ELSOTEL PURWOKERTO
Central Purwokerto without an on-site pool
About this hotel
Elsotel Purwokerto shares Luminor's 4.6 location score, four minutes' walk from Purwokerto Barat and one minute from Asarasa Restoran, but comes without an outdoor pool among its listed amenities, unusual among the hotels in this guide. What it does offer is a gym, bar and airport shuttle, useful for a Yogyakarta arrival, alongside its 4.7 review average from over fifteen hundred reviews. Breakfast is a paid extra rather than bundled in at this property. It suits a family less focused on a second pool beyond Owabong itself and more interested in a central, well-reviewed base with easy access to Asarasa Restoran for dinner most evenings of the stay, without needing a car or a long taxi ride back into town after dark.
- Gym
- Bar
- Airport shuttle
- Central location
Our take
Elsotel suits families happy to rely on Owabong's own pools rather than a second one at the hotel, in exchange for a well-reviewed, centrally located base with an airport shuttle. The one-minute walk to Asarasa Restoran covers dinner easily. Families wanting a hotel pool for rest days away from the water park should compare against Luminor or Aston instead.
- ✓Skip this option if a hotel pool matters on rest days, since none is listed among the property's amenities.
- ✓Walk to Asarasa Restoran for dinner, just one minute from the hotel entrance and the easiest option most evenings.
- ✓Ask about the airport shuttle schedule ahead of a Yogyakarta arrival, given the roughly three-hour transfer.
Why we love it
- 4.6 location score, tied for the best
- Gym and bar on site
- One-minute walk to local dining
- Airport shuttle for Yogyakarta arrivals
Why guests love itElsotel's 4.6 location score ties Luminor's for the best in this guide, and the one-minute walk to Asarasa Restoran backs it up for anyone not wanting to travel far for dinner. What sets it apart is the absence of an outdoor pool among its listed amenities, unusual for a hotel this well reviewed, meaning families rely on Owabong itself or a nearby hotel for a second swim. The gym, bar and airport shuttle cover the rest of a straightforward, centrally located stay.