Jakartans leave their work early on Friday in the hope of getting the traffic at the airport beat and enjoy a weekend in Bali or Singapore, away from the pollution. On the contrary, the same day, a different set of people, a mix of expats and locals from the Asian countries nearby actually choose their weekend to spend in Jakarta. These people have one thing in mind :. To enjoy the great atmosphere of the day and the night life here and they have made the right choice
We hope that this small guide answered to clarify all the basic questions about your trip to the capital.
From the airport to the hotel
in each airport how can the arrival in Jakarta be tiring, because you the center of attention once you become output, especially taxi drivers. To prevent them insist too much, act as confident as possible and give the impression that you know where you are going.
So, where are you going? They have a $ 3 shuttle, as you can take the Gambir central station, but it is better for the first time to take a taxi if you are on a tight budget.
Taxis will cost no more than $ 10 $ 15 to and you will arrive directly at your hotel. People are recommended to be the use of Blue Bird taxis only, but in my opinion, many brands are safe, including Express, Gamya, Taxiku and all the taxis looking brand new. It may seem like a rough rule of thumb is sound, but it works. You can be unlucky and have to do with a bad driver, but it happens with blue birds also.
You can book a taxi directly to the custom check at one of their counters. Alternatively, you can go by taxi line, just 100 meters from the arrival gate on the left side. There are several brands there, you can choose and get a voucher with your target and a number to call if you get a problem with the driver. to ask me before accepting to give a taxi, if the toll is included or not to avoid surprises.
Which hotel should select and where?
food at Jalan Jaksa Maciej Dakowicz
First tip: Lower Your Expectations! The overall quality of the hotel is quite low in Jakarta, except for the 5-star range in which the offer is plethoric. You can see that many hotels decency at the time they were opened, but they deteriorate rapidly. Do not listen to someone when he tells you, a place was good "a few years ago". Far too often do not get the good value you would expect from a country with such a low cost of living. Apart from this manual to check what people say on Internet forums, but pay attention to the date the message was written.
I will not give you the names of all hotels that are acceptable, but a more general overview of which are to remain the good areas and what are the most popular hotels in these areas.
low-budget / mid-range hotels
in the low-budget range (from Rp.50,000 to Rp.0,000 per night), the hotel in Jalan Jaksa be your best option , Most places are not large, but it is in a good location and you will find a lot of services for travelers there. The road, a much smaller version of Bangkok's backpacker street Khao San Road, also has many cafes and restaurants and is a good place for other people to meet. Jalan Jaksa residents are frowned upon by other expats something. You can do what I did when I was there, and say that you "live near Plaza Indonesia".
Without reservation you should be able to find something quickly, but you can also call the following places (I remind you that almost all the hotels a bit gloomy, but some are worse than in Jaksa other):
hotels Kresna (021-325403): Rp.40,000, no air conditioning and the bathroom is outside. Simple but quiet
Bloem Steen Hotels (021-325389): .. friendly, low (Rp.40,000), no air conditioning and bathroom outside
Borneo Hostel ( 021 -3140095): Very simple, but clean and has large rooms (approximately Rp.100,000)
memory Café Hotel : memories Café has some bad rooms on the first floor, no air conditioning, but bathroom inside. Sound, still alive.
Jalan Jaksa is about 5 minutes walking distance from Sarinah Mall and a Transjakarta bus station. With these and for a fraction of the price of a taxi, you can reach Blok M or Kota easily. It is also a great way to avoid traffic, since they have dedicated lines.
If you feel a little adventurous, the best places in Jaksa actually sleeping inside the band is , ie the small streets that run perpendicular from Jaksa. Sometimes you'll see a sign that says there is a space (such as "KOS") and sometimes nothing at all. Asking around. When you negotiate, you can get quieter, cheaper rooms in this way.
The road south of Jalan Jaksa, Jalan Wahid Hasyim was developed more recently and it has some discount hotels. My favorites are the Ibis Arcadia (021-2300050) and Ibis Tamarin (021-3912323), with which you will cost breakfast Rp.550,000 inclusive. If the budget you want to spend, do not look anywhere else, because nothing comes close in terms of price-performance ratio in Jakarta. You make a reservation, make sure that you have a room. If the Ibis both are full, you can try Paragon (021-3917070) and Cipta Hotel (021-304701), but they are not as good, by far. The new Akhmani Hotel a four-star, is excellent as well and not so expensive (weekend rate of Rp.650,000). We can expect a price increase if the place when more is known.
five-star hotels
5-Star hotels in Jakarta, the money well worth it. You can find them on average at least three times cheaper than in Europe, to find the same quality of service. If you are staying in 5 star hotels, are popular options to the Shangri-La Hotel Mulia and Hotel Le Meridien, which have good bars with live music. Ritz-Carlton and Marriott were unfortunately bombed twice, so I will leave that call for you to make. The Grand Hyatt is located, on the Plaza Indonesia shopping center, and if you book in advance, you can book a room for Rp.1.5 million.
Shopping
get shopping for cheap clothing, a my favorite things in Jakarta to do. Going to the shopping centers is actually the most popular type of Jakartans, and you will find them packed on the weekends. The hottest high-end shopping center in Jakarta's Grand Indonesia, which was completed in 07. It is huge, and you can spend hours in light they walk before a business to see twice. It has a good, not expensive theater, the Blitz Megaplex, on its top floor. Other luxury malls are Senayan City and Pacific Place, all of them very similar. I think these malls are good to drink a coffee or to eat, but when it comes to shopping, they have prices that are similar to those we can find in the US or in Europe.
Mangga Dua Mall
If you want to buy cheap products, you should be able to continue to slow ~~ POS = TRUNC-malls, where you among other DVD -Raubkopien can fake clothes, ink cartridges and cheap electronics purchase. I like to print my best photos in large format in Jakarta, as it costs 10 times less than in France. While there are some options in the middle (Ambassador Mall) and the south (Blok M Plaza) are, I like to stay in North Jakarta, and spend some time in Glodok Plaza or Mangga Dua Square.
For souvenirs, the best place to go to, is the 5 th floor Sarinah Mall. They have a wide selection of handicrafts from all over the archipelago. It is very convenient, but expensive. There is also a flea market on Jalan Surabaya in Menteng, selling antiques, but you will have to haggle to get a reasonable price.
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