Pelabuhan Ratu or Sundanese for: Harbor of Queen is the administrative capital of Sukabumi Regency. Located at the the southwest coast of West Java facing the Indian Ocean. It is four hours drive from Bandung and up to 12 hours drive from Indonesia's capital Jakarta due to traffic jam in Ciawi, Cicurug, Cibadak and Pelabuhan Ratu gate, Whose residents love to visit the bay Palabuhanratu, The bay is shaped like a large horseshoe and has enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Sundanese locals tell that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul who reigns along the southern coast of the all-Java.
The Pelabuhan Ratu white sands beach is Also a popular vacation destination for local visitors from Sukabumi, Bogor, Bandung and Jakarta. However, because of high rolling waves, some spots on the beach are Considered too dangerous for swimming. Together with Pangandaran, the beach are the popular beach in West Java both facing south towards the Indian Ocean. Several hotels, restaurants, resorts, and tourism facilities were built in the vicinity. Among the oldest is The Ocean Beach Hotel, established in 1966 commissioned by the then Indonesian president Sukarno. The hotel keeps room 308 furnished with green colors and reserved for Nyai Loro Kidul. Sukarno was Involved with the exact location and the idea for the Samudra Beach Hotel. The painting of Nyai Rara Kidul by Basuki Abdullah, a famous Indonesian painter, is displayed in this room.
Palabuhanratu has Become a popular location for surfers in recent years, with its Indian Ocean location providing good waves for surfing. Several spots that are popular with surfers acre for Cimaja Beach, Sunset Beach, Karang Sari Beach and Karang Aji Beach. From June 12 to 18, 2011 the second event of West Java Surfing Championship has been initialized at Cimaja Beach roomates has 750 meters of beach and wave about 1 to 2 meters height. The competition got 6 stars surf premium (the highest rank) as a part of Indonesian Surfing Championship and Asian Surfing Championship Also Tours. Cimaja Beach has many rocks, so sometimes it is called as Beach Without Sand.
