Hotel Stay Review: Grand Zuri Malioboro
The second hotel my sister and I stayed in during our 8-day trip to Indonesia was Grand Zuri Malioboro. The hotel was located very near their Jogjakarta Train Station - a plus for us since we arrived at Yogyakarta from Jakarta via an 8-hour train ride. It was like a 5-minute ride from the station to the hotel (plus less traffic).
So they also have a Restaurant inside the hotel called CERENTI Restaurant where we had our breakfast everyday during our stay.
So I wasn't able to take the outside facade of the hotel because it was always raining during our three-day stay in Yogyakarta but as far as I could remember, the hotel had BECAKs and a BUS STOP just right in front of it. That gave easier access to tourists. We didn't have a chance to ride the public transportation though as we had a driver during our whole stay. There was also a wishing well outside the hotel and my sister and I dropped 1-peso coins and made a wish.
What I LIKE about the hotel:
a.) It was cozy and we slept very well. Wasn't that noisy either.
b.) Staff were very friendly and never failed to greet us with a smile
c.) There were welcome drinks at the lobby.
d.) Very environmentally friendly - they have this rule that they don't change the linens everyday unless really needed which was okay with me.
e.) Daily breakfast! Yeay!
f.) Malioboro (Yogyakarta's famous shopping street) was just around a 2-3 minute drive.
g.) Breakfast - CROISSANT! love love love their croissant. =)
What I DON"T LIKE about the hotel.
a.) Dinner - so a male staff came to our room during our first night and told us that they had this Chinese Buffet for dinner at Cerenti restaurant. So my uncle and aunt decided that we would eat there. We were quite disappointed because there weren't that many choices for a buffet plus food wasn't that delicious. I hope they could do better next time.
b.) There was this one time that my uncle and aunt ordered banana dessert for us that was delivered to our respective rooms. But housekeeping was not able to get the plate for washing. After our city tour the next day, we found the plates right outside our room - still dirty. And guess what, we found it again the next day when we went to the restaurant for breakfast. It was just a bit odd.
c.) Cucumber juice served at breakfast - not really delicious for me.
Overall, it was a nice stay and we were very contented. Room had enough space for two people and it was clean. I would definitely stay there again when in Yogyakarta.
Grand Zuri Malioboro is located at Jl. P. Mangkubumi, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
XOXO,
AVI
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| Outside JOGJAKARTA station. A mere 5 minute drive from the hotel |
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| Hotel interiors - nice bird cage decorations |
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| TripAdvisor Plaque. |
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| They offer welcome drinks. This was cucumber juice. |
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| glimpse of our bathroom |
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| our twin beds |
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| cute red seat near the window |
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| view from our window - small pool. We weren't able to try it though since we left our swimsuits in Jakarta. |
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| don't know what that means. hahaha |
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| Television plus counter |
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| ample closet space and a safe |
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| some essentials |
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| their mini fridge. we didn't take anything from it. We didn't want additional charges. Haha. |
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| bathroom offers - shower cap, closed toothed comb, toothbrush and toothpaste and round soap |
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| inside the shower - a three-in-one soap shampoo and conditioner |
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| showerhead |
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| their hairdryer |
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| closer look at their safe. |
So they also have a Restaurant inside the hotel called CERENTI Restaurant where we had our breakfast everyday during our stay.
Few Snapshots of the foodies
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| my favorite - orange juice |
So I wasn't able to take the outside facade of the hotel because it was always raining during our three-day stay in Yogyakarta but as far as I could remember, the hotel had BECAKs and a BUS STOP just right in front of it. That gave easier access to tourists. We didn't have a chance to ride the public transportation though as we had a driver during our whole stay. There was also a wishing well outside the hotel and my sister and I dropped 1-peso coins and made a wish.
What I LIKE about the hotel:
a.) It was cozy and we slept very well. Wasn't that noisy either.
b.) Staff were very friendly and never failed to greet us with a smile
c.) There were welcome drinks at the lobby.
d.) Very environmentally friendly - they have this rule that they don't change the linens everyday unless really needed which was okay with me.
e.) Daily breakfast! Yeay!
f.) Malioboro (Yogyakarta's famous shopping street) was just around a 2-3 minute drive.
g.) Breakfast - CROISSANT! love love love their croissant. =)
What I DON"T LIKE about the hotel.
a.) Dinner - so a male staff came to our room during our first night and told us that they had this Chinese Buffet for dinner at Cerenti restaurant. So my uncle and aunt decided that we would eat there. We were quite disappointed because there weren't that many choices for a buffet plus food wasn't that delicious. I hope they could do better next time.
b.) There was this one time that my uncle and aunt ordered banana dessert for us that was delivered to our respective rooms. But housekeeping was not able to get the plate for washing. After our city tour the next day, we found the plates right outside our room - still dirty. And guess what, we found it again the next day when we went to the restaurant for breakfast. It was just a bit odd.
c.) Cucumber juice served at breakfast - not really delicious for me.
Overall, it was a nice stay and we were very contented. Room had enough space for two people and it was clean. I would definitely stay there again when in Yogyakarta.
Grand Zuri Malioboro is located at Jl. P. Mangkubumi, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
XOXO,
AVI
