Hotel Bintang Wisata Mandiri — Hotel in Jakarta

Stayed at this hotel to begin a G Adventures tour of Java. The lobby is typical of a business hotel built in the 70’s- 80’s tired and worn with formal staff and empty restaurant. I was given a key and shown to the elevator... Just about got sick when the elevator doors opened to the stench of 50 years of smoking over tired threadbare carpeting... OK I wasn’t expecting a 4 star experience but... The room was positively abysmal. Old worn furnishings, creaky, saggy beds, light switches built in to a piece of “furniture” between the beds, The chain on the door was broken and there was no safe in the room. Bathroom fixtures were loose and in bad repair, te sink was cracked and tiles broken. Here’s a photo of the rusty sink. ||Well, we were on a tour and had to leave in the morning so there wasn’t much sense in trying to find a better hotel. The next morning we were given vouchers for a buffet breakfast. There were many choices of terrible, over cooked meats and vegetables.||In short I had a terrible night at this Hotel and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone for any purpose. The building and rooms really need renovations. Bad choice by...

I don't think it matters much where you stay in Jakarta, because local traffic is terrible, and getting anywhere takes ages. So Bintang Griyawisata hotel is as good as any other old hotel in town.||||Rooms are big enough, beds are comfortable and bed linen is clean. Our bathroom looked very clean, but smelled of mould and sewage. I guess it is a common problem in Indonesia.||||Breakfast is good - lots of options to choose from. Room service is great. Beers and drinks are a bit expensive. If you order Fish and Chips, you get what in US they call "chips" - Lay's or Pringles. If you want real chips (aka French Fries) you have to specify it.||||Staff is very friendly and helpful. Wifi works throughout the hotel, but their log-in system is ridiculous.||||There are plenty of places to eat around the hotel. And only 10 mins walk from it, there's Ibis hotel where you can use swimming pool (25,000 IDR a day. no bikinis - it's a muslim country).||||In general, Bintang Griyawisata is a pleasant enough...

Like a few before we stayed here at the start of a tour and so guessed in advance what it would be like and our average+ expectations were not disappointed.||Arrived by a short cab ride after taking the superb new train from the airport. Less than an hour and no famous Jakarta traffic jams.||Met by friendly receptionist. In fact all staff here were excellent. Big tick.||The Bintang felt like an early 80s business hotel which had seen better days. But the rooms were clean and of good size. The bathrooms a little wiffy with a shower head which had a mind of its own. But hey this is down town Jakarta and if you want the Ritz pay more and stay elsewhere unless you are on a tour in which case just embrace the experience. ||Breakfast plentiful, simple and locally focused. ||Average is unfair. This is a good hotel but TA don't do a good rating so average it is.||Would I return? Well chances are Jakarta for us will be a one off but if I wanted a value hotel in a central location again then...