The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta - Handwritten Collection Reviews

Easiest our favourite Hotel in Yogyakarta. We have stayed at many and the welcome and generally happiness of the staff is what puts this hotel apart. Our room was neat and clean with a balcony overlooking the forecourt. The location is good and you are able to walk to many places, although bluebird taxis are always available.

Indeed a cultural hotel with great spread of buffet breakfast. Excellent front desk service too!

The location was excellent. The breakfast is the best. Gym was decent though not 24hours. Great service too, gave my hubby a birthday cake.

The rich history of this hotel with every aspects. What a great staff and they’re very hospitable, caring n kind. The breakfast is absolutely fantastic and catering for Western and local Indonesians delicacies. I had Spa and enjoyed facial one n foot massage. Would love to stay if I go back to visit Yogyakarta

The hotel itself is in a beautiful building. It is definitely worth paying a little more for a room with a balcony and a pool view. The pool area is a real highlight.  The problems I had seemed to relate to housekeeping which seems very understaffed. I arrived at 3.30 and had to wait 30 minutes to be shown to a room I hadn’t booked. I then needed to wait for my actual room to be ready. I stayed two night and on the middle day was out from 9-3.30 in which time housekeeping hadn’t been.  Not their fault, they were all very friendly but maybe not enough of them.

Family friendly + Instagramable hotel with friendliest welcome by staffs during our 3 nights stay. Walkable to nearest point of interest and super accessible on public transport (grab, local bikes), mini mart and popular restaurants!

All amazing, we will visit again.

What a wonderful character filled hotel! We loved the building and decor, the helpful staff and all the history - right down to President Sukarno's office and the amazing photographs. Just walking through the building made us happy. This is a hotel we will remember!

We had a great stay of four days at this wonderful heritage hotel that has been maintained and preserved in an excellent way. Our rooms balcony lookout wasn’t great and we were moved by kind staff who responded quickly to our concerns. We had a lovely room with beautiful local decorations. The pool and the gym were maintained very well and had modern equipment. There were lovely service areas for the bar and restaurant that kept to the heritage traditions, as well as a local room that was restored with historic arts and furniture. All in all a great stay - it was quiet although on a major road and close to tourist sights and shops and restaurants. Very good value as such a hotel in other cities around the world would be many more time as expensive.

We only stayed at the hotel for one night, but we enjoyed it. The colonial-style building gave us a unique atmosphere. Located in the heart of Jogja, we could easily travel to other tourist areas such as Jl. Malioboro, the Jogja Palace, and the Vredeburg Museum. What impressed me was the hotel's breakfast. It was amazing with a variety of options including Western, local, and traditional choices. Even though it was just a one-night stay, it was very memorable.

Very nice hotel, quaint and homely. Room was spacious and clean. Highly recommend.

Welcome was warm, and check-in was speedy and simple. The hotel is split across 2 different buildings so some rooms, ours included, are some way from the pool, restaurants etc. But the room itself was wonderfully comfortable and clean. The bed was huge and made for a very good night's sleep. The only small issue was the lack of plug sockets for charging phones etc in the room. The sockets by the bed had the lamps plugged in to so couldn't charge and have a lamp on whilst in bed! There was also only 1 socket by the desk which had the TV plugged in to. Breakfast was hugely varied and good. We even had a large mantis join us at the table because we were sat in the beautiful courtyard area!! This beautiful historic hotel is definitely worth a luxurious stay at if coming to Yogyakarta. Represents excellent value for money and is in a brilliantly central location. Highly recommended.

I like the rustic feel of the hotel. However, the hotel is not well maintained. The bed is very comfortable.

The absolute strength of this hotel is its beautiful building in colonial style and great service. You will have a memorable stay here. The rooms are a bit worn, especially the bathrooms. However, I would still recommend it. Great breakfast and very nice pool area as well.