Nawwaf Z.
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Decided to have a staycation with my mom to celebrate my birthday. For a 5⭐️ hotel, the rooms are okay-ish. You do get a pretty nice view of Bundaran HI, though I think they charge you extra for that (not sure, you can check with the hotel for this).
What I had been looking forward to from the stay is actually their breakfast. I was pleased to see the wide variety of food they have in their breakfast buffet. Unfortunately, their Indonesian cuisine landed a tad bit underwhelming for me, especially compared to the other food choices. Their Chinese cuisines were really delicious, though. I hope they could spend the effort to make the Indonesian breakfast as delectable as the others.
In good faith, I also have to say that I found the hospitality from the staff to be quite lackluster. At first I thought it was in my head, but then my mom said the same thing as well. Very rarely did the staff engage in small talks or smile while interacting with us. We didn't expect much, just a quick "hello" or "how are you" would've sufficed. Everyone was polite enough, of course, but we could feel that there was a certain "warmth" missing. We tried to assume the best, but comparing my experience at Pullman Jakarta to another famous hotel chain I stayed at a month ago (and it was a 4⭐️ hotel, not 5⭐️), the difference was starking.
Overall, it was a pretty enjoyable stay. Some aspects could use improvement, but we did enjoy however short time we had staying there.