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Amanjiwo

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Almost as unforgettable as its neighbour, the colossal ninth-century Buddhist temple of Borobudur, Amanjiwo is fashioned entirely from coral-beige paras yogay, the locally hewn limestone, and features tall walls, dramatic domes, and, as you’d expect from Aman, flawless service.

Need to know

• Rooms 36 suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $850.00, excluding tax at 11 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional service charge of 10% per booking on checkout.
  Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency ($850), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
• More details Rates include airport transfers from Solo airport. Transfers from Jakarta airport can be arranged for US$40 a person. Breakfast is excluded. 
• Facilities Massage/beauty treatment room, tennis centre, library, DVD/CD selection, art gallery, boutique, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: CD player, iPod, minibar.
• Poolside A sliver of lapis lazuli in a lushly forested setting, Amanjiwo’s elegant limestone infinity pool is flanked by rows of cream parasols and wooden loungers, where you can lie back and admire sweeping views of the surrounding rice fields and volcanic p
• Check-out Midday, but flexible, subject to availability.
• Children Under-12s stay free, and babysitting can be arranged (the first four hours are free). Children can enjoy pony or bike rides and there’s also a designated kids’ room to play in.
• Also A smoking room is available on request. Lectures on Borobudur’s history and Indonesian culture are often held in the library.

Food and drink at Amanjiwo

• Hotel restaurant Loft-ceilinged, open-aired and wooden-floored, Amanjiwo’s main restaurant is housed a majestic crescent lined with neoclassical columns. The food is a blend of Indonesian and Western cuisines – the hotel’s club sandwich could rival a New Yorker’s.
• Dress code Although T-shirts and flip-flops won’t get you ejected, you’ll want to be attired in keeping with the grandeur of your surroundings. We suggest long linens, sweeping sarongs or little black numbers.
• Top table Tables 5 and 11 offer the most unhindered, heart-pausing views of Borobudur.
• Last orders While non-residents are turfed out at 9pm, if you’re staying at Amaniwo you can dine in the restaurant until 11pm, or privately 24 hours a day.
• Room service Drinks, snacks and meals can be brought to your suite even in the earliest hours.
• Hotel bar Concealed in a corner of the lobby, the circular black marble bar is as discreet and refined in as the rest of the resort. Gamelan players perform twice a day, and young girls from neighbouring villages conduct traditional Javanese dance every day.

Amanjiwo Borobudur, Magelang, Yogyakarta