In downtown Yogyakarta (D.I Yogyakarta) Indonesia, around Malioboro (the shopping centre of Yogyakarta) neighborhood, there are many motels, hostels, and hotels available for local and international tourists. Prices are ranging from very cheap to very expensive (around US$ 5 to US$ 250 or more); Hotel Ibis and Mutiara Hotel are to name some of the famous ones that are located in the heart of downtown Yogyakarta.
When we were attending one of my sisters’ wedding in Yogyakarta, our family lived around Jalan Adi Sucipto, about 25 minutes drive from Adisucipto International Airport. Their rented house was located across Ayam Goreng Suharti, the famous fried chicken restaurant in Yogyakarta and as we were not that familiar with the wedding ceremony building, we decided to stay in a motel not too far from where our family lived instead in Malioboro. This motel is called Wisma Prambanan.
Wisma Prambanan is a pretty good two-storey building motel. The interior is neat though humble, the facility is complete with hot and cold shower plus air conditioner, and the bed is just comfortable. Each room on the upper floor has separated balcony in front of the rooms with bamboo seats and tables. This motel is located right on the main street of Jalan Solo, very close to Jalan Adi Sucipto. The place is clean and well managed. Many green plants surrounding the motel and certainly they make the motel looks very nice and green. Outside the parking lot, there are some Becak (Indonesian rickshaw) lining up ready to take you to wherever you want to go (just don’t forget to bargain for the price though!).
Our room was only Rp 150.000 (US$ 15) at that time. Compare to our first experience in Yan’s Beach Bungalows in Bali, the condition of our room and the motel itself of Wisma Prambanan Yogyakarta is way better, and the service was also good, Javanese are very respectful people. For the same price as Yan’s Beach Bungalows, the room in Wisma Prambanan was even provided not just with very comfortable bed but enough light, TV, toilet paper and blanket!
In holiday season, many hotels, motels, and hostels in Malioboro are fully booked and occupied, and if you can’t find any in Malioboro, check Wisma Prambanan, yes it is not downtown, but taxis and becaks are everywhere, need not to worry, plus you will be closer to reach the famous Prambanan Temple!
Hotel & Motel Yogyakarta ' Wisma Prambanan'
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