I booked online directly to Rumah Mertua for two night stayed on January earlier in 2012. I arrived around 7pm, and the staff welcomed me well, they had prepared my room. it was luxury in the middle of small village in Jogja, I don't have any plan to going around in town, just to feel the relaxed atmosphere, and the art of doing nothing. It is 45minutes to reach Dusun Kinahrejo, place where mbah Marijan "juru kunci" Merapi lived, closed to Jl.Magelang - you could find the jejamuran restaurant - everything was made by mushrooms!
Breakfast was ok, overall it was nice place to stay if you just wanna get some quiet area for reading a book, get a massage, as for me, 3days is enough, I felt like a home, but not any outstanding feeling beyond that.

We stayed in Rumah Mertua for two nights. Via email we were confirmed of 3 deluxe rooms but upon arrival only 2 deluxe rooms were available and one family room. It was late when we arrived and being tired we just accept whatever was available on hand. We only got to change to the deluxe room the next morning.

The deluxe room was spacious and comfortable. The room and bathroom was well taken care off.

The pool looks good even though we do not have a chance to swim as it was raining the whole of the two days we were there.

They also have the in-house massage service. To me, the masseuse was good and satisfying.

Overall the staff and services were good and satisfying. It is now in our must-stay list !

3N4D package for 2 plus 1 extra nite for deluxe room opposite pool. peace & quiet surrounding, away from noisy city but only 15 mins to malioboro by cab. fare is Rp 30K oneway which is cheap. friendly staff addressing guests by our names. welcome drink includes snacks & fruits sent to our room. breakfast is yummy with additional fruit juice javanese snacks & fruit platter. rambutan trees surrounding swimming pool. had rambutan fruits straight frm the tree plucked by hotel staff. thnks Suparyono. we brought home rambutans courtesy of the hotel. a birthday suprise for me from hotel staff during candle light rijsttafel dinner with a blackforest birthday cake.. and they sang birthday song for me ! rumah mertua is ideal for couples who wanna enjoy privacy...

Travelled to Yogyakarta from 8th October to 12th October. Booked the family room and the Deluxe room with Pool View. There were renovation works by Rumah Mertua's neighbor during our stay but that didn't matter us much as most of the time we were not in the hotel.

This place is definitely for couples. Clean, nice garden with romantic settings and surroundings. Breakfast was fine. Not much variety for lunch & dinner menu, so we packed our food from nearby stalls most of the time. The staffs are kind enough to lend us their plates & utensils.

Room service was good. Pool was good. However, massage service was truly bad. We had our 1 half hour massage in-room. Paid the price but quality was very bad. We can't feel the pressure and definitely the masseuse were not professionals. I totally do not recommend the massage.

Would have given a 5 star rating if not for the lousy massage.