The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place

Travel Blogs from Jakarta

Van Ubud naar Jakarta via Gili T

A travel blog entry by roy-simone

... tropisch aanvoelde. Diezelfde middag gingen we door naar Gilimanuk, om
de dag erna onze eerste stappen op Java te zetten. Maar we (lees: Simone)
moesten eerst de nacht overleven in onze kamer (in het enige hotel) vol
kakkerlakken, muggen en ander ongedierte.

Tijdens de bootreis naar Java werden we fan van Pantura, een verschrikkelijke Javaanse
band die ’s ochtends om 6 uur op volume 60 werd afgespeeld. Een ...

Hitting the Ground Running

A travel blog entry by wareameye

... hotel, and features typical Indonesian cuisine in a lovely atmosphere. We have some gigantic prawns, a delicious whole fish, a beef dish, several skewers of chicken, beef and calamari, and numerous other dishes with delightful spices. It is served quickly which suits those of us who are flagging due to the time change just fine. In case you're wondering, Jakarta is exactly 12 hours different from Chicago.
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Die Hauptstadt

A travel blog entry by asiatogo

... eine Riesensache gewesen. Dann um 5 etwas traurig ins Bett. Am naechsten Tag bin ich zum Monas. Der damalige Diktator hat im Zentrum einen Riesen-Platz freigemacht (500 x 550 m) um dort einen Turm hinzustellen. Nach 2 Stunden warten und etwas Glueck (Kontakte, haha) war ich oben. In 3 Himmelsrichtungen sieht man nur Haeuser, teilweise slum-artige Huetten, vereinzelte Hochhaeuser und auch ein paar Parks. ...

Welcome to Indonesia!

A travel blog entry by kspot

... at 7am and this is our only night in a "real North American style hotel") Oh let me tell you, it was amazing to sleep on a real mattress, with a fluffy pillow.

However I got a loud "welcome to Indonesia" at 4:45am! Indonesia is a muslim country and let me tell you they are devote! 4:45am - I was awoken by not just one man, but many singing their prayers (I'm guessing that's what they were doing). I'm not going to lie, I began to ...

Dunkin' Donuts in Jakarta

A travel blog entry by sacha.sukhia

... others simply slept on the concrete sidewalk. The upshot? Even the worst accommodation we had after this seemed luxurious.

- Sacha

Next Stop – Ambon

Sukhia’s Thoughts:

It was an unpleasant layover but something that always seems to happen at least once when travelling. Take for instance the man sleeping on the baggage conveyor belt, looks comfy…well comfier then where we spent the ...