The Papandayan is one hotel among those who has high rate in Bandung city. I got a discount price from a travel agent, cost me IDR 1,090,000 per night. It is not under any worldwide chain management but the hotel is nice enough to be classified as 5 star.
1. Room: big, clean, has welcome fruits on the table, and a see through window from the bed to the bathroom.
2. Swimming pool: just a boring rectangle pool but the view to the mountain is quite beautiful. There is no heated water so be prepared of how cool the water is. Sometimes airplanes fly across and it is nice to guess which airline it is.
3. Breakfast: like any other 5 star hotel. Nothing special. Not as many as what Hilton Bandung has.
4. Lobby: I think the strength point of this hotel is its beautiful lobby and lounges. It has lounge on each of the lobby wings and the interior is quite awesome.
5. Near Bandung Mall/Trans Studio Bandung.
Well, in overall, I must admit that I don't have any bad impression about the hotel. On the other hand, I don't have any good and strong impression that make me want to stay there again. Sorry to say, but my heart falls in love with Hilton Bandung so far. I think Hilton is the top priority to stay in Bandung at the moment. I don't know about Trans Hotel. I hear it will be the first 6 stars hotel in Indonesia. Unfortunately, it has not opened yet. If it is open, I will go there as soon as possible to find out how interesting that hotel will be.
- Papandayan Hotel Bandung
