Tanah Gajah, a resort by Hadiprana, has launched “The Art of Slumber” – a package designed for travellers looking to relax, refresh, and rest while on vacation.
Highlights of the package include a 90-minute signature Tanah Gajah Jade Massage. The resort’s signature massage ritual is designed to relieve deep tension and restore energy flow with a combination of Shiatsu, Balinese, Thai, Swedish, and Lomi-Lomi massage techniques.
Guests can also take part in Melukat, a purification ceremony held on property. This water-based ritual helps people let go and mentally shed what they need to in order to feel calmer and more centered.
The stretching, kneading, and cleansing is likely to send guests straight to sleep, but Tanah Gajah has added even more melatonin-inducing icing to its metaphorical sleep cake. There is a three-course sleep-inducing dinner designed by the resort’s longtime chef, Chef Dean.
After dinner, guests return to their villas to listen to a curated Spotify playlist of ambient music as a serenade to a special sleep turndown service that includes a sleepy tea of chamomile, pandan, and ginger. There is also a complimentary incense set-up in the room for guests that wish to enjoy some meditation before sleeping.
Slumber guests can also enjoy the resort’s daily morning yoga sessions from 7:30am to 9am.
Sleep tourism is emerging as one of the biggest travel trends of this year, according to Booking.com’s Travel Predictions for 2024. The popular booking site released data showing that more than half (58 per cent) of travelers wanted to book a sleep retreat in 2024 (based on a 2023 global survey of 27,730 adults). Another recent study by luxury travel goods brand, Carl Friedrik, showed that nine out of ten Americans wanted to embrace slow travel.
Resort general manager, Deasy Swandarini, said: “Tanah Gajah was originally built as a place to be able to slow down and retreat from the fast-paced city life of Jakarta. It began as the vacation home of the Hadiprana family. This is where they came to wind down and we continue that ethos today.”
