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sort privately located on a hilltop in town and very reasonably priced, attracting families
from near and far on weekends. Rooms have balconies overlooking the expansive
grounds, which include two pools open to the public (30,000Rp), gardens, tennis courts, a
spa and an excellent restaurant. The latter offers Western, Asian and Indonesian cuisine in
an atmospheric traditional wooden building, if you don't mind the enormous
garuda
(mythical bird) staring down at you. Worth coming just for the breakfast (90,000Rp).
Aston Samarinda $$
( 732 600;
www.astonsamarinda.com
; Jl Pangeran Hidayatullah; r 760,000;
)
A bargain at this price, this brand-new, attractively designed hotel and convention centre
sports a collonaded pool, comfy rooms that cross over from business to leisure, and if you
can pull your eyes away from the huge flat-screen TVs, some grand views of the river.
Fine dining and an in-house spa round out the luxury. Promo rate on Sunday and 10% on-
line discount.
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Swiss-Belhotel $$$
( 200 888;
www.swissbelhotel.com
; Jl Mulawarman 6; s 995,000-1,055,000Rp, d
1,055,000-1,710,000Rp; )
This nicely decorated business hotel with its large glass
lobby, pool and extensive buffet is new, and much cheaper than the published rates quoted
here when you factor in the walk-in discount. All rooms numbered 18- face the river.
Credit cards accepted.
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Hotel MJ $$
( 747 689;
www.mjhotel.com
; Jl Khalid 1; r incl breakfast 275,000-495,000Rp, ste incl
breakfast 465,000-575,000Rp; )
Part of this hotel has been renovated to great effect,
although the new rooms had not yet been priced at time of research. The cafe is bright and
cheery and there is an excellent buffet. All rooms have air-con, en suites, TVs, comfort-
able beds, hot water and Dayak artwork. Ask about discounts.
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Hotel Grand Jamrud 2 $$
( 731 233; Jl Panglima Batur 45; r incl breakfast 300,000-470,000Rp; )
Cent-
rally located, with clean concrete cubes as rooms, this is a better choice than its sibling the
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