Travel guides
Indonesia Handbook
- Price 24.95 US$
- This proved to be a very good guide book with an incredible amount of practical info on hotels and restaurants (definitely more info then the other guides). They sometimes "recommend" a hotel, and this is worth it. The advantage over the LP guides is that they are a bit less known, so the places they mention are not that much overrun. They are a bit less good for the less touristic islands like Flores.
Order the Footprint Indonesia Handbook now for only 17.47 US$
Indonesia: a travel survival kit
- Price 25.95 US$
- This is of course the classical book of every backpacker. Their maps are especially good.
Order the Lonely Planet Indonesia now for only 18.17 US$!
Other Lonely Planet titles include:
- Bali & Lombok (3/2001), price 14.39 US$: if you're only heading to Bali & Lombok this is the most up to date guide for the moment.
- Indonesia Eastern Islands (10/98), price 14.36 US$
- Java (11/99) price 14.36 US$
- Indonesian phrasebook (9/95) price 4.76 US$
- Diving guide on Bali & Lombok for 13.59 US$ (3/2001)
Don't forget to go to their fantastic website where they have the "Thorn Tree". You can add your posting with practical questions about your trip: http://www.lonelyplanet.com
They also publish an update of this book on their site at http://www.lonelyplanet.com/upgrades/inex.htm
The Rough Guide
Indonesia
I really like this series, they give very detailed info and often go further then LP. One disadvantage: they're not so strong in middle class and upper class accommodation as the Footprint f.i.
PS: I just had a look at this guidebook in preparation of my trip to Sumatra, and I can say it is indeed very detailed. I checked 2 items: Pulau Weh and rafting in Sumatra, and they were the most complete compared to LP and Footprint. They also had info on rafting in Java which I didn't find in the other books.
Order the Rough Guide Indonesia now for only 22.36 US$!
Bali and Lombok
- Price 16.95 US$
- This is the guide to go for if you only want to visit these islands. I've travelled a lot with the Rough Guides and I like them very much. They give a lot of historical, political and economical information, but at the same time they are very practical.
- They are not that popular, so they can give useful hints without that place getting crowded.
Order the Rough Guide Bali and Lombok now for only 11.87 US$!
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Hotels
You can find excellent value for money in Java and Bali. Our experience was that the more touristic a place, the better the quality offered (maybe with the exception of Mt. Bromo).
For about 20 to 30 US$, you can easily find a good middle class hotel in most places. This price includes a double room with shower, hot water, breakfast and swimming pool.
Of course you can find much cheaper than that: 4 US$ is equally possible.
While discussing the places we visited, I will mention the hotel we stayed in.
If you want to have a splurge in a 5-star hotel while paying for a 3-star, you should try the Jayakarta hotels. This is an Indonesian hotel chain with hotels in most tourist places like Jakarta, Yogya, Senggigi and others. Book them when you land on the airport, because they offer reduced rates which can be very good for the quality they offer. I had a recent update (7/98) on Jayakarta hotels quoting much lower prices nowadays (also look at update 1998). In Lombok you can stay for 110.000 Rp although they will ask for 20 US$ at the airport. They have their own website at: http://www.jayakarta.co.id
Update May 1998
In May 1998, you could stay for as little as 30 to 40 US$ in fancy 5-star hotels in Sulawesi. This was due to 2 reasons:
- The Rp was very low, and hotels were still converting their US$ rates to Rp with old rates like 4000 to 5000 Rp per dollar. By paying with credit card, you could save up to 50% !
- There were very few tourists, so the large hotels were heavily discounting. This situation may of course rapidly change.
Here are some examples of hotels we stayed at:
- Manado: Tasik Ria resort (****): 30 US$
- Manado Novotel (*****): 40 US$
- Ujung Pandang Radisson (****): 15 to 30 US$
- Ujung Pandang Sedona (*****): 40 US$
- Rantepao Novotel (*****): 35 US$
- All prices include taxes and breakfast.
Update November 1998
- The currency situation has changed again in the month of October. The Rupiah has strengthened till about 6.500 Rp for 1 US$ (coming from 11.000 Rp that's not bad). This means of course that some of the bargains written here will become a bit less interesting. Take than into account.
- The rate was 9.000 Rp a dollar in 7/2000.
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