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[QUOTE=BadBoyBilly;3000214]So if it's not BATS what other hotel bar has freelancers in numbers? Melia?
What are the going rates for freelancers out of hotel bars please?[/QUOTE]BATs and CJ are mostly MILFs but some of them are super wild to rock your night. Typically 1-1. 5 mil for the night. But some ask insanely higher.
Plus: Spacious rooms, silent Airconditioning, great breakfast, only the breakfast in Mövenpick is better.
Minus: mediocre gym, traffic is a huge problem because of the current construction.
[QUOTE=Safado70;3006105]Plus: Spacious rooms, silent Airconditioning, great breakfast, only the breakfast in Mvenpick is better.
Minus: mediocre gym, traffic is a huge problem because of the current construction.[/QUOTE]How huge a problem is the traffic? I've booked there for my next stay, just cause I can't stand the horribly repetitive breakfast at Redtop anymore, though otherwise I like the hotel, especially due to the good gym and good work space in room. Movenpick I unfortunately have to rule out as the rooms, at least the lower tiers, do not even have a work desk as far as I can tell from the photos.
I can still cancel my stay at M. P. , so would appreciate some details about travel time to Classic. When I checked online, it looked like it was about 15-20 minutes with car, and I'm guessing on a motorbike it will be half of that. If it's too bad, I might have to book at redtop again.
[QUOTE=Werqweq;3006166]How huge a problem is the traffic? I've booked there for my next stay, just cause I can't stand the horribly repetitive breakfast at Redtop anymore, though otherwise I like the hotel, especially due to the good gym and good work space in room. Movenpick I unfortunately have to rule out as the rooms, at least the lower tiers, do not even have a work desk as far as I can tell from the photos.
I can still cancel my stay at M. P. , so would appreciate some details about travel time to Classic. When I checked online, it looked like it was about 15-20 minutes with car, and I'm guessing on a motorbike it will be half of that. If it's too bad, I might have to book at redtop again.[/QUOTE]To get to the eastern side of jalan Gajah Mada you have to pass one huge crossroad. This takes 10 minutes on a motorbike.
[QUOTE=Werqweq;3006166]How huge a problem is the traffic? I've booked there for my next stay, just cause I can't stand the horribly repetitive breakfast at Redtop anymore, though otherwise I like the hotel, especially due to the good gym and good work space in room. Movenpick I unfortunately have to rule out as the rooms, at least the lower tiers, do not even have a work desk as far as I can tell from the photos.
I can still cancel my stay at M. P. , so would appreciate some details about travel time to Classic. When I checked online, it looked like it was about 15-20 minutes with car, and I'm guessing on a motorbike it will be half of that. If it's too bad, I might have to book at redtop again.[/QUOTE]I remember once taking an hour and a half to get by taxi from Moevenpick hotel to Malioboro. This may have been a one-off as I never went to Malio again. A cab ride I did on a regular basis was from Moevenpick or Classic to Gajah Mada shopping Mall. That lasted the usual 20-30 minutes.
I also like a good breakfast to kick-start the day. I wonder whether booking Red Top without breakfast wouldn't be an option. You then would walk to Luminor or Moevenpick on some days to have breakfast there, assuming Luminor lets you in as a non-guest. Moevenpick's breakfast is on the expensive side (20 USD if I remember right). This is only a good idea if Red Top is markedly cheaper without breakfast included.
[QUOTE=Werqweq;3006166]I've booked there for my next stay, just cause I can't stand the horribly repetitive breakfast at Redtop anymore,...[/QUOTE]What is so horrible about it? Not much choice? I assume it's a buffet?
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I also like a good breakfast to kick-start the day. I wonder whether booking Red Top without breakfast wouldn't be an option. You then would walk to Luminor or Moevenpick on some days to have breakfast there, assuming Luminor lets you in as a non-guest. Moevenpick's breakfast is on the expensive side (20 USD if I remember right). This is only a good idea if Red Top is markedly cheaper without breakfast included.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the idea, but I don't think it's even possible to book Redtop without the breakfast, at least not on their own website. If I have to walk out somewhere it kind of ruins things anyway. No longer just a quick trip downstairs in the slippers after showering, before going back up to work with a cup of coffee. Plus I have to pay extra for it.
[QUOTE=Mogwai;3006274]What is so horrible about it? Not much choice? I assume it's a buffet?[/QUOTE]Buffet, yes. I thought it was decent enough the first two days, though I wouldn't rate the spread as much higher than 3-star hotel quality. On the third day I thought it had become pretty boring, and by the fifth day I only went down to stuff myself with enough egg protein to last till dinner and get some coffee. On my next stay half a year later, the spread seemed to be almost exactly the same and I soured on it.
A pity as the gym, the rooms (somewhat old and dated notwithstanding), and location are all great for mongering (Classic / Emporivum).
[QUOTE=Safado70;3006191]To get to the eastern side of jalan Gajah Mada you have to pass one huge crossroad. This takes 10 minutes on a motorbike.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the warning. I will give it some more thought.
After two weeks in Mangga Besar, a survey:
RedStarz, solid wifi, clean-ish, friendly staff. Cheap at $13 USD / night on Agoda.
Hotel Arwana, absolute shlthole, one of the armpits of Mangga Besara. Horrible internet connection and grimy as hell.
Spark Life ARTOTEL Curated, very nice property with a clean pool. Very clean, staff very friendly (almost to a fault sometimes) and superb wifi. Just don't bother with the in-house massage, it's shite and overpriced. An excellent property for $18 per night.
[QUOTE=GaijinGigolo;3006710]After two weeks in Mangga Besar, a survey:
RedStarz, solid wifi, clean-ish, friendly staff. Cheap at $13 USD / night on Agoda.
Hotel Arwana, absolute shlthole, one of the armpits of Mangga Besara. Horrible internet connection and grimy as hell.
Spark Life ARTOTEL Curated, very nice property with a clean pool. Very clean, staff very friendly (almost to a fault sometimes) and superb wifi. Just don't bother with the in-house massage, it's shite and overpriced. An excellent property for $18 per night.[/QUOTE]I didn't care much for sparks life when I stayed there but I think it was because I was on a smoking floor and it smelled of chemicals. Also they try to force you to buy the breakfast.
What about that Hotel 88 that is right down the street (Across from Luminor) that place looks nice. Also the upper budget guys who post here often mention that there are two different Luminor Hotels. They are correct. I went on a mission one night at 1 am to walk to an Alfamart that was still open to buy some coke zero and I ended up at an alfamart next to the other Luminor that is just south of the Sawah Besar Metro station (close to classic) then as we all know there is the Luminor Hotel on Mangga Besar across from Sparks Life and Hotel 88.
Any review comments on bringing freelancers to the hotel?
[QUOTE=GaijinGigolo;3006710]After two weeks in Mangga Besar, a survey:
Spark Life ARTOTEL Curated, very nice property with a clean pool. Very clean, staff very friendly (almost to a fault sometimes) and superb wifi. Just don't bother with the in-house massage, it's shite and overpriced. An excellent property for $18 per night.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the quick and informative hotel reviews, very much appreciated.
Apologies in advance for the quantity and quality of these questions, and thank you for any information you can share.
(1) Are RedStar and Sparks Life hotel guest friendly?
(2) specifically, can you take any of the Lokasari girls (Ranti, Icha, Angun, Caca, Ferah, Ayu, Fatemae, Melati, Puput, Nca, Tiara, Dina) to these hotels for short time?
(3) is it a bad idea to take the Lokasari girls to RedStar and Sparks Life hotel because this is where you sleep and where you have your valuables (luggage, laptop, cellphone)?
(4) is it better to go to a short time hotel instead?
(5) are the Lokasari girls allowed to go swimming in the Sparks Life hotel swimming pool?
(6) do you know if Cherry Blossom Hotel (Karaoke Lounge & Bar) is any good?
It is approx. 50 meters from the Lokasari Pizza Hut.
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(has posted a price of 3. 6 M IDR per month rate for their Superior Room. Posted in their Google Maps, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook).
[QUOTE=CowboyBebop;3007241]Thanks for the quick and informative hotel reviews, very much appreciated.
Apologies in advance for the quantity and quality of these questions, and thank you for any information you can share.
(1) Are RedStar and Sparks Life hotel guest friendly?
Both 100% guest friendly..[/QUOTE]See replies above. You'll enjoy. The Lokasaris will find you before you find them.
[QUOTE=Gabacho;3006808]I didn't care much for sparks life when I stayed there but I think it was because I was on a smoking floor and it smelled of chemicals. Also they try to force you to buy the breakfast.
What about that Hotel 88 that is right down the street (Across from Luminor) that place looks nice. Also the upper budget guys who post here often mention that there are two different Luminor Hotels. They are correct. I went on a mission one night at 1 am to walk to an Alfamart that was still open to buy some coke zero and I ended up at an alfamart next to the other Luminor that is just south of the Sawah Besar Metro station (close to classic) then as we all know there is the Luminor Hotel on Mangga Besar across from Sparks Life and Hotel 88.[/QUOTE]As if shit wasn't bizarre enough around the Besar, two Luminors in the same neighborhood? LOL!
Haven't tried Hotel 88, from the outside it looks good though.
[QUOTE=CowboyBebop;3007241]Thanks for the quick and informative hotel reviews, very much appreciated.
Apologies in advance for the quantity and quality of these questions, and thank you for any information you can share.
(1) Are RedStar and Sparks Life hotel guest friendly?
(2) specifically, can you take any of the Lokasari girls (Ranti, Icha, Angun, Caca, Ferah, Ayu, Fatemae, Melati, Puput, Nca, Tiara, Dina) to these hotels for short time?
(3) is it a bad idea to take the Lokasari girls to RedStar and Sparks Life hotel because this is where you sleep and where you have your valuables (luggage, laptop, cellphone)?
(4) is it better to go to a short time hotel instead?
(5) are the Lokasari girls allowed to go swimming in the Sparks Life hotel swimming pool?.[/QUOTE]Your going to be severely disappointed if you think you can take them swimming in your hotel pool. They just want to fuck and get their 300 k and then get dressed and go. I was fucking Ferah the other day and the buggy eyed pimp dude literally was waiting outside the door of the room while I was plowing her LOL. He even tried talking to her thru the walls while I was fucking her but she just told him tunggu and let me keep going till I got my nut. Great service and great value with a cute girl, but once the deed was done her and the the tall buggy eyed dude left together quickly, no hanging out to go have lunch or anything like that and definitely not going swimming. Although I do get lunch dates with my civvy / GF girl. And no I'm not sharing her contact info.
Gabacho.