Luxury Inn Arion Hotel — Hotel in Jakarta

Well... Its a new hotel. So furniture and all is new. However: room size feel cramped and so does the bathroom; the table is very small. With the hotwater pot, coffee, tea, mugs, I have no place to put my laptop; no trash bin in the room; no bidet in closet; bathroom door position is complicated;

I book a smoking room via one of the booking apps, only to be told by the manager on duty that all of their rooms are non-smoking. Bummer. He told me that if I wanted to smoke, I can do it in the patio. He ensured me there's electric plug in for my laptop, since I need to work. He also said the atmosphere is very nice with live music from afternoon up to 02.00 in the morning.

Apparently, there is no plug in. Adding insult to injury, it was noisy from the traffic. And a servant insist on sweeping the floor under my table while I was drinking coffee. I work until batteries run out.

At night, it was more like a club. Good thing I don't need to work. Its impossible to work with loud sound.

Come morning, I order Gojek and ask him to pick me up at the lobby. Gojek called said the security wouldn't let him in, even tough he is picking up customer, guest of the hotel. I carry a lot of documents, it would trouble me a lot to walk to road side carrying it all.

The hussle took time. Its raining. I cancelled Gojek and opt with Gocar. I don't want my document to be soaked even tough I'm in hurry. The car pick me up at the lobby. The driver said the security insist that the driver pay parking fee upfront for picking up customer. No pay, can't enter. No ticket either. Weird.

So... Two stars is for the friendly manager, and being new, and close to my purpose of visit. Other than that, would guarantee a one or even...

Written on Jun 3, 2025.

Worked as a committee for a 7-day course in this place. Stayed only for a night.

It has great location, near a TransJakarta BRT shelter. Also, it'll be on the route of the new LRT service, which will be finished and available in a couple of years. There are also F&B places and mini markets within walking distance from it.

The lunch and dinner menu were good, both in terms of taste and options. However, the breakfast menu was a bit limited. They didn't serve my favorite make-your-own chicken porridge, as well.

Spent one night in a room with a twin bed. It was comfortable, though small. There's no door nor curtain in the bathroom, specifically in between the shower zone and the toilet area.

The staff members were nice, polite...

This hotel is located right in front of the Velodrome sports arena, walking around this area is easy because the pedestrian is accessible. The room is clean, the bathroom is well-lit. If you’re traveling with your family, I recommend booking the junior suite, it can fit up to 4 people (5-6 people can fit with an extra bed). The standard room is really small so it’s recommended for 2 people max. Too bad the junior suite doesn’t have any sofa / seating area. And my room’s TV channels weren’t working at the time. Breakfast was good, although there isn’t much variety. And the line at the reception is quite long because usually there’s only one person working...