Hotel Des Indes Menteng

I enjoyed my long (9 night) stay. I had 2 nights in Room M03 and 7 in 315 (if memory serves me well). Both faced the back (non-road) side of the hotel and were very quiet, with pleasant views. The facilities were clean (with some qualifications for the slight mould in the showers). The room size was excellent, with plenty of space to do yoga. The desk was large enough for me to work easily there. Beds were very comfortable. The staff were helpful and accommodating to my various requests.

The hotel exceeded my expectations when I arrived. I wasn't expecting that it'd be that fancy and pretty. The people there were very accommodating and fine and they would greet you whenever you encounter them which was pretty nice. I love how they took care of my room very neatly and they also were kind when I accidentally spilled sunblock on the blanket. They were kind enough to respond on my note which I found really cute. Definitely my favourite hotel so far. I also love that I was able to take a pencil home as a remembrance.

....I was a bit surprised, I stayed in many many hotels via booking.com. I do not need to eat in order to eat but in many hotels I get via Booking.com automatically an upgrade to the room. In addition if there is breakfast I thought (maybe this is wrong) breakfast was included in all hotels; except Hotel Des Indes in Jakarta. I wanted to eat basic Indonesian food Nasi Goreng, but then looking at the packet I had to pay to get this I did eat out at the neighbours who offered Nasi Goreng for 25% of the price of Hotel Des Indes. Thats a pithy. No swimming pool, training and sport facilities. It was only a room which was basic good. At the end overall it was excellent as the main building was maintained very well. The room had old carpet and the windows could not open!!!!! No fresh air! The air was bad, if I switched on the Air Conditioner the windows of the outside became wet like it was raining non-stop. To switch off the Airconditioner was impossible, as the room was then to hot and heavy to breath because the window could not be opened. In times of Covid and Corona we learned to open now and then windows in order to clean the air. I woke up each morning with an head age. How hight is the CO2 int the room if the windows cant be opened? Please see if this can be changed.

Great location for exploring Jakarta, on a busy road but inside you can’t hear a thing, they really did well on soundproofing. Room was lovely, some areas could have been cleaner tho but perhaps that’s just me coming from Europe to Asia and expecting the same. Best of all, lovely staff all around the hotel, very polite and keen to help.

Central location with amazing staff. The room has everything needed and the beds were comfortable. The staff and reception is amazing. I like their restaurant lounge area also which is well ventilated and air conditioned.