Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Towers, Indonesia [Master Thread]
May 19, 2010, 10:13 am
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Never stayed at the Hyatt but always flown past it during approach to BDO and it looks really run down, best hotel in town is the new Hilton but I prefer Sheraton's open air resort concept.
May 19, 2010, 11:05 am
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Golden Bird is part of the Blue Bird group which is the most reputable taxi company in Indonesia, and many hotels use them. Avanza is a rather small vehicle, a 1.3 litre mini-mpv which may be ok for short rides but not long distance.
Just as a guide on cost of things over there; the train fare from Jakarta on executive class is 55,000 per person, the shared shuttle vans go for anything between 100,000 to 170,000 per person depending on type of service and vehicle (the most comfortable being the VIP service using Toyota Alphard with seats similar to aircraft biz class)
If you are departing from central Jakarta and have an extra hour to spare, the train (only the Argo Gade executive class is left running now) can be quite interesting.
Just as a guide on cost of things over there; the train fare from Jakarta on executive class is 55,000 per person, the shared shuttle vans go for anything between 100,000 to 170,000 per person depending on type of service and vehicle (the most comfortable being the VIP service using Toyota Alphard with seats similar to aircraft biz class)
If you are departing from central Jakarta and have an extra hour to spare, the train (only the Argo Gade executive class is left running now) can be quite interesting.
Its been a few years since I used to visit Bandung regularly, but the first few years
( 1980's) I stayed at the Sheraton. Pleasant enough, but too far away from downtown.
When the Hyatt opened, I switched, and was very happy with them. If they are
still around, I'd highly recommend.
As for getting there, take the train!! As well as convenience, it is much safer than
driving. I have done both many times ( as well as flying when Merpati ran that
route), but the train is best.
( 1980's) I stayed at the Sheraton. Pleasant enough, but too far away from downtown.
When the Hyatt opened, I switched, and was very happy with them. If they are
still around, I'd highly recommend.
As for getting there, take the train!! As well as convenience, it is much safer than
driving. I have done both many times ( as well as flying when Merpati ran that
route), but the train is best.
May 19, 2010, 11:44 am
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And if your wife "likes to stop & take pictures", you wont be able to do that (without breaking the law) since almost the entire journey are on highways, unless she also likes to take pictures of highway rest areas toilets. The scenery from the trains are better than from the highway, get the camera out when you are 2 hr out of Jakarta .....
May 20, 2010, 4:50 am
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I am not suggesting that you go for the shared shuttle, only to give you a comparison to decide whether the costs quoted by the hotel is reasonable.
And if your wife "likes to stop & take pictures", you wont be able to do that (without breaking the law) since almost the entire journey are on highways, unless she also likes to take pictures of highway rest areas toilets. The scenery from the trains are better than from the highway, get the camera out when you are 2 hr out of Jakarta .....
And if your wife "likes to stop & take pictures", you wont be able to do that (without breaking the law) since almost the entire journey are on highways, unless she also likes to take pictures of highway rest areas toilets. The scenery from the trains are better than from the highway, get the camera out when you are 2 hr out of Jakarta .....
she likes to take pictures of almost everything & they sell like crazy at her shows....even if we don't stop, we can always ask the driver to slow down for her to take the pictures....
i have heard from other people as well that the scenery from the trains is much better....maybe i can suggest this to her....
May 20, 2010, 5:01 am
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If you have actually looked up on the shuttle costs, the same companies usually also provide private transfers on request, but not many travellers use this service. My guess is that you can probably get a private car for 200-300 thousand rupiah cheaper if you arranged it yourself, so you decide what is "reasonable"
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Jun 8, 2010, 8:59 am
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have my stay at this property starting tomorrow....i saw on the spg site that i have already been upgraded to a towers room....anyone know what those rooms are like????
Jun 8, 2010, 9:34 am
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Room in the "Towers" wing located at the rear of the property. Good sized room with a large workdesk area at the marbled entrance area, a carpeted sitting area with a single and a two seater sofas plus a large coffee table, 37 inch panasonic plasma tv, sweet sleeper bed, a large balcony with table and 2 chairs, full marble bathroom with bathtub and separate shower stall. Decor is more towards "old world" and the bathroom not exactly new, but its comfortable enough.
Jun 10, 2010, 12:06 am
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finally ended up taking a toyota innova for idr 900,000 from the airport to bandung....took us a little over 3 hours to get here....there were some nice views when we were approaching bandung & the driver slowed down a little bit for my wife to take some pictures....so it was all good....
we were taken to the towers lounge upon arrival & check-in was fairly quick....we got upgraded to a towers room, which is quite nice....its got a seperate sitting area & also a desk area as soon as you enter the room....we are on the first floor so we have access to the garden from our room....breakfast is free in the lounge & so are evening snacks which run from 4pm-7pm....
we were taken to the towers lounge upon arrival & check-in was fairly quick....we got upgraded to a towers room, which is quite nice....its got a seperate sitting area & also a desk area as soon as you enter the room....we are on the first floor so we have access to the garden from our room....breakfast is free in the lounge & so are evening snacks which run from 4pm-7pm....
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Jun 10, 2010, 5:03 am
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we were taken to the towers lounge upon arrival & check-in was fairly quick....we got upgraded to a towers room, which is quite nice....its got a seperate sitting area & also a desk area as soon as you enter the room....we are on the first floor so we have access to the garden from our room....breakfast it free in the lounge & so are evening snacks which run from 4pm-7pm....
Over at the lounge they also do a simple "afternoon tea" with some light food and drinks (but no alcohol), apart from breakfast and evening cocktails which you have mentioned. I believe you are also entitled to breakfast in the main restaurant.
BTW you should indicate the airport you came from (I presume its CGK), Bandung actually has its own airport BDO which is very near the Hilton (can even see the runway from some of the rooms there)
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Jun 10, 2010, 7:07 am
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tomorrow we are flying to bali from bdo....the hotel has booked a car for us to the airport for idr 55,000....
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