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Results 1 - 0 of 1 Deli River And Restaurant Omlandia Hotel Review(s)
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 4/5 Posted by Sara Bennett, Canada in November 2007
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| "I stayed here for a night as I was leaving Sumatra after a somewhat grueling two-month consulting assignment in Banda Aceh. What a find! Beautiful lush grounds, lovely architecture, friendly hosts (Diana and Dirk) - the pictures at te hotel website,
lovely as they are, don't really do it justice. I only wish I had found out about it sooner. To my great regret I left Sumatra without seeing Lake Toba and Mt. Leuser as I had hoped, and Deli River would have been a perfect place to do it from. (There's also river rafting for the more adventurous.) I'm quite sure Diana and Dirk would have organized it far better than anyone else.
I found this place to be full of pleasant and intriguing surprises, from the ramp system (I didn't quite figure it out completely, but the place appears wheelchair accessible, not something one expects anywhere in Asia, let along 12 km outside Medan), to the music wafting out of the open air lounge when a visiting pianist takes a turn at the great-sounding new Yamaha upright, to the fact that Dirk is an historian (specializing in the Medan area) - be sure to ask about walking to the nearby archeological site. The clientele (including restaurant patrons) is intriguingly diverse, ranging (apparently) from local families with multiple young kids to nostalgic Sumatra-born Dutch returnees.
A few things to keep in mind: It is outside Medan so eg shopping trips involve a taxi ride (a small price to pay for NOT staying in one of the - I thought - rather grim city hotels). The whole operation is very small scale and personalized, so if there is anything you want to do, email / talk to Diana and Dirk to get it organized. The airport transfer (mine was in a spotless white van with a polite, mature driver) was about USD12 one way, but one transfer is included in the room rate. the younger children I saw were happy exploring and hanging out, but I think older or higher-maintenance kids might get antsy after a bit - there is TV in the rooms but almost all Indonesian stations (and Russian? go figure), some baskets of toys (thoughtfully), but no pool etc (yet).
OK, enough. Go. Enjoy!" |
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