Gwen P.
Yelp
Thank you Hotel Jakarta for the wonderful, 10/10, smooth sailing, and beautiful stay throughout mine and my fiance's mid-winter recess vacation. Just wow.
The beginning was wonderful! Our flight from NY arrived early and our Uber dropped us off the premises at around 10 AM. We were welcomed by front desk staff and thankfully our superior room with bath and balcony was ready for us.
The greenery of course was what sold me to choose this hotel, so thank you Tiktok hehe. It is the first thing you notice when you walk inside and climb the stairs/take the elevator to your floor. It's modern with an Indonesian theme (hence the name).
On to our room. The view of the IJ waterfront was absolutely stunning from the balcony. We have two bathrooms (the disability friendly one with bars by the toilet and a trusty shower chair, and the main with a bathtub). That is probably what makes HJ my favorite hotel (so I didn't gave to compete with my fiance for bathroom time lol). You're not going to find many hotels with two of course.
Breakfast was spectacular. You wait to give your room number, you choose your table, and the buffet is to your liking -- breads, cheeses, cold cuts, bacon, multiple styles of eggs, juice, coffee, etc. On our last night, we decided to try Cafe Jakarta and their Indonesian cuisine. How. Delicious. And that's saying a lot because hotel food is usually miss on a hit or miss scale. The cocktails, croquettes, noodle dish, the beef rendang, the skewers, the sorbet. Ah!
I don't care at all that it's out of the way from the city centre and main attractions. The bus is right outside, and in three stops is central station. Do with that what you will.
It was a completely pleasant checkout experience. We had to leave around 5:30ish AM as our flight to London was for 8 AM. The gentleman was as kind as the first. Would definitely recommend and stay here again!