Food Testing di Swiss Belinn Saripetojo Hotel Solo

<—-Kisah Sebelumnya

Hi Donny, jadikan Marketing Conference kita menjadi sangat hebat dan bermakna. Saya sudah memesan hotel yang sangat bagus dan strategis untuk acara kita. Kamu harus mensurveynya dan mendesain acara kita sesuai fasilitas dari hotel yang saya pesan”.

Itulah ucapan singkat dari CEO seminggu sebelum aku melakukan survey ke Solo. Kalimat yang menyimpan harapan dan tentu menjadi beban tersendiri bagiku sebagai Ketua Pelaksana Marketing Conference.

Yang kutahu, hotel ini terletak di daerah Laweyan dan tepat berseberangan dengan Stasiun Purwosari yang merupakan stasiun kereta api tertua kedua di Solo. Dan survey hari pertamaku, memasukkan agenda mengunjungi hotel ini dalam itinerary.

Masih pagi….Waktu menunjukkan pukul 08:38 WIB dan aku sudah menggenggam beberapa informasi memadai tentang penyewaan Kereta Wisata Jaladara untuk keperluan Marketing Conference nanti. Kini aku sudah berada di depan halaman Dinas Perhubungan Kota Solo untuk menunggu jemputan taksi online.

Tak lama taksi itu pun datang dan aku bergegas naik. Rahadian duduk di jok belakang sisi kanan dan aku mengobrol dengan pengemudi di jok depan. Rahadian terus berusaha menghubungi divisi marketing dari hotel yang kita tuju. Pak Bekti namanya. Sepertinya Rahadian sedikit kesal karena tak kunjung berhasil menghubunginya.

Sudahlah, kita tanyakan saja nanti di tempat”, gumamku ringan.

Baik Pak”, jawabnya singkat  lalu tatapannya menghambur ke luar jendela taksi untuk menikmati atmosfer Kota Solo.

Taksi online bergerak ke arah barat daya, sekitar tiga kilometer.  Dan dalam 15 menit tiba di depan lobby hotel. Swiss-Belinn Saripetojo Solo , nama hotel itu. Terletak di sisi selatan jalan protokol, yaitu Jalan Slamet Riyadi, tepat di seberang Tugu Tabanas Purwosari.

Lobby dan reception desk.
Escalalator menuju Robinson Department Store.
Toilet dekat reception desk.

CEO kami memang baik hati. Ia memesan hotel bintang tiga yang terintegrasi dengan pusat perbelanjaan kota, yaitu Robinson Department Store. Namun siapa sangka hotel ini merupakan bekas bangunan pabrik es dari zaman penjajahan Belanda pada tahun 1919.

Begitu turun dari taksi online, kami langsung menuju meja resepsionis dan menanyakan dimana Pak Bekti yang bertugas di bagian pemasaran. Ternyata dia sedang rapat dan kami harus menunggu hingga lima belas menit.

Beberapa lama menunggu, Pak Bekti datang dan sesaat kemudian kami diajak berkeliling ke semua ruangan yang akan ada kaitannya dengan acara Marketing Conference kami. Mulai dari ruang pertemuan kemudian berlanjut ke barelo (bar, restoran, lounge), kolam renang, pusat kebugaran serta spa dan ruang pijat, semua ditampilkan satu per satu.

Koridor menuju ballroom.
Lounge di depan Keraton Balroom.
Keraton Ballroom.
Keraton Ballroom.

Waktu survey terbesar, kami alokasikan untuk melihat Keraton Ballroom, karena lokasi inilah yang akan menjadi tempat utama berlangsungnya acara. Kami harus detail memperhatikan  ballroom layout untuk mendesain bentuk acara terbaik yang bisa dilakukan.

Sedangkan fasilitas kedua yang menjadi tujuan kami adalah barelo. Tempat ini akan kami rencanakan menjadi lokasi gala dinner dengan suguhan grup band lokal, yaitu Artcoustic Band. Kami juga diizinkan melakukan food testing untuk menentukan menu terbaik yang akan kami pilih untuk disajikan saat acara nanti.

Lounge di depan Barelo.
Barelo.
Outdoor Barelo.
Outdoor Barelo.

Hanya sayang, aku tak bisa melihat kamar hotel karena pagi itu kamar masih penuh oleh tamu. Akhirnya survey terakhir kami lakukan untuk melihat kolam renang, fitness centre serta ruangan spa and massage.

Kolam renang.
Fitness Centre.
Spa and massage room.

Kami fikir survey kali ini sudah cukup dan saatnya menuju ke tempat berikutnya.

Kisah Selanjutnya—->

Food Testing at Swiss Belinn Saripetojo Hotel Solo

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Hi Donny, make our Marketing Conference event very great and meaningful. I have booked a very good and strategic hotel for our event. You have to survey it and design our event according to hotel facilities which I ordered ”.

That was a brief greeting from my CEO a week before I conducted a survey to Solo. A sentence that holded hope and certainly becomes a burden for me as Chairman of Marketing Conference.

What I knew, this hotel was located in Laweyan area and right across from Purwosari Station which was the second oldest train station in Solo. And my first day survey, i putagenda of visiting this hotel in the itinerary.

It was still morning….The time was 8:38 hours and I already had some sufficient information about Jaladara Tourist Train rental for Marketing Conference purposes later. Now I was in front of Solo City Transportation Board courtyard and waiting for an online taxi picked up me.

Soon the taxi arrived and I hurried up. Rahadian sat on back seat on right side and I chatted with the driver in front seat. Rahadian continued to try to contact marketing division of hotel which we were aiming for, Mr. Bekti was his name. It seemed like Rahadian was a little annoyed because he couldn’t reach him.

Never mind, we’ll just ask on the spot“, I lightly muttered.

Yes, Sir Donny” he briefly replied, then his gaze flew out the taxi window to enjoy the atmosphere of Solo City.

Lobby and reception desk.
Escalalator to Robinson Department Store.
Toilet near reception desk.

The online taxis were moving towards southwest, about three kilometers. And in 15 minutes arrived in front of hotel lobby. Swiss-Belinn Saripetojo Solo, the name of the hotel. Located on south side of protocol road, namely Slamet Riyadi Street, directly opposite the Purwosari Tabanas Monument.

Our CEO was kind. He ordered a three-star hotel which was integrated with city’s shopping center, namely Robinson Department Store. But who would have thought that this hotel was a former ice factory building from Dutch colonial era in 1919.

As soon as we got off from online taxi, we went straight to reception desk and asked where was Mr. Bekti who was in charge in marketing division. It turned out that he was in a meeting and we had to wait up to fifteen minutes.

For some time waiting, Mr. Bekti came and a moment later we were invited to tour to all rooms which would be related to our Marketing Conference event. Starting from the meeting room then continuing to the barelo (bar, restaurant, lounge), swimming pool, fitness center and spa and massage room, all shown one by one.

Corridor towards ballroom.
Lounge in front of Keraton Balroom.
Keraton Ballroom.
Keraton Ballroom.

The main survey, we allocated it to see the Keraton Ballroom, because this location would be the main venue for our event. We have to pay attention to ballroom layout in detail to design the best form of event which could be done.

Meanwhile, the second facility which was be our goal is barelo. We would make a plan that this place would be the location for a gala dinner with local band, namely Artcoustic Band. We were also allowed to do food testing to determine the best menu which we will chose to serve at the event.

Lounge in front of barelo.
Barelo.
Outdoor Barelo.
Outdoor Barelo.

It was just a shame, I couldn’t see guest room because in that morning, rooms were still full of guests. Finally, our last survey was conducted to see swimming pool, fitness center and spa and massage room.

Swimming pool..
Fitness Centre.
Spa and massage.

We thought the survey this time was enough and it was time to go to next place.

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