At the museum no photos are allowed which is really unfortunate as it was well worth the visit and the guided tour is definitely not to be missed. In the museum there are even Batik made from the Dutch era which depicts stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White!

I enjoyed the tour v much and at the end of the tour we were brought to this room where the artisan were working on hand drawn batik.

Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia for anyone interested in learning more about the process of batik making.

Firstly, a cloth is washed, soaked and beaten with a large mallet. Patterns are drawn with pencil and later redrawn using hot wax, usually made from a mixture of paraffin or bees wax, sometimes mixed with plant resins, which functions as a dye-resist. The wax can be applied with a variety of tools. A pen-like instrument called a canting (IPA: [tʃantiŋ], sometimes spelled with old Dutch orthography tjanting) is the most common. A canting is made from a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle. The reservoir holds the resist which flows through the spout, creating dots and lines as it moves. For larger patterns, a stiff brush may be used. Alternatively, a copper block stamp called a cap (IPA: [tʃap]; old spelling tjap) is used to cover large areas more efficiently.

After the cloth is dry, the resist is removed by scraping or boiling the cloth. The areas treated with resist keep their original color; when the resist is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas forms the pattern. This process is repeated as many times as the number of colors desired.

The most traditional type of batik, called batik tulis (written batik), is drawn using only the canting. The cloth need to be drawn on both sides and dipped in a dye bath three to four times. The whole process may take up to a year; it yields considerably finer patterns than stamped batik.

Source: Wikipedia

Hotels with smoking rooms in Surakarta

Change your mind
Book hotels with free cancellation
Treat yourself
Sign in to save 10% or more on thousands of hotels
Sign in
Be picky
Search almost a million properties worldwide

Check availability on Surakarta Hotels with smoking rooms

Tonight

Tomorrow

This weekend

Next weekend

Our top choices for Surakarta hotels with designated smoking areas

Swiss-Belhotel Solo

Banjarsari

Russel

includes taxes & fees

9 Jan - 10 Jan, 2026

Grand Mercure Solo Baru

Grogol

Jordan

includes taxes & fees

10 Jan - 11 Jan, 2026

Aziza Solo

Surakarta

Alamsyah

includes taxes & fees

7 Jan - 8 Jan, 2026

Grand Sahman Hotel

Solo City Centre

Lorin Syariah Hotel Solo

Surakarta

Reza

includes taxes & fees

4 Jan - 5 Jan, 2026

1 bedroom, premium bedding, down duvets, memory-foam beds

Alila Solo, Java

Surakarta

includes taxes & fees

18 Jan - 19 Jan, 2026

Hotel Neo Gading Solo

Surakarta

Hideki

includes taxes & fees

6 Jan - 7 Jan, 2026

Red Chilies Hotel

Banjarsari

View all properties

Top Surakarta Hotel Reviews

Swiss-Belinn Saripetojo Solo

6/10 Okay

"Not really a good experience staying at the hotel. Started with not getting the room based on the reservation. They said that one of the reserved rooms were not available. The hotel did upgrade the room with additional extra bed. But the AC temperature in the room was not cold at all. The engineer came to fix the AC, but it didn't work at all. I called the front desk to ask for moving me to different room. I had to wait more than two hours to get the new room. The new room was great, but the AC was still not cold. It was better, but still not cold. My friend who stayed with me and one of the hotel housekeepers confirmed that the AC temperature was not cold. I have upcoming reservation in Swiss-Bellin in Malang on July 26th. I do hope that I will not getting the same experience. "

Hotels with smoking rooms in Surakarta

Change your mind

Treat yourself

Be picky

Check availability on Surakarta Hotels with smoking rooms

Our top choices for Surakarta hotels with designated smoking areas

Swiss-Belhotel Solo

Grand Mercure Solo Baru

Aziza Solo

Grand Sahman Hotel

Lorin Syariah Hotel Solo

Alila Solo, Java

Hotel Neo Gading Solo

Red Chilies Hotel

FIM by Zigna

Chrome Hotel & Resort Solo

Top Surakarta Hotel Reviews

Swiss-Belinn Saripetojo Solo

Explore a world of travel with Expedia