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5 Star Hotel:

• Hotel Grand Aquila
• Grand Preanger Hotel
• Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Towers

4 Star Hotel:

• The Ardjuna Boutique Hotel and Spa
• Aston Bandung Hotel & Residence
• Hotel Jayakarta
• Hotel Novotel Bandung
• Hotel Savoy Homann Bidakara

3 Star Hotel:

• Hotel Nalendra
• Bilique Hotel
• Geulis Boutique Hotel
• Hotel Santika
• Hotel Sukajadi

Shopping Areas in Jalan Setiabudi:

• Rumah Mode Factory Outlet
• Mode Plus Factory Outlet
• Natural Factory Outlet
• Lavayette Boutique Outlet

Shopping Areas in Jalan Riau:

• Heritage Factory Outlet
• Summit Boutique Outlet
• Formen Galeri Le Laki
• OSSO Boutique Outlet
• The Oasis Clothing Outlet
• Branded Club Boutique Outlet
• Renaritti Spectacular Fashion Store
• The Secret Factory Outlet
• Riau Junction

Shopping Areas in Jalan Dago:

• Level Factory Outlet
• Grande Fashion Gallery
• Jetset Factory Outlet
• Blossom Family Outlet
• Episode Fashion House
• Glamour Factory Outlet
• Raffles City Boutique Outlet
• Victoria Factory Outlet
• Solution, Shoes Fashion Bag
• M n M The Nice Shop
• DSE (Dago Stock Export) Factory Outlet
• Uptown Factory Outlet
• Happening Boutique Outlet
• Rich & Famous

Shopping Areas in Jalan Sukajadi:

• Rainbow Factory Outlet

Shopping Areas in Jalan Merdeka:

• Merdeka Arcade Factory Outlet
• Bandung Indah Plaza

Shopping Areas in Jalan Gatsu:

• Bandung Supermal

Food and Restaurant:

• Canary Bakery and Cafe
• Tomodachi
• Kwong Moy Restaurant
• Toko Kue Bawean
• Rumah Makan Khas Sunda Ma Uneh
• Rumoh Makan Raja Melayu
• How to Find Halal Food in Bandung
• Suis Butcher
• Pagoda Restaurant
• 499 Restaurant
• Braga Permai Restaurant
• Kedai Nyonya Rumah
• Kartika Sari
• Aroma Coffee Factory and Shop
• Sapu Lidi

Travel:

• How to Travel with Taxi in Bandung

Tourism Spot:

• Lembang
• Jalan Sersan Bajuri
• Jalan Setiabudi
• Jalan Sukajadi
• Jalan Ciumbuleuit
• Jalan Cihampelas
• Jalan Dago
• Jalan Riau
• Jalan Pasteur
• Jalan Braga
• Jalan Asia Afrika
• Jalan Merdeka
• Jalan Aceh
• Jalan Sumatera
• Jalan Pasir Kaliki
• Jalan Otista
• Jalan Kebon Kawung
• Jalan Gatsu
• Jalan Sudirman

Blue Bird Taxi in Bandung

If you don’t rent a car, the most convenient way to travel inside the city of Bandung is by taxi. This is with condition that you take the right one. Please be noticed that majority of the taxi in Bandung don’t use meter. There are only two taxi companies in Bandung that consistently use meter: Blue Bird and Gemah Ripah (GR). Therefore, if you think of using taxi to go from one shopping area to another, make sure to use one of them.

Blue Bird is the best taxi not only in Bandung but also in Indonesia. They have presence in major cities in Java and Bali islands (Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Banten, Bali, Lombok). They are quite late in penetrating Bandung market though, so currently their fleet is not so big (only about 250 cars) and sometimes it’s a bit difficult to find them on the streets. Another thing is their coverage area is sometimes only in downtown. You may find difficulties to get them to take you to the suburbs. Anyway if your mission in Bandung is only to shop til you drop, then you can forget about suburbs!

In Bandung, you can still identify Blue Bird easily by their color (light blue) and car model (Toyota Limo, the cab version of Toyota Vios). However, in other city like Jakarta, you need to be more careful as lots of small and not so good taxi company try to mimic the physical appearance of Blue Bird taxi to get more customer!

Gemah Ripah (GR) Taxi in Bandung

Gemah Ripah (GR) is a local taxi company that only have operation in Bandung. Their presence in Bandung is much longer than Blue Bird. Naturally their fleet is also bigger than Blue Bird. You can easily identify GR taxi by their blue and green color. Same as Blue Bird, majority of their fleet is Toyota Limo, which is relatively convenient.

Although GR company policy oblige their driver to use meter, you may still find maximum 5% of GR taxi driver that won’t use it, especially if they notice that you are foreigner! If that happens to you, insist to use meter and tell him that you will report him straightaway to his management otherwise.

You can’t use the above mentioned approach though, if you use any taxi other than the two. In the event that you have to take other taxi, most likely you need to bargain before you get into the car. Always ask for 50% of their offer as a start. The chance they will agree with you to use the meter is only less than 5%.

If you can plan your trip beforehand, the most convienient way is to call the taxi company to pick you up. It will take approximately half an hour for the taxi driver to reach your place. However, during weekend or public  holiday, it could be a bit longer.

Address and Contact Information

Blue Bird Taxi (Bandung)
Phone: +62 22 7561234
Website: www.bluebirdgroup.com

Gemah Ripah (GR) Taxi (Bandung)
Phone: +62 22 4217070