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Strategically located in the commercial area of South Jakarta, Favehotel Gatot Subroto is an ideal hotel for businessmen, tourists and families. The Ondel-ondel statue and the mural of the National Monument, which is an icon of Jakarta can both be seen from the hotel. Favehotel Gatot Subroto was officially launched in 2013 with the tagline 'Fun, Fresh, and Friendly' which is very fitting to describe the atmosphere of Favehotel Gatot Subroto, equipped with supporting facilities, namely 150 comfortable rooms of the Faveroom type, Lime Cafe & Bar restaurant serving typical nusantara food, Spa, meeting rooms, to karaoke rooms for the satisfaction of the travelers. Favehotel Gatot Subroto is also actively involved in the Association of Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI).

Favehotel Gatot Subroto is committed to running sustainable tourism and realizes the importance of maintaining environmental sustainability as well as contributing to the socio-economic support of the local community. Earth Hour is an activity that is carried out every year by involving guests to turn off the lights for one hour. Monthly local area cleaning activities are carried out by the hotel staff. The month of Ramadan is always memorable, Favehotel Gatot Subroto holds an iftar event with local residents. It was this realization that made Favehotel Gatot Subroto join Signing Blue, a marine tourism improvement program from WWF - Indonesia. Favehotel Gatot Subroto joined Signing Blue in February 2021.

Favehotel Gatot Subroto has always carried out activities to support sustainability, such as always being active in local environmental cleaning activities which are in collaboration with local officials. Favehotel Gatot Subroto is aware of the current plastic waste problem and supports the 'no single use plastic' program in its hotels such as replacing the use of single-use plastic bottles by providing drinking water in the rooms, and guests can refill from mineral water dispensers located on every floor of the hotel.

In addition to providing mineral water dispensers for guests, Favehotel Gatot Subroto has a movement to bring reusable mineral water bottles for all hotel staff. This is an effort to overcome the problem of plastic waste as well as making a saving in the budgets. Nyoman Iswara, the General Manager of Favehotel Gatot Subroto Jakarta said, "Real savings are around 10-15% from the current use of mineral water dispensers compared to the use of mineral water in plastic bottles. We renegotiated with the garbage company, which previously came to pick up garbage every day, now after the replacement of the garbage carrier it comes every three days.”

Favehotel Gatot Subroto provides bamboo toothbrushes that can be taken home and used repeatedly and is more environmentally friendly. Disposable packaging is no longer found in Favehotel rooms, where soap and shampoo are available in dispensers, this is in line with Archipelago International's directives.

Lime Cafe & Bar is a restaurant owned by Favehotel Gatot Subroto, they serve Indonesian specialties and special local food with a certain theme that changes from time to time, such as Martabak, Mie Ayam, Soto Bogor, and others. Takeaway food box packaging made of paper is used to replace plastic box packaging. Of course, Lime Cafe & Bar does not provide single-use plastic straws.

The use of natural lighting is maximized by Favehotel Gatot Subroto by using an automatic setting system. In addition, Favehotel Gatot Subroto has replaced conventional bulbs with Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), a large investment but savings of 25-30% can be felt every month.

Favehotel Gatot Subroto has good waste management by separating organic and non-organic waste, they are in collaboration with local waste companies for waste removal. Regarding Toxic and Hazardous Material (B3) waste, Favehotel Gatot Subroto has designated a certified B3 special area.

To support sustainable tourism, socio-economic and cultural aspects are important for Favehotel Gatot Subroto. This hotel is a disabled & elderly friendly hotel. The shape of the ground floor is flat, wheelchairs are available, and has connecting rooms to support the comfort and satisfaction of guests with special needs.

Favehotel Gatot Subroto gives priority to Indonesian employees and always opens opportunities for College of Tourism students to conduct Field Work Training and has collaborated with Sahid University, Idea Indonesia in Lampung, Trisakti and several other universities. The management of Favehotel Gatot Subroto believes that the training that has been carried out at the hotel by these students provides knowledge which prepares them for work in the tourism sector, especially hospitality. This can be seen from several Favehotel Gatot Subroto staff who participated in such Field Work Training before joining the hotel staff. Trainings for permanent staff are carried out regularly, each staff member is required to attend a minimum of eight hours of training every month with training topics tailored to individual jobs. The trainings carried out are directly proportional to the results of guest satisfaction and can be seen from ReviewPro, a system that can view all comments from various platforms such as TripAdvisor, Facebook, and other Online Travel Agents.

Information About Reducing Plastic

Source: Tim Signing Blue | WWF-Indonesia

Facing the Pandemic Period

With very good conditions before the Pandemic, Favehotel Gatot Subroto is the place of choice for business people and tourists traveling to Jakarta. Currently, Favehotel Gatot Subroto is trying to focus on local and domestic guests by offering attractive promo packages.

Favehotel Gatot Subroto made preparations for the comfort and safety of guests by successfully going through the process of getting the 'I Do Care' or Cleanliness, Health, Safety, and Environment Sustainability (CHSE) certificate issued by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) of the Republic of Indonesia in November 2020.

Standard Operating Procedures have been updated and must be followed by all staff and guests. The addition of hand washing basins, hand sanitizers, and signs to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been implemented. Guests are required to have their temperature checked and wash their hands before entering the hotel area, then register using an online system. Moreover, guests are reminded to maintain a safe distance and minimize direct contact.

Signs for mandatory wearing of masks, diligent hand washing, and social distancing have been placed at many points in the hotel area. The process of room sterilization and disinfection is carried out when guests leave the room. The meeting room has been arranged so that meeting participants can maintain a safe distance. All staff are required to test using Rapid Antigen every month. 

Favehotel Gatot Subroto hopes that the tourism sector can bounce back. Favehotel Gatot Subroto used this opportunity to repair and rejuvenate the entire hotel building, especially the rooms, in preparation for receiving guests when things begin to return to normal. Not only that, Favehotel Gatot Subroto empowers its small gardens to grow food ingredients that can later be used in the kitchen, such as chili, papaya, and various other vegetables.

As a tourism actor who cares about environmental sustainability, Favehotel Gatot Subroto plans to install Solar Panels. Furthermore, additional mineral water dispensers will be installed in the near future for the convenience of guests and is in the process of adding a special area for independent waste management.

Jakarta is the capital city and the business center of Indonesia. Economic development first started in Jakarta and spread through trade to various other provinces throughout Indonesia. The Betawi culture of Jakarta is a separate tourist attraction for many businesspeople and tourists. Currently, the economy is gradually recovering, thanks to the government's national economic recovery program as well as Indonesia’s openness for economic discussions with other countries. As the world advances its research and technology to cope with the pandemic, we must see this as a great opportunity for innovations to help develop a better future.