I’ve stayed a few times at the Grand Hyatt Hotel and it is my preferred place to stay in Jakarta. The previous time I stayed was in December 2012, the rooms were looking a bit tired and up for a …
Din Tai Fung is a chain of Taiwanese dumpling restaurants located all over Asia and Australia. There are 13 Din Tai Fung Restaurants in Jakarta including in the Mall of Indonesia, Plaza Senayan, Puri Indah Mall and Pacific Place. I …
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I had stayed 1 week on Bunaken Island and had 1 last night in Manado before flying back to Jakarta. I had spoken to a few people about where to stay and they had recommended to stay at the Swiss-Belhotel. …
I just arrived in Jakarta and I needed steak! I had just spent 1 week scuba diving on Bunaken Island and had only eaten rice with spicy chicken or spicy fish every meal for the entire week, so when I …
Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort on Bunaken Island is the best dive resort I have stayed at in Indonesia! It is not a 5 start resort, actually a moderately priced 3 star resort on the quiet island of Bunaken. I say …
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Raja Sate Restaurant is a BBQ and Asian Restaurant located in the heart of Manado on Jalan Piere Tendean also refrerred to as the Boulevard, just a few blocks down from the Mega Mall. Raja Sate is probably the best restaurant …
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I stayed at Cocotinos Dive Resort at Sekotong West Lombok in December 2014 (see the review for Cocotinos Lombok). I really enjoyed my stay at Cocotinos Lombok so when I organised at trip to dive at Bunaken National Marine Park …
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Hotel Aryaduta in Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi Indonesia is your standard 4* Indonesian Hotel. It’s clean, comfortable with staff that speak English. It is located in the heart of the Manado city area, right on the Boulevard …
The Batavia Cafe in the ‘Old Town’ of Jakarta called Kota now (once called Batavia) is a must visit restaurant in Jakarta. It is not so much for the food or service (the food is good, the service is typical …
The nightlife scene in Jakarta is constantly changing, with new bars opening, becoming popular for 6 months and then loosing favour and becoming bankrupt and closing at the end of the year. The one bar in Jakarta which has been …