In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Borobudur Pool Suites 24 and 26 are both to be lusted after, with private pools stretching from the bedroom doors to daybed-enhanced balé pavilions, and, most impressively, jaw-dropping views of Borobudur itself. To ladle on the luxury, head straight for the Darem Jiwo Suite, a cavernous two-bedroom villa with a private entrance, elevated outdoor living area (ideal for intimate wedding receptions) and a curvaceous 15-metre private pool.
- Packing tips
- Pack a spare memory card for your digital camera; with one-of-a-kind panoramas in every direction, you’ll want to make sure you have something to remember them by.
- Also
- So inspiring are the views, in fact, that Amanjiwo’s rooms all come with a watercolour set in case you’re overcome with artistic inspiration and need to get your Constable on. Your fellow guests’ masterpieces are displayed in the library (not on the
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of champagne
Amanjiwo
Yogyakarta, Indonesia[view map]
- Style
- Stately pleasure dome
- Setting
- Forests ancient as the hills
Almost as unforgettable as its neighbour, the colossal seventh-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
- $650–$2,600, excluding tax at 21 per cent. A Continental breakfast costs $17 a person ($22 for a full American).
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible, subject to availability.
- 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
- Also
- A smoking room is available on request. Lectures on Borobudur’s history and Indonesian culture are often held in the library.
Food & drink
- 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.
Other facilities
- 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.
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Amanjiwo
Borobudur
Magelang
Central Java
Indonesia