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Mar32015 by olafNo Comments

L’Assiette Restaurants

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_blockquote type="type1" border_color="#00e3ff"] French for ‘plate’, L’Assiette has devoted themselves to serving high quality French Cuisine with appealing twists. [/vc_blockquote][vc_column_text] The restaurant’s interior resembles an open-air art space where paintings, wood sculptures and antique objects are either hanging on walls or making interesting corner pieces. The dining area is a friendly clutter of objects and colour – welcome to provincial France. There is a gallery adjacent to the restaurant and here the displayed works of art are for sale. L’Assiette’s reputation rests on its fine French cuisine along with one or two interesting Asian dishes. The menu is decidedly French however and projects the same homely approach as the décor of this casual dini...

Mar32015 by olafNo Comments

Rondji Restaurants

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_blockquote type="type1" border_color="#00e3ff"] Fine Cuisine & Libation [/vc_blockquote][vc_column_text] A trip to Ubud is not complete without a visit to the Blanco Renaissance Museum. There are two very good reasons for this excursion. Firstly, the museum presents a fascinating collection of art works of the legendary Don Antonio Blanco and the attached Rondji Restaurants is the worthy second reason for a visit. This delightful Ronji restaurant is a visual as well as a gourmet experience. Inpired by and named after the wife of the late Don Antonio Blanco, Rondji is immediately captivating with its expansive timber decked floor up there in the tree tops and tangle with nature. The interior dining area is housed under an exposed timber roofing structu...

Feb282015 by olaf1 Comment

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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The city of art and culture, Yogyakarta is the capitol of the Yogyakarta Special Region in Java. Here education, fine art, music, drama, ballet and poetry flourish along with ancient architectural sites and historical buildings. Of the most visited of all the sites here is the 9th century Borobudur, the largest Mahanyana Buddhist Temple in the world. Built by King Samaratungga of the Wangsa Dynasty in 824 AD this shrine has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Toped by three circular platforms the temple contains 2,600 relief panels and around 500 Buddha statues. This edifice to the dynasty lies between the Sumbing and iconic Merapi volcanoes and it is recommended to reach the top at sunrise for a breath-taking visual. Yogyakarta is also the home of the Keraton, the regions roya...

Feb252015 by olafNo Comments

Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Penang

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_blockquote type="type1" border_color="#00e3ff"] For over four decades, Rasa Sayang has been the iconic resort on Penang as Malaysia’s first ever five-star resort and Shangri-La’s first property in Malaysia. [/vc_blockquote][vc_column_text] A short flight from KL took me to Penang International from where I made my way to the Batu Ferringgi Beach area where Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa is located. The resort sits on a large site of 30 acres and was designed and built to incorporate the best of Malay tradition in conjunction with contemporary chic. Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Penang offers 304 elegantly appointed rooms and suites divided into two wings: Garden Wing and Rasa Wing, each with their own entrance, lobby and driveway. The Garde...

Feb252015 by olaf4 Comments

The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta

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It is with the first impressions on entering The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta that one is immediately struck by the attractive eclecticism of the décor and the enchanting ambience of this historical building. The hotel was originally built in 1918 and as a perfect example of 19th century Indochina Architecture was acknowledged as a heritage building in 1996. Here a blend of European Art Nouveau is where archipelago interest together with Javanese and Chinese cultural elements combine. Situated in the heart of Yogyakarta, The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta is the second of the MGallery collection selected in Asia due to its history and splendid decor. The hotel boasts 143 exquisite rooms including 1 suite and 1 disabled room. All rooms have their own private balcony overlooking the urban lands...

Feb252015 by olafNo Comments

Hotel Majapahit

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A heritage Hotel in the centre of Surabaya city, Hotel Majapahit is a luxurious historical hotel featuring graceful colonial-style architecture, lovely landscaped gardens and an array of pampering facilities for a delightful experience with all the excesses of a colonial age. The famous Sarkie Brothers built the hotel in 1910 and it is not an overstatement to say that it has become a classic landmark and one of the sources of national pride for Indonesia. Here history blends with romance and elegance with a fusion of classy vintage orientation and furnished modern facilities. There are a total of 143 rooms divided in four categories to select from at Hotel Majapahit. These are presented as Garden Terrace, Majapahit, Executive and Presidential suites and are so graded according to s...