| Abstrak/Abstract |
Girikerto Village is located on Sine District, Ngawi Regency, East Java. The village is on the northern slope of Mount Lawu at an altitude of 675-975 meters above sea level. In 2017, Girikerto Village is inaugurated as tourism village by the Regent of Ngawi. In order to promote tourism villages, the community service team of Universitas Gadjah Mada initiated the establishment of homestays. This study wants to know the minimum requirements and uniqueness of mountain homestay. The results prove that establishing a homestay began with a survey in every houses in Girikerto Village. Parts of the house were observed, particularly the bedroom, the bathroom, the living room and the yard. The team also discussed and unified their perceptions with the house owner regarding vision and mission of homestay. After the discussion, socialization and training were carried out. The team provided homestay assistance to finalize the program while improving the facilities of Girikerto Village. Four houses were successfully initiated. The houses had meet the criteria of homestays: 1) the
host does not have a criminal recors, 2) adequate house facilities and 3) house offers uniqueness described in this paper. The team recommend the online marketing of the homestays, so that they will be known quickly by tourists from other region. |
