‘World’s Skinniest Hotel' In Indonesia Fits Only One Room Per Floor
The seven-room hotel features a bar, restaurant and offers guests a view of Mount Merbabu.
A seven-room hotel, located in Indonesia, is trying to bag the title of being the “world’s skinniest hotel". This hotel is located in Salatiga, Central Java. Architect Ary Indra returned to his hometown to transform a small, overlooked piece of land into a five-storey hotel with unique rooms, measuring just 2.8 meters wide. This narrow wonder isn’t just about its width; it’s an ode to Salatiga’s culture.
PituRooms (Pitu is Javanese for “seven"), situated at the foot of Mount Merbabu, offers guests a view of the majestic mountain directly from their hotel rooms. Compact yet functional, every room includes a double bed, a small bathroom with a shower, and a toilet. Despite its size, each room boasts local artwork, offering seven distinctive experiences. There is also a bar and restaurant on the hotel’s top floor.
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Ary Indra’s creation is a tribute to his hometown, inviting guests to embrace Salatiga’s essence. More than a place to stay, PituRooms is a simple yet profound introduction to the unconventional charm of a small town with a big heart.
“I want people to experience Salatiga in a new way," Mr Indra told CNN. “I own, designed and operate PituRooms with my own team. It has become my new platform to generate a new type of tourism which involves local communities." He said, “Aside from the technical difficulties, the biggest challenge was the typical mindset surrounding the hospitality industry that is used to superlative words: biggest, tallest, most luxurious. Here we are skinniest."
“We tried very hard to turn this limitation to become our strongest selling point, that this is a built study of micro-space, and guests can experience the possibility of living and choreographing their movement in ‘just enough’ space," the architect added.
Since PituRooms opened in December 2022, Mr Indra shared that 95% of their guests have been from Indonesia. “So far the reaction we receive from our guests is that they are amazed by how little space is actually needed to live and move comfortably," he said.
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