Hotel Ciputra Semarang
About this hotel
Hotel Ciputra Semarang earns its 9.6 rating by putting the spa and pool at the center of the stay rather than treating them as add-ons. The outdoor pool sits within a minute's walk of Simpang Lima itself, so guests can swim, then cross the square for dinner at Warung Dim Sum without a taxi. The spa floor runs alongside a fitness center and a wine cellar, an unusual pairing that sets the hotel apart from most towers on this list and gives guests more to do than swim. Days here tend to start slow around the pool before the heat builds, shift to the fitness center or spa through the afternoon, and end at one of the restaurants inside the tower or a short walk out toward the square. The eighteen-minute taxi ride to Ahmad Yani International Airport makes this a workable base for both business trips and weekend stays.