What is the difference between a Star Rated Hotels and Melati Hotels?
Hotels in Indonesia are rated along guidelines established by the Government. By and large there are 3 categories: Star; Melati; and Losmen. Within each of these categories there are various levels. The Star Category has levels 1-5 with 5 being best. Melati Category has 3 levels 1-3 with 3 being best. Losmen are not rated. Briefly: Star rated hotels are fairly easy to distinguish between – the more stars the more services and facilities you can expect. A one star hotel will not have international direct dial telephones in the room or 24 hour room service – a 5 star hotel will. Melati hotels are more difficult to define. Some Melati hotel especially the level 3 (many now being marketed as Boutique Hotels) can sometimes be “nicer” than a 3 star hotel. Some owners of Melati hotels prefer not be star rated for personal reasons. Other Melati hotels just don’t have the facilities to be rated in the star category. Therefore the old saying “you get what you pay for” really applies here. Howeve
Hotels in Indonesia are rated along guidelines established by the Government. By and large there are 3 categories: Star, Melati and Losmen. Within each of these categories there are various levels. The Star Category has levels 1-5 with 5 being best. Melati Category has 3 levels 1-3 with 3 being best. Losmen are not rated. Briefly: Star rated hotels are fairly easy to distinguish between – the more stars the more services and facilities you can expect. A one star hotel will not have international direct dial telephones in the room or 24 hour room service – a 5 star hotel will. Melati hotels are more difficult to define. Some Melati hotels especially the level 3 (many now being marketed as boutique hotels) can sometimes be “nicer” than a 3 star hotel. Some owners of Melati hotels prefer not be star rated for personal reasons. Other Melati hotels just don’t have the facilities to be rated in the star category. Therefore the old saying “you get what you pay for” really applies here. Howeve
