Anyone tried it? I stayed there in Feb and it was pretty good, have yet to see it mentioned in these pages.
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Anyone tried it? I stayed there in Feb and it was pretty good, have yet to see it mentioned in these pages.
GRAND FLORA is a relatively new hotel and has decent clean rooms but perhaps lacking in the finer touches. But it is well located in Kemang for going out to find interesting and not necessarily expensive restaurants. I believe they have WiFi free there. They also have in room massage which I've yet to try but I did see a couple of cute slim massage ladies who gave me that "look" in the corridor. They also have a club/pub downstairs that another member mentioned but I've heard very little about.
GRAND KEMANG is at least partly recently refurbished. Thay have broadband access in some but not all of their rooms at no extra cost. You had better request the access at the time of reservation to avoid disappointment. Again, well located to go out in the Kemang area and not too far from Blok M.
PARK LANE is a reasonably priced hotel with all the necessary amenities. Broadband is available wired and wireless but chargeable per hour/day/week depending on your choice. If you add the cost to your room cost, it will still be reasonable considering the type and furnishing of the room. In room massage is available - but the girls will ask for extortionate amounts to do anything worthwhile. There is Stix downstairs and I was informed that there are plenty of girls around the coffee house - who may spend a long time on one drink or their meal - that could be available with the correct approach.
LE MERIDIEN can be pricey if you need broadband as this is only available in deluxe rooms and pricier rooms. Superior rooms can only have dial up access. They also have in room massage which may have possibilities. Tiga Puluh is downstairs which is useful to find girls. Not much effort or patience is needed to get them into your room either. There will be one or two absolute stunners from time to time - it's down to your luck! Dont hesitate or someone else will be getting lucky.
That's it for now. I'm feeling too lazy to get into Mulia Senayan, Hyatt, Alila, Intercontinental, Atlet Century, Ascott or Aston Rasuna right now. Hope this little list helps someone.
MD II
[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero]I passed Sparks on my way from Lokasari to Blok M a number of times. I think JAD mentioned it as a decent place to stay.
Time to Blok M depends on the time of day. Rush hour could be 40-60 minutes. Other times 15-20 minutes. At rush hour and busy times, I'd recommend just getting to the Trans Jakarta busway and going from there. Probably crowded, but much faster. I think the fare is 3k or 3.5k.[/QUOTE]
One recent weekday, I walked out of Plaza Indonesia to travel to Blok M around 3:45 p.m., and the Jl. Thamrin/Sudirman corridor was a parking lot as far as the eye could see to the south.
No problem, I hopped on the Transjakarta Bus for 3,500 rupiah, somewhat crowded but still room enough to stand without being pressed up against anyone. And the air conditioning worked!
15 minutes later (I timed it), after flying past a traffic jam the entire way, I stepped off the bus at Blok M. Not bad!
[QUOTE=Master Diver II]
PARK LANE is a reasonably price be getting lucky.
That's it for now. I'm feeling too lazy to get into Mulia Senayan, Hyatt, Alila, Intercontinental, Atlet Century, Ascott or Aston Rasuna right now. Hope this little list helps someone.
MD II[/QUOTE]
You can skip the Intercontinental. Aside from being a nice place with all the amenities, the only girls there are the ones I'm bringing in from BATS. :D On the plus side, the elevators require a valid room key, so it protects against surprise visits. My office used to be in Mid Plaza, so this was the choice hotel. But now we've moved to the fountain pen building, so ShangrLa is it. Gosh, I never have to leave the grounds...office, room, BATS.
Nice, especially appreciated the comments on internet, that's a big consideration for me. I'll add a couple from your lazy list.
Mulia Senayan -- Large, luxurious rooms, and good service. They gave me a cake on my birthday. Very nice facilities (health club, pool, restaurants, etc.) CJ's in the hotel is supposed to be a great pick up joint but not for me. The pros there seemed hardened and not so attractive, and I didn't feel real comfortable approaching some of the drop dead beautiful regular cewek there with my [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] poor Bahasa Indonesia. In room Internet is not dial up, but it's very slow. There were some good looking masseuses in health club, available for in room massage I think, but I never tried it out. Tip: You can sometimes avoid the walk of shame by using entrance and elevator on the level below the lobby.
Atlet Century -- Great value. Nice pool. Last time I was there the furnishings, carpet, etc. were getting old. It's not luxurious, but everything in the rooms works and it's clean and comfortable. You can walk to Mall Senayan and it's a short trip to Blok M. Women in health club the most recent time I was there were ugly, and overpriced for extra services, although I do remember seeing some real cupcakes there a few years ago. Tip: To avoid walk of shame, enter through the back door closest to Senayan mall.
[QUOTE=Master Diver II]That's it for now. I'm feeling too lazy to get into Mulia Senayan, Hyatt, Alila, Intercontinental, Atlet Century, Ascott or Aston Rasuna right now. Hope this little list helps someone.
MD II[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Possessed Seoul]Anyone tried it? I stayed there in Feb and it was pretty good, have yet to see it mentioned in these pages.[/QUOTE]
Stayed over weekend last Nov, got a suite. Nice bathroom, service ok but good location if you like Kemang Raya and Blok M scene. I usually stay at shangrila but tried this place due to vicinity to some appointments/personal visits during my Nov visit.
Can't remember if wi-fi free
[QUOTE=Possessed Seoul]Anyone tried it? I stayed there in Feb and it was pretty good, have yet to see it mentioned in these pages.[/QUOTE]
Yep, one of the nice boutique hotels in Jakarta South, ie. amongst Grand Kemang hotel and Grand Mahakam. It's fairly new, has a great location, 15 mins to the Blok, 20/30 mins to Senayan. Great restaurants close by .. Payon, Dimsum (my favourite) and Macca's .. yes! Kemang has a relatively nice MacDo's with a terrace and dimmed lights where you can 'dine' outside.
It has wifi downstairs in the lobby, cafetaria/bar area. Broadband ADSL in the rooms, with large in-room safe's for laptops, it also has a small computer room with internet access. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Junior business suite is maybe the nicest room and compares to the price of a standard room in the Mahakam, which is also a very nice hotel, closer to the Blok and the large shopping malls but it's location lacks the nice atmosphere of Kemang. Mahakam being a five star, is more expensive.
The standard rooms in the Grand Flora might be slightly smaller compared to the standard rooms of the Grand Kemang. Especially the new standard rooms of the Grand Kemang are very nice, but the older refurbished rooms are quite good too. The new Grand Kemang has a great brand new interior design and is overall a great hotel since it's re-opening last year, but the downside might be that it occasionally caters for large business groups.. that is, groups of guys who don't have a clue that they're slap bang in the middle of one of the best monger cities in the world .. you know, we're talking blokes that are sitting on top of a goldmine without knowing it!
Might have some pics somewhere.. I'll attach them later. Cheers.
[url]http://www.granmahakam.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.asiatravel.com/indonesia/kemang/[/url]
Great tips. Especially the back entrance of the Atlet Century - valuable info for brudders that like to bring in the cewek in large numbers.
The walk of shame is kept to an absolute bare minimum, there's only one smiling security guard to pass and that's it. .. straight into the lifts and large empty corridors to the hotel room- no hotel lobby to cross, no receptionists to pass, hotel clerks etc.
Maybe it's central location is worth the extra mention too - right in the heart of the business district, 5 mins walks to Ratu Plaza, computers/dvd's etc. and Senayan Plaza. Blok M and the five star hotel bars are only short taxi ride's away.
The Mulia - it's basically what you expect for that kind of price, compared to other hotels in Jakarta. Five star service, rooms are great too - nicely decorated in warm colours and it's bathrooms are amongst the best you'll find with very nice massage showers. However, I don't like the constant checking of staff in my room and to be honest, I wouldn't be too happy with a birthday cake.. well, unless a naked girl would be jumping out of it - of course.
.. not in favour of the Mulia I find - it's grandeur awes some of the cewek that enter the place, completely losing their momentum and turning suddenly very polite under all the golden glittering. I don't like that, a polite starfish in bed and have had that a couple of times. Cheers.
Weblinks to the hotels:
[url]http://www.atletcentury.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.hotelmulia.com/indexflash.htm[/url]
[QUOTE=Tiny 12]Nice, especially appreciated the comments on internet, that's a big consideration for me. I'll add a couple from your lazy list.
Mulia Senayan -- Large, luxurious rooms, and good service. They gave me a cake on my birthday. Very nice facilities (health club, pool, restaurants, etc.) CJ's in the hotel is supposed to be a great pick up joint but not for me. The pros there seemed hardened and not so attractive, and I didn't feel real comfortable approaching some of the drop dead beautiful regular cewek there with my [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] poor Bahasa Indonesia. In room Internet is not dial up, but it's very slow. There were some good looking masseuses in health club, available for in room massage I think, but I never tried it out. Tip: You can sometimes avoid the walk of shame by using entrance and elevator on the level below the lobby.
Atlet Century -- Great value. Nice pool. Last time I was there the furnishings, carpet, etc. were getting old. It's not luxurious, but everything in the rooms works and it's clean and comfortable. You can walk to Mall Senayan and it's a short trip to Blok M. Women in health club the most recent time I was there were ugly, and overpriced for extra services, although I do remember seeing some real cupcakes there a few years ago. Tip: To avoid walk of shame, enter through the back door closest to Senayan mall.[/QUOTE]
I might add to that, don't stay on the southern side of the building, which is just above the disco. I complained to the management because the reverberating bass sounds from the basement put me off my stroke! They were pretty good though and upgraded me to a better room. One other thing, the disco and bar could be good nonpro hunting grounds, my wife used to work for Grammedia and knows people in the local music industry, and was always bumping into her friends there, mostly 20-something, unmarried girls with good english.
[QUOTE=Joel Goodson]Yep, one of the nice boutique hotels in Jakarta South, ie. amongst Grand Kemang hotel and Grand Mahakam. It's fairly new, has a great location, 15 mins to the Blok, 20/30 mins to Senayan. Great restaurants close by .. Payon, Dimsum (my favourite) and Macca's .. yes! Kemang has a relatively nice MacDo's with a terrace and dimmed lights where you can 'dine' outside.
It has wifi downstairs in the lobby, cafetaria/bar area. Broadband ADSL in the rooms, with large in-room safe's for laptops, it also has a small computer room with internet access. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Junior business suite is maybe the nicest room and compares to the price of a standard room in the Mahakam, which is also a very nice hotel, closer to the Blok and the large shopping malls but it's location lacks the nice atmosphere of Kemang. Mahakam being a five star, is more expensive.
The standard rooms in the Grand Flora might be slightly smaller compared to the standard rooms of the Grand Kemang. Especially the new standard rooms of the Grand Kemang are very nice, but the older refurbished rooms are quite good too. The new Grand Kemang has a great brand new interior design and is overall a great hotel since it's re-opening last year, but the downside might be that it occasionally caters for large business groups.. that is, groups of guys who don't have a clue that they're slap bang in the middle of one of the best monger cities in the world .. you know, we're talking blokes that are sitting on top of a goldmine without knowing it!
Might have some pics somewhere.. I'll attach them later. Cheers.
[url]http://www.granmahakam.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.asiatravel.com/indonesia/kemang/[/url][/QUOTE]
Just to add to the Massage part of both Hotel Mulia and Shangri La for that matter. Both hotel's in-room massage services are clean, very clean. Very good quality massages but don't expect full service-style (unless I am missing something). I tried the massages several times at both Mulia and Shangri-La and none of the masseur girls took the initiative for any h/j let alone full service.
Mulia's CJ - have had no problems picking up non-pro girls -- totally free of charge. And I do not speak a single word of Bahasa ! I find the girls at CJ's much more "let's have fun" and young at heart compared to the ones at BATS (who seem to be more business-focused !). I don't know, that's certainly my experience. The only problem at CJ is that the noise level is quite high so not so easy to hear what people say.
Enjoy !
[QUOTE=Joel Goodson]Great tips. Especially the back entrance of the Atlet Century - valuable info for brudders that like to bring in the cewek in large numbers.
The walk of shame is kept to an absolute bare minimum, there's only one smiling security guard to pass and that's it. .. straight into the lifts and large empty corridors to the hotel room- no hotel lobby to cross, no receptionists to pass, hotel clerks etc.
Maybe it's central location is worth the extra mention too - right in the heart of the business district, 5 mins walks to Ratu Plaza, computers/dvd's etc. and Senayan Plaza. Blok M and the five star hotel bars are only short taxi ride's away.
The Mulia - it's basically what you expect for that kind of price, compared to other hotels in Jakarta. Five star service, rooms are great too - nicely decorated in warm colours and it's bathrooms are amongst the best you'll find with very nice massage showers. However, I don't like the constant checking of staff in my room and to be honest, I wouldn't be too happy with a birthday cake.. well, unless a naked girl would be jumping out of it - of course.
.. not in favour of the Mulia I find - it's grandeur awes some of the cewek that enter the place, completely losing their momentum and turning suddenly very polite under all the golden glittering. I don't like that, a polite starfish in bed and have had that a couple of times. Cheers.
Weblinks to the hotels:
[url]http://www.atletcentury.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.hotelmulia.com/indexflash.htm[/url][/QUOTE]
I dont know about Shangri La but I'm absolutely certain that some of the younger masseurs at Mulia are definitely available for "extras". I have personally sampled a couple and even had a double (yes, I was feeling extravagant). The only thing is, as with all these 5 star hotels, they will ask for a bomb. As is the usual case in Jakarta, it all depends on your negotiation skills and whether you can get the girl to like you.
My personal experience of CJs is a mix of hardened Pros as well as non-pros. I have had freebies - but most expect a longer relationship and in the end you will end up taking them shopping or buying gifts. The main reason I stay away from CJs is the noise level; my HM always used to ask how come I always come back from Jakarta with a hoarse voice - caused by the need to shout conversations in CJs.
MD II
[QUOTE=Gustav Henry]Just to add to the Massage part of both Hotel Mulia and Shangri La for that matter. Both hotel's in-room massage services are clean, very clean. Very good quality massages but don't expect full service-style (unless I am missing something). I tried the massages several times at both Mulia and Shangri-La and none of the masseur girls took the initiative for any h/j let alone full service.
Mulia's CJ - have had no problems picking up non-pro girls -- totally free of charge. And I do not speak a single word of Bahasa ! I find the girls at CJ's much more "let's have fun" and young at heart compared to the ones at BATS (who seem to be more business-focused !). I don't know, that's certainly my experience. The only problem at CJ is that the noise level is quite high so not so easy to hear what people say.
Enjoy ![/QUOTE]
Hi MD, update on Park Lane & ladies @ the coffee house. As I'm quite often at the coffee house, the ladies you mention are perhaps tenants or gfs of tenants of the Park Lane Residences. Perhaps they bored & are looking for male company but I doubt they'll do it in the hotel! Anyway my 2 rupiah worth of opinion!
[QUOTE=Master Diver II]PARK LANE is a reasonably priced hotel with all the necessary amenities. Broadband is available wired and wireless but chargeable per hour/day/week depending on your choice. If you add the cost to your room cost, it will still be reasonable considering the type and furnishing of the room. In room massage is available - but the girls will ask for extortionate amounts to do anything worthwhile. There is Stix downstairs and I was informed that there are plenty of girls around the coffee house - who may spend a long time on one drink or their meal - that could be available with the correct approach.
MD II[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Master Diver II]I dont know about Shangri La but I'm absolutely certain that some of the younger masseurs at Mulia are definitely available for "extras". I have personally sampled a couple and even had a double (yes, I was feeling extravagant). The only thing is, as with all these 5 star hotels, they will ask for a bomb. As is the usual case in Jakarta, it all depends on your negotiation skills and whether you can get the girl to like you.
My personal experience of CJs is a mix of hardened Pros as well as non-pros. I have had freebies - but most expect a longer relationship and in the end you will end up taking them shopping or buying gifts. The main reason I stay away from CJs is the noise level; my HM always used to ask how come I always come back from Jakarta with a hoarse voice - caused by the need to shout conversations in CJs.
MD II[/QUOTE]LOL about your HM asking about your voice ! Jeeze, we are all in the same boat with our respective HM's (all married to the same wife!)-- mine is surprised that I am always exhausted when I come back from my trips overseas... :-)
Menteng had mentioned this hotel to me, so when I decided to move to Blok M, I booked this hotel. I booked it at Nursa travel in Atrium Mall, upper level. I paid 290k per night, for their deluxe room (the lowest level of room), without breakfast. An inside room, with no windows. Their quoted "specials" rates are about 10% higher, and don't include taxes. You can probably book through Kaha as well.
It was still in it's "soft opening", and there were construction sounds after 8am in the morning. There is a security guy on each floor, and the service seemed nice.
It's located in Karaoke Alley, across the street from the Blok M Mall. Many Taxi drivers won't know where it's at, but you enter by the Papaya fresh market, and pay 1000 rupiah to enter. The address is: Jl Melawai 8, no 6-8, Blok M. Phone is 62.21.7234.555. Email: [email]sales_gbhm@indosat.net.id[/email]
It's nice seeing a new hotel in good shape. I'm sure these prices will go up once they get all the construction done. They have a help desk and a concierge, as well.
The bedding was nice, and even though it didn't have a fridge, or a safe in the room, they brought them both within an hour after I requested them.
Gents,
I'm heading back to Jakarta next week for the first time in awhile. Have been booked into the Sari Pan Pacific. I've searched the thread but can't find any info on it. Is it girl-friendly? I believe there's a bar downstairs; any good for finding company? Anyplace nearby worth checking out?
Sorry for the newbie-style questions, but I've done a search and can't find anything useful.
Wordsmith