I stayed at Aryaduta Bandung for a night only. The...

I stayed at Aryaduta Bandung for a night only. The staying experience itself was just nice but I was mesmerised by their interior. As someone interested in architecture and interior design, Aryaduta's grand lobby really grabbed my attention. Most public spaces in the premises were decorated in art deco and streamline moderne, two architectural styles rising to popularity in the 20-30s. Three 15-story-high vertically-arranged ceramic murals made an outstanding backdrop for the lobby's bar and the hexagonal skylight was stunning.

Our room was on the 12th level, with big windows overlooking east. The furniture were a bit dated but I did not mind it (in fact, they were beautiful). The room itself was quite spacious. The bathroom looked posh in marble walls and floor, complemented with bath products by Sebastian Gunawan. However, vanity mirror needed a replacement and it took quite a long time to drain the water in the bathtub.

Breakfast was decent. Guests seemed to like the variety of noodle soup served that morning (I also liked it). The restaurant was quite crowded that morning due to holiday season (even though it was January second already).

The swimming pool was very crowded so I didn't even bother spending a lot of time there. The hotel had a direct access to a shopping mall. Very convenient.