Cirebon - websites / advice

[Cirebon-Newby]

Hi - i am soon to move to Cirebon for work and am interested in investigating about life there in advance.

Can anyone recommend any websites on: real estate, local events, local life.

Is there an expat community there at all? Any one have any info / advice?

I plan to visit in the next few weeks before making the leap but would appreciate any pointers.

Thanks.

CN

[atlantis]

Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
I live quite far from Cirebon and can just share the link for the official website of Kota Cirebon. Though the pages are in Bahasa Indonesia, it may gives you some interesting infos.

[lontangjaya]

Hi CN,

Cirebon is my village but im staying in jakarta,twice a week i going there to visit my parents,with my pleasure to help you

[Cirebon-Newby]

Hi Atlantis & Lontangjaya,

Thanks for your replies. I'm checking the Kota website now, understand no Bahasa at all so struggling to get anything out of it really...

Lontangjaya - can you give any advice on where i could get info on accomodation renting, general life etc?

Thanks,

CN

[wm]

We aren't aware of any websites on living in Cirebon .. the expat community there is too small .. sorry !!

wm

[Cirebon-Newby]

Ok thanks - if anyone is based there and has any advice, much appreciated.

Thanks.

CN

[lontangjaya]

Hi Cn...cirebon is small town which was society there influence by islamic cultural...im offering to assist you

[simarkbotak]

Hi CN, I live in cirebon and I don't think there are any helpful sites for you to look at.

Are you going to cirebon for work? What kind?

I would suggest staying at the Santika and ask the helpful staff there to assist you. Also, hotels are quite affordable, if you aren't staying too long, I would suggest being a long stay guest at a hotel. You can easily find reasonable hotels for about $20/day.

cheers,

Mark

[Bali-que]

Hi - i am soon to move to Cirebon for work and am interested in investigating about life there in advance.

Can anyone recommend any websites on: real estate, local events, local life.

Is there an expat community there at all? Any one have any info / advice?

I plan to visit in the next few weeks before making the leap but would appreciate any pointers.

Thanks.

CN

Well come to Indonesia CN. Nice to talk with u later.

[billyII]

Hi - i am soon to move to Cirebon for work and am interested in investigating about life there in advance.

Can anyone recommend any websites on: real estate, local events, local life.

Is there an expat community there at all? Any one have any info / advice?

I plan to visit in the next few weeks before making the leap but would appreciate any pointers.

Thanks.

CN

Hi CN

How are you?

I am Denny, a local guy in cirebon.
It's great to have an expat here in cirebon, welcome to cirebon.
Here is some information I can give you about cirebon, hope it would be useful :

house to rent :
1. taman wahidin residential, address : jalan wahidin
2. pegambiran residential, address : jalan drajat
3. there is 2 nice residential in jalan pemuda, behind gratia building. I forgot the name, I will tell you later.

and there are many others residential that seems save and comfortable for foreigner to live in.

or do you want to live in a hotel? Here is hotel that I think it's save, clean and comfortable.

1. hotel puri santika, jalan wahidin.
2. hotel jamrud, jalan wahidin
3. hotel benthany, jalan siliwangi
4. hotel trias, jalan kartini

the rate of the hotels above is about 300.000 rupiah/night-500.000 rupiah (usd 25 - 45 usd), they are all 3 - 4 star hotels.

here is one of the website about hotel in cirebon :
http://www.asiahotels.com/hl/Cirebon-Indonesia.asp

I thinks there are still rare website about cirebon, especially in english. Maybe you can use lonely planet guide book or something.

by the way CN, could I know where are you originally come from?
and where will you work in cirebon?
so may be I can give some recommendation of the place that lies near where you work and the information you need.

I don't know any expat community in cirebon, but I sometime see foreigners in supermarket and cafe here. I think they are EF english teachers or some rattan investors.
There is an EF (english first) school here in jalan sisingamangaraja.

local events :

what are you interested in? are you interested in some traditional dancing, local art?
there are some batik home industries here,
and there is muludan (an islamic festival held by local people).

there is some local cirebon foods, may be you can give it a try :
1. nasi jamblang
2. nasi lengko
3. empal gentong
4. sate kambing

if you come to cirebon, you can call me at 02319100025, we can talk about cirebon. or if you want to chat about cirebon in msn, here is my yahoo mesengger : [email protected]

I like traveling and living in another country, somebody help me when I was being there. So I am glad if I can help you something too.

have a wonderful journey CN.