Hotels Bandung
Bandung Hotels – Bandung’s Budget Accommodation
Looking for budget hotels? Bandung as one of the mostly visited cities in Indonesia has changed itself from the flower city to the city of tourism where many tourists come to Bandung during the weekend and make the traffic in Bandung even more and more crowded, especially during long weekend and school holiday, let alone international holidays such as Christmas and New Year. This is why the topic of Bandung vacation is growing even faster among Jakarta and Malaysian tourists, especially those interested in Bandung shopping trip.
Therefore we can guarantee that most hotels Bandung have today are almost always full during those holidays and weekends. It is certainly a very good business for hotels’ owners in Bandung city. So what can travelers do in order to get accommodation during their holiday in Bandung? Are there any ways of how to get a budget yet clean hotel in Bandung? Certainly there are. Read on.
As the tourism industry is developing fast in Bandung, many sectors are developing rapidly, too, including restaurants, cafes, as well as Bandung hotels. Bandung has become the favorite get-away place even since the Dutch colonial’s era. And this situation does not change at all after the independence. A lot of travelers, especially those coming from Jakarta can be found during the weekends in Bandung hotels. Bandung has become such a resort city for travelers, especially those coming from Jakarta and recently, Malaysia, too. So in order to enjoy your Bandung holiday, make sure you find your hotel even before your coming to Bandung. Below are some tips of how to get hotels in Bandung.
Budget Hotels – Bandung’s Most Wanted Accommodation
Some travelers think not to spend too much on hotels. Bandung, as one of the cities which has the lowest cost of living among any other big cities in Indonesia, has a lot of budget hotels which you can find in almost every area in Bandung.
Nowadays we can also easily find many budget hotels Bandung travelers would recommend. Surprisingly most budget hotels in Bandung used to be a regular house or boarding house for students, whose owners consider having renovation here and there before they decide to make it into a hotel. These hotels usually have no license from the local authorities. But of course, this does not matter much for budget travelers, does it?
Villas or Hotels – Bandung Travel Tips
Thinking of taking a Bandung tour package? But what about accommodation? Villas or hotels? Bandung travelers would advise different things on this issue.
Which one would you choose? Staying in a villa or hotel? Be wise. Nowadays there are also many villas for rent in Bandung with very affordable price. If you’re coming in large group, say about 16 or more, renting a villa is better than staying in a hotel.
Tips to find hotels in Bandung
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1. Book first before you even come to Bandung, especially if you plan to come to Bandung during long weekends or Indonesia’s national holidays.
2. Be wary about not-so-famous hotels or hotels you’ve never heard of before. Get more information about the location and surroundings of these hotels before you decide to book a room there.
3. Some areas in Bandung are notorious as red light districts which are also associated with higher criminal rate.
4. If you have very tight budget, you can find a hotel in Bandung as low as Rp 75,000 night or even less, but of course, low price comes with low quality.
There are lots of choices of accommodation in Bandung, starting from villas, boarding houses and hotels. Bandung which is also known as the ‘flower city’ has changed itself into the city of tourism.
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Jakarta Bandung
Jakarta Bandung – Routes to Avoid
When is the worst time to travel Jakarta Bandung? Most of you might think that it only takes you around 2 hours to 1 and a half hours to travel Jakarta Bandung, however the reality is not always like that. Do you know that it is also normal to travel Jakarta – Bandung in 6 hours or so in certain times? If you want to know when you should not travel from Jakarta to Bandung, read on.
The normal time to travel between Jakarta Bandung is between 2 hours and 1.5 hours. However this is only the travel time from Bandung city to the exit toll gate in Jakarta, exclusive the travel time within the city of Jakarta itself, which is highly unpredictable. So the total travel time between the city of Bandung to the city center of Jakarta, such as to your hotel, can take you at least 3 hours.
The worst times to travel Jakarta Bandung are around long holiday seasons, such as Idul Fitri, long weekends, school holiday season, etc. You can see further information regarding this issue on: When Not to Go to Bandung.
Jakarta Bandung – Worst Alternatives
There are certain routes to avoid if you want to arrive in Bandung fast. Of course, the fastest way to reach the city of Bandung would be via the toll road. The routes you should not take to travel Jakarta – Bandung during long weekends or holiday seasons are:
- Jakarta – Puncak – Bandung
Some of you might want to include the visit to Puncak on the way to Bandung, for whatever reasons, whether to visit the Safari Park or to see the tea plantation. However, to tell you the truth, this route can take you at least 12 hours (or even more) simply to reach the exit toll gate in Bandung. Puncak area is the worst place to visit during long weekends or any other holiday seasons. This is because hundreds of thousands of Jakarta people also always visit the same place on those particular holiday seasons. So in order that you are not trapped in a long traffic jam for hours (not moving at all), you’d better not visit this place at all.
- Jakarta – Ciater (or Subang) – Bandung
This route is another route which will also make you extremely tired of having to stay in your vehicles for hours (at least 6 hours or so). Therefore avoid choosing hotels in Subang or Ciater area.
- Jakarta – Puncak – Ciater (or Subang) – Bandung
You really should have a strong, patient heart if you decide to travel Jakarta – Bandung via this route. You can imagine what time you will arrive in Bandung if you travel this route on long weekends 
. It is very normal to take at least 15 hours to travel from Jakarta to Bandung via this extreme route.
All those 3 routes are definitely the worst routes to take between Jakarta – Bandung. Therefore if you plan to come to Bandung during long holiday seasons, yet you wish to start your journey from Jakarta, the best way to take would be direct from Jakarta to Bandung via the toll road. Forget about visiting other places in between. If you really wish to visit those places in between, you’d better visit them at other times, on weekdays, not during long weekends. Just remember that there are around 10 millions population in Jakarta, and their favorite activities during holiday seasons is to travel Jakarta Bandung.
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Bandung Jakarta
Bandung Jakarta Trip
How far is Bandung to Jakarta? What is the best way to travel Bandung Jakarta? Are there any interesting sites that you can visit between Bandung and Jakarta? Many of you who have never been to either Jakarta or Bandung before and plan to visit both cities might question all the questions above. However the answers might differ, according to the time of traveling.
Bandung Jakarta Trip – How Long & How
Let me answer the first question about how far Bandung Jakarta is. Actually Bandung is not too far from Jakarta. It is only 178 km away, and you can go from Jakarta to Bandung or vice versa within only 2 hours or even less if you drive really fast through the toll road. However the traveling time between Bandung Jakarta is sometimes unpredictable during the end of long weekends or national holiday when many Jakarta people who travel to Bandung have to go back to their home town on those particular days. During this period of heavy traffic, such as in long weekends, sometimes it can take up to 6 hours to travel from Jakarta to Bandung at the beginning of holiday season, and another 6 hours to travel Bandung – Jakarta at the end of holiday seasons.
There are many ways of how to travel Bandung Jakarta. As the tourism industry in Bandung is developing rapidly, now there are more and more choices of how to travel from the city of Jakarta to Bandung. Some of the most popular choices are by buses, trains and private cars. If you really have to, you can also travel to Jakarta by plane or even motor cycle .
With so many choices of traveling Bandung – Jakarta, what is the best and fastest way then to reach Bandung? It depends on when you’re traveling. If you plan to come to Bandung during holiday season, and you don’t want to be trapped in a traffic jam, you can choose either by plane or train. If you choose to travel by train, you can arrive in Bandung in around 3 hours or even less, and the ticket is pretty reasonable too, starting at Rp 45,000 per person.
However if you plan to come to Bandung by plane from Jakarta, you have to go to Halim Perdanakusuma airport first, instead of Soekarno Hatta airport. And it takes only about 20 to 25 minutes from Jakarta to Bandung and vice versa.
What to Visit Between Bandung – Jakarta
What are the interesting places to visit between Bandung Jakarta? Well, there are quite a lot of interesting places to visit between Bandung and Jakarta. One of the best and most interesting places to visit is definitely Bogor Safari Park at Cisarua area, close to Puncak area. However, you’d better not visit this place during long holiday season, or you’ll be trapped in the traffic jam all along the way which can take up to 6 hours or even more! This is because there are also millions of Jakarta people coming to visit this area during long holiday season, making it very difficult to find accommodation, restaurants, etc.
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Mee Bandung
Mee Bandung – All about It
Not many people know that there are many kinds of mee Bandung now. For those who are adventurous, you can even try the colorful mee or the rainbow mee as the local people call it. By the way, what does the word ‘mee’ mean? The word ‘mee’ itself means ‘noodle’, or simply ‘mie’ in Indonesian. But for English speakers, the word ‘mie’ is pronounced as ‘mee’, which means exactly the same, which is ‘noodle’.
Unlike in other places in Indonesia, mee Bandung has a slightly, better taste compared to other kinds of noodle. It also has more varieties than other places. So if you happen to come to the city of Bandung, don’t forget to try this very popular dish. Most people who come to Bandung are usually interested in shopping or simply sightseeing. But many of them also want to try local dish which is unique and can’t be found anywhere else.
Many hotels at Bandung provide local dishes, including mee Bandung. However you have to be sure first what kind of mee Bandung you want, since there are many kinds of how this noodle is served, whether dry or with soup or even spicy one. Mee is one of the most popular meals in Indonesia, including in Bandung. Its simple cooking and delicious taste makes it the favorite meal of all.
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Variation of Mee Bandung
There are many kinds of mee Bandung. Some of them are:
- mee (or mie) kocok
This is probably the most popular noodle serving in Bandung area. You can even find this noodle on the street vendor, which costs you around Rp 5,000 to Rp 10,000 per portion. This noodle is served with bean sprout and very delicious soup made of cow’s leg.
- rainbow noodle
This is the healthiest noodle serving of all since it does not use artificial coloring at all, but uses vegetable juice for coloring instead. Available in red and green.
- dried noodle with vegetables (also called ‘ifumie)
This mee Bandung is usually found in most Chinese food restaurants. It is served with lots of vegetables and sea food on top of deep fried noodle. It costs around Rp 20,000 to Rp 40,000 per portion, depending on location.
- rojak mee Bandung
This noodle serving is the most fresh of all. Its cold, sweet and sour dark soup, served with small pieces of cucumber and fish cake, makes rujak mee Bandung very popular throughout the Bandung city.
Where to Find Mee Bandung
Since mee Bandung is the most popular dish in Bandung, it can easily be found in every corner of the city, starting from the street vendor, cafes, to Bandung restaurants. Most street vendors provide friend noodle and mee kocok, while the other variations of noodle can only be found in restaurants.
However if you are traveling to Bandung with super tight budget, don’t worry. You can still enjoy another variety of mee Bandung. Nowadays many street vendors, restaurants, factory outlets and hotels at Bandung also provide noodle dishes in their menu, which is made of instant noodle, which is served in a different way. The people in Bandung are so creative that they can provide mee Bandung into many variations of delicious menus.
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Travel in Bandung
Travel in Bandung – Review
There are many choices of how to travel in Bandung. You can either travel by cars, motor cycles, pedicabs, even horse carriage if you really want to J. Bandung as the capital city of the province of West Java has been a nice place to live even since the Dutch Indies colonialism era. Some modes of transportation which were used decades or even hundreds of years ago still exist today. And this has made even the city of Bandung more unique.
Nowadays many people travel in Bandung in so many ways. The majority of people in Bandung travel by motor cycles and public transport. However the public transportation in Bandung is slightly different from many other countries where there are already MRT and the sort of mode of transportation. Since there is no MRT in any places in Indonesia, people rely heavily on city transport.
However some people also travel in Bandung by horse carriage, which is a traditional way of traveling in the suburb of Bandung, with the fare as low as Rp 1,000 per person, you can go around the area for around 10 minutes or so. The fare could be much higher if you are traveling in tourism area, where tourists are charged around Rp 350,000 per carriage, such as in the hot spring resort area.
Travel in Bandung – Tips
Below are some tips of how to travel in Bandung:
- public transport
If you have no idea of the route of the public transportation in Bandung, do not hesitate to ask the driver first if he’ll pass the destination you’re going to. Or, you can also ask some passersby about which transportation to take if you want to go to a certain place.
- taxi
Not all taxis are recommended during your travel in Bandung. It has been widely known that some taxi drivers would refuse to use the meter with so many excuses (such as ‘broken’, etc) and would prefer you to bargain the fare, especially if they know that you are not local residents. One very recommended taxi company in Indonesia is Blue Bird, which always uses meter. However if you are such in a hurry, always remember to bargain the fare first, before you step inside the taxi. You can also find many taxis parked around the hotel at Bandung.
- pedicab
Always bargain the fare first before you step into the pedicab.
- public bus
Public buses have been known as the cheapest way to travel in Bandung, and they apply fixed fare, too, which is very convenient. However just like many other low fared transportation in Indonesia, you will meet many singing beggars and sellers going inside the bus offering you to buy things. Unlike in Jakarta, some of these people are not so aggressive, but this will eventually reduce your comfort of traveling.
- horse carriage
This is another way to travel in Bandung, which is very traditional and so much fun! Also, always bargain the fare first before going in. Many tourism objects and hotels at Bandung now have horse carriage travel service which charges higher price than in public places.
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Trip to Bandung
Trip to Bandung – Tips and Tricks
Planning a trip to Bandung in the near future? For those who have never been to Bandung before, it would be better if you know a little bit about the city of Bandung before you really travel to Bandung. Either you are traveling with your whole family member or friends, traveling to Bandung would not be better if you have everything planned in advance, especially if you’re traveling around school holiday season or national holiday or long weekends.
Why would many Malaysians love to have a trip to Bandung nowadays? There are several reasons why many Malaysians travel to Bandung. Some of the reasons are because everything is just so cheap in Bandung! Not to mention the lovely cool weather and the ease of communication. All Indonesians don’t seem to have communication barrier with Malay speaking people since Indonesian language is pretty similar to Malay language.
However in order to have an enjoyable trip to Bandung it’d be much better if read the following tips and tricks for your successful Bandung trip. These tips below would be helpful if you plan to go shopping in Bandung or simply for sightseeing or relaxation.
Trip to Bandung Tips #1
Always book your accommodation a few weeks before you come to Bandung. Finding an accommodation in Bandung could be a hard thing to do, especially if you plan to have this Bandung trip in long weekends or school holiday season. It is because Bandung has become the favorite getaway city from many Jakarta people who are responsible to cause the traffic jam all over Bandung every holiday season J.
Trip to Bandung Tips #2
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Plan to go shopping in Bandung? Do not forget to bargain when you shop in Bandung, especially at Pasar Baru and Tangkuban Perahu where you can get the goods at one third to one fourth of the offered price. However everything in factory outlets is in fixed price, so you can’t bargain in factory outlets. What about street vendors? Same thing. Some street vendors tend to mark up the price when they know that you are a tourist or foreigners. Please also be very careful if you are into branded stuffs as there are so many imitations and sometimes you can’t even tell the difference.
Trip to Bandung Tips #3
Considering a visit to the white crater at the southern part of Bandung? Always bring an umbrella with you and don’t forget to wear thick clothing (jackets, etc) if you visit the white crater, especially in rainy season as the weather in this area is very unpredictable. The weather in Bandung city could be very bright and a bit warm, however the weather in the white crater could be freezing and as cold as 7 degrees Celsius!
Trip to Bandung Tips #4
If you plan to have a trip to Bandung, it would be better if you come to Bandung on weekdays instead of long weekends as the traffic in Bandung, especially those leading to tourism objects, is extremely heavy. The usual and normal travel time of 15 minutes can take you up to 2 hours or even more during long weekends.
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