Amanjiwo is a five star luxury hotel in the Menoreh Hills near

Magelang Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a ''bupati''. Magelang city covers an area of 18. ...

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. It lies opposite the 9th century Buddhist sanctuary and

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Borobudur Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur ( id, Candi Borobudur, jv, ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦝꦸꦂ, Candhi Barabudhur) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, not far from the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indone ...

. It is owned and operated by

Aman Resorts Aman Resorts is the trading entity of Aman Group Sarl, a Swiss-headquartered multinational hospitality company. Founded by Indonesian hotelier Adrian Zecha in 1988, the company operates 34 properties in 20 countries. Vladislav Doronin is the ch ...

and was opened on 16 October 1997. The name "Amanjiwo" means "peaceful soul".

Architecture

The hotel was designed by

Ed Tuttle Edward Burnham Tuttle Jr. (August 11, 1945 – June 21, 2020) was an American architect and interior designer best known for his works of hotel architecture. Among his most celebrated works is the Amanpuri hotel in Phuket, for which he was credit ...

and is built in the form of a pillared temple from local coral-beige

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(''paras yogya'') and 15 of the rooms have private pools. The hotel has its own library (which often hosts lectures on the history of Java and its temples), art gallery, Javanese spa and a swimming pool with Javanese green tiles, known as ''hijau danau'', set into the rice fields. The main pool measures 40 metres (130 foot) in length. The hotel has 36 lavish suites, laid out in two crescents around the central rotunda. The suites (that measure between 243 to 1200 sqm) have limestone walls, domed roofs (some are thatched), high ceilings,

terrazzo Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, which is used for floor and wall treatments. It consists of chips of marble, quartz, granite, glass, or other suitable material, poured with a cementitious binder (for chemical bindi ...

flooring, sliding glass doors, a central four-pillar bed, sungkai wood screens, coconut wood and

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furniture, old

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pillows, and traditional glass paintings. The seven Garden Pool Suites and seven Borobudur Pool Suites each overlook their own private pool. Bathrooms run the length of all suites and include twin terrazzo-finished vanities and outdoor sunken tubs set in walled gardens. Many of the rooms have portraits of notable Indonesian people on them or traditional carvings. The rooms range from $850–$3,500 a night, excluding 21% tax. The main restaurant to the hotel is crescent shaped and open-aired, supported by neoclassical columns. It serves Indonesian and Western cuisines. A circular black marble bar is located in the lobby and featured

Gamelan Gamelan () ( jv, ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀, su, ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪, ban, ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄) is the traditional ensemble music of the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples of Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. T ...

players and local girls performing traditional

Javanese dance Javanese dance ( id, Tarian Jawa; jv, ꧋ꦠꦫꦶꦗꦮ) is the dances and art forms that were created and influenced by Javanese culture in Indonesia. Javanese dance movement is controlled, deliberate and refined. Javanese art often displays ...

every day. Amanjiwo is considered the best hotel in Java and one of the best in Indonesia.

Recognition

The hotel won ''

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'' Magazine's Best of the Best and a bronze award by the Hotel Inspector Awards in 2010.

Gallery

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References

External links

Official site
{{Aman Resorts Aman Resorts Hotels in Indonesia Hotel buildings completed in 1997 Hotels established in 1997 Buildings and structures in Central Java Magelang Regency Limestone buildings