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Excellent service, strategic location, as well as clean and complete
facilities are not the only consideration for travelers to choose to
stay at a hotel, more and more travelers are demanding hotels with
eco-friendly standards.
The followings are some hotels in Indonesia that have won the ASEAN
Green Hotel Award which was held earlier this year in Kuching, Malaysia.
Borobudur Hotel
The hotel located in Lapangan Banteng area, Jakarta,
has been famous for its ox-tail soup menu.
The hotel had recently added
more reputation as the number one green hotel in Indonesia with its
recycle water and green cleaning system. The waste water in the hotel is
recycled to be used to water the plantations and flushing the toilets.
The hotel also uses LED lights that are considered as a more ‘energy
saver’ compared to conventional lights. The use of air conditioner and
waste reductions are also proven efficient.
St. Regis Bali Resort
The St. Regis Bali Resort is located not far from
Ngurah Rai International Airport of Bali. It is nested in front of Nusa
Dua beach that offers beautiful scenery plus calm parks combo.
Regis has
been certified in the Earth Check Silver Certified for its ecofriendly
building that is considered beneficial from nature, cultural heritage,
and local economy.
Alila Villas Uluwatu
The villa was built on the high land near a beach
and consisting of 50 hotel rooms and 35 family villas. The hotel also
has infinity pools that faces the ocean. Spending the afternoon at the
hotel can be a perfect moment.
Alila Villas Uluwatu becomes the first hotel in Bali that received
environmentally sustainable design (ESD) certification and exceeding the
green globe requirements.
Alila incorporate Balinese pavilion
architecture with rural scenery by the touch of modern open space. The
building materials were taken from Bali or Java.
The Dharmawangsa Jakarta
The colonial-styled tropical house has high ceilings
and large doors and windows that reinforce its grandeur look. The
design also allows more air and sunlight to penetrate into building.
Dharmawangsa was indeed designed to be in harmony with its surrounding
nature by implementing green principles.
It enables the hotel to save 20 to 50 percent of the operational cost
without reducing the aesthetic and international standard services.
The
Dharmawangsa has certified for energy and water saving, solid and
liquid waste management, eco-friendly materials usage, and for the
cooperation with local communities.
The hotel also supplies its water necessities from the rain and recycling the waste water.
Source : Tempo
The grey cliff was standing tall in the middle cool air in Lembang,
West Bandung, West Java.
The aroma of pine growing on the cliff
emphasized the clement ambience around the location.
“The view is so breathtaking, this is a good spot to take some photos
with beautiful sceneries on the background,” said a female visitor from
Bandung, Agniatun. “From here, we can also see the top view of the
Bandung city.”
The cliff, known as Gunung Batu, was an andesitic hill having the height of 30 to 50 meters.
“The formations of the stone often used by nature lover clubs to
practice cliff climbing,” said 68-year-old Maman, a staff of earth
quake-monitoring station on the top of Gunung Batu.
Gunung Batu also the most popular spot along the Lembang fault.
Lembang fault is a geological phenomenon in a form of crack on the earth
crust due to a plate dislocation. The crack causing the ground in the
north of Lembang moved down while the ground in south arose.
“On the coming October and November, the raptor birds from Japan,
China, and Taiwan will migrate and cross above Lembang. It will be an
additional attraction,” said Nugraha Prayogie, a member of a photography
community of Bandung Birding.
From the highest spot of Gunung Batu, visitors were able to see the
stretch of mountains starting from Mt Bukit Unggul on the east, Mt
Palintang, Mount Kasur, and Mount Manglayang.
Turning to the north, visitors would see the grand Mount Tangkuban
Parahu and Mount Putri. In the south, a row of Mount Malabar, Mount
Wayang, Mount Patuha, and Mount Windu.
To get to Gunung Batu, people can go from Jl. Setiabudi through
Lembang Market towards Maribaya. Alternatively, people can go from
Ciumbuleuit or Dago through Punclut, head to Pagerwangi Village, and
towards Gunung Batu.
Source : Tempo
The majority of Gorontalo people visited the city park, lake side, or
culinary center to await break fasting time with families and
associates.
Jalan Nani Wartabone became one of the residents’ destination to
await break fasting time while shopping various appetizers along the
street.
“Usually at 3pm local time, this place starts to be crowded,
especially when office workers get off from work and stops by in this
area,” local resident Zainal Yahya said.
There are few that chooses the City Park with several playing facilities and shaded trees in the afternoon.
“The place is cozy and there are many merchants in the area,” Marni said, another local resident.
Taruna Remaja Field in the central of Gorontalo City also became the place to await breakfasting.
Aside from easy access, the place has many activity rooms, including among them is a sport venue.
Other interesting location is the ‘Tangga 2,000’ (Two Thousand Staircases), which is only 10 minutes from the central city.
Residents fill the place before break fasting time to enjoy the view
of the seaside. When it is time for break fasting, people can order
roasted corn and coffee sold by merchants in the area.
Meanwhile, several residents chose to enjoy the view and the coolness of the Limboto lakeside while fishing.
“Every fasting month I take myself fishing to this location, the
right place to kill time while awaiting break fasting,” said Ridwan
Idris, 40, a visitor.
“The five favorite locations are Jalan Nani Wartabone, City Park,
Taruna Remaja Field, Tangga 2,000 and Limboto lakeside,” Zainal Yahya
said on Monday.
Source : Tempo
Ancol Dreamland in the northern coast of capital city Jakarta has
continued to be one of the favorite holiday destinations for families,
especially during the Idul Fitri festival.
Up to 78,000 people
had visited on the second day of Idul Fitri on Tuesday, while its
Fantasy World attraction drew up to 7,000 visitors, Ancol's corporate
communication manager Metty Yan Harahap said.
On the first day of Idul Fitri on Monday, up to 75,000 people had visited Ancol, she said.
"The number is up from last year," she added.
Ancol
Dreamland offers various attractions such as the Fantasy World,
Atlantis Water Adventure, Ocean Dream Samudra, Dreamland, Arts Market,
and Ocean Ecopark.
Ancol Beautiful Beach meanwhile was also
crowded, as it was a more affordable alternative destination, with an
entry ticket of only Rp25,000 per person, to enjoy and play in the beach
as long as they wished.
Although the temperature on Tuesday had
reached 30 degrees Celsius, people were not discouraged to play in the
beach, especially children.
Along the coast, families meanwhile spread mats to enjoy the sea breeze and scenery.
A
mother, Mrs Andi, said she had come from Depok, West Java, along with
her child Anggi and grandchild Aditya, and wished to enjoy the Idul
Fitri holiday as she had not visited the beach for a long time.
Another
visitor Erni from Tangerang, Banten, meanwhile said that she has been
visiting Ancol on Idul Fitri every year along with her husband,
children, and nephews.
She said Ancol Beach remained her favorite destination because its entry ticket was cheap.
Panca,
who had come with 11 family members, said that Ancol Beach still
remained his family's favorite destination although it was very crowded.
"I
was indeed disturbed, but it is affordable and located not far from our
home. Moments ago, we had taken a boat trip and played in the water
with the children," he said.
Source : Republika
