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Reviews of Novotel Pekanbaru

4 out of 5
Novotel Pekanbaru
Jalan Riau No 59, Pekanbaru, Riau

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 87 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

GIM SHENG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Chiller is not working
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee Chien

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thian Chye

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean comfortable and conveniently located next to Ciputra Mall
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Windra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facility and friendly staffs!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lee Chien

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

imelda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my go-to hotel whenever I'm in Pekanbaru to visit relatives. Great room and amenities and friendly staffs!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room lighting should be brighter otherwise rooms are clean and worth the price
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Irene

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay for 3 nights, overall was happy. Hotel need to improve on the toiletries supply items. The items provide was not enough, and we have to call wait for housekeeping to send. Also the bath towel was not clean, perhaps hotel may consider to change for a new batch, as the towel already turn grey. Hope there is improve for our next visit. Thank you.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

GOH

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Thian Chye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

susan ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
awesome stay
my choice of hotel, for my stay in Pekan Baru. Staff are super friendly and service with a smile.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mall is beside the hotel. Eateries is all over the surrounding area.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

G

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
Staff rude Expedia ages for our kids not registered with hotel wouldn’t give us beds for them. Had to argue for 25 minutes to get an upgrade
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good facility and great staff. Clean, convenient, good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from A. Malik Azhary on 12 Feb 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for the excellent rating you gave us. We are delighted if our guest satisfied with our services. We hope to see you again soon at Novotel Pekanbaru. Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, willing to please. I really can't say enough. They normally have the room ready if I check in early. The is shopping and movie next door. The food has been good. I am an expat. I go to Pekanbaru monthly to relax. This is the place to stay, without exception.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from A. Malik Azhary on 12 Feb 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for the excellent rating you gave us. We are delighted if our guest satisfied with our services. We hope to see you again soon at Novotel Pekanbaru. Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

susan ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
relaxing stay in NOVOTEL
always stays in novotel during biz trip. Location and WIFI awesome with friendly and attentive staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 5 Nov 2018
Dear Susan ann, We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Pekanbaru. We are pleased to read that you appreciated the service of our staff. Your kind words have been passed on to the staff. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

Booseng, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Efficient check-in process. Front desk staff speak very good English and very pleasant personalities.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 5 Nov 2018
Dear Booseng, Thank you for choosing Novotel Pekanbaru as your accommodation choice during your recent stay in Pekanbaru. We are pleased to read that you appreciated the service of our staff. Your kind words have been passed on to the staff. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

BooSeng, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I did not manage to get a non-smoking room and I had to ask housekeeping to spray (deodorise) the room to rid it of the lingering cigarette smell.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 7 Nov 2018
Dear Booseng, Thank you for taking the time to write us regarding your recent stay at Novotel Pekanbaru. Our aim and intent is to ensure all employees are totally customer-focused and all guest concerns and request are handled quickly and efficiently. On the day of your arrival, the hotel was running a very high occupancy. We were very sorry to read that you were inaedvertently assigned a smoking room instead of a no smoking room upon check in. We hope you will give us another chance to welcome you, if we can ever be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know. Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Bad check in processand the receptionist was not very helpful!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 26 Oct 2018
Dear Traveller, Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Pekanbaru. Please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

Seng, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful hotel staff
It was my first visit to Pekanbaru and I wanted to buy a local SIM card as none was on sale at the airport (surprisingly). A hotel staff immediately helped me to buy one. Very helpful.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 4 Oct 2018
Dear Seng, Thank you for choosing Novotel Pekanbaru as your accommodation choice during your recent stay in Pekanbaru. Please accept our sincere apologies for your unfortunate experience. Your remark has been noted and review by our executive housekeeper. Your kind words have been passed on to the staff. We are very pleased to read that you like our products, location, and your comments have certainly raised many areas of concern that need to be addressed and will inspire us to strive harder in servicing our future guests. We are all looking forward to welcome and serving you again in the near future. Feel Welcome. Thank you and Feel Welcome, Abdul Malik Azhary

8/10 Good

Aprianto Dwi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 12 Oct 2018
Dear Aprianto, Thank you for the great rating. We are all looking forward to welcome and serving you again in the near future. Feel Welcome. Thank you and Feel Welcome, Abdul Malik Azhary

8/10 Good

Judy, Asia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very Good location
Generally comfortable, very clean & quiet place. Weakness is in the poor WiFi reception. For first time visitors, it’s goid to see many local eateries, especially the Riau Foodcourt nearby and we are disappointed there’s no agency around for short trips or tours in this place.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 1 Sept 2018
Dear Judy, Thank you for your visit and and for taking the time to share your experience. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your time spent with us and delighted for your patronage. Your comments and kind words have been shared with all staff and I am sure this feedback will serve as an encouragement as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services and facilities. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be more enjoyable. We look forward to welcoming you back in the very near future. Feel Welcome, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Jamie, Malaysia

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Despite I booked a non-smoking double bed room, but given me a smoking room and although had changed to a non-smoking room, it's a twin bed room instead of a double bed room. Hope it can be improved on customer request.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from A Malik Azhary on 10 Aug 2018
Dear Jamie, Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Pekanbaru. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. The hotel was running a high occupancy during the period of your stay. Therefore, we could not offer you a a non smoking room and double bed. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel in good location
The Novotel is a great place to stay in Pekanbaru. They provide a good standard of service and the hotel is well located on Jalan Riau next to a shopping mall.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from A. Malik Azhary General Manager on 2 Aug 2018
Dear Daniel, Thank you for choosing Novotel Pekanbaru as your accommodation choice during your recent stay in Pekanbaru. We are very pleased to read that you are happy and enjoyed your visit in our hotel. It is always encouraging for us to learn that our guests are satisfied and we do our best to stand for bringing guest's dreams to life. We are all looking forward to welcome and serving you again in the near future. Feel Welcome. Thank you and Feel Welcome, Abdul Malik Azhary

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would stay again
Hotel aircon a bit too noisy Breakfast finished a bit early Hotel and staff excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from A. Malik Azhary General Manager on 13 Jun 2018
Dear Peter, Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Pekanbaru. We are pleased to read that you appreciated the service of our staff. Your kind words have been passed on to the staff. Please accept our sincere apologies for the unfortunate experience at Novotel Pekanbaru. We regret that our hotel air conditioner a bit noisy. But, We have instructed the Chief Engineer to fix air conditioner immediately. We hope this experience will not impair your trust in Novotel Pekanbaru and that you will give us the opportunity of welcoming you again soon. A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

Sumihiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, Clean but shower is not hot enough.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from A. Malik Azhary General Manager on 6 Jun 2018
Dear Sumihiro, Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Pekanbaru. Your suggestion has been carefully noted and necessary action have been taken to the Chief Engineer and the team. We hope this experience will not impair your trust in Novotel Pekanbaru and that you will give us the opportunity of welcoming you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Nice close to a mall
The meals need alot of improvement. I would say: they have to check and learn from other hotels in Jakarta or Bali to do better.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018
Response from A. Malik Azhary General Manager on 5 Jun 2018
Thank you for trusting Novotel to fulfill your accomodation needs during your recent visit to Pekanbaru and for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are delighted to know you had an enjoyable stay and particularly value our hotel. Your suggestion on our Menu at the restaurant has been well noted and will be review again by our Executive Chef. It is feedback such as yours that enables us to reinforce the quality of our service and we really appreciate your constructive comments. Thank you again for your feedback. These will certainly enable us to improve the quality of our service to better meet the needs of our guests. We thank you for your continued support and hope we will have the pleasure of serving you again soon.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Given smoking room even we confirmed non smoking
We had book and confirmed a non smoking room but was given a smoking room. Reason is that the hotel is full. We waiting for an hour for the hotel to arrange the room even we arrival at 4.00pm. Bad arrangement and we are little disappointed
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from General Manager on 19 Apr 2018
Dear Traveler, Thank you for taking the time to write us regarding your recent stay at Novotel Pekanbaru. The experience your describe in your letter causes us deep concern. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the unfortunate experience which not meet to your expectation. Our aim and intent is to ensure all employees are totally customer-focused and all guest concerns and request are handled quickly and efficiently. On the day of your arrival, the hotel was running a very high occupancy. We were very sorry to read that you were inadvertently assigned a smoking room instead of a no smoking room upon check in. We will take action to prevent such a mistake from happening again. We can only reiterate our regret that we did not handle the situation in the proper manner. Kindly rest assured that appropriate training will be conducted to avoid the recurrence of such incident in the future. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. We hope you will give us another chance to welcome you, if we can ever be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know. Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Located near shopping mall and food outlets. Nice breakfast.
Response from A. Malik Azhary on 9 Apr 2018
Dear Traveller, Thank you for your visit and and for taking the time to share your experience. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your time spent with us and delighted for your patronage. Your comments and kind words have been shared with all staff. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be more enjoyable. Feel Welcome, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

10/10 Excellent

WILLY, TANGERANG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NICE HOTEL.
GOOD EXPERIENCE AND SURELY WILL RETURN STAFF IS VERY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from General Manager on 6 Apr 2018
Dear Willy, Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to share your experience. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your time spent with us. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be more enjoyable. Sincerely, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

8/10 Good

Hary Sudjoko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from General Manager on 16 Apr 2018
Dear Hary Sudjoko, Thank you for your feedback of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Best Regards, A.Malik Azhary General Manager

10/10 Excellent

az, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant hotel that is near to malls.
Great, friendly staff that goes all out to help you! The massage place also offers superb massage!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Novotel Pekanbaru on 24 Mar 2018
Dear Az, Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Best Regards, A.Malik Azhary General Manager

6/10 Okay

TALEL

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Property was ok. Location beside shopping mall. Check in / out was seamless. Friendly staff. Bed was squeaky.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Feel Welcome, A. Malik Azhary General manager on 22 Mar 2018
Dear Traveller, We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at Novotel Pekanbaru. We are glad that you've enjoyed your stay. We thank you for your continued support and hope we will have the pleasure of serving you again soon in the near future.

8/10 Good

mat desa, malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A family vacation to pekanbaru
A nice hotel nearby to all needs. That all I can say.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from A. Malik on 30 Jan 2018
Dear mat desa, Thank you for choosing Novotel Pekanbaru. We are glad our location made you more convenience to stay at our hotel. We look forward to welcoming you again and hope your next visit will be more pleasant than the previous one. Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

10/10 Excellent

sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome friendly hotel!
Amazing! Breakfast was superb! Hotel was clean and modern! Staff were all friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from A. Malik on 27 Jan 2018
Dear Sharon, We would like to thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It is gratigying to know your have an amazing stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you again.

6/10 Okay

misa, ipoh perak malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A family vacation
Its normal stay during vacation. A good stay. Its nearby all that what is needed
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from A. Malik on 22 Jan 2018
Dear Misa, Thank you for staying at Novotel Pekanbaru and have taking the time to share your feedback with us. We look forward to have opprotunity to welcoming you again in the near future. Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Dear Traveller, Thank you for taking the time to give us the rating! We will improve our services and products for better meet our guest expectation. We hope tp see you again soon! Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

6/10 Okay

mohamad azam

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice location
good
Stayed 1 night in May 2017
Dear Mohamad Azam, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your recent visit to Novotel Pekanbaru. We are glad to know you like our strategic location. The comments and feedback we receive form our customer helps for the improvement of our service. Thank you again for sharing your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you again soon. Best Regards, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Gusteau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Dear Gusteau, Thank you for choosing Novotel Pekanbaru as your accomodation choice and for taking time to give us an excellent rating. We are pleased to know you enjoyed your visit with us. We all look forward to welcoming you again soon. Feel Welcome, A. Malik Azhary General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenience that count
Convenient to go anywhere

10/10 Excellent

GJD, new zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top class hotel
I booked 4 rooms online. All were ready with seamless checkin Top class food and service

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Hotel in Pekanbaru
It was one of the best hotel in pekanbaru, I have been staying in this hotel for a couple of times, and it never fails me. Thanks