http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2010-03-22T10:13:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Indonesia%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/23/11216/9106 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/bintan_lagoon.png" class="imgborder"><p>Hop a flight for Singapore and a 55-minute ferry ride and you end up on the Indonesian island of Bintan, famous for beaches, tropical gardens and views over the South China Sea. And with Chinese New Year approaching, the <a href="http://web.bintanlagoon.com/index.htm"><b>Bintan Lagoon Resort</b></a> has a bunch of special packages to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Pig.</p><p>From 11 to 24 February--including the special New Year's Day, falling on February 18 this year--you can get special deals on villas for between four and seven people. Special package rates run from about $300 for four people up to$530 for seven, and include transfers from the ferry terminal, breakfast and a drink at the bar. Bintan Lagoon Resort offers juliana 2007-01-23T11:21:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/25/122614/647 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mandarin_surayaba.jpg"><p>A heritage hotel in the town of Surabaya, Indonesia sounds a little sketchy. After all this isn't exactly a tourist's town. But the <a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/"><b>Mandarin Oriental Hotel Majapahit Surabaya </b></a> adds a major dose of flair to this city that once was hot on the trail to becoming the next Amsterdam.<p> The Dutch colonists have long since departed though their trail is clear throughout the hotel and its city. Now Dutch and Asian styles converge to create sort of new wave fusion dish; old-world style gardens, a manor, and the class that Mandarin hotels are so known for. <p> The reviews from this place are great and it pulls in several "best hotel I've ever stayed in" to brag Courtney 2006-09-25T13:45:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/10/232846/552 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ritz_jakarta.jpg">Having topped a recent guest satisfaction survey, we know the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/jakarta/"><b>Ritz Carlton</b></a> is doing something right in terms of service. <p>And blogger <a href="http://asparageese.blogspot.com/2006/07/saya-cinta-jakarta.html">Sticks and Stones</a> found out just what it is that the hotel chain offers, even in a place like Jakarta where the water is always yellow.<p> <blockquote><p>I began by taking a shower in my huge-ass bathroom which was more than twice as big as my office cubicle, then a looooooong soak in my bathtub next to the large picture window looking out onto the (smoggy) Jakarta cityscape in my Bulgari bath salts? (Sidenote: the Bulgari bath salts provided are red, because when they turn the water pink and fragrant, you will forget that the Courtney 2006-08-11T09:45:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/