HOUSE OF ATSIRI: Relives the Hopes That Have Been Neglected
This factory was previously found abandoned in the village of Plumbon, Tawangmangu, Karanganyar, Solo. The factory was used as a citronella refinery since 1963. Was predicted to be the largest refinery in Asia, which is a silent witness to the cooperation between Indonesia and Bulgaria (as a country with expertise in rose essential oil and supplies 80% of rose essential oil. in this world). Plumbon village was chosen as the establishment of this factory because of its strategic location and also its natural potential in accordance with the planting of many essential oil ingredients such as lemongrass. Until 2015, the abandoned factory was revived by PT. Rumah Atsiri Indonesia is a complex for recreational and learning facilities that includes MICE facilities, research and development, and the essential oil market.
Before entering the Rumah Atsiri area, visitors are charged at a rate of $ 3 per person who will be given an access card that has been filled in with a balance of $ 3 or around IDR 50,000. The card will later be used as an entrance ticket to enter the museum area, educational park, or to attend the workshop that was held that day. This balance can also be used as a means of payment to buy various kinds of food and drinks as well as souvenirs there. For the entrance fee, the Museum is priced at IDR 35,000, and for a garden tour around IDR 25,000. if the balance on the card runs out and the payment is lacking, you can add cash to the deficiency.
This essential house has many programs and classes as well as workshops available such as making insect repellent sprays, making ‘kokedama’, and various other activities that are shown to visitors depending on what program is available on that day. These workshops are guided by people who are experts in their fields, so you don’t need to worry.
Rumah Atsiri provides various facilities such as an informative Sensory mini Garden that can be visited while listening to stories from various plants, Circulation Room which is used by educators to provide direction before entering the area to be targeted, AV Room which is used as an introduction to essential oils through interactive videos, Classrooms for conducting various experiments, Workshop Rooms for studying more complex activities such as various technologies in the process of making essential oils, and also a Locker Area for storing visitors’ personal belongings.
Rumah Atsiri also provides a Glamping program, which is currently becoming a trend. The program is currently under construction and will be available in April. Instead of just staycation and staying in the room, Rumah Atsiri has attractive package programs such as jeep tours in the area around the factory, yoga, as well as therapeutic services, funds of many other kinds. The program is priced at $ 172.5 or around IDR 2,500,000 for 2 people per 3 days 2 nights.
For more information about the programs above, you can visit their Instagram page to see the offers available and also see a more complete gallery of Rumah Atsiri Indonesia at https://www.instagram.com/rumahatsiri/ or their website at www.rumahatsiri.com
