Solo City Centre

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The Royal Surakarta Heritage - Handwritten Collection
The Royal Surakarta Heritage - Handwritten Collection
5 out of 5
Jalan Slamet Riyadi No. 06, Surakarta, Central Java
The price is AED 99 per night from Feb 5 to Feb 6
AED 99
AED 119 total
includes taxes & fees
5 Feb - 6 Feb
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Surakarta. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Popular attractions Mesjid Agung and Gede Market are located ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (156 reviews)
"Impressive heritage decor and artefacts layered upon a modern construction that is airy. Spacious room and feature swimming pool. Easy rickshaw distance to both palaces and to batik museum. Good value. Best nights’s sleep with high quality towels etc… Staff all very helpful."

Reviewed on 1 October 2024

The Royal Surakarta Heritage - Handwritten Collection
Novotel Solo
Novotel Solo
4 out of 5
Jalan Slamet Riyadi 272, Surakarta, Central Java
The price is AED 98 per night from Feb 3 to Feb 4
AED 98
AED 119 total
includes taxes & fees
3 Feb - 4 Feb
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Surakarta. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 outdoor pools. Our guests praise the property condition in our reviews. Popular ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (104 reviews)
"Really good stay after all"

Reviewed on 24 August 2024

Novotel Solo
ibis Styles Solo
ibis Styles Solo
3 out of 5
Jalan Gajah Mada 23, Surakarta, Central Java
The price is AED 69 per night from Feb 16 to Feb 17
AED 69
AED 84 total
includes taxes & fees
16 Feb - 17 Feb
Stay at this 3-star spa hotel in Surakarta. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 outdoor pools. Popular attractions Radya Pustaka Museum and Danar Hadi are located ...
8/10 Very Good! (95 reviews)
"Good location, nice and friendly staff"

Reviewed on 10 September 2024

ibis Styles Solo
Hotel Asia
Hotel Asia
3.5 out of 5
Jl. Monginsidi No.1, Jebres, Kota Surakarta, Surakarta, Central Java
The price is AED 77 per night from Feb 17 to Feb 18
AED 77
AED 93 total
includes taxes & fees
17 Feb - 18 Feb
Stay at this 3.5-star spa hotel in Surakarta. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Popular attractions Nakamura Klinik and Keprabon Park are ...
5.8/10 (12 reviews)
"building and properties already old, cleanliness was not good either. but what i most disappointed was the service of the staff, i booked for package included pick up service but there's no confirmation at all an when I already arrived at station at midnight they said they can not pick up because ..."

Reviewed on 17 January 2020

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Loji Hotel Solo by Wstay
Loji Hotel Solo by Wstay
3 out of 5
Jl. Hasanudin 134, Surakarta, Punggawan, Surakarta, Central Java
The price is AED 53 per night from Feb 2 to Feb 3
AED 53
AED 65 total
includes taxes & fees
2 Feb - 3 Feb
Stay at this 3-star spa hotel in Surakarta. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Nakamura Klinik and Mangkunegaran ...
7.2/10 Good! (16 reviews)
"Pleasant hosts, Clean cozy hotel and room. Close to train station, recommended"

Reviewed on 22 April 2024

Loji Hotel Solo by Wstay
Solia Hotel Yosodipuro Solo
Solia Hotel Yosodipuro Solo
3 out of 5
31 Jl. Yosodipuro, Surakarta, Jawa Tengah
The price is AED 116 per night from Feb 6 to Feb 7
AED 116
AED 140 total
includes taxes & fees
6 Feb - 7 Feb
Stay at this 3-star spa hotel in Surakarta. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Popular attractions Nakamura Klinik and Mangkunegaran Palace ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (4 reviews)
"The only thing. Not going to stay on the 1st floor. Balcony on 1st floor is useless."

Reviewed on 23 February 2023

Solia Hotel Yosodipuro Solo
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At the museum no photos are allowed which is really unfortunate as it was well worth the visit and the guided tour is definitely not to be missed. In the museum there are even Batik made from the Dutch era which depicts stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White!

I enjoyed the tour v much and at the end of the tour we were brought to this room where the artisan were working on hand drawn batik.

Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia for anyone interested in learning more about the process of batik making.

Firstly, a cloth is washed, soaked and beaten with a large mallet. Patterns are drawn with pencil and later redrawn using hot wax, usually made from a mixture of paraffin or bees wax, sometimes mixed with plant resins, which functions as a dye-resist. The wax can be applied with a variety of tools. A pen-like instrument called a canting (IPA: [tʃantiŋ], sometimes spelled with old Dutch orthography tjanting) is the most common. A canting is made from a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle. The reservoir holds the resist which flows through the spout, creating dots and lines as it moves. For larger patterns, a stiff brush may be used. Alternatively, a copper block stamp called a cap (IPA: [tʃap]; old spelling tjap) is used to cover large areas more efficiently.

After the cloth is dry, the resist is removed by scraping or boiling the cloth. The areas treated with resist keep their original color; when the resist is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas forms the pattern. This process is repeated as many times as the number of colors desired.

The most traditional type of batik, called batik tulis

Banjarsari

While visiting Banjarsari, you might make a stop by sights like Solo Paragon Lifestyle Mall and Mangkunegaran Palace.

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