Jakarta - Hotels

Has anyone tried the massage at Four seasons Jakarta or in room massage there?

Any extras offered?

[QUOTE=Kubahans]Thanks for the answer

What about a cheaper hotel with rates within my budget between 30 and 40 USD in a central location as long as it is clean?

If cheaper hotels do not have an in-room safe is it at least safe to leave valuables with the reception desk?

Any recommendation for a cheaper hotel would be appreciated[/QUOTE]Kubahans,

Try the Olympic hotel near the Lopasari Plaza on Manga Besar 5 min walk to Hotel travel 36 USD a night, I stay have 3 month ago it is a business hotel with safe in the front desk.

Fast Eddie 48

[QUOTE=Westcoast1]I don't think what you are looking for exists. Hotels with in-room safes are more expensive. Hotel Atlet Century is centrally located, in the Senayan area, just south of Jalan Jaksa (Jalan Jaksa is just south of Monas, right in the center of Jakarta). Rates are about $60+tax. They have a safe in the room. There are a number of hotels in the city center, also near Monas, and they have in-room safes, but they are high-end hotels, $80 and up.

If you don't mind staying out of the way, try Traveler's Hotel:

[url]http://travellersjakarta.com/quality/[/url]

I got a Deluxe room there for $45 net. Free buffet breakfast, clean hotel and rooms (no pool), a bar, excercise room, and a safe in the room. They upgraded me to a business-class room upon check-in. Its quiet and out-of-the-way. Manga Besar area, between city central and Ancol in the northeast. Not far from Sparks Hotel, and not far from Stadium disco. I think it used to be called Quality Inn (or similar). Not to be confused with Hotel Travel (which is also nearby).[/QUOTE]

I don't want to start a flame war, but you have got your geography slightly mixed up.
Jalan Jaksa is to the north of Monas, in the Kota area. Monas is considered to be in the North.
Atlet Century is in the Senayan area, not too far from Blok M. I would not fancy walking fom Jalan Jaksa to Atlet Century :-)
Any newbie (or any visitor for that matter) should seriously consider buying a Jakarta street map, with my firm favourite being the Falkplan.

Regards,
Ko

[QUOTE=Koperen Ko]I don't want to start a flame war, but you have got your geography slightly mixed up.
Jalan Jaksa is to the north of Monas, in the Kota area. Monas is considered to be in the North.
Atlet Century is in the Senayan area, not too far from Blok M. I would not fancy walking fom Jalan Jaksa to Atlet Century :-)
Any newbie (or any visitor for that matter) should seriously consider buying a Jakarta street map, with my firm favourite being the Falkplan.

Regards,
Ko[/QUOTE]
However, I didn't suggest anyone walk anywhere, and he's not going to find a decent place with an in-room safe for $30-$40.

[QUOTE=Koperen Ko]I don't want to start a flame war, but you have got your geography slightly mixed up.

Jalan Jaksa is to the north of Monas, in the Kota area. Monas is considered to be in the North.

Ko[/QUOTE]You should get a map to Jalan Jaksa is a good distance from Kota. Jalan Jaksa is by Sabang and Sarinah a good few kms from Kota.

Please get a map yourself, before commenting on other.

HM

[QUOTE=Koperen Ko]I don't want to start a flame war, but you have got your geography slightly mixed up.
Jalan Jaksa is to the north of Monas, in the Kota area. Monas is considered to be in the North.
Atlet Century is in the Senayan area, not too far from Blok M. I would not fancy walking fom Jalan Jaksa to Atlet Century :-)
Any newbie (or any visitor for that matter) should seriously consider buying a Jakarta street map, with my firm favourite being the Falkplan.

Regards,
Ko[/QUOTE]

Ko,

Jl Jaksa, the backpacker area, is actually just south of Monas, officially in Menteng

Cheers

[QUOTE=Cooze Hound]Ko,

Jl Jaksa, the backpacker area, is actually just south of Monas, officially in Menteng

Cheers[/QUOTE]
You are 100% right. It connects jl. Kebon Sirih and jl. Wahid Hasyim. I know because I lived in that area. Hence my handle.

[QUOTE=Menteng]You are 100% right. It connects jl. Kebon Sirih and jl. Wahid Hasyim. I know because I lived in that area. Hence my handle.[/QUOTE]
Mixed it up with the Hayam Wuruk area.

[QUOTE=Cooze Hound]Ko,

Jl Jaksa, the backpacker area, is actually just south of Monas, officially in Menteng

Cheers[/QUOTE]
I was right about something? My ex assured me that would never happen. Well then, I'm going to do something special for myself today. 'Milkshake-and-a-skank' it is.

Hi,
I agree totally with you about Kaha, I use them all the time, but as you said need to do some research first.

I do check the online rates and e-mail the hotels that I want to stay before I check with Kaha and Kaha is always a bit lower.

But you have to be aware of the 'service at Kaha' sometimes.

I saw that the Amos Cozy website is working but as usual in JKT they don't respond to e-mail, until you send them a few times.


[QUOTE=Tommy Suharto]Their site seems to be working now. They have a twitter account which doesn't say much, but does have a phone number and some promo's listed.

Re Kaha. I know both Kaha's at blok M and Gambir and am happy with their offers. I will use them again. Even though some employees can be a bit cheeky to their own benefit, the result price may still work out better than internet hotel room providers. Knowing some online hotel room rates before buying a voucher helps.[/QUOTE]

I wanted to put in a good word for the Sheraton just south of Manga Dua, at the end of Manga Besar. This place has gotten totally trashed in Tripadvisor reviews, but I have to say that it was noticeably better than I expected it to be based on those reviews. I went for it because it's a great deal with SPG Cash + Points, and I think that the location is better for our hobby than Le Meridien is. I stayed in Le Meridien during my 1st 3 days In Jakarta, and for my last 3 days, I wanted to be closer to the places such as Hotel Travel - and the Sheraton is quite a bit closer than the Meridien is. And given what a pain it is to get around Jakarta due to traffic, location is everything. I can't speak for the standard rooms, but I can certainly say that if you have SPG status, the rooms on the SPG floors are fine. I had no problem at all with mildew smells - which the Tripadvisor reviews seem to harp on. The quality of the bedding was outstanding - at the level of a Westin Heavenly bed, and the room had a nice 32" flat screen HDTV. The restaurants were good and offered some great value deals (all you can eat Dim Sum lunch for 70K, all you can eat Thai dinner for 110K), and the service of the staff was top tier. My only real gripe is that they don't offer Sheraton Link free internet access.

Since years after staying at all sorts of hotels in Jakarta (Shangri La, Hyatt, and even cheap hotel like Grand Flora Kemang) I have found for myself that I like staying at the Manhattan Hotel. It is a very 'local' hotel I would say but has nice rooms (usual take the manhattan suite for weekend rate of 975.000 or so) and for me is the excellent terms of price/comfort if I want a cheap weekend getaway fm Singapore to enjoy some treats of Jakarta. Also as I fear of beiong bombed if I would stray at one of the big international hotels (I know probably stupid of me but what to do...) this has a way lesser likelyhood of bveing bombed in my opinion.

Suite comes with small kitchenette, and a very large bathroom incl jacuzi which I enjoy for play.

It has an ok/bit rundown pooldeck which I enjoy as it is on 5/6 fgloor and you can look down onto the town and see the hustle and bustle...

It is close to ambassador Mall (very local mall, lots of copy dvds to buy in the basement) which I kinda like as it has a nice 'Indonesia Feeling' to it. BLOK M is prob a 15-20 m,ins cab ride away, but as I usually see my standard girl in Jakarta since 2006 (cutest girl I have ever met) I do not really go to BLOK M anymore during my stays.

Just my two cents worth.

When I arrived in Jakarta for the first time a few years ago I had the taxi drive me to Jl Jaksa. It was after dark and the neighborhood was to scary to get out of the cab. So I just went to a Ibis hotel and negotiated a good price at the front desk.

Definately GF friendly, no questions asked when I came back with a lady after midnight.

The girl I had with me the next morning also enjoyed the great breakfast buffet. But I must admit I never care about looks from staff or other guests.

[QUOTE=Westcoast1;1086449]However, I didn't suggest anyone walk anywhere, and he's not going to find a decent place with an in-room safe for $30-$40.[/QUOTE]

Hey,

I will be visiting Jakarta with a friend and we always fantasized having a gangbang the two of us and 3-4 girls.

Looking for a hotel where no problem to bring so many girls and where have 2 big beds in one room. Any bright ideas?

[QUOTE=Pemcd; 1105400]Hey,

I will be visiting Jakarta with a friend and we always fantasized having a gangbang the two of us and 3-4 girls.

Looking for a hotel where no problem to bring so many girls and where have 2 big beds in one room. Any bright ideas? [/QUOTE]Most hotels won't turn a head if you walk in with two girls. Take separate taxis back to the hotel. You grab two girls and go to your hotel room. Your friend grabs two girls and goes in a separate taxi, few minutes after you. He then proceeds to your room: now a total of 4 girls. Have fun. Do ST and get rid of them.