Yogyakarta - Do, Stay, Eat?

Posted by olielle (367 days ago)

Let's suggest some things to do and see as well as places to stay to anyone planning a trip to Yogyakarta.

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Posted by drew1 (352 days ago)

Hi - we stayed in the hotel Ibis Malioboro - only $300 or something a night. The breakfast was not up to much but the room was OK - fine - functional. There are cheaper and more expensive but we were only concerned with a clean room - which it was.

The main attraction is Borobudur - maybe an hour away and just stunning. 10 more expensive to foreigners but still cheap enough.

There is another temple worth a visit in the city itself - Prambanan.

Or you could just go for a ride on a horse and cart around the place.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Dive bum (350 days ago)

There is a hotel just outside the grounds of the Borobudur. A bit of an overpriced dump but you can walk to the temple in 5 minutes, so very convenient if you don't have a long stopover. We visited Yogya 3 years ago and I recall an interesting bird market in the centre. We also visited the sultan's palace - only mildly interesting. We spent the best part of a day at the Losari Coffee Plantation Resort & Spa - because we wanted to see the plantation. This took about an hour or so to get to and the mooch around the plantation was very enjoyable. The hotel itself seemed a lovely place to stay and if we go back I'd want to stay there. We had an excellent guide that took us around for the 2/3 days we were in Yogya. He spoke very good English and gave us plenty of space. Also there were no unrequested visits to bargain gem/jade/batik factories. I think I've still got his email address somewhere if anybody wants it.

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Posted by Ed (325 days ago)

Great article on this region of Indonesia http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/01/travel/28java.php

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