Yogyakarta: First Day
December 26, 2008
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Homey Hotel and Friendly Staff
Falling in love at the first sight happened to me with this hotel. The first time I read the name of the hotel and saw the pictures at the internet, I fall in love to this hotel. I decided to stay here during my visit at Yogyakarta. Check the website yourself and see whether you have the same opinion with me or not.
What makes me fall in love is, the first, its unique name. Rumah Mertua means "Parents in Law House". In Indonesia, if you hear the words "parents in law", mostly the images appear are unpleasant persons *sorry*. The second one is the interior. It is so Javanese.
I arrived at night after looking the location for a while. It was my fault I didn't bring the complete address. When I entered the building, I was disappointed a little bit. It was because the bedroom and other rooms are not as large as I saw in the internet.
But, my disappointment disappeared because of the friendliness of the staff, especially the lady at the front desk. Unfortunately, I didn't ask her name. She is a typical Javanese woman, who is polite and soft spoken.
The food at the restaurant taste so so. The price is also expensive to me and doesn't worth the taste.
I definitely recomend you to stay at this hotel and dine outside ;-)
What makes me fall in love is, the first, its unique name. Rumah Mertua means "Parents in Law House". In Indonesia, if you hear the words "parents in law", mostly the images appear are unpleasant persons *sorry*. The second one is the interior. It is so Javanese.
I arrived at night after looking the location for a while. It was my fault I didn't bring the complete address. When I entered the building, I was disappointed a little bit. It was because the bedroom and other rooms are not as large as I saw in the internet.
But, my disappointment disappeared because of the friendliness of the staff, especially the lady at the front desk. Unfortunately, I didn't ask her name. She is a typical Javanese woman, who is polite and soft spoken.
The food at the restaurant taste so so. The price is also expensive to me and doesn't worth the taste.
I definitely recomend you to stay at this hotel and dine outside ;-)
The Hotel
The Sign Board
The Tiny Lobby
The Pool Deck
The Bedrooms Next to the Pool
The Restaurant
The Bedroom
The Bathroom
Breakfast: Fried Rice
American Breakfast
Street with Lots of Vendors
It can be said that you haven't been to Yogyakarta if you havent't been to Jalan Malioboro or Malioboro Street. The street was very crowded when I visited it because it was on school holidays. But, I'm sure it won't be different at other time.
You can find many souvenirs, batik cloths and bags, T-shirts and other things here. The price is not expensive. But, you have to bargain since the vendors offer higher price at the beginning.
This is my trick in bargaining:
- start the bargain with 30% of the offerred price
- usually the vendor offers the lower price
- stay with your price
- if the vendor doesn't agree, just walk away
- usually the vendor will call you and mention a new lower price
- keep walk away
- the vendor will call you if he/she agrees at last or he/she lets you go if he/she still doesn't agree
- if you really want the merchandise, you may buy it
- or find the same thing at other vendors, but now you have known the real price
If you don't want to be bothered by bargaining, you can just go to the shops that have fixed price.
If you want to go to Keraton from the street, better take becak (pedicab) than andong (buggy). Andong is expensive.
Happy shopping at Malioboro Street ;-)
You can find many souvenirs, batik cloths and bags, T-shirts and other things here. The price is not expensive. But, you have to bargain since the vendors offer higher price at the beginning.
This is my trick in bargaining:
- start the bargain with 30% of the offerred price
- usually the vendor offers the lower price
- stay with your price
- if the vendor doesn't agree, just walk away
- usually the vendor will call you and mention a new lower price
- keep walk away
- the vendor will call you if he/she agrees at last or he/she lets you go if he/she still doesn't agree
- if you really want the merchandise, you may buy it
- or find the same thing at other vendors, but now you have known the real price
If you don't want to be bothered by bargaining, you can just go to the shops that have fixed price.
If you want to go to Keraton from the street, better take becak (pedicab) than andong (buggy). Andong is expensive.
Happy shopping at Malioboro Street ;-)
Malioboro Street
One of the Batik Shops
One of the Batik Shops
Inside One of the Batik Shops
On the laemier of the shops
On the laemier of the shops
A Street Artist
The Art Work
Artist at Work
The Art Work
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