Metro Hotel, Yogyakarta
by SueRivet about Metro Hotel, Yogyakarta
In July 2000 I paid 20,000 rupees (about US $2.50) for a single with shared bathroom facilities. Very nice, safe (I was travelling solo at the time) hotel on a sidestreet of lots of little hotels and guesthouses. It has a nice-looking pool, which I didn't use (no swimsuit, did I mention to bring one?), and breakfast (included) can be taken in the restaurant area inside, or outside in the small patio area.
This was one of the best inexpensive places where I stayed on my whole trip! Highly recommend!!
TRAIN-JAKARTA-YOGYA-SURABAYA-MALANG
by meiyergani
You could take a TAKSAKA, ARGO LAWU, ARGO DWIPANGGA executive air conditioned morning train or an evening train from JAKARTA GAMBIR Train station to YOGYAKARTA TUGU Train station, would take 7 hours, but sometime will take 9 hours, the fare in week days is a little bit cheaper than in the weekend, it was in the range of Rp 220,000,- to Rp 280,000,- (US.D 22 to 28), you would better to take a morning train scheduled at about 07.00 am or 08.00 am.
From Yogyakarta TUGU train station, go out toward Malioboro street(yogya main thoroughfare), it was just 10 minutes walking distance to HOTEL IBIS YOGYA at the left lane side of Malioboro street (No. 52-58 phone +62274516974) just beside MALIOBORO MALL. or there were many budget Hotels (US.D 10 to 20) at the small street PUJOKUSUMAN located at the left side of MALIOBORO MALL
You could take SANCAKA train from YOGYA-TUGU STATION to SURABAYA-GUBENG TRAIN STATION it will take 6 hours YOGYA-SURABAYA with the fare Rp 75,000 to Rp 125,000 executive class air.cond or Rp 55,000 to Rp 80,000 business class fan,
the morning train is 07.00 am and evening train is 03.30 pm (15.30), would be better take a morning train, from Surabaya Gubeng train station, it was just 5 to 10 minutes walking distance to SAHID HOTEL Jl Pemuda Surabaya, close to Plaza Surabaya, or in a rather far away 20 minutes walking distance to HOTEL INNA SIMPANG at Jl. Gubernur Suryo 1-3 phone +62315342151-9(hunting) a nice and decent hotel I ever stayed, close to TUNJUNGAN Plaza.
From Surabaya Gubeng train station you could take a morning train MALANG EXPRESS (10.00 am, please check while you are at the station)which would take two hours to Malang Train Station with the fare of Rp 10,000 to Rp 20,000 (Malang was 90 km southern of Surabaya). Malang train station was situated in front of TUGU MALANG and it was just 5 minutes walking distance to TUGU MALANG, where TUGU MALANG was Malang City ground zero at jalan Trunojoyo.
Along Jalan (street) Trunojoyo there were a few decent hotel and a few cafe. Kartika Kusuma Hotel with Java Dancer Coffee shop, face to face with MODENA HOTEL, the fare of both hotel were about US.D 20 to 40, there were also TUGU HOTEL, SPLENDID HOTEL, at the same street and all just 10 minutes walking distance from Malang train station, please look and decide in which hotel you would stay.
The way back to Surabaya you could take A bus from Malang bus station with the fare of Rp 15,000 (gain an information from your hotel how to get there)to Surabaya BUNGURASIH bus station then take a taxi with the fare Rp 50,000,- to SURABAYA JUANDA AIRPORT, or from Malang you could take the same train to Surabaya GUBENG train station, then take a taxi to Surabaya JUANDA Air Port. Beware !! Spare much time from GUBENG to Airport, Surabaya traffic was a terribly very very crowded
Have a nice trip to Indonesia. Regard from Gani Bogor Indonesia
TRAIN-JAKARTA-YOGYA-SURABAYA-MALANG
by meiyergani
You could take a TAKSAKA, ARGO LAWU, ARGO DWIPANGGA executive air conditioned morning train or an evening train from JAKARTA GAMBIR Train station to YOGYAKARTA TUGU Train station, would take 7 hours, but sometime will take 9 hours, the fare in week days is a little bit cheaper than in the weekend, it was in the range of Rp 220,000,- to Rp 280,000,- (US.D 22 to 28), you would better to take a morning train scheduled at about 07.00 am or 08.00 am.
From Yogyakarta TUGU train station, go out toward Malioboro street(yogya main thoroughfare), it was just 10 minutes walking distance to HOTEL IBIS YOGYA at the left lane side of Malioboro street (No. 52-58 phone +62274516974) just beside MALIOBORO MALL. or there were many budget Hotels (US.D 10 to 20) at the small street SOSROKUSUMAN located at the left side of MALIOBORO MALL
You could take SANCAKA train from YOGYA-TUGU STATION to SURABAYA-GUBENG TRAIN STATION it will take 6 hours YOGYA-SURABAYA with the fare Rp 75,000 to Rp 125,000 executive class air.cond or Rp 55,000 to Rp 80,000 business class fan,
the morning train is 07.00 am and evening train is 03.30 pm (15.30), would be better take a morning train, from Surabaya Gubeng train station, it was just 5 to 10 minutes walking distance to SAHID HOTEL Jl Pemuda Surabaya, close to Plaza Surabaya, or in a rather far away 20 minutes walking distance to HOTEL INNA SIMPANG at Jl. Gubernur Suryo 1-3 phone +62315342151-9(hunting) a nice and decent hotel I ever stayed, close to TUNJUNGAN Plaza.
From Surabaya Gubeng train station you could take a morning train MALANG EXPRESS (10.00 am, please check while you are at the station)which would take two hours to Malang Train Station with the fare of Rp 10,000 to Rp 20,000 (Malang was 90 km southern of Surabaya). Malang train station was situated in front of TUGU MALANG and it was just 5 minutes walking distance to TUGU MALANG, where TUGU MALANG was Malang City ground zero at jalan Trunojoyo.
Along Jalan (street) Trunojoyo there were a few decent hotel and a few cafe. Kartika Kusuma Hotel with Java Dancer Coffee shop, face to face with MODENA HOTEL, the fare of both hotel were about US.D 20 to 40, there were also TUGU HOTEL, SPLENDID HOTEL, at the same street and all just 10 minutes walking distance from Malang train station, please look and decide in which hotel you would stay.
The way back to Surabaya you could take A bus from Malang bus station with the fare of Rp 15,000 (gain an information from your hotel how to get there)to Surabaya BUNGURASIH bus station then take a taxi with the fare Rp 50,000,- to SURABAYA JUANDA AIRPORT, or from Malang you could take the same train to Surabaya GUBENG train station, then take a taxi to Surabaya JUANDA Air Port. Beware !! Spare much time from GUBENG to Airport, Surabaya traffic was a terribly very very crowded
Have a nice trip to Indonesia. Regard from Gani Bogor Indonesia
