Jakarta

[Uncle Volodya]

Quite true I would agree that's it's a place to find a decent girl but it's an option for local girls. I can't comment on the other bars as I got to My Bar when I am in Jakarta but you do sometimes find that rare gem and in my case a "deadfish". However the quality of the girls most are friendly and easy to speak with. Although on New Year's eve I noticed a strange phenomenon. There were these two girls one regular and one very new at the bar but they rejected everyone that approached them. Japanese, Korean, Caucasian and locals, even drinks they didn't accept. So sometimes you will strike out. I don't consider it the bottom of the barrel because girls from CJ's and Bats do show up eventually (after 2:00 am). I would say the level of girls in Blok M are mostly 6/7's with a few 9's and a few 0. 5 in between. But it was a lot better a few years ago.

Thanks but I think I will pass. That is way too late for me and quality doesn't' sounds all that good.

One place I'd like to try is Dragonfly. Not a lot of info on the board about this joint. Does anyone have info, like what days are best to go? May go tomorrow or Friday to give it a try.

[Travel Lucid]

I went there about 6 months ago and they wanted 900,000 for a hot stone massage. I thought that was too much so I left. I had paid 600 k just a few months earlier and they were claiming the price has gone up. Was the price 900 k?

I cannot recall exactly, but it was in the 600 k region.

[Bkk212]

True. And sometimes girls from CJs or BATS who were not leftovers, but just went short time will show up at My Bar. Then there are also a few girls who only go to My Bar. To be realistic, I don't consider My Bar to be much of an option. It's a last resort because you never know if there will be any decent girls in there or not. The good thing about girls from My Bar is they are almost a guarantee to be naughty in bed.

Quite true I would agree that's it's a place to find a decent girl but it's an option for local girls. I can't comment on the other bars as I got to My Bar when I am in Jakarta but you do sometimes find that rare gem and in my case a "deadfish". However the quality of the girls most are friendly and easy to speak with. Although on New Year's eve I noticed a strange phenomenon. There were these two girls one regular and one very new at the bar but they rejected everyone that approached them. Japanese, Korean, Caucasian and locals, even drinks they didn't accept. So sometimes you will strike out. I don't consider it the bottom of the barrel because girls from CJ's and Bats do show up eventually (after 2:00 am). I would say the level of girls in Blok M are mostly 6/7's with a few 9's and a few 0. 5 in between. But it was a lot better a few years ago.

[Droplet]

Hey,

Just quickly read 20 pages of this forum super fast. Wasnt planning to go to Jakarta but I think I will end up having 2-3 nights there. Flying out in a few days so realised I don't have much time.

Asking some super noobie questions below. Hope someone can point me to the right direction. Please also welcome to PM me too, and am happy to take recommendation girls.

Ok, so looks like I will stay at a girlfriendly hotel and take blue bird taxi to get to places. I summarised that there are FL bars CJ and BATS. The prices of LT for these girls are 2 m?

The brothels I gather there are hotel classic and hotel travel, hotel alexis (and a list of others gathered from the forum. I'm currently confused why there are many different levels in hotel classic and how it all works? Is it a spa? What kind of building is it in? These places you point and shoot and ST will cost you 1 m?

Then there are the strip clubs. Malio Club where you can get ST. How is this related to Malioboro?

I prefer LT so do you suggest I go to the brothels during the day then get a FL LT from CJ / BATS at night?

Also what is Blok M? I keep on seeing it mentioned here and not sure what sort of venue that is.

Many thanks!

[Goferring]

True. And sometimes girls from CJs or BATS who were not leftovers, but just went short time will show up at My Bar. Then there are also a few girls who only go to My Bar. To be realistic, I don't consider My Bar to be much of an option. It's a last resort because you never know if there will be any decent girls in there or not. The good thing about girls from My Bar is they are almost a guarantee to be naughty in bed.

There was a time when a couple of girls would also try to get in a quick ST before CJs / BATS getting busy. Often was at the defunct TopGun and prices were the normal Blok M prices.

Shame that's gone now.

[Smoothy]

Correct. The leftovers from CJ, BATS, then go to other places. They rotate.

True. And sometimes girls from CJs or BATS who were not leftovers, but just went short time will show up at My Bar. Then there are also a few girls who only go to My Bar. To be realistic, I don't consider My Bar to be much of an option. It's a last resort because you never know if there will be any decent girls in there or not. The good thing about girls from My Bar is they are almost a guarantee to be naughty in bed.

[Ekspat]

I suspect this place would just attract the rejects form BATS and CJs, no?

Correct. The leftovers from CJ, BATS, then go to other places. They rotate.

[JavaGuy69]

Hey guys,

I'm a long time member but have been inactive for a decade or so and thus the new account and no posts. Sorry if this is not the place for this also but thought I'd offer since I am able to. Any guys visiting Jakarta looking for hot free sex PM me. I'm Caucasian male with a 35 year old sexy Indonesian wife and we are swingers so no issues to lend her out. I need to be there for her safety but other than that few rules. Just be respectful. We won't be able to handle all requests obviously. She prefers Caucasian guys normally but you never know.

Enjoy Jakarta.

[Uncle Volodya]

So you were there about 10 minutes then left? That's what I would have done as well considering you went at least an hour before anything gets started there. If you go to My Bar, the optimal arrival time is 3am. It's a place guys go as a last resort after not finding anything at cjs or bats and those places have just closed. My Bar is open until 5am.

Duly noted sir!

Still learning the ropes here. So will put it back on the itinerary. Even though 3 AM is a bit late for me.

I suspect this place would just attract the rejects form BATS and CJs, no?

[Smoothy]

Can anyone recommend a good Indonesian restaurant? I'm not looking for a fancy fusion place. But some place authentic, traditional and good.

Lara Djonggrang.

https://www.tuguhotels.com/restauran...aradjonggrang/

[Smoothy]

Good to know! Are they the ones that hang out outside the fishbowl?

No. The free lancers are most likely the last ones who will be hanging outside the fishbowl. Those girls outside the fishbowl are there to smoke and eat and chit chat with each other. The girls in the fishbowl are more interested in making some money and that is most likely where the free lancers will be. Any girl with FL on her number badge will be a free lancer. Free lancer just means they don't get a monthly salary just for showing up and that they will cost the customers 50k more so they get about 20k more than the other girls each time they go upstairs. They get more leeway with being able to show up late or sometimes even not show up at all. But they are not truly able to do whatever they like, so the term free lancer is misleading.

[Smoothy]

Delta Spa (Harmoni). I wanted a good massage, which I got. This place does not have a sauna / spa, just massage rooms. Again, the HR was rather lame, and I asked masseuse to just forget it. However, as the massage was very good, she got a good tip nonetheless.

I went there about 6 months ago and they wanted 900,000 for a hot stone massage. I thought that was too much so I left. I had paid 600 k just a few months earlier and they were claiming the price has gone up. Was the price 900 k?

[Smoothy]

I was ther last night. Arrived at 12:45 and left a little beforre 1 am. Didn't see anything to really keep me there.

So you were there about 10 minutes then left? That's what I would have done as well considering you went at least an hour before anything gets started there. If you go to My Bar, the optimal arrival time is 3am. It's a place guys go as a last resort after not finding anything at cjs or bats and those places have just closed. My Bar is open until 5am.

[Travel Lucid]

First trip to Jakarta. Have been to other parts of Indonesia over many years, but mostly diving, scuba that is:—) .

Stayed at the Harris Vertu in Harmoni (reviewed in the other forum). Although a perfectly good modern hotel located very close to one of the "brothel areas", next time will take the advice of some on this forum and stay at nice hotel and area further south. Once you get used to the way transport works, it would make for a better stay. I used Blue Bird and mostly Grab. Grab works well. I never waited more than 5 minutes, although finding your pickup location at times can be eventful.

I was in town for a few days, but mostly unable to do really late nights / early mornings, so the places I visited reflects this.

Indonesia and Jakarta esp. Seems to have a quiet confidence these days. Compared to when I first came out, after the Asian financial crisis and the end of the Sukarno dictatorship when people did not smile and greet and go out of their way to be helpful. Now a different place.

Grand Imperial Spa. I like Asian spas, and as others on this forum have noted, this place caters for Japanese and Korean clientele. The "rest area" is almost non existent, but maybe more than most, with some basic tables surrounding the pools, sauna etc. There is a 'scrubbing' area at the back. This is not same place where the scrub is done that is part of the 'package', which is upstairs.

The (shiatsu) massage was really good, but the HR rather lame. I think my masseuse had, how shall I say, her boundaries. The scrub after was also good, and good fun!

I would visit here again, but only if I where in the area. Probably not travel across Jakarta especially for the experience.

Delta Spa (Harmoni). I wanted a good massage, which I got. This place does not have a sauna / spa, just massage rooms. Again, the HR was rather lame, and I asked masseuse to just forget it. However, as the massage was very good, she got a good tip nonetheless.

Malio Hotel / Spa. Went late afternoon on a weekday, so busy. Lots of very noisey dudes in the Sauna pools, so just took a shower.

The idea of having to sauna and bath in those shorts they give out at Jakarta Spas is not my idea of a sauna. Perhaps it's just the Northern European in me that feels one must be naked in a sauna. Perhaps it's a local regulation that enforces this, maybe just local custom?

Walked up to the 2nd Floor, "M-Bar" and took the line up. In retrospect, maybe I should have hung around a bit, had a drink and chatted to some of the gals.

Had a seriously good f £&k, with a bit of massage. Very friendly gal, with goodish English.

(In general, I really liked how easy it is to communicate with Indonesians, even in the grip of having sex.).

Sumo Spa. This seems like a long way out. Some rather amazing housing estate architecture on the way, if you do it in daylight.

BTW, the google map co-ordinates are way off (and so is the Grab map). Places this place in a foul waterway. I know that some Jakarta brothels can be low end, but surely not this bad!

It's located in two streets to the right of Kings Cross. Not the street the Delta Spa is located. I think Google has is as 'Sumo Shiatsu'. Maybe they will correct the map reference. If you get there after dark, there is a big neon sign, but in daylight, you may miss it.

Didn't use the Spa this time, went straight to the lounge. Lots of gal, big variety. Seems a friendly easy going place. I was there the afternoon of a Saturday. Took the VIP package for around 450 k and was shown half a dozen ladies. Again, had a really good session with very friendly gal. (Always choose the ones that smile and make eye contact in the line-ups.).

Would return, but this place is somewhat far out.

Emporium Hotel / Tease Bar. The Spa is nice, with a few good resting areas, and a few gals hanging around. Just took a shower. This was around 10 pm on a Saturday. Went up to the tease bar. Loud music, dancers, not dancers, "lady drinks" . My first experience of one of these in Jakarta so cannot really rate it.

Also, could not figure out how the system worked. I think I may have been told but could not understand what was being explained, and with the very loud music.

However, got a couple of contacts to look up later. A couple of very, very good looking gals. So spend a few hours chatting, and then went back down to the lounge on the second floor. Place was empty.

All the VIP ladies just looked bored, so just chose the one that was making an effort. Turned out this was her first night working. So a bit shy, but had a good enough session.

Definitely will do this place again, it's relatively "high end", with good facilities. Also a convenient location.

So that is my first Jakarta trip. No Malio Club, 1001, CJ or Bats etc. Yet.

Jakarta is worth the trip, just need to adjust to its ways. Prices are low compared to other Asia places, this will remain as long as the RUP is the way it is. Maybe for not that much longer.

Also, there is a tenancy to inflate the bills at these places when paying at the end, maybe because I am westerner, but given the overall what you are paying, it's not (at the moment) too damaging.

[Goferring]

Can anyone recommend a good Indonesian restaurant? I'm not looking for a fancy fusion place. But some place authentic, traditional and good.

Uncle-V.

How authentic do you want it?

Starting at the bottom, you have the Kaki-lima push and peddle carts. They typically sell only one type of product but it can be very nice. These are often seen on the move or clustered around low end restaurants (warungs). The warungs may be sit on the floor or at tables and will likely have what they sell displayed in the window.

If you want a wide selection of food Nasi Padang is very common restaurant type country wide. It will have that written across the front of the building. The small ones will have the food in the window and you point at what you want. At the larger ones, you grab a seat and a waiter will fill the table with different dishes. Typically two serves per bowl. Whatever you touch, you have bought and can eat. Whatever you don't want just leave in the center of the table. You will only be charged for what you ate, not what you left behind. Sederhana Masakan Padang is a famous chain country wide and serves great meals.

Note that all of these will be found in commercial or residential areas. You will be unlikely to find them next to 5 star hotels.

Enjoy, G

PS you will be very unlikely to get ill but bring a Food and Safety Inspector and watch them die of fright. 😳