Sheraton Surabaya: The Best Hotel In The City’s Central District

Central but private

The Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers is located on one of the major streets in the Central Surabaya district. Surprisingly, you need not worry about noisy traffic in Sheraton Surabaya, as the hotel is located in a quiet private area, making you forget that you are actually in the center of Surabaya City! From the street, you can only see the Sheraton’s skyscraper from behind Tunjungan Plaza Mall. You can’t see the hotel’s façade from the street as this hotel is located right behind the mall’s complex. To get to the hotel lobby, your driver will drive along a driveway to an open area circled by pillars (does it remind you of the Colosseum theater in Rome?) and with a mini park in the middle, that will finally lead you to the lobby.

The 5-star hotel under Starwood

Sheraton Surabaya is one of the hotel brands that belongs to the world’s reputable hotel company named Starwood, which owns more than 1000 five-star hotels around the globe.You will certainly get all you need for a 5-star hotel stay, including a modern gym with up-to-date workout equipment and a large swimming pool. As you enter the lobby, there are many things to commend on this area, especially about how spotlessly clean and how well air conditioned it is, but I particularly love the stairs that lead to the upper lobby floor and the lighted dome-like decorations with abstract pictures in the middle of the ceiling, making it so artistic. There is live music played in the lobby occasionally, especially during the weekends, and it’s nice to spend some time in the lobby especially when you bring your gadgets, as the Internet connection here is very speedy.

Lavish bedroom

As a 5-star hotel, rooms in Sheraton Surabaya are spacious, carpeted, and fully wallpapered with a plasma TV, a sparkling bathroom with a hair dryer and bathing amenities, a mini bar, an in-room safe, etc. However, the thing that may make you land your choice to this hotel is its very fast internet from all hotel areas, including the rooms, where this is a rare thing in other hotels throughout the area. Also, there is good news for those who care about their shoes. Surprisingly, you will find shoe polish kits inside one of the drawers, to make sure your shoes are shiny before stepping out of the hotel! There is a sofa chair by the window and also a big mirror covering the wall behind the beds. From the window you will be able to see the city of Surabaya, and if you stay on a higher floor (somewhere between the 15th to 25th floor), you will be able to see the ‘Suramadu’ Bridge, which connects Surabaya with the island of Madura!

Breakfast buffet with varieties of Continental spread and Asian cuisines

Rates starts from 101 USD (deluxe room) and all prices include a breakfast buffet at ‘Bromo Cafe’, which has many varieties of Continental food, as well as Asian dishes like sushi and congee. Juice, smoothies, coffee, and tea are available to choose from as your beverage, but I’m glad that they also can make you a cappuccino or latte instead of just regular black coffee. If you are a vegetarian, you can always ask the manager to arrange a special meal and they will be considerate enough to prepare one for you.

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Hang out at Tunjungan Plaza

What make this hotel the best among the ones in the area is not only due to its superb standards of facilities and services, but also the fact that it’s adjacent to Tunjungan Plaza - the mall that has the largest collections of entertainment, restaurants, and shops selling different local and international brands in the city. Getting bored by just staying and eating in the hotel all day long? Go out of the lobby to the open area, and you will find that the mall’s entrance is just a few steps away from there. While people who stay at other hotels will certainly have to deal with the heavy traffic, you will simply make an exception just by staying in the Sheraton Surabaya Hotel!