Seriously, after my trip to Bandung early this year, I still cannot come to terms on the prices of the items being sold there. Factory outlet after factory outlet, 4 full days was not enough for my group. There were only 5 of us, 4 women and me. We had only covered 50% of the factory outlets there. Not only that, we did not even make it to any sightseeing at all. The 4 full days were just spent on Factory outlets. Talk about shopping crazy, Bandung IS the place. Of course not comparing Hong Kong or Singapore.

I had a ton of friends and even strangers asking me details on Bandung which made me do a blog about it, that way I need not reply with long emails. To my surprise, I started to get Singaporeans emailing me since the Sg-Bandung route opened in April/May. Anyhow, if you have not been to Bandung, I would advise you to go soon before the prices start to increase. When the Malaysians and Singaporeans start to crowd that place, things will start to change.

With this, I share with the Bandung fans a semi long story of my trip. I visited almost all the Factory Outlets and got quite a number of guy/men items there. They even have XXXL sizes called Jumbo or Big Size there. There is even one outlet called ForMen. But guys, just be warned, your wives or girlfriends will go crazy there!!! That I can be sure unless your partner shops in Hong Kong only.

They even have a super mall called Paris Van Java or PVJ. It is similar to our 1Utama/MidValley/Curve but I find it a little better there. So if you're a mall-kaki, this is where you should be headed to.

For food, the famous food there is Sundanese Food, similar to Malay food. But I was introduced by my driver to a super food court called Paskal Food Market which has over 50 different types of stalls there. A clean concept and they have a band performing too. Outdoor area and nice landscaping. This place serves all kinds of Indonesian food, from Sundanese to even Chinese food! Good place to explore. Then again, there are about a million hawker stalls throughout Bandung selling Bakso and the local food if you like to try.

For the women, you cannot go to Bandung and NOT try the layer cakes or Kek Lapis. Famous bakery is called Kartikasari and they are apparently #1 there. There are many other bakeries like Holland Bakery and also Mayasari and all of these are located throughout town.

Finally for places to stay, they have low budget guesthouses right up to 5 star hotels. This is the most popular question most people will be asking, which hotel near factory outlets and cheap. Well, I sort of made a list of all the Popular Hotels and guesthomes even apartments with general information like address, near which outlet, contact number, fax, email and website so it would be easier to go through. I think you would find something or have a better idea. There are also Car/Van/Bus Rental and taxi contacts in this list.

With that said, I hope you have a fantastic time in Bandung as I did. I have already planned my next trip there and this time I need to book at least 5 or 6 days, just so I would not be rushing the holiday.

Regards,
David

Ps. By the way, I am not a company of any sort. I just travel and blog my experiences and bring it to other interested travelers.

yea.. after msia-asia's post, it was so detailed till i cant think of much to add in.. hehehehe..
it's not necessary to rent a car.. u can always book a driver in advance.. easier for u, since not familiar wif their driving "skills"..