Yogyakarta Hotels:perfect place to sojourn
Yogyakarta Hotels:perfect place to sojourn
Article by Mahendra singh singh
Yogyakarta is a major tourist destination in Indonesia and is the capital of the province of Yogyakarta Special Region. Generally pronounced as Jogjakarta or just Jogja, this city is situated in the southern part of the central Java province, Indonesia. Being an important tourist place, there are many good hotels in Yogyakarta to offer accommodation to the tourists coming here.
How to reach:The Adisucipto International Airport is a small and busy airport at Yogyakarta located just about 8 km towards east of the city. This airport is well connected with other major cities like Jakarta, Denpasar, Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. For international destinations, the airport has to and fro flights connections from Malaysia.
The city is also connected well through road ways. The main bus station of Yogyakarta is at Giwangan, which is over 4 km towards the southeast of the center of the city. Here, you can find regular bus service to Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya.
The train facility from Yogyakarta's Tugu station is also good enough and it offers regular service. Trains to Jakarta take between 7 to 12 hours from the main Yogyakarta station. Most of the train services here are fast and comfortable. Trains are available at daytime as well as for overnight journeys.
Being a small city, Yogyakarta makes it easy and cost effective for travelers to get around in the city. One can hire taxis, which run on meter, to move around as these are safe and secure mode of transport. Besides, you can ride the Trishaws, Horse Carts, Buses and so on.
Attractions of the cityThere are various good attractions at Yogyakarta. As it is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, this city possesses many heritage buildings and monuments. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono's palace, better known as Kraton Ngayogyakarta is one of the must-see attractions here. Other heritage buildings including BNI '46 building, Kantor Pos Besar (Central Post Office) building, and Bank Indonesia building are also worth taking a look. Other notable landmarks in Yogyakarta include Tugu Monument, Benteng Vredeburg, Kotagede, Imogiri, Kotabaru and so on.
The Kraton or the Sri Sultan's Palace holds some important attractions including Kraton Yogyakarta, Sultan's Carriage Museum, Taman Sari, Siti Hinggil Selatan, Alun-alun, Masjid Gede Kauman etc.
Some of the popular museums that can be visited in Yogyakarta are namely Museum Dirgantara, Museum Sonobudoyo, and Museum Kekayon. Some of the ancient temples in the city are Borobudur, Prambanan, Candi Sambisari, Candi Kalasan, Candi Sari, and so on. Tourists can also visit various art galleries that has beautiful collection of different arts and crafts.
There are many good hotels in Yogyakarta offering different facilities to suit the requirement and comfort of tourists. Some of the good hotels like Melia Puosani, Grand Mercure Yogyakarta, Rumah Sleman Private Boutique Hotel and Dusun Jogja Village Inn are only a few amongst others in the city.
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