Ayaka Suites — Hotel in Jakarta

my wife and i stayed at the ayaka suites jl. karet pedurenan #45 recently. we LOVE this hotel!!! this was our 2nd time here. our favorite jakarta hotel, and we have stayed at many in the $20-$40/night range. ayaka suites is a GREAT value. we paid around $35/night including breakfast for a deluxe double room. ||1 king bed, 30m, with refrigerator, separate bathroom with shower. the bed was very comfortable with great pillows, nice comforter(with cover). 32" tv, with about 40 channels, including 4 hbo channels. wifi was easily connected, fast and reliable. wifi worked good in breakfast area, around pool, and in lobby. our room faced south; looking toward satrio, with nice view of raffles, dbs, lotte shopping center and the rest of kunnigan. at night very pretty with all the lights in the area. there is alittle patio that u can access, from the room. we like this location. we stayed at the rasuna icon which is closer to rasuna said, and ayaka west, closer to satrio. but nice 5 minute walk to ambassador mall, 10 minutes to lotte, 8 minutes to axa, 15 minutes to plaza festival. the staff is what makes a BIG difference at ayakka. from the doormen, front desk, housecleaning, breakfast staff/restaurant, are all outstanding. the doormen have a nice uniform they wear; they all match; very professional looking. the car and pedestrian access has a circular drive for taksi, grab, private cars, etc. the cars can dropoff/pickup guest easily and then the front door/lobby is only steps away. the lobby is large and pretty. porcelain tile, woodgrained walls and front desk area. lots of sofas, chairs, tables, etc. it is very easy to feel at home here. 2 elevators; i think 8 floors. lots of rooms, i would estimate 200 rooms. breakfast buffet is probably my favorite thing about ayaka. the breakfast area/restaurant is large. plenty of places to sit. you can spreak out, away from other guests if you want. daily items include white rice, fried rice, fried eggs, waffles, bread, croissants, kopi, juice, hot tea, bubur, and fresh fruit. other items some days, fish, chicken, spaghetti. i do miss the omelet bar, that is still closed due to covid. there is seating outside near the pool and deck, where you can smoke. after a week in bangkok, we are going back later this month, before we...

A (well) hidden place of short getaway/staycation! The place was neat and clean. The bed was great in size and comfort with 4 large pillows which were comfortable and fluffy. We stayed in queen deluxe and we got a balcony for smoking, although it wasn't very pleasant due to the outdoor of the AC was blowing directly to us, but it was a nice heater at night :) Water pressure and temperature was amazing, though the water was really splashing everywhere in the bathroom, but it wasn't all that bad, just some minor splashes. Amenities were good enough. Some of the staffs were good, some were great, none was bad. The space in the hotel, including the alleyway and lobby were great. The restaurant, kayu manis(cinnamon in English) was simply amazing in taste, service and ambience! You can stay here for 3 nights and don't run out of (great) food choices with kayu manis restaurant! We ordered tofu, vegetables, japchae, banana flambé and it was all amazing! Taste, speed and the serving was almost perfect for our Indonesian tounge! The swimming pool was great when there are only few people swimming, it was not designed for a crowd, that's for sure. But it was clean and perfect if there's only two people swimming(or three at most). You can walk to lotte shopping avenue or Kuningan city, but it won't be a pleasant walk.. I would definitely recommend this hotel for short couple getaway, but not so much for families with...

Last weekend I and my lovely wife had a meet up with friends at a nearby Lotte Shopping Avenue, and we couldn't leave our kids at home by themselves. Plus, I need to break away from my tedious routine, and we had some book-keeping work to do. Having read what others here were reviewing, I chose Ayaka Suites to be our place to stay. Sure, appearance is something that this hotel is proud of, but I'm the kind of person who looks inside and beyond aesthetic. Make no mistake, I'm not saying that their quality is below par, but there are areas that I can sure they should have done better to make their guests' stay more comfortable. First, the air conditioner in the room which we were staying, #712, was not cold enough. The temperature was already set in coldest possible, but until we check out the air conditioner in my home is much colder even set in much higher temperature. Second, the local menu for breakfast was not appetizing, and on the cheap side. Tempe and fish instead of chicken or beef ? Sayur asem instead of soup? Even a national chain 2 stars hotel cooks better menu than theirs. On the positive side, facilities are complete: swimming pool (albeit small), gym, welcome drink, affordable room service, laundry room, rooftop area, HD-res. international channel TV, blazingly fast wifi (for Indonesian standard), computer terminals with a printer. As for in-room: fridge, tea/coffee maker, hand towel,...