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SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
MAJESTIC SPA
SPA
( 2785 8000;
www.majestickl.com/majestic_spa.html
;
Majestic Hotel, 5 Jln Sultan Hishamuddin; Kuala Lumpur)
Charles Rennie Macintosh's Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow are the inspiration for the
Majestic's delightful spa where treatments are preceded by a refreshing tea or Pimms cock-
tail. After your pampering, outdoors and with a view of the colonial train station, there's a
pool for a dip and sunbathe (bring earplugs to block out the traffic noise). A 90-minute
massage will set you back about RM400.
HAMMAM
( 2282 2180; Lot 3F-7 & 8 Bangsar Village II, Jln Telawi 1; 10am-7.30pm)
The Moroccan steam bath
comes to KL at this small but beautiful mosaic-tiled operation. A simple steam and scrub
(called 'gommage') is RM150; throw in a massage or other treatment and you're looking at
RM245 and up.
SPA
KIZSPORTS & GYM
HEALTH & FITNESS
( 2284 6313;
www.kizsports.com.my
; 3rd fl, Bangsar Village II, Jln Telawi 1; Mon-Fri RM24, Sat & Sun RM30;
10am-8pm; Bangsar)
Your little ones will be sure to have fun in their large soft play area and
there's an extensive list of programs from belly dancing to taekwondo. Child-minding for
children three years and over is RM35 per hour.
VIVEKANANDA ASHRAM
( 4021 4657;
www.sivananda.org.my
; 220 Jln Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields; KL Sentral)
This historic
ashram, part of the global Ramakrishna movement, offers courses in kundalini yoga.
Classes are usually on Tuesday at 6.30pm and are by donation. A statue of Swami
Vivekananda stands in front of the handsome 1904 building.
YOGA
