The Java Guest House Collection – A Curated Collection by Secret Boutique Guesthouses
The teams on the ground in Indonesia of Secret Boutique Guesthouses are constantly searching for the best Java guest house, homestay or boutique resort to add to our curated collection and share with Java bound travellers and tourists. In curating this collection, it is our goal to share with the travellers to Java a shortlist of the pick of the quality budget accommodation available from the best beach resorts Java has to offer, Yogyakarta guesthouse or Borobudur resort, to Bromo authentic homestay. Each guest house, homestay and resort is selected by our on-the-ground travel experts and chosen because we feel confident that the selected property provides a quality hospitality experience with a true sense of place. A Java guest house selected for inclusion in the Secret Boutique Guesthouses collection will be a privately owned property, usually family owned and managed, providing a warm yet professional level of service to guests and with a distinctly Javanese or Indonesian character to the property and stay experience. Passionate about their Java homes, the owners and teams of each Java guest house, homestay and resort are keen ambassadors of their local community’s culture and traditions, and relish the opportunity to share the beauty and the wonder of their Java homes with their guests.
Properties in Bandung – Bogor:
Properties in Yogyakarta – Semarang – Solo:
Properties in Karimun Jawa:
Properties in Surabaya – Malang – Bromo – Ijen:
Support Sustainable and Responsible Travel while staying in the Best Java Guesthouses, Homestay and Resorts for your Java Holiday
Sustainable and responsible travel is of key importance to the team behind Secret Boutique Guesthouses, whether staying in one of our Java guesthouses or a homestay or resort, each property will have been selected, as a part of the selection criteria for inclusion in the guest house collection, because the owners and team at the property also support sustainable travel. The property may be working closely with their local community supporting local businesses and sourcing fresh organic produce from local farmers and growers. Or they may have energy saving initiatives in place perhaps employing solar panels or solar heated water to save on their electrical power consumption. They will be employing locally and providing fair employment terms with opportunities for development and training for their staff. Construction of the Java guest house or resort may well reflect local architecture and employ traditional construction designs and techniques, built from locally sourced natural materials and creating solar passive architecture that are energy saving designs as a result and are in harmony with the destination. Additionally, many properties work with their local communities in conserving traditional arts and crafts, possibly through sharing opportunities for guests to meet or visit artisans and artists at their studios or in performances at the property. And more passively but no less supportive in purchasing traditional art and handicrafts to decorate the property’s public spaces and guest rooms.
See the Best of Java from your Secret Boutique Java Guest House
Java is the 3rd largest island of Indonesia’s approximately 17,500 islands and offers so much variety to the visitor and tourist to explore and experience, from beautiful beaches to breathtaking and otherworldly active volcanoes, ancient cultures and a rich variety of wildlife, with so much to see and do you will need a Secret Boutique Java guest house in every destination on the island to really experience all that Java has to offer.
Bali may be famed for its beaches, but Java too has some great not to be missed beaches. The beach at Anyer, today a pretty little seaside town in Banten Province with gorgeous sandy beach, faces west to Sumatra and the iconic volcano, now mostly a large caldera after its last eruption, Mt Krakatoa. Once an important port for the Dutch colonies it was completely destroyed by a 100-foot-high tsunami from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Head to the central southern coast and check in to your Batu Karas guesthouseor Batukaras surf resort and enjoy this quiet tree-lined sandy beach, which has a nice rarely crowded point break wave for surfers and bodyboarders. Up on the south west coast is a must-see beach for nature lovers, Pangumbahan Beach is a nesting site for Giant Green Sea Turtles where visitors can assist with the conservation of these magnificent animals. But for some of the best beach resorts Java has to offer look to West Java and Pangandaran Beach. This beach regularly tops the lists for Java’s best beach and best surfing beach on Java too.
But it isn’t just beaches, a stay in a Bromo resort to climb Mount Bromo and experience this magnificent active volcano, or an Ijen homestay to visit Mount Ijen, these have to be on your list for any Java holiday itinerary. And add a Borobudur guesthouse or Borobudur resort to your Java holiday plans to visit one of the wonders of the world and the world’s largest Buddhist temple, the 9th century Mahayana Temple of Borobudur. Why not splash out and treat yourself to a stay at one of Java’s best boutique hotels, the stunning MesaStila resort and spa, conveniently close to Borobudur Temple. Then explore Java’s artisanal arts and crafts from your Yogyakarta guesthouse in Central Java. While Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, Yogyakarta is the royal heart of Java. Long renowned as a centre for education, Yogyakarta is also regarded as an important centre for the arts and is home to classical Javanese art and culture including dance, drama, batik textiles, literature, music, silversmithing and Wayang puppetry.
And East Java, home to Mount Bromo and some of Java’s most stunning natural scenery, take a few nights at a Surabaya guest house and explore this fascinating city of museums, monuments and delicious cuisine on your Java holiday itinerary. So much to see, so much to do, book your Java guesthouse or resort with Secret Boutique Guesthouses and start planning your Java Vacation Now!