Hotel New Merdeka Pati

“Basic, clean facilities”

Hotel New Merdeka was the venue of a seminar we were attending in Pati, Central Java. As we drove up, it looked deceptively small. Actually it’s huge! Long blocks of rooms, three stories high, surround a courtyard parking area, with large pots of colorful bougainvillea hanging from each section. … more

Hotel New Merdeka was the venue of a seminar we were attending in Pati, Central Java. As we drove up, it looked deceptively small. Actually it’s huge! Long blocks of rooms, three stories high, surround a courtyard parking area, with large pots of colorful bougainvillea hanging from each section. We could park right in front of our door since we were assigned a suite on the first floor. For a three star hotel in a small town like Pati, we were pleasantly surprised by the New Merdeka. We were greeted warmly by a friendly security officer upon arrival, served efficiently at the reception desk, and shown the way to our room. The door opened to a very small visiting area with two half sofas, a side table, and a vase of plastic orchids. Beyond that we found a large bedroom and a purple and white-tiled bathroom. The bedroom was streamlined – uncluttered with lots of free wall space. It contained a comfortable king sized bed, blond desk, small refrigerator, coffee making facilities, low free-standing sink, and large flat-screened TV featuring a number of Indonesian channels. Instead of being attached to the wall, the TV stood on the desk, which certainly limited the functionality of the desk. Without Internet access, the room was more suited for sleeping and relaxing than working. The spacious bathroom was completely empty – perfect if you are looking for wheelchair accessible facilities. It housed only a toilet and open shower – very open indeed with no walls, doors, or shower curtains. The shower had hot water, though, and the bathroom was clean. We ate supper at the hotel restaurant but did not have a chance to see the menu since seminar participants were served a buffet. Judging from that and the Indonesian breakfast buffet, though, we were favorably impressed. The food was hot, fresh, visually appealing, and flavorful. Wi-fi was reportedly available in the restaurant and lobby, but it was down during our visit. We enjoyed the New Merdeka and will certainly stay here again the next time travels bring us this way.

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“Clean and spacious but need renovation, not worth the price.”

The room was clean and so spacious, aircon and water heater functioned very well. But the design was too old-school. When I arrived the room’s fragrant was too strong. Later it solved after I turn off the automatic air freshener. Wifi signal strength was too bad at Room 334. Also, the room lack of … more

The room was clean and so spacious, aircon and water heater functioned very well. But the design was too old-school. When I arrived the room’s fragrant was too strong. Later it solved after I turn off the automatic air freshener. Wifi signal strength was too bad at Room 334. Also, the room lack of electric hub. Breakfast was standard, Nasi Gandul was my favorite menu there. For that room rate (around IDR 380k - 400k at online platform), we can get other hotel in Pati with more modern building and good hospitality.

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“first visit in Pati”

i think there is no good hotel in small town, but when i trip to Pati i found this hotel (recommend by friend). this hotel was new (re build in 2014) with spacious room (i spend in deluxe room), AC, hot water was OK, internet also good. over all this hotel was good choice if you stay in PATI

“Fading fast”

For a hotel that is only a year old this is showing signs of wear and tear. The rooms are reasonably good and very spacious but the plumbing is interesting. Breakfast offers little, particularly for a non Indonesian and the staff are more interested in texting than helping. The reception staff are … more

For a hotel that is only a year old this is showing signs of wear and tear. The rooms are reasonably good and very spacious but the plumbing is interesting. Breakfast offers little, particularly for a non Indonesian and the staff are more interested in texting than helping. The reception staff are pleasant but be very careful as their credit card facilities are often not working which means you need cash to settle the bill. A problem when you are paying for 6 rooms.

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