Surabaya Hotels - Indonesia

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h2 align="center">Surabaya Hotels</h2> <p>Find a hotel in Surabaya, Indonesia. Get the best discounts on <a href="http://www.hotels-travelnow.com/asia/indonesia/">Surabaya hotels</a> - up to 70% off the regular rate. Make reservations online. Indonesia travel information.</p> <p>Hotel Ibis Rajawali Surabaya Surabaya from $24.00 USD • Sheraton Surabaya Htl And Twrs Surabaya from $75.00 USD • Surabaya Hilton International</p> <p>Surabaya's Chinese quarter hums with activity, an abundance of traditional two-storey shophouses lining narrow streets, and minuscule red-and-gold altars glinting in shops and houses. The area centres on Jalan Slompretan, Jalan Bongkaran and the part of Jalan Samudra southwest of the 300-year-old Hok Teck Hian temple on Jalan Dukuh. The temple itself is a vibrant place with several tiny shrines spread over two floors, and Buddhist, Confucian and Hindu effigies. Upstairs, at the altar to Kwan Im Poosat, the "Valentine Angel", pregnant women come to pray for the sex of their child.</p> <p>The oldest and most famous mosque in Surabaya is Mesjid Ampel , located in the Arab area, the kampung Arab or Qubah , to the north of the Chinese quarter. The whole kampung, bounded by Jalan Nyanplungan, Jalan KH Mas Mansur, Jalan Sultan Iskandar Muda and Jalan Pabean Pasar, was originally settled by Arab traders and sailors who arrived in Kali Mas harbour. It's a maze of tidy, well-kept alleyways crammed with flowers, beggars and shops selling Muslim hats, perfumes, dates and souvenirs. Mesjid Ampel, built in 1421, is the site of the grave of Sunan Ampel, one of the nine wali credited with bringing Islam to Java in the sixteenth century, and as such, a site of pilgrimage and reverence. The area isn't particularly tourist-friendly, and women will have to dress extremely conservatively and take a scarf to cover their heads.</p> <p>In the far north of the city, Kalimas harbour , a two-kilometre length of wharves and warehouses at the eastern end of the main port, lies just north of the Arab Quarter on Jalan Kalimas Baru; take bus C, P1 or P2 or either PAC bus to Tanjung Perak and walk around to the east. It's fantastically atmospheric, the traditional Sulawesi schooners loading and unloading cargoes which are either unsuitable for containerization, or destined for locations too remote for bigger ships. You need permission to take photographs; ask at the police post by the harbour entrance.</p> <p>One of the best places to visit in the city, Surabaya Zoo (Kebun Binatang Surabaya), Jl Setail 1 (daily 7am-6pm; Rp3000), lies 3km south of the city centre; take buses C, P1, P2 or either PAC bus. Spacious, and with over 3500 animals, it's surprisingly pleasant and, at least in parts, less distressing for animal-lovers than many Indonesian zoos. Highlights include the orang-utans and Komodo dragon.</p> <p>A few minutes' walk from the zoo, the Museum Negiri Propinsi Jawa Timur , MPU Tantular, Jl Taman Mayangkara 6 (Tues-Thurs 8am-2.30pm, Fri 8am-2pm, Sat 8am-12.30pm, Sun 8am-1.30pm; Rp500), is crammed with crafts and artefacts, including a fine collection of shadow puppets and topeng masks.</p> <p>Kafé Bromo , Sheraton Surabaya Hotel. Probably the best of the top-class hotel restaurants, although it's fairly informal. The fabulous Rp30,000 lunchtime buffet and Rp37,500 dinner buffet features Indonesian, Western, Chinese and Japanese options and a whole counter of desserts.</p> <p>Kafé Excelso This Indonesian chain has branches on the ground floor of Surabaya Plaza and a couple in Tunjungan Plaza, and has an excellent choice of expensive Indonesian coffees plus iced coffee, salads, snacks, cakes and ice creams.</p> <p>Café Mirota , Jl Sulawesi 24. Attached to the souvenir shop of the same name, this café serves snacks and light meals of soup, rice and noodles.</p> <p>Tunjungan Plaza Food Court Huge seventh-floor food court, featuring McDonald' s, Singaporean noodles, Cajun grills, ice cream, crêpes and kebabs.</p> <p>Turin Ice Cream , Jl Kayun 10a. The address is a bit misleading: the entrance is at the east end of Jl Embong Kenongo. They have a small menu of moderately priced Indonesian and Chinese food, but the speciality is their own ice cream, which ranges from vanilla through durian.</p> <p>Café Venezia , Jl Ambengan 16. Comprehensive mid-priced menu of Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Western food, plus plenty of ice creams and sundaes.</p> </body>