Hotel Ibis Styles Yogyakarta
This was our final accommodation for our time in Yogya.
I have to say a few words about the reservation service. When I made my booking online through a third party provider, I miscalculated the dates. So I tried to get the third party provider to change the reservation dates for me and I was willing to top up the extra charges. However the third party provider couldn't solve my problem. I immediately put in an email to the hotel reservation service. Within a day, it was all sorted out. I just topped up the remaining amount since it was peak period.
Somehow I kept thinking that Ibis Styles Yogyakarta was going to turn out into something like Tune Hotels at the old LCCT in Malaysia. My perception changed when we checked into Hotel Ibis Styles Yogyakarta. Our kind driver, Mr. Budi waited until all the paperwork was done at the counter, although he had a 2 hour drive home.
A cheery room greeted us.
It was decent sized and even comes with colourful hotel slippers. The room was clean and well-aired. There is a full length see through window to the bathroom but no worries, there are blinds that your can lower down.
Beds were quite comfy and we really had a decent amount of sleep. The hotel is located about 10 minutes away to Jl. Maliboro, the place where you haggle for your keepsakes, but we couldn't hear the noise from that busy street.
There are no photos about our experience at Jl,Maliboro as our driver told us best to just bring cash out and not a bag. The walk to Jl. Maliboro from the hotel can be quite dark but relatively okay if you keep an eye on your surroundings. We were told that there are tourist scammers at Jl. Maliboro. If a group of people suddenly approach you (a tourist) without reason, best to get away quick.
Jl, Maliboro is a good place to pick up last minute souvenir but stalls tend to get repetitive. Haggling is a must here. I think a good souvenir to get are those wayang kulit figurines depicting the Ramayana story.
The street is arranged whereby one side is where all the shops and stalls are and the other are food tents. the food tents more or less sell the same fried stuff. We finished our shopping pretty quickly and hurried back. The crowd of people that press into you can be very unnerving and if you are paranoid like me, you would be thinking someone is going to rob you at any moment.
We even ran into a group of Rastas on our back to the hotel.
So here is a breakdown of what your room in Ibis Styles Yogyakarta has to offer:
1. Toiletries
2. Towels
3. Minibar
4.Tea/coffee making facilities
5. Safe
6. Wifi (it will log you out after some time)
7. Bedroom slippers
8. International cable TV
9. Free 2 bottles of mineral water
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The hotel has its own massage place at reasonable prices. However, if you want to book yourself a good back rub, then book early as slots are limited.
There are 2 outdoor areas for the hotel. One at the room which is sorta like a bar club-ish thing going on and the other on the ground floor, with a restaurant. The swimming pool closes at 8pm but I wouldn't swim at night since the clubbers would be staring at me.
Breakfast on premise has a selection which serves both Continental and local tastes. Their pancakes are darn yummy. My friends kept going back for their stir-fried noodles.
This value for money place in Yogyakarta plus customer service given is a winner for me.
Hotel Ibis Styles Yogyakarta
Address:Jalan Dagen 109 55271 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Tel:(+62)274/588889
Email:info@allseasonsyogyakarta.com
Price: $$ (twin sharing room)
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