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The first president of [[Indonesia]], [[Sukarno]], was involved with the idea to build a hotel on the spot where the Samudra Beach Hotel is located. Here room 308 is specially prepared for the legendary Queen of the South Sea and is decorated with green furnishment which is the colour of the Queen. Outside of the balcony the top of a tree just reaches for the room and it is told this "ketapang" tree belongs to President [[Sukarno]], because here he got a spiritual inspiration to construct the hotel. Anybody can stay in the room for a while to pray, to meditate, to ask some questions of spiritual matters. Because of all kind of strange events this room became the "Bewitched Room". |
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==Surfing Spot== |
==Surfing Spot== |
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Revision as of 14:07, 20 October 2009
Palabuhanratu is an isolated fishing village at the south coast of West Java in the Sukabumi Regency. It is about four hours' drive from Indonesia's capital Jakarta, whose residents love to visit the Teluk Palabuhanratu Bay, once named "Wijnkoopsbaai" by the Dutch. The form is that of a large horseshoe and the first thing you notice are the enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Javanese locals tell that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul who reigns along the south-coast of all Java. [1]
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Hotel
Surfing Spot
Palabuhanratu has become a growing spot for surfer mania in recent years. Because it heads to the Indian Ocean, the waves here are perfect for surfing. Several spots that are famous for surfers are: Cimaja beach, Sunset beach, Karang Sari Beach, Karang Aji beach.
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- ^ Dalton, Bill. Indonesia Handbook, Moon Publications, USA 1989, ISBN 0-918373-12-3, pp 232