The Saraswati hotel is excellent located just a few minutes walk grom the entrance from the Borobudur. We read in some comments that you are wakened in the early morning by the mosques in the area. We didn't mind as we got up early in the morning and at 6.00 am we were one of the first to enter the... More

Beautiful hotel. Very warm & friendly staff. We went in the middle of the week. The hotel was very quiet & serene. The rooms were spacious & clean. We had a great dinner in the hotel restaurant. We did the sunrise at Borobudur at 4 am & the hotel had breakfast waiting for us when we came back. The hotel... More

Close proximity to Borobudur. They organized a ride to the temple for sunset at no additional cost (Rp380,000) which is the same if you wake up and walk yourself to the front gates & pay the sunset tour fee. We walked back to the hotel after for breakfast. Was fortunate enough to meet the manager, Mr Safir Boedi, who was... More

we had booked this hotel in good faith and understood the three days cancellation policy. having had an accident in Lombok, we were physically unable to get to Borobudur as planned. Not only did we lose our airline tickets, but when I contacted the hotel 2.5 days in advance, they said to cancel online. When I tried, it said "no... More

Yes, it is an expensive hotel, but what a beautiful place! The pool and garden are lovely, and were deserted when we stayed there (although that was in the rainy season). The food was also very good. The hotel is conveniently located for Borobudur Temple - about ten to fifteen minutes walk. Alternatively, you can always hail a becak (cycle... More

I am staggered by the complaints about the Saraswati Hotel at Borobudur. Firstly the mosque – it is a Muslim country and a good 70% of the visitors to the stupa were Muslim when we were there. You only have to look out of the car window on the way here to see how many mosques there are all over... More

We stayed in this hotel for two nights. The first night we were the only guests and the second night there were six of us. It is very conveniently situated to get to Borobodur but it is quite close to a noisy mosque which gives a wake up call very early. We sat by the pool during part of one... More

Yes, the call and prayers of the Mosque (as also mentioned by many other reviewers) is really an issue at 04.00 every morning at Sarawati Borobudur. The sound is not somewhere far away but it feels like the people calling are standing just before your window. Another issue is the bad Internet connection. A non working Internet is happening every... More

We stayed there one night to see the sunrise at Borobudur, it was very close to the temple and very convenient. The hotel looks nice and the pool is very nice. The rooms are just practical with no charm compared to the rest of the hotel. The main problem is the noise of the mosque which is by the hotel.... More