Both our drivers were excellent. The hotels w...
Indonesia
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Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2022
Both our drivers were excellent. The hotels were lovely except the ibis in Surabaya which was fine. The Plataran hotel at bromo was fabulous. The M-gallery at solo was lovely although many of the things we tried to order (drinks and food) were not available as it was getting back on its feet post Covid. The M-gallery in Yogyakarta was also lovely and seemed to have everything we ordered. Its location is great as it’s near the Main Street. It was expensive though as tax and service were not included in its prices. The sunrise at bromo was great. The temples near Solo were lovely albeit not as spectacular is the ones near Yogyakarta. You need cash for tipping and some guidance on this might be helpful. You also need cash for visa on arrival. The traffic in the cities is very bad. Not as bad as Hanoi but progress is slow. Motorways work well. We bought some excellent batik at very good prices in solo and an artwork batik in Yogyakarta. We really enjoyed all the arranged tours.
Hotel Reviews
Lovely hotel. Very beautiful and classy. Great service.
It’s did what it said on the tin. But nothing outstanding.
Great brand new hotel. Lovely view from out north facing room. Really nice staff. Still awaiting an alcohol licence so we could not order the cocktails we wanted.
Lovely hotel near the best shopping and eating street.
Activity Reviews
Long but interesting drive. Very nice fairly small temples.
Really nice palace. Sadly underground mosque closed due to Covid hangover.
Lovely palace. But mostly exhibitions showing the life of Sultans.
Lovey quality of craftsmanship. We bought a beautiful batik created by our guide. No pressure to buy which is nice.
Quite a long way from Yogyakarta in terms of travel time. But it’s an amazing Buddhist temple. Sadly you can’t go into the temple post Covid but still fabulous to walk around.
Like a smaller older Angkor Wat.
