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In Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan (and other towns maybe?) the government rations electricity by turning power off to the whole town from 6 to 9pm every day. This hotel has its own generator which is supposed to switch on seamlessly when the grid electricity turns off- well, it broke down the first night we were there (and no-one told us about the grid power going every evening until our second night) and we sat in the dark not knowing what was going on while the electricity sputtered on and mostly off for about 1.5 hours. After which the hotel staff managed to get a second generator working. The second night the temporary generator failed again (but we were ready with our flashlights this time) and it took about an hour to produce electricity. The apologetic staff offered us a candle for the room, but that was after about 55 minutes and then the power returned, so we didn't use it. Our third night had no electricity problems. Each night the restaurant was open until 11pm so I got a tasty dinner every night. I do have a strong complaint about the design of the bathrooms in the superior pool view rooms: it was as if a poor architect student had designed the bathrooms! The sink was way too high for me (and I am tall compared to most Indonesians) , the lip on the walk-in shower was too low and water spilled out onto the bathroom floor, wetting the bathmat , which swelled up, making it difficult to open the shower door after you'd finished. The lighting in the bathroom was too low. There were no hooks to hang anything on in the bathroom, nor towel racks, so clothes left on the floor risked getting wet. The staff were very prompt in responding to our requests for another bathmat or an extra pair of bedroom slippers for example. The magnetic card reader on our door lock failed the second afternoon and being unable to fix it they moved us down the hall to another, identical room, whose bathroom had all the same design failures I mentioned above. The air-conditioning worked

The Swiss-Belhotel was an unexpected gem. We were a group of families, who stayed at the hotel the night before we departed on a sight seeing cruise in central Kalimantan. The 2 inter connecting rooms each family stayed in were spotlessly clean, well designed and had everything we needed for our short stay. We enjoyed our time by the pool and the meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in the restaurant - so much so that we came back to the hotel a few days later for lunch after our cruise before we flew home. The staff were outstanding - very helpful, polite and friendly. We could not have asked for more!

It is a decent 3-star hotel, but it could actually grow to 4-star. I liked the staff, so I will provide the following helpful suggestions to make it an even better experience. The grounds are large and impressive, but they let construction rubbish pile near the entrance. A clean landscape would improve the first impression of guests. The lobby is grand but overrun with smokers - even a manager was smoking in the lobby! The swimming pool looks pretty but needs maintenance on the pavers, etc. They have a gym but only 3 machines with no air con. ROOMS: The Grand Deluxe room (#118) was great. Everything looked new and clean. But Executive room (#228) was a disappointment. Dirty walls with cracks and stains, shower drain overflows into the room, poor air con, etc. The music in the hallways was too loud and interfered with sleeping. Cigarette smokers seem encouraged to smoke indoors. Two guests were smoking in the hallways near my room. But management allows smoking in most public areas, even allowed IN THE RESTAURANT! There is really no excuse to allow smokers to poison the air of restaurant eaters and other paid guests with this bad habit. The staff was friendly - they even noticed from my passport that it was my birthday, and surprised me with singing and a cake. Such a nice thing to do! I do recommend this hotel, and wish the staff the best. But with a little effort, they could truly improve the quality here.

It's hard to rate Rimba in the same way I'd rate a regular hotel. It is a lodge in the jungle on a sparsely populated island in a developing country. The room was comfortable and quiet, but the price was also high for a one star hotel Indonesia. However, how many places in the world can you stay with tropical birds and monkeys? The staff were friendly and helpful. If a friend was planning to visit Tanjung Puting, I would definitely recommend they should stay here.

it's a nice place, clean, with superb bed, latrine, and shower (which for me they are the most basic facilities that cannot be negotiated). with a lcd cable tv, it served me with various entertainment needed. but, it's too far from the central of crowd, nearby to petrol station too, with many queed trucks :( not so close from kahayan river, as advertised. couldn't see it from my window. overall, it's a recommended place to stay.

It is a four stars hotel and a boutique hotel, but i don't think it is a totally boutique hotel. The breakfast buffet varieties is limited. I love the pancake and waffle buffet. if you are in the room, you can hear you lower level guest opening their room door or everything they do. I guest there is a thin line between one room to another room above it. Afraid of the bulding collapse. Does it really built well? The staff are nice but not aware of details, i'm suing Agoda booking an executive room, but they gave me a standard room. Wasting my time to get back to receptionist to change the room. If you are a business traveler, need sleep well, choose the room in the highest level (level 9th). Because you might heard the club's sound downstair every night. I was staying on the 9th level, but still can heard it a bit. If you like night club, you might love to stay here.