We left the hotel and drove to the heart of Jogjakarta,
where we were caught in a really bad traffic. I still can’t figure out why Ridz
wanted a hotel right in the middle of the most touristic road, Jalan Malioboro.
“Ok, I can accept that he doesn’t want to trouble Mama and
Abah but...sigh…fine, I’m not going to interfere…well, it’s their trip, not
mine.” I told hubby.
We went to Ibis Hotel and stopped by to ask whether is there
any available room, but luck wasn’t on our side. I wasn’t sure why, but most of
the hotels were fully occupied. Maybe there’s something going on that I wasn’t
aware of.
As predicted, Ridz drove us to a classic but modern elegance
hotel, Inna Garuda (click link to view). It is located right on Malioboro street. This hotel had been changed six times! It was the built by
Dutch colonial and it was their intention to make it as the most luxurious
hotel in Jogjakarta. Then came the Japanese, where they changed the hotel name,
which later, Indonesia declared their freedom, and changed it back. Not long
after, Dutch came back and took over, but Indonesian government got the
authority to give a new name. Then PT. Natour was given a trust to manage the
hotel, changed the name, which later, merged with PT. Hotel Indonesia and
finally came up with Inna Garuda. Fiuh! What’s the fuss of changing the name,
guys??
Entering the driveway of this almost 100 years hotel had
made me some kind of wealthy peps. We parked the car and entered the lobby,
where Ridz and Abah settled the registration. Koyak la poket orang tua tu. Meanwhile,
we sat on the wooden teak seating where the bell boy handed in some sweets for
Putri and welcome drinks for us. The inner decoration was more or less like a presidential
office with huge chandeliers, high ceiling and carved walls. The porters then
carried our bags and sent them over to our rooms.
Before he opened the door, I saw one huge room with clear glasses
on both side of the door, opposite our room. It was a suite with common area!
Omg! Will I get a suite as well? I prayed hard fefeeling retis gitu.
But not hard enough coz I got twin beds in my room. Pfft!
“I am sooooo gonna attach these two beds!” I stomped my
feet.
Like other hotels, the hotel facilities looked much more the
same. From convention room, lounge, coffee house, spa, swimming pool, where they
named these places with famous people as well as tourist hotspots in Indonesia.
“Abah, wanna try some foot massage downstairs?” Ridz
suggested.
“Sure…” Abah nodded.
Ok, dengki. I always wanted to have a spa treatment in
Indonesia but hubby and I always have no time for it. Plus, we rather spend our
penny for exploring places. So, I asked Mama whether she wants to try or not,
but Mama declined. Ok, tak perlu dengki. Let’s go jalan-jalan. Hahaha!
10 comments:
best nyer!!
wow.. mmg tak disangka u cik rodiah bercuti di sini.. huhuhu
WOW MEWAH GAYANYA HOTEL TU!!!
cantiknye tempat dia ^^
mrs.eady, best tang mana tu? hehehe!
skin, sila sangka KALAU bersama mama dan abah ye :)
jggl, mewah sgtttttttttt kahkah!
mrs rongoks, boleh tahan sbb mcm bgunan zaman kolonial :D
ok..first thing aku tgk bangunan hotel ni aku akan ckp bentuk dia mcm bangunan hospital KPJ! hahaha. lebih kurang sama je bentuk plus putih lak tuh! haha.
bestnyaaaaa de org belanja. #untungla demo
john, spital? hahaha! if spital betul, mmg aku tak tido situ la tobatttt!
#untungla tak kuar seduit...eh ada, beli baju sendri!
nak kena jual kambing biri biri kat cover photo tu baru leh tido kat garuda ni
i dah pasang angan2 ni nk pegi buat massage java kt mana2 nanti, katanya murah heheheh
meng, jgn curi kambeng ku ituuuuuu! hahaha sangat comel! ala, ko pi la try tido situ, ko jual baju HRC ko yg belambak tu ye? ye?
na, wah dgr cite kat jogja pi tempat menarik! bestnyerrr! siap supir lagiiii!
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