01
Villa
Pulai
The northernmost villa. Outdoor stone bath set into the slope, dawn light through canopy.
Floor
1,400 sqft
Sleeps
Two
Palette01
Est. MMXIX · Janda Baik
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A retreat in the Pahang highlands
Maranta
House.
Six villas, twenty-four hectares of jungle, one long table. Cooking with what the land gives. Quiet that has weight to it.
The credo
Written into the deed of the land, kept under the long table.
The mountain was here long before we were. We do not call it ours. We tend it for a season, share it with whoever finds the road, and try to leave it quieter than we found it.
Cooked here
What the soil gives that morning. Nothing flown in.
Built by hand
Local timber, lime plaster, six villas, no two the same.
Held back
Twenty-four hectares. Six guests. By design.
Six villas
Each named after a tree on the land. None alike.
Built one at a time over five years by a single team of carpenters from Bentong. We will not build a seventh.
02
Villa
Tembusu
Twin-pavilion plan. Outdoor library between the bedroom and the bath. Best for slow mornings.
Floor
1,820 sqft
Sleeps
Two · plus loft
Palette02
03
Villa
Cempedak
Family villa with a long teak veranda overlooking the rivermouth. Two private courtyards.
Floor
2,100 sqft
Sleeps
Four
Palette03
04
Villa
Meranti
Built around an existing 80-year-old meranti. The tree is the centre of the house.
Floor
1,650 sqft
Sleeps
Two
Palette04
05
Villa
Pandan
The lowest villa, closest to the river. Open-air shower, herb garden, deep tub.
Floor
1,300 sqft
Sleeps
Two
Palette05
06
Villa
Kasturi
The flagship. Three bedrooms, private spa pavilion, full chef's kitchen if you ask.
Floor
2,400 sqft
Sleeps
Six
Palette06
No. 03 · Pulai morning
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From
RM 1,800
Per night
Two guests
Includes
All meals
The day, in five movements
Cooking with what the morning gives.
Eating when the chef nods.
- No. 0106:30
Imam Bukhari calls the dawn
- No. 0207:15
First pour of single-origin from Kundasang
- No. 0312:30
Lunch under the meranti, off the long table
- No. 0416:00
Tea, raw forest honey, slow conversation
- No. 0519:00
Fire is lit. Dinner served when the chef nods
The schedule is a suggestion, not a contract. Sleep until eleven if you wish. We will keep the kitchen ready.
The reservation
Tell us when.
We will write back.
We do not list a public booking calendar. Each stay is held for one party at a time. Send us a note and we will reply within a day.
- Mailing
- reservations@marantahouse.my
- +60 12 345 6789
- Address
- Lot 22, Lurah Bilut, Janda Baik, 28750 Pahang
Until then
The road is short.
The night is long.
Two and a half hours from Kuala Lumpur, then ten minutes from town, then a slow drive past the rivermouth. Then us.
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