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I found a pretty sweet deal on Classics superior room, did anyone stay in these rooms? It might be best to just stay closest to the action, like an 'all inclusive' of sorts.
The cigarette smoke doesn't bother me, since I'm a smoker myself, but it's important to me that the rooms there are decently clean.
Anyone have any experiences with there new, superior rooms?
[QUOTE=Joe2422;2974447]Thanks for the tip, that sounds good. I booked the Grand G7. 30 euros with breakfast including free cancellation. Plus I save the cost of the taxi to the Classic.[/QUOTE]Yea Grand G7 is what I meant to say I didn't realize there were 2 different ones the G7 and Grand G7 or it called G7 Grand Hotel?
Either way some Indian dude in the coffeeshop at Classic was telling about it one day while I was drinking my large Bintang. He said it was a great hotel he always stayed at but it was all booked up so that's why he was staying at classic.
[QUOTE=JuneFly;2974384]Has anyone stayed at the Millennium Hotel Sirih in Central Jakarta? It's located just a block southwest of Monas, a solid 4-star hotel, and the rooms are surprisingly spacious for the price for about $50 per night on Agoda. I'm looking for a centrally located spot with convenient access to the bars in North Jakarta, Blok M in the south, and CJ and BATs.[/QUOTE]I stayed there recently for 3 nights. Nice hotel with good breakfast, clean rooms and all other facilities are quite good.
No issues bringing multiple girls to room. I met 2 girls different time per day at hotel and no one bothered.
I enjoyed stay there as staff was quit welcoming.
[QUOTE=Vj202;2978575]I stayed there recently for 3 nights. Nice hotel with good breakfast, clean rooms and all other facilities are quite good.
No issues bringing multiple girls to room. I met 2 girls different time per day at hotel and no one bothered.
I enjoyed stay there as staff was quit welcoming.[/QUOTE]Thanks Mate. Very reassuring. It's underrated given its central and close to shopping mall, monument, bars and restaurants. I'm booked there for a week.
Banner in front says 600,000 IDR ($40) room with free breakfast, sauna, parking, facility (gym, sauna, more? No dates given so you have to contact them.
Strange I ever read any Malio hotel reports.
After a long stay at this hotel I can recommend it. It is not cheap. If I stayed for 3 months instead of 3 weeks maybe I would look for a cheaper alternative. The location is unbeatable: 40 m from Emporium, 800 m from Classic. You can walk to both, not that I often walked to Classic. Walking in cities like Jakarta and Bangkok is loud, stinky and dangerous. Only Luminor and Red Top in the same street are better located still. There are 3 convenience stores similar to 7/11 less nearby. My impression was that buying stuff like nutts and chocolate was markedly cheaper in Indonesia than in Thailand.
The rooms are quiet and you don't hear any street noise. The rooms are small but the bed is a real queen-size bed in a single mattress. The mattress is soft. The in-room safe is big enough to accomodate a notebook. Four small bottles of complimentary water each day. Expresso machine (pods / capsules). Japanese toilet. Big-sized shower. No mini-bar (no shenanigans about replenishing / checking the mini-bar!). The Wi-Fi is nothing out of this world but it's enough to stream vids at 720 p, and I never had any problem connecting. The hotel has in-house restaurants. The Chinese (Cantonese) restaurant had one of the best Chinese food I ever tasted, and it was not pricey at all considering the classy set-up and location.
As is most often the case in Accor hotels, breakfast (20 USD) was not included in the room price. The breakfast room was nicely laid-out and you can see staff cooking, so the food was likely to be fresh. Nonetheless, breakfast turned out underwhelming. Too much tempura, too little Indian or Western food, fruit not that great. I rate the breakfast underwhelming by Indonesian standards. By Thai standards I would rate it "very good" on account of the abysmal quality of buffet breakfasts in Thailand these days.
If you book this hotel many months from now, you may want to ckeck whether the vacant plot of land opposite the hotel is not under construction. There's no sign of any work right now, but there's a notice about the piece of ground being considered for development (screenshot). Note that it's not sure construction work would be a nuisance, given the hotel soundproofing and because I think construction work in Indonesia uses less machinery than e.g. in Thailand, labour being cheaper here.
Did anyone stay there before? Could not find a report.
Location and prices seems for me ok in the vicinity of Travel and Lokasari.
Hope to get any feedback.
I am booked there for the full month of April. As you said, a bit pricey but well within my budget. And considering how long I will be there, I really want to be comfortable and have top-shelf amenities.
Did you have any issues bringing ladies to your room for a short stay or even overnight? I intend to test encounters from multiple sources (in addition to the hotel spas) like Seeking, IndoFriendly, and perhaps some freelancers from BATS, Block M, and Basque.
Did your guests have to show / surrender their IDs to the hotel security? Were you charged a joiner fee? I did send an email to them with questions about guests, and they replied that they are guest-friendly. But it will be nice to get that verified.
Finally, I assume instead of walking (as you mentioned) you used Gojek or Grab? Maybe Bluebird? Any preferences or issues?
Thanks.
[QUOTE=XXL;2981076]After a long stay at this hotel I can recommend it. It is not cheap. If I stayed for 3 months instead of 3 weeks maybe I would look for a cheaper alternative. The location is unbeatable: 40 m from Emporium, 800 m from Classic. You can walk to both, not that I often walked to Classic. Walking in cities like Jakarta and Bangkok is loud, stinky and dangerous. Only Luminor and Red Top in the same street are better located still. There are 3 convenience stores similar to 7/11 less nearby. My impression was that buying stuff like nutts and chocolate was markedly cheaper in Indonesia than in Thailand.
The rooms are quiet and you don't hear any street noise. The rooms are small but the bed is a real queen-size bed in a single mattress. The mattress is soft. The in-room safe is big enough to accomodate a notebook. Four small bottles of complimentary water each day. Expresso machine (pods / capsules). Japanese toilet. Big-sized shower. No mini-bar (no shenanigans about replenishing / checking the mini-bar!). The Wi-Fi is nothing out of this world but it's enough to stream vids at 720 p, and I never had any problem connecting. The hotel has in-house restaurants. The Chinese (Cantonese) restaurant had one of the best Chinese food I ever tasted, and it was not pricey at all considering the classy set-up and location.
As is most often the case in Accor hotels, breakfast (20 USD) was not included in the room price. The breakfast room was nicely laid-out and you can see staff cooking, so the food was likely to be fresh. Nonetheless, breakfast turned out underwhelming. Too much tempura, too little Indian or Western food, fruit not that great. I rate the breakfast underwhelming by Indonesian standards. By Thai standards I would rate it "very good" on account of the abysmal quality of buffet breakfasts in Thailand these days.
If you book this hotel many months from now, you may want to ckeck whether the vacant plot of land opposite the hotel is not under construction. There's no sign of any work right now, but there's a notice about the piece of ground being considered for development (screenshot). Note that it's not sure construction work would be a nuisance, given the hotel soundproofing and because I think construction work in Indonesia uses less machinery than e.g. in Thailand, labour being cheaper here.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=MrHappyKat;2986411]I am booked there for the full month of April. As you said, a bit pricey but well within my budget. And considering how long I will be there, I really want to be comfortable and have top-shelf amenities.
Did you have any issues bringing ladies to your room for a short stay or even overnight? I intend to test encounters from multiple sources (in addition to the hotel spas) like Seeking, IndoFriendly, and perhaps some freelancers from BATS, Block M, and Basque.
Did your guests have to show / surrender their IDs to the hotel security? Were you charged a joiner fee? I did send an email to them with questions about guests, and they replied that they are guest-friendly. But it will be nice to get that verified.
Finally, I assume instead of walking (as you mentioned) you used Gojek or Grab? Maybe Bluebird? Any preferences or issues?
Thanks.[/QUOTE]In fact I didn't bring any girl into my room. I only did incalls and I don't regret it. Outcalls should be fun at Moevenpick's because of the big mirror alongside the bed. But outcalls are expensive and a hassle overall in Jakarta compared to incalls.
Hotel staff were so friendly and wanting to help all the time that I can't imagine them being a nuisance when you bring in a girl. But as I said, that's not something I actually put to the test.
Gojek is the app to use. Grab let me down.
[QUOTE=XXL;2986433]In fact I didn't bring any girl into my room. I only did incalls and I don't regret it. Outcalls should be fun at Moevenpick's because of the big mirror alongside the bed. But outcalls are expensive and a hassle overall in Jakarta compared to incalls.
Hotel staff were so friendly and wanting to help all the time that I can't imagine them being a nuisance when you bring in a girl. But as I said, that's not something I actually put to the test.
Gojek is the app to use. Grab let me down.[/QUOTE]To write a long report on a 5 Star hotel is more the topic in Tripadvisor. This is a monger board.
Interesting for us, if there is any problem to bring one or two girls to your room: any control, any registration? And how is the location to the thepick-up areas? Easy to catch a cab there?
[QUOTE=Pokeris;2965690]Stayed this hotel for 5 days till I left to Bandung and its was perfect for budget travel like me. Its just 1 minute walk from travel hotel. The room rates are 360 k for deluxe room and 300 k for standart room with breakfast included. At hotel but if you book at agoda its becomes much cheaper like between 260-280 k with all cashback agoda giving later. I stayed at deluxe on 5 floor and it was quiet at night for sleeping even daytime no sounds was coming from street. Hotel was quiet has aircon, safe, hot water, tv with 30 local channels, stable wifi but not so fast just 8 mb. Breakfast was good also everyday new buffet and can put as many food as I like. Also has rooftop bar which open from evenings till 23.00 pm with cheap beers a small bintang 35 k and nice cheap food for around 40 k per dish! And its very girlfriendly I bring 3 diffrent girls for short time and for all night and never any questions been asked or they stop the girl for check ID or something! Enjoy my stay here.[/QUOTE]Great report I stayed there and thought it was great hotel.
[QUOTE=XXL;2986433]In fact I didn't bring any girl into my room. I only did incalls and I don't regret it. Outcalls should be fun at Moevenpick's because of the big mirror alongside the bed. But outcalls are expensive and a hassle overall in Jakarta compared to incalls.
Hotel staff were so friendly and wanting to help all the time that I can't imagine them being a nuisance when you bring in a girl. But as I said, that's not something I actually put to the test.
Gojek is the app to use. Grab let me down.[/QUOTE]I expect to bring more than one girl over my stay. So hopefully I can cover the part of the mirror that will show my fat ass flapping around!
And thanks for the tip on Gojek over Grab. It's not a sexy issue. But even mongers need to get from A to be.
[QUOTE=Joe2422;2973781]I have stayed at the Holiday Inn & Suites Jakarta Gajah Mada a few times now. A really great hotel. My last price was 40 euros including breakfast. Guests are no problem, a great pool, a sufficient gym. The location is perfect. Within walking distance to Travel. Unfortunately the prices have risen a lot and are no longer available for less than 60 euros, so I am looking for a new hotel. Orchardz Jayakarta Hotel, the location seems acceptable. Perhaps someone else has an idea. My budget is under 50 euros. During the day I want to relax by the pool and I don't have to take a woman with me to my hotel. Near to Classic or Travel would be good.[/QUOTE]Last year I stayed in Holiday Inn GM, and I really enjoyed my stay. The highlight was as the big spacious rooms, walk-in shower and the great buffet.
It's a shame they have increased prices.
I might make a short detour to Jakarta in April.
Any recommendations on similar types of hotels in the 50-75 USD range.
My main priorities are.
Walk-in shower.
Spacious rooms (not a shoebox).
Decent breakfast.
[QUOTE=Sychip1;2966132]Yep it's nice and quiet. From memory I had a room overlooking a football pitch.
When I went there for the first time my impression was that it was a bit rough round the edges, the only bad thing is that I perhaps wouldn't take a date back there. And the sign at reception which might put people off staying, it read "No Durians & No Guns" LOL.
If you shop around the'Prima is just 20% more expensive than Redstar and a very nice hotel for the price, a bathroom with mosaic coloured tiles from what I remember. Plus very clean, orderly but no breakfast room.[/QUOTE]Sorry, which hotel is this 'Prima?
[QUOTE=Sychip1;2976089]I revisited 2 hotels this week with the following observations:
Classic Hotel.
- was worse than my previous stay, it's livable but smoke seem to permeate into my room which was non-smoking. Seem to improve marginally if I switched off the aircon but obviously this isn't a great solution.
- they don't use a duvet cover, instead it's merely a rug with 2 sheets sandwiching the rug which isn't great. Slight hygiene issue.
- having no kettle / teamaking facility is kinda annoying as well as just 1 towel for economy room. Many hotels would give you 2 towels & face towels but not at Classic.
- service was actually attentive, they answered the phone quickly each time plus checkin is 1 pm which is earlier than many other hotels (2 pm).
Redstar hotel.
- better than I remembered, they do have a kettle / full teamaking facility. Trust me this can make a difference if you've been having Kopi Susu or local coffees & they put a ton of milk / sugar.
- 2 towels Inc face towels.
- rooms are quiet.
- proper duvet encasement.
- free bfast, nothing to write home about but it fills a gap.[/QUOTE]How is the wifi at Redstar? I'll be working during my visit so reliable wifi is imperative.