TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Treated myself to a Spa Pedi in Yogyakarta

Posted on Mar 22, 2011 in hotels, to dos | 3 comments

I usually get a pedicure before I go on a trip but since I was sick prior to leaving for Jogja, I didn’t get to. Ack. And my polish was peeling off. I should have at least taken off the polish before I left. I guess I really wasn’t feeling well because it didn’t even occur to me to do so. So when I arrived in Yogya it was a choice of looking for a salon (but I am not guaranteed of how clean the utensils will be) or paying big bucks at the hotel spa. Better to be safe than sorry (with a toe infection!) so I decided on the 75minute Spa Pedicure (Rp 290,000) at My Spa of Phoenix hotel. Normally I wouldn’t pay that much but with the massage and mask I consoled myself that it was value for money. Was it worth it? Read on!

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TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Sate Buffet at Paprika Resto Yogyakarta

Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in hotels, wine & dine | 3 comments

We were lucky to arrive in Yogya on a Friday because there were on-going promos for Phoenix Hotel‘s resto, Paprika and their bar, Vino. We were too tired to drink but definitely not too tired to eat. For dinner we decided to eat early so we could snooze early. Off we went to Paprika for the Friday Sate Dinner Buffet!

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TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Our room in Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta

Posted on Mar 17, 2011 in hotels | 4 comments

I was apprehensive when I first heard that we were staying in Phoenix Hotel in Yogyakarta. I basically have never heard of it before. I’ve stayed at the Hyatt Yogyakarta but was hoping that it would be nice too – if not at least it should be clean. I checked trip advisor and was pleasantly surprised that it was ranked #2 (#1 was Aman Jiwo Yogyakarta of Aman Resorts fame) for Yogyakarta Hotels and it was #1 for business. Here are pictures of the deluxe room we stayed in. 

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TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Welcome to Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta

Posted on Mar 16, 2011 in hotels | 0 comments

I know I said yesterday I was continuing with the story of my adventure with Ambeth Ocampo and the Adventure Gang but today was so buys (and I’m sick again) that I wasn’t able to do it yet. In the meantime enjoy my posts about Yogyakarta…. 

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Breathtaking Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta

Posted on May 26, 2010 in hotels | 2 comments

I am taking a break from Bali blogging, though I still have a couple more posts to go, because I can’t wait to write about our trip to Yogyakarta (also called Jogjakarta) a few of weeks ago. It’s not as popular as Bali, but it is home to the biggest temple in the world, the Borobudur temple. I was just tagging along on one of my husbands meeting. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency. Our stay was wonderful, although the food was not as good as we expected. 

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