Hosba Valley
Ever heard of this place? I’ve passed this place a few times before, but last weekend was the first time I actually went there. It was a combined church family camp (from a Sungai Petani church and the sister church in Arau, Perlis) from Friday to Sunday.
In spite of its name, Hosba Valley is NOT a cowboy town. It’s just south of Changloon and Bukit Kayu Hitam, in Kedah, along the PLUS highway. We went to a place called Seri Kedah Gardeniaa Resort which is built on the lush, green, rolling hills of Hosba, 4 km from the highway.
Entrance to Seri Kedah Gardeniaa
The lobby complex is in an Asian style, with a tatched roof, but not quite traditional “Malay”.. I haven’t seen Malay houses with a stone wall around it.
The “Dusun” Restaurant: the food is quite good. My favourite were the nasi tomato and honey chicken (ayam masak madu). Nasi lemak was good too. Yummy!
Dining in a garden environment: glass-panel walls.
Joseph’s favourite place: the swimming pool
The swimming pool is huge. Typical for hotels in Kedah, I observe.
Morning exercises at the games arena. There’s a “futsal” field too.
Kali-toi at the volleyball court. Notice the “watch-tower” at the background. Probably for team-building sort of activities.
A song and dance item by the Arau members.
The music team.
In the seminar room.
Got some serious business also lah.
Wah so interesting! I from Kedah but never heard of the place. The pool is sooooo inviting - would be a favourite of mine too!
So you are now spiritually and physically refreshed?
George, u are a KL-ite liao lah.
just me, got a bit of a sunburn :-)… didn’t get a SON-burn though.
i was joseph-watching most of the time.
Nice place. How do they charge?
We were there in the dormitory-style rooms for the camp… the rate was RM70 per pax for 2 days, including meals.
The rate for chalets is RM130 each per night i think.
nice pool they got there.
Body only in KL mind still in Alor Setar - tanah tumpah darahku.
Happy you are enjoying the state!
Looks like a really nice place. I’m sure you got some well-deserved rest there? Hehe…
I haven’t heard of the place even though I’m from AS and visit regularly. Then again I’ve never been to Bukit Kayu Hitam nor Langkawi either! *sheepish grin*
wahhh syiok nye….patut ler dapat sunburn…ish ish ish…i think hor for us to go there..kena wait till retired first la…have i told u..sometimes i hate my job?….haihsssssssss
nyonya, want a dip?
George, hang dok tumpah darah orang kat kolompo dah. kekeke.
Kat, rest.. yes. well-deserved.. ?? hehe..
dobbs, What??!! Never been to Langkawi? No conference there kah? err… i guess Langkawi is more of a place to just lay back and relax.
eve, ish ish ish, kan baru pi Bali? dah lupa kah?
Wow. Nice place to relax.
No wonder I cannot get head or tail when you mentioned Hosba Valley
Come to think of it, I think Palmdoc hasn’t been to Langkawi either! And my parents have lived in AS for 40 years now. I am prone to seasickness so never wanted to visit (that was before they have flights there)
aiyah, no rooms to see.
yenjai, well.. now you know
dobbs, bring palmdoc for a getaway to the andaman. hide the computer for a few days. no withdrawal symptoms, i hope.
LM, oops.. i was looking thru my photos and realised that i didn’t take photos in the room! Secrets…
Bernard, haha.
Later Dobbs will have to nurse palmdoc’s withdrawal syndrome
it’s good to know that you had a good time during your stay with us. we look forward to welcoming you back. for more information about seri kedah gardeniaa, please check www.gardeniaa.com
Hosba? Unusual name for a local place. The pool looks great.
Cannot do without the computer for a few days. Having to use only dialup when we go back to AS for our holidays is bad enough! :p
happy, a unique name. didn’t see any horses there.
dobbs, ok lah.. can curi-curi use the computer at the resort.
Eh, I thought Kedah cannot have male and female in the same pool?
Queen, cannot have male and female in the same bathtub.
the place is quite interesting.do you know who is the owner of this place?