Lawang Sewu, salah satu destinasi wisata andalan Kota Semarang, terus menjadi magnet bagi wisatawan dari berbagai daerah. Bangunan peninggalan Belanda yang berdiri megah di kawasan Tugu Muda ini dikenal dengan arsitektur klasiknya yang memiliki ratusan pintu dan jendela besar, sehingga masyarakat menyebutnya Lawang Sewu atau “seribu pintu”.
Setiap hari, ratusan pengunjung memadati gedung bersejarah ini untuk menikmati suasana unik dan menelusuri jejak masa kolonial. Selain menawarkan pesona arsitektur, Lawang Sewu juga menjadi pusat edukasi sejarah perkeretaapian di Indonesia. Di dalamnya, terdapat ruang pameran yang menampilkan koleksi foto, peralatan, hingga dokumentasi perjalanan kereta api dari masa ke masa.
Pihak pengelola juga rutin mengadakan program tur malam yang semakin menarik minat wisatawan, khususnya mereka yang penasaran dengan kisah mistis Lawang Sewu. Pemerintah Kota Semarang menegaskan akan terus merawat dan mengembangkan kawasan ini agar tetap menjadi ikon wisata berkelas nasional maupun internasional.
The more reviews you read, the more you notice how they tend to cluster at the extremes of opinion.
Dengan nilai sejarah, arsitektur, dan cerita yang menyelimuti bangunannya, Lawang Sewu terbukti mampu menjadi daya tarik utama yang memperkaya citra wisata Kota Semarang.
Here are some of the key facts you should bear in mind:
Location
If it matters that your hotel is, for example, on the beach, close to the theme park, or convenient for the airport, then location is paramount. Any decent directory should offer a location map of the hotel and its surroundings. There should be distance charts to the airport offered as well as some form of interactive map.Style
It is important to choose a hotel that makes you feel comfortable – contemporary or traditional furnishings, local decor or international, formal or relaxed. The ideal hotel directory should let you know of the options available.Restaurants, Cafes and Bars
Local color is great but the hotel’s own restaurants and bars can play an important part in your stay. You should be aware of choice, style and whether or not they are smart or informal. A good hotel report should tell you this, and particularly about breakfast facilities.Bedroom Facilities
You should always carefully consider the type of facilities you need from your bedroom and find the hotel that has those you consider important. The hotel directory website should elaborate on matters such as: bed size, Internet Access (its cost, whether there is WIFI or wired broadband connection), Complimentary amenities, views from the room and luxury offerings like a Pillow menu or Bath menu, choice of smoking or non smoking rooms etc.
These things really do matter and any decent hotel directory should give you this sort of advice on bedrooms – not just the number of rooms which is the usual option!
Children’s’ Facilities
More important to the family traveler than the business traveler, you should find out just how child friendly the hotel is from the directory and make your decision from there. One thing worth looking for is whether the hotel offers a baby sitters service. For the business traveler wishing to escape children this is of course very relevant too – perhaps a hotel that is not child friendly would be something more appropriate!-
Leisure Facilities
The site should offer a detailed analysis of leisure services within the hotel – spa, pool, gym, sauna – as well as details of any other facilities nearby such as golf courses. 7. Special Needs: the hotel directory site should advise the visitor of each hotel’s special needs services and accessibility policy. Whilst again this does not apply to every visitor, it is absolutely vital to some.
Finally and most importantly, the quality hotel directory inspection team should have visited the hotel in question on a regular basis, met the staff, slept in a bedroom and tried the food. They should experience the hotel as only a hotel guest can and it is only then that they are really in a strong position to write about the hotel.