Hotel lobby with coffee shop |
The Melia Purosani in Yogyakarta offers a level of comfort, which the overland traveler in Java would not expect. The rooms are large, extremely clean and the beds are just a poem. I've never slept in any other place in such a wonderful beds. The breakfast is a significant step better than anywhere else, in the lobby there is a real cafe with wonderful cakes and real coffee. The later is a rarity in Indonesia by the way. And this is completed by low-cost but high quality cigars called Dos Hermanos. The only smokable cigars manufactured in Indonesia.
Among the facilities is in addition to a spa, a gym and a few shops, also a pool area in the courtyard of the hotel. Shielded by the six floors of the building, located in the courtyard of a beautiful tropical garden with a large pool, several Asian stone figurs, small waterfall, water slide, etc. Here you can relax from the hectic shopping and sightseeing tours in and around Yogyakarta.
Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta |
But the city offers more than just culture. Yogyakarta is a very vibrant city and a shopper's paradise. On the main street of Malioboro Street travelers can choose among a variety of souvenirs from Jogyakarta: batik, traditional wayang puppet, sculptures, pottery and cutlery.
So far I’ve been to Yogyakarta for three times and for each visit I stood in the Melia Purosani. So, I am not able to compare with other hotels in Yogyakarta. But next time I will again step in the Melia Purosani. And maybe you can see me then, sitting on the terrace to the garden, drinking some coffee and smoking a Dos Hermanos, and letting my thougts wandering here and there. Until then!
Smoking on the terrace: see you there! |
Tropical gardens with pool |