Jogja Trip - Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel

So, here we are!
This is part 2 of Hotel Hopping adventure in Jogja! *woo-hoo~~*

After spending a great time staying at The Phoenix Hotel, we moved to our second hotel, Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel.

Compared to The Phoenix Hotel, this hotel is much more modern, posh, business-like kind of hotel. Upon arriving in the hotel, we were greeted by a nice gentleman wearing uniform of palace guard (in coincide with the fact that Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel was previously known as Ambarrukmo Palace Hotel?), and escorted to a huge lobby - typical of newer hotels - to do our check in at the receptionist counter. It's too bad that we didn't get a room upgrade this time, oh well...

Huge flower arrangement in the lobby - so beautiful~

Our room was on 7th floor, corner room, which was perfect as we got bigger balcony (~270 degree viewing angle!), and the size was quite big, maybe a little bit smaller than the room in The Phoenix Hotel, but the thing is, the one in The Phoenix is divided into 3 separate rooms (living room, bedroom and bathroom), while here is 2 rooms (bedroom and bathroom), so it felt somewhat bigger and wider than The Phoenix's.

bedroom - very room-y, huge balcony

minibar

view of swimming pool from my room

Since the hotel was quite newly renovated, the furniture is new as well. The bed was very comfortable, by the way. The room theme is minimalist - which is very "in" in Indonesia at the moment, it has been the most chosen theme for houses, interior designs, etc. I can't seem to count how many times I sighed each time I saw new shop-houses with minimalist style during my visit to my hometown (or any town in Indonesia).

On the other upside, the breakfast was EXCELLENT! It offers very wide selection of breakfast meal, from salad to Indonesian soto, bread to fried rice, fresh milk to soymilk, etc. The coffee was good, though I prefer the one in The Phoenix.

Next to the hotel building, there's a small man-made trail with few gazebos which seems nice to take a stroll in, and also an open-air Javanese-style hall, and a smaller Javanese-style building surrounded by a pond which actually looks like a swimming pool, but it's not.

There's a mall (Ambarrukmo Plaza) next to the hotel. It only takes a little walk from the hotel lobby, cross a small street, and you shall reach the mall. It can be a good place to look for food on the day you decide to spend the time in hotel room.

Ah, one more good thing about our room, in the morning, I woke up early (around 6 AM), and I got to see the sunrise and a clear view of mount Merapi, it was beautiful! - the photos don't do justice unfortunately :(

sunrise

mount Merapi

Overall, I had good time staying in this hotel. The room was very comfortable though it gave a different feeling from The Phoenix's room. At The Phoenix, it kinda felt like home-y, while here, it was very business-like, kinda cold actually. It can be a good choice of hotel as the location is quite close to airport, and a mall is basically just  right next door.

Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel
Jalan Laksda Adisucipto No 81Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: (62-274) 488488, 
Fax: (62-274) 488789