FS' world of words: Hotels around Lembang

My friends, often ask me about hotels around Lembang/Dago area (maybe bacause we often spend our weekend there). One after another…and since I’ve been repeating almost the same information, I thought it would be better if I made some sort of summary for them and hopefully you could find it useful too. I wouldn’t go into much details of the properties (since you could find those information on the respective websites) so here, I would note what I thought interesting and not. I put lots of picture here…well some said that a single pic tells thousand words J

The greenery around the resort

Natural rock in front of the row of bungalows

Green Forest Resort

The front porch of the bungalow

The back porch overlooking the river and forest

Pluses:

§ Located near Kampung Gajah (Jln. Sersan Badjuri) so it’s quite perfect for 1N stay if you plan to visit Kampung Gajah on the next day

§ A few spaces to Jendela Alam too, another fun yet educating place for your children

§ The complex is vast, lots of greenery and place for my girls to run around without bumping into another guest

§ The bungalow was located near the river bank, so we could hear the water stream. It was pretty relaxing, to have birds’ chirping and river flow music while you are having an aromatic bubble hot bath *grinning*

§ The bungalow was quite big, enough for 4 of us with spacious balcony overlooking the river

The restaurant

Some gazebos for intimate dining experience

The hanging bridge

Minus:

§ The small outbound seemed not well-maintained

§ The hanging bridge, perhaps due to safety reason, was closed (defeated the purpose of having one then)

§ No other means of entertainment here (for adult nor kids)

§ Only had 1 restaurant, so basically not much option for dining there

§ Since the bungalow was located at the back (facing a forest), so it had lots of insect…not harmful but better bring your insect repellant though

§ The hotel room was small and standard

Imah Seniman

Astonishing view right?

The bungalow design

Pluses

§ It was picturesque…even in rain…like a setting on a postcard (see the pic for yourself)

§ There was (human-made?) lake in the middle in which you can row the canoe around (well you could ask the staff to row for you too)

§ They had some activities for children like painting a batik or making a simple kite

§ I like the way they designed the bungalow (promoted the way to live in harmony with the mother nature – no worry though – they still have electric outlet and flat widescreen TV available but only local channels though)…but for someone who dislike wood/insect/bamboo hut might find it quite terrifying

Inside the bungalow...pretty dark even in the noon

Another dark restaurant

Minus

§ The lighting was too dim…when the night falls, it was pretty dark. More ever, the bungalow was set in natural and tropical landscape…so it was quite uncomfortable at night around the hotel (so not only in the bungalow room but in the restaurant as well)

§ Again, due to the tropical landscape, expect some insect inside your room and DO bring your insect repellant

§ The room is too small for 4 of us, there was barely space to stretch our legs LOL…well, there was barely space for my girls to run around J

§ Only had one restaurant so unless you are having your meals somewhere else, or you are going to have those traditional Sudanese dishes and snacks.

Row...row...row your boat

The spa area at the back of the complex

Jadoel Village

The park in the middle of the complex

The reception area with koi pond

The breath-taking spa areas (perfect for your pre-wed photo taking)

The only entertainment there

Pluses

§ Ah…one of my fav. I declared this as one of the best hideaway for romantic weekend/honeymoon. The place was so serene and simply lovely.

§ The place is big and private (if you are lucky since they only had 2 bungalows with private pool, you could even swim stark-naked in your private pool – if you can withstand the cold though). The bungalow itself was huge with wooden materials.

§ I liked the design…I loved the simple and not-useful stuffs (you know…sort of stuff that had nothing to do yet essential) scattered around inside the bungalow. I loved the oldies floor tiles they had there…really brought back some memories (geez do I sounded like an old woman? Hope not). I loved the cozy ambiance despite the oldies setting. I don’t know how they collect some oldies mag…I saw some noted back in 1980s. I liked the big rock bath tub *grinning*