Jakarta

[QUOTE=GaryR;1246491]Folks, luck ran into BATS[/QUOTE]BATS is the kind of place where resident foreigners midage plus, with jobs in town with hard hats or pocket protectors run home, scrub, pull on their afterwork shirts, then beat it over to their favorite barstool to swap tales until they get buzzed enough to turn attention to the past their prime, high mileage hookers that stalk the place like scavengers around the water hole. Clueless tourists blowing into BATS and seeing this tableau on a once off might just think they've landed at shangri-la.

[QUOTE=GaryR; 1246491]Folks,

I have been to CGK quite a few times and by luck ran into BATS. I am so surprised that there is no mention of BATS on this forum. I am a newbie here and am wondering if BATS doesn't rate high on fellow mongers lists?[/QUOTE]This sounds like a joke! RTFF.

BATS has been discussed and reviewed lots of time, including by myself. Go back 4-5 pages!

BATS ain't cheap, but the girls are fun,

There are other cheaper places for fun.

[QUOTE=Golfinho;1246671]BATS is the kind of place where resident foreigners midage plus, with jobs in town with hard hats or pocket protectors run home, scrub, pull on their afterwork shirts, then beat it over to their favorite barstool to swap tales until they get buzzed enough to turn attention to the past their prime, high mileage hookers that stalk the place like scavengers around the water hole. Clueless tourists blowing into BATS and seeing this tableau on a once off might just think they've landed at shangri-la.[/QUOTE]Golfinho, you should do Jalan Pelatehan next, I want to see if I see myself in your picture.

[QUOTE=GaryR;1246491]I am so surprised that there is no mention of BATS on this forum.[/QUOTE]I find this post hilarious. BATS has to have been mentioned 100's of times on this forum. It may not be mentioned as much recently because it's become a bit old hat. But BATS has been the #1 night spot for the casual expat visitor who doesn't know the city for at least the last 10 years. For anyone who is on their first trip to Jakarta, I will recommend BATS as the first place they check out. Not because it has the best looking girls or the best band, but because it's relatively tame and has lots of girls who can speak English.

[QUOTE=Golfinho;1246671]BATS is the kind of place where resident foreigners midage plus, with jobs in town with hard hats or pocket protectors run home, scrub, pull on their afterwork shirts, then beat it over to their favorite barstool to swap tales until they get buzzed enough to turn attention to the past their prime, high mileage hookers that stalk the place like scavengers around the water hole. Clueless tourists blowing into BATS and seeing this tableau on a once off might just think they've landed at shangri-la.[/QUOTE]Ouch, nice summary.

I found myself in Mal Atrium, again."What am I doing in Mal Atrium, again?" I asked. Anyway, this time I learned where to go! Visit the locally owned donut shop franchise. You know the one I mean. The place is on! Sometimes there are couples sitting together, sharing a post-prandial donut before om-om passes some banknotes to the cewek. (The same cewek who, by the way, was looking at me over om-om's shoulder. Multi-tasking!). I also saw also another om-om walk in from the street directly to a cewek and started talking her up. Lanjutkan, om! There were some very large (but sexily dressed girls) , a few housewife types and a few sedikit-older-tapi-still-aok-by-me off-hours Top Gun types. Maybe 9 in total.

The donut shop is on because its cheap and you can linger and the man is not watching you. Why, there's even direct access to the street. Separately, I have also seen cewek with their boss negotiators in the KFC and the 77Teller and the DunkinD all looking at me. But not every time I visit. Sometimes.

Emboldened by this donut discovery, I shall return! Probably after 2 pm one day. If anyone can advise if the nearby Oasis Amir has transit rates, I would appreciate it. I found a list online that said Rp 250, 000 for six hours. I'm optimistic. I'd like to make a quick get-away.

[QUOTE=Mighty Spearsman; 1240910]There are quite a few places in the Northern part of Jakarta besides Alexis.

Good luck with your upcoming visit! And I look forward to reading your field reports, as well as your report on Hotel Sanno, which is relatively unknown.[/QUOTE]Many thanks, MS. Sure, I'll post one sometime after I get back in April.

Asia Rain, are you man enough to apologize for calling me a liar? Or not?

[QUOTE=D Cups; 1248349]Many thanks, MS. Sure, I'll post one sometime after I get back in April.

Asia Rain, are you man enough to apologize for calling me a liar? Or not?[/QUOTE]Enjoy Jakarta, share some field reports and leave Asia Rain only. Peace!

[QUOTE=OmBule; 1248219]I found myself in Mal Atrium, again."What am I doing in Mal Atrium, again?" I asked. Anyway, this time I learned where to go! Visit the locally owned donut shop franchise. You know the one I mean. The place is on! Sometimes there are couples sitting together, sharing a post-prandial donut before om-om passes some banknotes to the cewek. (The same cewek who, by the way, was looking at me over om-om's shoulder. Multi-tasking!). I also saw also another om-om walk in from the street directly to a cewek and started talking her up. Lanjutkan, om! There were some very large (but sexily dressed girls) , a few housewife types and a few sedikit-older-tapi-still-aok-by-me off-hours Top Gun types. Maybe 9 in total.

The donut shop is on because its cheap and you can linger and the man is not watching you. Why, there's even direct access to the street. Separately, I have also seen cewek with their boss negotiators in the KFC and the 77Teller and the DunkinD all looking at me. But not every time I visit. Sometimes.

Emboldened by this donut discovery, I shall return! Probably after 2 pm one day. If anyone can advise if the nearby Oasis Amir has transit rates, I would appreciate it. I found a list online that said Rp 250, 000 for six hours. I'm optimistic. I'd like to make a quick get-away.[/QUOTE]What and where is this?

At either Illigals or Malioboro do they allow you to take the girls back to your hotel?

[QUOTE=Gondangdia Guy; 1244743]I promised earlier a comparison of these establishments, here it is for everyone to comment and react to. This is base on 4 visits and 9 different girls at Malioboro, and 6 visits to Illigals with 15 girls. I may add that there is a lot being said and written about Malioboro, which is very much in the Jakarta landscape; but Illigals doesn't seem to be so highly regarded. Basically it's not regarded at all, and I feel it deserves to. There is some subjectivity in my assessment, I welcome different or dissenting views...[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=GaryR;1248508]At either Illigals or Malioboro do they allow you to take the girls back to your hotel?[/QUOTE]At Malioboro I know for sure you can, price is 4 or 5 times the house price.

[QUOTE=GaryR;1248501]What and where is this?[/QUOTE]Atrium Mall, Senen, a shopping mall. My pembantu used to go there to pick up men on her day off.

[QUOTE=GaryR;1248508]At either Illigals or Malioboro do they allow you to take the girls back to your hotel?[/QUOTE]Of course you can if you have money. For overnight rate they will charge you 3 to 5 vouchers. How much, depend who you take, local or import girls.

[QUOTE=Gonzo Two;1248570]Atrium Mall, Senen, a shopping mall. My pembantu used to go there to pick up men on her day off.[/QUOTE]So the girl you pick, maybe Gonzo's maid LOL.

OmBule, nice & funny FR you wrote. Yes, Atrium is a low class mall, so we won't find a 9 score woman here. Some foreigner looking for girls here, and because many from Arab countries tourists stay in hotel near atrium, you will find those men mongering here.

[QUOTE=Hbengkok;1248574]So the girl you pick, maybe Gonzo's maid LOL.[/QUOTE]What's wrong with that? My previous maid used to go there a lot as well to find short time sex customers. She was pretty hot and when she did venture down to blok m, she was one of the best girls on the blok.