Marriott Jakarta

We had the luxury of a few days 5* luxury in the Marriott courtesy of my distant past virtually living in a hotel, but once we were brave enough to head out and leave the hot showers and comfortable sofa and monstrous bed behind  we found Jakarta was ...

... and violence for 30 years. Further unrest, the 2002 Bali bombing and last years bombing of the Marriot Hotel, mean Indonesia and Jakarta in partcular, have been tainted as terrorism hotspots, leaving the tourist industry shattered. Being aware of all ...

... 't anything "really" to see except a statue or two...I opted to hang out at the hotel instead.  The Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott are connected to one another and they're a city to themselves.  The hotels were also the site of a 2003 bombing ...

... away. He had bandrek - a hot ginger drink - and loved that too. A dip in the pool which I could see from my room and was most of the time empty then we were off at night to JW Marriott. We met Dr Andre, a fit looking chap, who treated us for dinner.

... ..we've all become a bit obsessed thinking we've got swine flu! We didn't get to see much of Jakarta but as we drove in their were huge hotels..Marriott, Meridian and it seemed so western but then when we drove to the area where our hotel was it was like ...