Jakarta

[QUOTE=Smoothy;2351062]So went to McDonalds at Sarinah for the first time. Got out of the taxi went inside the McDonalds and straight to the counter. There is a McDonald's employee there at the cash register to take my order. I am wondering that is there any other seating inside this McDonalds apart from the seating on 1st floor. Inputs appreciated. I realize that I am already inside the McDonalds and could look around myself or possibly ask one of the employees, but I thought it better to ask on this forum.

Thanks in Advance.[/QUOTE]Good one Mr Smoothy! Not sure most on here would easily grasp your humor.

Haha yes I service there is a bit different.

I usually visit that shopping centre as I stay at the Akmani, met a few ladies there, sometimes a couple offering their services out the front, all be it looking pretty ordinary.

Across the road is Enzo Spa. I have visited a few times, had FS there my last visit ended up costing me 800 but really good service.

Pedro.

[QUOTE=Smoothy;2351062]So went to McDonalds at Sarinah for the first time. Got out of the taxi went inside the McDonalds and straight to the counter. There is a McDonald's employee there at the cash register to take my order. I am wondering that is there any other seating inside this McDonalds apart from the seating on 1st floor. Inputs appreciated. I realize that I am already inside the McDonalds and could look around myself or possibly ask one of the employees, but I thought it better to ask on this forum.

Thanks in Advance.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Smoothy;2351062]So went to McDonalds at Sarinah for the first time. Got out of the taxi went inside the McDonalds and straight to the counter. There is a McDonald's employee there at the cash register to take my order. I am wondering that is there any other seating inside this McDonalds apart from the seating on 1st floor. Inputs appreciated. I realize that I am already inside the McDonalds and could look around myself or possibly ask one of the employees, but I thought it better to ask on this forum.

Thanks in Advance.[/QUOTE]So if you decide to visit that specific McD for the second time and you know that you won't get any other seating inside you won't go right? Or you will still go and end up in disappointment? Or would you seek help of others to find that out.

[QUOTE=Rickym5;2351104].......... Or would you seek help of others to find that out.[/QUOTE]I'd go back find that out and report to help others. I'm not a parasite.

Bali trip is coming and I'm thinking to visit Jakarta for 3 days just to sea the scene there. As usual I do my homework reading the forum and thanks for all the great reviews and inside info. But please can you give addresses or direction how to reach these places:

Hotel Travel.

Classic (is it a hotel or just a bar / brothel?

King Cross.

Sumo.

Medika.

Be Fashion.

LA Grand.

CJs and BATS (I have no idea what is this but I saw you mentioned them few times).

*please give a recommendation to any other place that I missed and you think is worth visiting.

As far as I understand Travel, Classic and King Cross are kind of bar places full of working girls. You drink if you want, pick your girl, go to the room, party time, game over. Correct me if I'm wrong. One more thing. Can you also point which places offer some spa / jacuzzi extras.

[QUOTE=Onojdi;2351594]But please can you give addresses or direction how to reach these places:

Hotel Travel.

Classic (is it a hotel or just a bar / brothel?

King Cross.

Sumo.

Medika.

Be Fashion.

LA Grand.

CJs and BATS (I have no idea what is this but I saw you mentioned them few times).
[/QUOTE]The information you request is available with a simple Google search with the operator + Jakarta added at the end. Stop being lazy and asking others to do your work for you.

[QUOTE=Smoothy;2351062]So went to McDonalds at Sarinah for the first time. Got out of the taxi went inside the McDonalds and straight to the counter. There is a McDonald's employee there at the cash register to take my order. I am wondering that is there any other seating inside this McDonalds apart from the seating on 1st floor. Inputs appreciated. I realize that I am already inside the McDonalds and could look around myself or possibly ask one of the employees, but I thought it better to ask on this forum.

Thanks in Advance.[/QUOTE]I would also ask the forum what is on the menu, the prices of the burgers (sandwiches for our Yankee friends) and the quality of burgers. What taxi did you use to get to restaurant and cheaper forms of transport to get there.

[QUOTE=RobJones;2351626]I would also ask the forum what is on the menu, the prices of the burgers (sandwiches for our Yankee friends) and the quality of burgers. What taxi did you use to get to restaurant and cheaper forms of transport to get there.[/QUOTE]Yes, I was remiss and forgot to ask about the menu, so I had to go hungry that night. Although I was already inside the place, I just couldn't figure it out without forum assistance.

I have to say that was a first on this forum. The guy is already inside Malioboro and is asking questions about which bars are inside Malioboro. I can understand perhaps not knowing where the place is located in the first place. If you are already inside the place and can't figure it out, that's damn sad.

On a side note, us Yankees call them burgers. I've never said I'm going to McD to get a "sandwich". A sandwich is something you get from a restaurant like Subway.

[QUOTE=Smoothy;2351678]Yes, I was remiss and forgot to ask about the menu, so I had to go hungry that night. Although I was already inside the place, I just couldn't figure it out without forum assistance.

I have to say that was a first on this forum. The guy is already inside Malioboro and is asking questions about which bars are inside Malioboro. I can understand perhaps not knowing where the place is located in the first place. If you are already inside the place and can't figure it out, that's damn sad.

On a side note, us Yankees call them burgers. I've never said I'm going to McD to get a "sandwich". A sandwich is something you get from a restaurant like Subway.[/QUOTE]Apologies regarding the burger LOL. When I first found this forum I read back 100's of pages concerning the areas I was thinking of visiting and with Google earth, [URL]Hotels.com[/URL] and Skyscanner I have had satisfying visits. In my work I do have a lot of down time in the office to research but it is not that hard. As you know in the Thailand section I think some of the posters require someone to help them find their ass so God help them finding a fuck in Thailand.

[QUOTE=Stykler;2351618]The information you request is available with a simple Google search with the operator + Jakarta added at the end. Stop being lazy and asking others to do your work for you.[/QUOTE]I did that and no, it is confusing. That is why I am asking. And I'm thinking that the idea of the ISG is to exchange info and help, not being a smartass. Just to avoid misunderstanding and booking a hotel to the other end of Jakarta I asked for more directions. And it is not only me, it is question that every Jakarta newcomer is asking and wondering. Almost every member of the forum had been in a new place and knows what is the felling when planning the trip. You search for info, then you are trying to locate the places and areas but you are not sure is this or that. You are confused and then you ask for help.

So please can someone actual help to all the first-timers in Jakarta that will read this post and confirm is this correct:

Classic and Travel are these places:

[URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294229-d1766636-Reviews-Classic_Hotel-Jakarta_Java.html[/URL]

[URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294229-d3931453-Reviews-Hotel_Travel-Jakarta_Java.html[/URL]

King Cross, is that the place? https://www.facebook.com/DewKingCrossJakarta/

Medika (New Medika)? Jl. Daan Mogot I 27-33, Jakarta 11470 . The info is 5 years old, you can understand why i am asking for confirmation http://www.jakarta100bars.com/2014/04/new-medika-bar-massage-daan-mogot.html

Sumo https://www.theflyingdandy.com/listings/sumo-spa-jakarta/ @ Jl. Boulevard Bukit Gading Raya Blok A No.6, RT.15/RW.3, Klp. Gading Bar., Kec. Klp. Gading, Kota Jkt Utara,

Be Fashion. I found a hotel with the same name? [URL]https://www.booking.com/hotel/id/b-fashion.en.html[/URL].

LA Grand. I found a bar with the same name but no idea is that the place: Ruko Kota Indah, Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta No. 22-23, RT. 1/ RW. 2, Pinangsia.

CJ. This bar maybe? [URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294229-d4266026-Reviews-CJ_S_Bar-Jakarta_Java.html[/URL].

For BATS I found only a place that they sell food: [URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294229-d1924828-Reviews-B_A_T_S-Jakarta_Java.html[/URL].

Again, a simple yes or no with a link will help me and other people not to travel around Jakarta like mad just because the lack of information.

Thank you.

[QUOTE=Onojdi;2351720]I did that and no, it is confusing. SNIP

Thank you.[/QUOTE]I don't know why you would use Trip Advisor to find spots for prostitution, does that strike you as a core market for them? Do they have a "Top 25 spots to find a hooker on Jakarta?

The easiest way to find the location of places in Jakarta, or anywhere else, is. Wait for it. Google Maps.

Use the app, search using the establishment name, when you find it save it (assuming you have signed into Google Maps with disposable e-mail address). 90% of the places mentioned will show up right where they are. Some will have photos of the exteriors and sometime interior fotos. Also you will see reviews, opening and closing times, often a bar chart of when it is the most busy and how long people generally stay. Couldn't be easier!

[QUOTE=Onojdi;2351720]For BATS I found only a place that they sell food: [URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294229-d1924828-Reviews-B_A_T_S-Jakarta_Java.html[/URL].[/QUOTE]BATS is Bar At The Shangri La.

[QUOTE=Onojdi;2351720]
CJ. This bar maybe? [URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294229-d4266026-Reviews-CJ_S_Bar-Jakarta_Java.html[/URL].

For BATS I found only a place that they sell food: [URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294229-d1924828-Reviews-B_A_T_S-Jakarta_Java.html[/URL].

[/QUOTE]I'd agree that Google is a far better source of info than Trip Advisor.

I find it hilarious that rather than the hooker bars Trip Advisor has guided you to the restaurants in the same hotels and just a flight of stairs away. Your choice, you can go to the places indicated and either dine on a pretty nice meal or climb / descend the nearby stairs for some very different fresh meat (ie the type you are really looking for 😁.

Enjoy. G.

[QUOTE=Onojdi;2351720] And I'm thinking that the idea of the ISG is to exchange info and help, not being a smartass. [/QUOTE]Maybe you should take some of your own advise. There is a massive amount of information on this forum to point you exactly in the right direction, especially in the reports of distinction. It seems as if you want to be directly spoon fed. If you actually read through the Trip Advisor comments for B. A. T. S. you would have seen that it is not just food that they serve! But then the nudge-nudge, wink-wink nature of some of the comments are probably lost on you. Three of the first seven latest comments on Trip Advisor mention working girls in one way or the other. One of them directly. Actually remember seeing comments in there from people complaining of prostitutes being in there when I looked at it for reference a few years ago. So although SB wonders why you would look at TA, it can actually be useful for some basic research.

Guys, it's getting annoying. Really. These are google results with addresses of the two hotels and a bar. I found them while searching Google with the names of the places and just asked are these the correct hotels. It may sounds shocking but I don't read tripadviser comments while I'm searching for p4 p places so maybe that's why I didn't saw them. Just used these google search results asking simple thing. Is this the correct place. Yes or no answer will be more then enough.

The idea of ISG is to be a community where people are exchanging information and experiences. During last few years I received a lot of help and advices that made my trips really memorable. And I'm really grateful for that. At the same time I helped to a lot of guys sharing my experiences trying to give back. Now some of you make it like a room full with angry old men trying to be sarcastic to everything and everyone. It is sad. Stop it and lets get back to a friendly and informative type of discussion. Please if someone have visited some of these places, can you tell me - this, this and this are correct. Then I will be back to planning where to book hotels and all the trip details. Then when I got back I`ll give my review, help the next wave of travellers and so on. As it must be.

BTW few posts below I read interesting opinion - if you are at 2-3 days trip, why not to book directly at Classic Hotel and enjoy the action witout the need of travelling around Jakarta like crazy. And that is what I`m planning to do. Just wanted to be sure is this the correct hotel before booking it. Also hotel Travel is near - another place that people recommend. At the map I found one more options that you mentioned - Malioboro. And one more that I didnt saw on ISG - a place called Tease Club. Any info about it? Anyway, I guess this will be the best area if you have just 2-3 days in Jakarta and I hope I will book the correct "Classic Hotel", not something else with the same name at the other end of Jakarta.