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This resort is a small low-key resort with few facilities located in Cibangban Beach nearby Pelabuhan Ratu. It has a chilled-out atmosphere with gardens and lounging areas. The resort is designed with a lot of bamboo bridges placed over streams connecting each villa. It has a swimming pool, but with a rather deep shallow area, not suitable for non-swimmers.
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Runner-up in 2015 Family Guide to Jakarta Top Hotels
With its stylish, contemporary décor and a host of amenities from destination restaurants to relaxing leisure facilities, this hotel is about as central as it gets.
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Runner-up in 2015 Family Guide to Jakarta Top Hotels
Set in a lush valley on the outskirts of Ubud, this luxury resort won a Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award in 2015.
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Indonesia National Monument, known locally as Monas is a monument built to remember the struggle of Indonesian heroes fighting colonial domination. It was built during the time of the first president of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno, with the help of Sudarsono and F. Silaban as the architect, and Ir. Rooseno as the consultant. It was opened on 17th August 1961 by President Soekarno, and publicly opened on 12th July 1971.
The top of Monas shaped like a flame, symbolizing the never-extinguished spirit of Indonesian people. The flame was made of bronze, plated with 35 kg gold. The flame has 6 meters diameter and consists of 77 concentrated parts.
The standing pillar of Monas, at a height of 137 meters, symbolises a rice pestle, while the cup symbolises a rice barn, which are traditional tools to pound rice.
The monument is set in a large, green park used for relaxation and sport activities in the morning and afternoon time. Many people visit Monas on weekends and holidays.
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Runner-up in 2015 Family Guide to Jakarta Top Hotels
A stylish and luxury hotel Located on the first designated purity reserve in the world.
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The hotel is great as a base for trips to Taman Safari or for weekend golf excursions. Hotel has a nice swimming pool with a good kids‘ pool. The hotel has a kids‘ club designed for children ages 6-12 years.
There are several great golf courses near to the hotel, and staff will help you to organize trips around Bogor and a tea plantation tour. The hotel has two restaurants: one with Italian cuisine, one with International cuisine..
The Ocean Queen Resort lies on the ruggedly beautiful and sparsely populated south coast of West Java, about 4 hours drive from Jakarta. This resort is a 17-km drive past Pulabuhan Ratu, located on beautiful unspoiled black volcanic sand beach with a smaller, more sheltered bay at one end. The setting is idyllic, on a long private beach bounded by cliffs and the Indian Ocean, set in paddy fields and coconut trees. The lush foothills of the volcano Gunung Halimun, the largest National Park in West Java, form the backdrop to the north. The sunsets are spectacular.
The Ocean Queen has traditional but comfortable, and modern bungalows, self catering and fully serviced; rooms; a lounge; a restaurant; a pool plus kid’s pool which are set in 2 hectares of tropical gardens.
You can fill every day with activities. Explore the pristine coast by boat or motorbike. Surf, swim, scuba-dive and fish in the blue water of the Indian Ocean. Trek, hike and bird and animal watch in the primary forest of Mount Halimun. White-water raft the rivers cascading down from the mountain. Walk along the pristine coast, beaches, bays and headlands of south-west Java. Watch the marine turtles lay their eggs at Ujung Genteng. Visit the hot springs, bat cave, local markets and towns..
Pelabuhan Ratu (Queen’s Harbor is the administrative capital of Sukabumi Regency. Located at the southwest coast of West Java facing Indian Ocean. It is four hours drive from Bandung and up to 12 hours drive from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta due to traffic jam in Ciawi, Cicurug, Cibadak and Pelabuhan Ratu gate. Once named Wijnkoopsbaai by the Dutch, the bay is shaped like a large horseshoe and has enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Sundanese locals tell that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul (the Queen of South Sea) who reigns along the southern-coast of all Java. Pelabuhan Ratu has become a popular location for surfers in recent years, with its Indian Ocean location providing good waves for surfing. Several spots that are popular with for surfers are Cimaja Beach, Sunset Beach, Karang Sari Beach and Karang Aji Beach..
RA Residence offers a range of serviced apartments in a stylish, “boutique” residence, complete with well-equipped meeting rooms, Die Stube restaurant & bar, swimming pool, children’s playground and fitness room. The location is great, just south of the Toll Road in Simatupang, so convenient for most schools, going out in South Jakarta and, of course, the airport.
Runner-up in 2015 Family Guide to Jakarta Top Hotels
Nestled among stately residences and upscale retailers of the city’s newest commercial area, this hotel offers luxury in the centre of the city.
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