Aston Imperium Purwokerto

The reception area

 Awarded as the best hotel in Purwokerto by Trip Advisor, this newly opened hotel brings fresh and comfort for both business-related-guest and leisure-traveler in Purwokerto (a small district in Central Java – about 4hours drive from Jogjakarta). During our one-day-stop-over there, I would say that the hotel deserves the award (it was quite hard to find another hotel which offers more or less the same service and comfort as Aston). With its sleek and minimalist design – along with selected pop art item displayed, the hotel gives off the modern and chic vibes. Look at the indoor pool with open view to Mount Batur, covered by cute circling awning or the plush seating area in the vast and high ceiling lobby. All are served and provided with smile of the staffs.

The lobby

The restaurant...I luv the ceiling

My humble breakfast   :-)

Strategically located in the heart of Purwokerto, the hotel is quite easy to find. Few mini-markets are available within walking distance, not to mention the food stalls that offer local delicacies, are scattered around for you to choose. But if you are short on time for exploring the area, the hotel has restaurant and coffee lounge that provide not only local but international menu as well (and it was cheap – compared to the similar menu in Jkt). Beside resto, Aston Imperium also provides meeting room, gym and spa facilities. The pool is not too big, with separation between the children pool (knee-depth) and a deeper one (around 190cm).

The cold swimming pool

The pool view from the bedroom

The room itself was clean and sparsely decorated and furnished, but I liked the double queen beds (enough for 4 of us). The space was adequate (not too big and yet not too small as well) with complete facilities like cable tv, coffee-tea-maker, SDB, mini bar, as well as basic amenities. One thing that I liked the most was the fast free wifi which was available (you can easily access it wherever you are, no fussy for login and logout...no fussy for remembering your user ID and password). I couldn’t find a thing for complain…except the inflexibility which pool towel has to be returned on spot but I could live with those LOL   J   Surely, I would love to try another Aston hotel elsewhere.

The simple bedroom