Comfortable bed, nice refurbished rooms, hot shower, full set of TV channels, very good staff and all at an excellent price (through TA and Agoda). We used an in house driver (who doubles as a security man) for the day trips who was charming and drove SLOWLY and SAFELY ... a real rarity here.

Breakfast was a bit of scrum (but hotel was pretty full) and was normal fare. It's situated in a nice part of town with a nice chocolate and drinks shop at the entry road.

No grumbles at all and I would certainly return

The best thing about this hotel is the view of Semarang from the balcony of its coffee house / restaurant (off the lobby). You can even see as far as the coastal lines and the sea!

A bunch of us actually had the room for day use - in preparation for a friend's wedding being held in the convention centre, just down the corridor. Our room was just next to the reception desk. The room is a normal hotel room with 2 twin beds (which have 100-year-old springs that don't work so sleeping on them overnight will definitely cause your back problems to amplify), tv, sofa, wardrobe, carpet flooring, ensuite bathroom. The bathroom was big enough with marble flooring. Well, basically, the room was your normal hotel room - nothing to shout about, except to complain about the too-soft beds.

We requested for a hairdryer, they complied. Then we requested for an iron and ironing board. They said we could give the suit to them for pressing service - which is chargeable! This is my very first time in an Asian hotel that refuses to give me an iron when I request for it and instead has the audacity to tell me to pay for pressing!

But I do have to say that their staff at reception are extremely polite. I was happy with the check-in process.

On the long corridor from our room to the convention centre, there's a little door leading to a small spa centre. It only has 2 spa suites : 1 couples room with no view, and 1 singles room which has an absolutely gorgeous garden view. The spa is very traditional and no frills, there's not much ambience and it's quite sparse. I had the deluxe treatment (scrub, mask, massage, milk bath) and was very pleased with it, especially the scrub which really polished my skin. And, the whole treatment was at a very very affordable price.

Overall, I loved the view and the spa best from this hotel. The convention facilities were of course good as well - the ballroom was transformed beyond recognition for the wedding, though I think this would be due more to the wedding planners than the venue itself.

But I wouldn't stay here again, because it's far from the city. It seems to be in a high-end residential area.

I stayed at this hotel as I got an event at one of the ballroom. They had great reception staffs, as they are really handfull and friendly. I checked in to the hotel at about 2am and asked for a late check out, they gave me a late check out until 4pm straight away. I really appreciated what they did, as I was really exhausted that day.

The hotel room was quite old and not that clean but it's still fine for me as long as I can take a good rest.

It looks like they've done a major renovation on my last visit, I may not stay again on this hotel as it's pretty far from downtown, unless I have a business on that hotel again.

It was the first hotel in Semarang built with international standards by the Pertamina group in the 70's. This hotel has a nice resort like location up in the Candi hills south of Semarang downtown just off Sisingamaraja road and is still considered a decent hotel to stay. I've stayed there once over 20 years ago but recently had a half day stay in one of their rooms. I like the relaxing and calm surroundings but I prefer to stay closer to downtown.for practical reasons.