Sawahlunto is a small town in Indonesia located in Bukit Barisan West Sumatra. In 1858, De Groet believed that the area around the Ombilin River contained coal deposits. De Groet's allegations were then followed up by Ir Willem Hendrik De Greve in 1867. A more thorough investigation by Ir Verbeck produced surprising findings. It is suspected that the area contains coal with a range of up to tens of millions of tons. The city of Sawahlunto in West Sumatra transformed itself from a coal mining town into a tourist city since early 2001. In Kota Sawahlunto there are two large hotels that utilize heritage buildings, namely Parai City Garden Hotel and Hotel Ombilin. Even Parai City Garden Hotel utilizes heritage buildings which was formerly called "Budjangan Building:" In addition to the two big hotels, Sawahlunto also has about 53 homestays with capacity of 116 rooms. Homestay in Sawahlunto is incorporated in the Homestay Association Sawahlunto where the rooms ...