Review as entered in TripAdvisor:
My regret in staying in this hotel was that we were so pressed for time, I didn’t get to spend many hours to enjoy our stay here. We only spent scant hours to check-in, sleep and eat breakfast.
But I definitely would like to come back and stay here whilst am in Surakarta.
Our driver had a difficult time taking us to this place, probably because we had chartered a ride from Yogyakarta so he wasn’t very familiar with the area. This place is actually convenient, but only if you have been here before – as its somewhat in the inner streets and would require walking out to the main road.
A good landmark is that you can walk in 5 minutes and be at Paragon Mall at the corner.
I like this this place I’ve always been attracted to eco-friendly hotels. The pictures on their website pulled me in – and when I saw the plants festooning the place, I was definitely happy to stay there, as the ever-running water sprinkling in the background was quite soothing music to our travel worn ears.
The room we stayed in was a boon – just on the first floor, and a quick step away from the reception area where I had to do a lot of coordination. I was curious though about the upper rooms. We didn’t get to explore the other floors due to our hectic schedule, but their photos on the website had already given me an idea.
A/C, TV, hot water, wifi were all available and the latter more reliable than what was provided by the business class hotel my other companions stayed in Solo *grin*. I especially enjoyed and took a longer bath time as the water pressure was fine…better also than the higher-rated hotel I stayed in Yogyakarta.
As for breakfast, you can take it in a very relaxing and artsy room, or outside their dining area and be closer to nature. It was simpler fare than what we had in previous lodgings, i.e. in terms of variety and quantity, but no matter, it was still filling, and eating in such a close-to-nature but with hints of Javanese decoration made me linger over my simple meal.
The staff was really helpful. Not only did they kindly give a welcome drink to one of our party who was sadly booked in another hotel, I had prodigious help from one of their staff when I tried to get a tour package that was going to be custom-made for our group – and since we were scattered in different hotels, it took some time but she was patient all throughout.
Address:
Jl. Srigading II no. 12
Turisari Solo 57139,
Central Java Indonesia
Website: http://www.rumahturi.com/
Visited: August 2013