Novotel Semarang

Clean hotel, nearby paragon mall. Good location in semarang city. Umfortunately the tv was quite old. But overall its a good and descent Hotel to stay in Semarang

First of all, the hotel location is very strategic, just walking distance from malls (Paragon & DP Mall) and Lawang Sewu. There's also legendary bakmi jawa place right next door. However, the hotel is quite old (opened in 2005) with very much minor changes throughout its interior. The hallways carpet is dusty and while staying here, couldn't hear and see staffs vacuuming the hallway carpet The room itself is very spacious and IMO it can fit even a California King sized bed but they opt for Queen bed for all of their rooms which is waste of space. Also, the room is quite old, with Tv dating back from 2009 (no smart TV) and in dire need of full Reno to keep up with current standard. However, one good thing is that they've upgraded their WiFi (20 mbps) with WiFi 6 protocol, its quite good for streaming. Another unfortunate thing is the breakfast service. The choices is very limited and its not a 4 star rated hotel breakfast. Sorry to say but I've tasted better breakfast in a 3 star hotel in Bandung on the same group (Accor). Big disappointment in this department. However they rotated some of their menu daily which is good. I also noted some unexplained smoke (cigarettes) smell on the hallway even at the non smoking floor, which can be bothersome since I'm vacationing with my child and wife. TLDR: very strategic old hotel with very spacious rooms but outdated and in dire need of renovation.

Hmmm...old hotel and I felt that it is not that well maintained. The room was huge and the bed was decent, yet there was only one set of slippers when there are 2 guests. Bathroom is old and should be maintained more. Service was standard. The most disappointing part was the taste of some food in the breakfast area. They could seriously do better for a class of Novotel and Semarang.