Rasuna Icon Residences - Jakarta, Indonesia
Here's a delayed hotel post about the place we stayed at in Jakarta.
Because the trip to Jakarta was more of a business trip than anything, the choice of hotel was already predetermined by my husband's company. The Rasuna Icon is a quaint little boutique hotel (only 6 floors!) located in the middle of Jakarta. I would say it's near the business district, except there doesn't seem to be exact boundaries on where certain districts are, and so everything looked like the business district to me. It was also partly residential, when I think about it. I can say for sure that it's not near any of the major tourist spots. Also, going there is a bit of a pain because the taxis don't seem to know where it is even if you give them the complete address and a mini-map. And even though the place is at the end of a very long, narrow, two-car, two-way street, I noticed that the drivers like to take the long route and enter it from the opposite end, but I chalk this up to the flow of traffic more than anything.
The building itself is chic and looks new. It sticks out like a very pretty sore thumb among the houses that surround it. The inside is as nice as the outside, and there are rooms right next door to the concierge, somewhat of a novelty for me when it comes to hotels. We were first placed in a room on the second floor, but I didn't like how the window opened out into a wall, despite light being able to stream in. Fortunately, we had a different room reservation for the succeeding days so were moved to the sixth floor the next day.
Anyway, photos!
Location: Jalan Karet Pedurenan No. 3, Karet Kuningan, Setiabudi, 12940
Website: http://www.rasunaiconjakarta.com
Because the trip to Jakarta was more of a business trip than anything, the choice of hotel was already predetermined by my husband's company. The Rasuna Icon is a quaint little boutique hotel (only 6 floors!) located in the middle of Jakarta. I would say it's near the business district, except there doesn't seem to be exact boundaries on where certain districts are, and so everything looked like the business district to me. It was also partly residential, when I think about it. I can say for sure that it's not near any of the major tourist spots. Also, going there is a bit of a pain because the taxis don't seem to know where it is even if you give them the complete address and a mini-map. And even though the place is at the end of a very long, narrow, two-car, two-way street, I noticed that the drivers like to take the long route and enter it from the opposite end, but I chalk this up to the flow of traffic more than anything.
The building itself is chic and looks new. It sticks out like a very pretty sore thumb among the houses that surround it. The inside is as nice as the outside, and there are rooms right next door to the concierge, somewhat of a novelty for me when it comes to hotels. We were first placed in a room on the second floor, but I didn't like how the window opened out into a wall, despite light being able to stream in. Fortunately, we had a different room reservation for the succeeding days so were moved to the sixth floor the next day.
Anyway, photos!
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| Building facade |
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| Lobby |
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| The street where it's located |
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| Bedroom. Excuse the mess. :P |
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| This room on the 6th floor has a kitchenette. |
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| Bathroom! |
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| The rooftop area where we ate breakfast. |
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| View from out of the 6th floor window. It was cloudy and raining at the time. |
Location: Jalan Karet Pedurenan No. 3, Karet Kuningan, Setiabudi, 12940
Website: http://www.rasunaiconjakarta.com
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