Hotels Near Toko Sinar Baru (Pasar 1) in Medan

We only stayed at this hotel because we were attending a wedding reception being held there. I have stayed in more than 150 hotels around the world and for the first time I was required to pay a refundable deposit for a remote control for the A/C. The bathroom is exceedingly tiny. My cat couldn't swing a cat in it. There was no hot water at 5:00pm after we had travelled 5 hours to get there and really needed to freshen up. On our way to dinner, I asked at reception about this and was told that due to ”technical problems” we could only have hot water from 6 - 8AM and from 6 - 8PM. I explained that I did not know about this. The receptionist then showed me a document that I had not seen nor been shown when checking in that explained the situation. I suggested that guests should be informed about this when checking in. Miraculously, the 'technical problems' were resolved the following morning. The staff were not aware of what was happening at the property. We asked if there was live music. The receptionist directed us to two venues on the property, but each was closed. Only the disco was open. The food in the restaurant was mediocre at best. They try to do this barbeque thing at the table, but it fails to deliver. There were plenty of plates, cups, glasses and so on, but only one spoon. There's no light above the cabinet where you make tea or prepare snacks etc. The light above the makeup / grooming mirror was not working. They clearly don't check that everything is working when they clean the rooms. The furniture, carpets, cabinetry, wall coverings etc are very dated. However, the bed was comfortable and the wall covering behind the bed was relatively new. There's no safe in the room. I know that safes are expense and there are always technical problems, but pretty much every property that says it's 4-star has a room safe. The worst part from a safety perspective is that the elevator doors close within a very short time. I injured my arm as the door closed on me within 5 or so seconds and hit me quite hard. A petite granny could have been seriously injured. No-one seems to care. It's an obvious problem and should have been fixed. The restaurant did not stock beer or wine or any other alcoholic beverage. It's a property that management doesn't seem to care about. The staff are helpful, willing, courteous and respectful, but not properly trained. This is a sign that management or ownership doesn't give a toss.

Room is clean but not fitted with night light lamp . Mattress is a bit too soft but pillow is too hard . Maybe that made me cannot sleep nicely . The sound proof is not that good and next day TV sound can be heard if the room have internal door access to other room type . Elevator service seems to be a bit slow .

the stay quite nice, washroom and hot water also work properly. fast wifi, and fast check in process. also love that they have massage spa inside the hotel with affordable price but as a malaysian , i would say, its quite cheap when they give you a discount voucher. if you dont really want to go out, you can order the room service food which also quite big in portion (for me) and the tempe goreng with the sambal sauce was so nice. In front of the hotel , got several private taxi service (suv car) with a range of price like 1 million IDR to Parapat(lake toba) & 700 thousand IDR to siantar.Just in case you had last minute plan to go to danau toba and didnt book any supir in advance The only thing that i wish they change is the bath towel. Please change it to the new and softer one. all the thread is coming out from the towel.

The restaurant in Aryaduta called The Kitchen, I have tried their Watermelon Yogurt, and it was delicious. I couldn't finish and ask them pack for me, they even take the initiative to send it to my room. Very good service.

Excellent personal service by all the staff. We had problems with our initial room in that it had no windows (which wasn't mentioned in the description) and the shower flooded the whole bathroom, which made everywhere feel damp. However, the staff found us another room for an upgrade and that was much better. The location was good, allowing us to walk to the old town and also some of the newer shopping centres. Overall, good value for money.

actually i didn't expect more than this hotel,and it seems that this hotel didn't expect much either.the position of the hotel is indeed being a central city,but the surrounding environment is indeed surrounded by residents'homes. i stayed in a studio type room 16 which was the biggest type when viewed from the application where i booked,but it turned out that the size of the room was still relatively narrow. the bathroom in the room is also very narrow and the positioning of the curtain for bathing even makes the bathroom narrower. The hallway to the room also has no air conditioning and no lift while my room is on the 3rd floor so it can imagine a mix between tired and hot during going to the room. Another thing I would like to discuss is breakfast in the morning with frozen food, so the hotel provides a freezer containing frozen food bottled and we chose our breakfast directly. After that the clerk will cook it with micowave. this is my first time staying in a hotel with such a breakfast system. i don't know if this kind of system is good or not,but this system makes me feel that this hotel is indeed allocated for “emergency” travelers who want to be practical and fast. Fortunately the reception and the hotel staff including the security guard were so friendly that at least there was one good little thing I could praise from this hotel.

Hotel located at decent area, with food surrounding the area. Pros: 1. Great housekeeping and front desk team 2. Staff in this hotel is definitely the highlights 3. They provide WhatsApp number for any request 4. Newly renovated is decently furnished for the price Cons: 1. Shower pressure is extremely weak, and they can't increase it, no matter how you adjust it and even getting engineering to look into it. 2. Facilities is not renovated, i.e swimming pool area. 3. Other guest is a nightmare (part 1) they smoke at the swimming pool area, then proceed to throw cigarette butts and spit into the swimming pool. Treating it like their waste pool. Secondly guest is wearing their full clothing and jump into the swimming pool. What a joke.. 4. Other guest (part 2) inconsiderate guest who is extremely noisy, and kept moving furniture thru out the night 4am and morning 8am, not to mention, they smoke in the non smoking room and the smell gets thru my room, due to shared ventilation. 1mil rupiah fine is too little!! Some suggestions, have a exit direct to swimming pool, instead of going thru smoking room at level 2. Perhaps put non Indonesian couple on the same floor, instead of mixing them with other unruly guest. Have a guard to control people in swimming pool to ensure pool rules is enforced, knowing Indonesian guest have 0 education on following rules.

This is not my first time to stay in Karibia and this round i had book again the same hotel for my families and the place is very convenient to access to Mall and train station where people can travel to airport easily

Positive points: - Comfortable bed - Clean room (except the bathroom) - Smart tv with streaming apps (but you must have your own subscription) - Room size - parquet floor - Location Negative points - Deposit is a MUST (hotel thinks that any guest has malicious intent to steal room items. Please, they’re not even the top of the line). You cannot use this deposit to pay room service (maybe can if you deposit more, like much more). Upon checking out, the front desk will have sb checking the room before refunding your deposit. Geez. - soundproofing is non existent. You can hear ppl next door, the traffic, nearby train, and worst, the noise from the club on top floor). Tried staying in a room facing the pool. It helped to reduce some noise from traffic and train, but does not eliminate it (and they charge more for this room!!) - breakfast is basic - bathroom drainage cannot completely drain water. Take a shower in the evening and you will still see some puddle in the morning. Gross. - wifi is hit and miss

The room's cleanliness is just so so. The minibar is not cold enough (we would like to put food but then found that the surface was watery). The bed sheet might not be so clean because my legs got so itchy after sleeping for one night. Many spots are a bit dusty and for its price the stay was not so worth it compared to the standard 3 stars. Breakfast was just okay, at least it's edible (not much option anyway). The receptionist is well... very flat. Not rude but, expressionless. I know its only 3 stars but they could at least smile. Bathroom's cleanliness could also be improved. The key card is often problematic and hard to use to unlock lift or even room door. Do check that items labeled with price tag are chargeable and its kinda unnoticeable at first. Another thing I'd suggest to the management is to ask staff to wear proper mask (not scuba as it's not effective). Well, at least the overall look of this hotel is not bad.