Hidden down a small gang (alley) off Jl Ahmad Dahlan, this unique guesthouse, run by a delightful, charismatic owner, offers four exceptional-value rooms in her heavy-timbered Javanese home. The more expensive rooms have hot water and bathtubs. Breakfast is offered in the little restaurant around the corner, which doubles as an old-school travellers' haunt.
Popular tours from here include a bicycle route (to see arak palm wine production and rice and gamelan factories) from 9am to 2pm and a one-day batik course from 9am to 4pm; both cost 100,000Rp. Day trips by car to Candi Cetho and other nearby attractions cost 450,000Rp (up to four people).