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Published: March 13th 2011
JAKARTA AT SUNSET
An impressive city and rather nice at this time of day.I made a short business trip earlier this month to Jakarta. The first time back after perhaps 10 years. Interestingly the city looked a lot the same - perhaps more shopping malls. But Jakarta was one of the first Asian mega-cities to start building upwards so the skyline was familiar. For those that like night life, Blok M is still there!
I stayed at
Le Meridien Jakarta Hotel on Sudirman - which is as traffic bound as ever. This is a nice 3 to 4-star hotel (my star criteria and ranking). I could have done without the mosquitoes in Le Brasserie but the helpful and smiling staff makes up for a lot of minor glitches. The room was comfortable but I struggled at the start to get a non-smoker. Really most hotels should now understand that business customers (and this is a business hotel) don't like smoking in the room. If you go for the de-luxe executive rooms there's a very nice lounge on the 20th floor where one can get drinks and snacks.
Other hints: Use the Silver Bird taxis, they have excellent new cars and are not so expensive. Leave a good hour to get from and to the airport, which is still a bit poky, tho' I like the Javanese style of architecture. There is a visa on arrival arrangement now for most nationalities (ASEAN folk require no visas of course) and this is $25, but the procedure is easy and the immigration officials are very well-mannered.
Le Méridien Jakarta
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman,Kav 18 - 20 Jakarta,Jakarta10220
Phone: (62)(21) 251 3131
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