After such basic accommodations in Sukamade, it was a sweet treat to reach the refined luxury of the Hotel Tugu Malang.
As with the Hotel Tugu Bali, the Hotel Tugu Malang is filled with beautiful object d’art collected over decades by the owner and displayed around the property with care, taste, and style.
It really does shape your guest experience to be able to see beauty everywhere you look.
The room was stunning, the bed so high that I practically needed a forklift to get in and out of it.
The bathtub was made of steel and resembled a large steelpan drum like one would find in the Caribbean. With plenty of pressure and hot, hot water, it was hard to stop taking a shower once I’d gotten in.
After dining and relaxing, I got a tour of the hotel before checking out. The Presidential Suite was mammoth, with a huge open-air bath house that included its own garden.
In all, it was a great ending to a spectacular trip and I couldn’t have been luckier to see what I saw, do what I did, and travel through this incredible part of Indonesia. From the Hotel Tugu Malang it was a nice 2 hour train ride back to Surabaya, and I left for the USA early in the morning the next day.
