcony/ veranda of guest villas. 2. To preserve a peaceful environment, the use of mobile phones is not allowed within the areas of Spa, Swimming Pool and Java Green Wellness Cuisine Restaurant. The discrete use of SMS and tablets are permitted throughout the retreat; while lap-top computers may be used in specific areas only. 3. The cuisine offers Javanese flavors with a healthy emphasis. Using local and organic produce; nutritious, unprocessed foods; healthy cooking techniques; fish and a limited use of meat from ecologically responsible farmers. 4. Wine and beer are available at the Plantation bar and in the restaurant during dinner-time only to By following the healthy guidelines within MesaStila, guests will be able to reect on aspects of their lifestyle that may be improved by taking time to relax and reduce unhealthy habits. support the spa experience at MesaStila. Non- alcoholic beverages provided are an array of fresh juices and water. 5. Many guests stay at MesaStila to enjoy the relaxation and harmony of this retreat. Therefore, close parental guidance and support is requested in a retreat where children of all ages are welcome. 6. For comfort, guests are encouraged to wear relaxing yoga attire or bathrobes provided in each villa. 7. Guests participating in a wellness retreat it is a requirement that pre-arrival formsare completed and sent to the retreat upon confirmation of booking and guests are urged to follow the inclusions of the retreat. Villas Each of the twenty-three unique heritage villas have been brought from other sites around Java and reconstructed, on site, in their original Limasan or Joglo form. These wooden villas encompass modern facilities and are decorated with original antiques and modern furnishings. All villas offer a large living area and outdoor veranda, with breathtaking views across the coffee plantation, biodiversity jungle or surrounding volcanoes. In-room villa facilities and amenities comprise individual air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, television, a coffee maker, security box, healthy mini-bar, slippers, bathrobes, yoga suits and home-spa toiletries. Facilities The Labyrinth & Reexology Walk To start the wellness experience guests are asked to sound a gong and walk bare foot on the labyrinth. This labyrinth shaped reexology walk consists of thousands of smoothpebbles in different patterns to stimulate and massage all the reex points on the soles of the feet in various ways it demands a focus of being in the present; a captivating start to the wellness journey. The Club House - 1928 Original Dutch Mansion This original coffee plantation mansion was built in the 1920s by the rst plantation owner Gustav Van Der Swan. It has been completely restored and furnished with a collection of Javanese antique furniture and paintings. The Club House is a place of refuge - on its wide verandas, afternoon tea is served and wellness classes are held. Being at the highest point of the retreat, guests can enjoy stunning sunsets overlooking the mountains of Sindoro and Sumbing. Inside the open air library, a collection of books and other media are available. The Mayong Station Reception The wooden railway station, which serves as the reception area, was brought into MesaStila one stormy night by forty trucks; rebuilt here after it was torn down to make way for a new road in the town of Mayong, the hometown of Indonesian heroine Kartini. The Splash Withanthe octagonal design, akintothe pools inthe palaces of the Mataram Kingdom, this enchanting space overlooks the jungle and onto the nearby mountains of Andong, Merbabu and Merapi. Culinary Delights The culinary team offers a passionate collection of recipes focusing on traditional Javanese avors, prepared with a healthy twist. Dishes incorporate local and organic produce, healthy cooking techniques, and low-fat-low-GI ingredients for a nutritious menu predominately offering seafood and sh with a few meat dishes. The culinary delights may be enjoyed in a variety of locations - on a day bed by the swimming pool; in a casual dining restaurant overlooking the jungle greenery and majestic mountains; in a heritage coffee-warehouse; at the site of the coffee production process, and on a wide expanse of farm-gardens on the lower slopes of a nearby mountain. A popular culinary experience is MesaStilas cooking class, that caters to a variety of tastes, and different levels of expertise. The essential element of these cooking classes is to offer insights into healthy cooking, as well as learning the intricacies of Javanese cuisine. ArumVilla Plantation Villa Bella Vista Cooking Class Mouthwatering Culinary Labyrinth Club House Mayong Reception In inity Pool Tibetan Gong Ritual Outstanding Natural Beauty Yoga by the Pool