Yogyakarta

Belinda and her family was very gracious. She explained the Batik painting process and how long it takes. Makes you appreciate the traditional art forms and definitely justifies why it’s worth paying for traditional art pieces. Their time and effort is valuable. I hope whoever reads this from foreign or within the country understands why it’s important to support local and traditional art forms. Some of these can take a week to make!

A truly fascinating experience. I highly recommend that anyone visiting Yogyakarta set aside an extra half-day for this. The gamelan master's daughter speaks excellent English, and the entire lesson was very detailed. We got to try five or six different instruments, and you don't need any musical background to have a great time. Gamelan is an ancient musical form, often using a pentatonic scale, that features an ensemble of various percussion instruments like gongs, metallophones, and drums. It frequently accompanies Javanese religious ceremonies, shadow puppet plays, or dance performances. Debussy was heavily influenced by gamelan, and you can even hear K.K. Slider play a version of it in Animal Crossing. The playing experience is very enjoyable, almost meditative, due to its relatively simple rhythms and abundant repetition. The teacher mentioned that a Chinese band called 'Wo Qi' (which means 'I'm angry') came to learn for a day last week, which was quite amusing. We looked it up and realized it was 'Frog Pond' (Wa Chi)... We'll definitely try to catch their performance if we get the chance when we go back.

Excellent service, recommends beautiful things, and tells the history very well. The guide is a good friend and helps tourists learn about the culture and beautiful costumes. Impressed with the trip.

The room is clean and comfortable. There’s no hair dryer and fridge in the room. Very nice ambiance. Everywhere in the hotel is decorated with plants. Staff are friendly. I was supposed to order dinner at around 5PM+ but was told that they don’t accept short orders as they have dinner buffet at 6PM. The hotel is not walkable to Malioboro street but very accessible with grab car. It’s close to mosque so I can hear people talking using microphone at certain hours of the day though I’m not sure if it is because of Ramadan season. If you are sensitive to noise, I suugest you bring earplugs with you. Overall, I had an amazing 3 nights experience here.

service: staffs are friendly. breakfast: all great. you can request for coffee or tea (kopi O, kopi C, teh O, teh c)

Right near Mariupol Avenue, and there's even a small New Year's night market next door! The room facilities are a bit old, and the service is average. Maybe I was spoiled by staying at the excellent Yogyakarta Marriott Hotel the night before, so this place didn't seem to have any highlights! One thing I didn't understand was that the place to pick up takeout was in the corner of the building. On a rainy night, I had to get wet to pick up the takeout. I ordered several times, and they didn't all arrive at the same time. While waiting there, I got bitten by mosquitoes! It was a bit miserable just to get a midnight snack! (Also, I saw that Shopback had a 20% cashback, so I booked through KLOOK, but it turned out that if you use a discount coupon, you don't get the cashback! It was actually more expensive than booking directly! My bad~~~)

Clean rooms, well air-conditioned, and very attentive and friendly staff. I highly recommend the breakfast with its wide selection.

Hotel location: Located near the station and Malioboro Breakfast: Okay Service: Okay

The staff is very responsive in WhatsApp and informed us to reschedule our appointment due to some maintenance issue. The masseurs were good.