Jakarta - Hotels

[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 [CodeWord140] 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.

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

[Brandon88]

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

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. 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.

[Mighty Spearsman]

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.

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!

[Master Diver II]

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

[Possessed Seoul]

Anyone tried it? I stayed there in Feb and it was pretty good, have yet to see it mentioned in these pages.

[Jmhsys1]

Thanks Lambasts!

This trip I want to stay in C-town, experience something a bit more local, no other bule around. I think it's a nice hotel, but you never hear about it. Should be close to loksari, tc and other places in kota. Experience cocktail hour old style at batavia cafe. get a bit lost up there, northern j town.

[Bleute]

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) for internet access is available now at 5th Floor. And the other area for internet access includes the Main Lobby, Chorus Meeting Rooms, Business Centre, M’nB, Exito Coffee Shop and even the Swimming Pool Area with special installation for particular occasions. Any guest who would like to use the service may obtain the connection password from the Front Desk staff (please dial ext.2).

This was taken from website of Sparks Hotel

[Jaimito Cartero]

I have found very limited internet service in most hotels in Jakarta. Actually, I've only gotten DSL in one hotel last year, all others were unavailable, except dialup.

Here's a link for the Sparks. Didn't see mention of internet, but didn't look too hard.

http://www.sparks-hotel.com/

Does Spark Hotel have broadband internet access? If so, do you have to pay extra for the access and how much per day?

Thanks for the info.

[Wantoknow]

Does Spark Hotel have broadband internet access? If so, do you have to pay extra for the access and how much per day?

Thanks for the info.

[Lambasts]

I will be staying at the Dusit Manga Dua in that neighborhood in a few weeks, is anybody familiar with this hotel? For those who are interested in this neighborhood I believe it has a good reputation, although no longer owned by Dusit. Anyway I can report back in a few weeks.

Dusit is a nice hotel in Chinatown. Opposite the hotel is a row of shophouses with a few hair saloons that offer extra services. I mean pussy to the doorstep of your room after they finished their day at the saloon.

Another landmark is the Liverpool Spa and Massage, about 10 min walk from Dusit.

[Jaimito Cartero]

Thanks, JC. Sounds good. I plan to get to Blok M late evening - so should be OK.

After 9 or 10 pm should be a pretty easy ride.

There are a lot of places close to you that have good action. A 150k "local" place that Menteng showed me (JAD had shown it to him, I think), TC in Lokasari, Bintang Mewar in Lokasari, plus Hotel Travel, Stadium, Berlian and Kartika massage places are all within a couple of kilometers.

[Crypton]

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.

Thanks, JC. Sounds good. I plan to get to Blok M late evening - so should be OK.

[Jmhsys1]

I will be staying at the Dusit Manga Dua in that neighborhood in a few weeks, is anybody familiar with this hotel? For those who are interested in this neighborhood I believe it has a good reputation, although no longer owned by Dusit. Anyway I can report back in a few weeks.

[KL Guy]

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.

Yes the fare is 3.5K!

[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.