The St. Regis Jakarta

The St. Regis Jakarta

Three kilometres from central Jakarta, The St. Regis rises seventeen floors above a stretch of the city anchored by Taman Suropati park, the Setiabudi Astra district and the Jakarta World Trade Center, an Art Deco silhouette among the glass towers that define most luxury addresses here. Inside, 282 rooms sit above a ground floor built for people who actually use a hotel rather than just sleep in it: three restaurants, including the international menu at Bel Etage, three bars and a poolside bar, an outdoor pool with a separate children's pool, and a spa doing massages, body treatments and facials rather than a single overworked room. Business travellers get a rare amount of room to work with, 15,027 square feet of event space split across a conference center and eight meeting rooms, backed by a 24-hour business center. Families are covered too, with babysitting available for a surcharge and an extra bed running 1,210,000 IDR a night depending on room category. What sets it apart from comparable Jakarta hotels is that Art Deco identity, a deliberate departure from the glass-and-marble sameness of the neighbourhood, paired with the depth of food and event space rather than one flagship restaurant propped up for photos. It will not suit unmarried couples travelling together, since the hotel requires a marriage certificate at check-in or books a second room, and a nightly damage deposit of 1,000,000 IDR applies regardless. For the traveller weighing business days against the pull of Taman Suropati at dusk, this is the version of Jakarta luxury that still remembers who its rooms are for. An Art Deco tower three kilometres from central Jakarta, with 282 rooms, three restaurants and eight meeting rooms for business days. Couples sharing a room need a marriage certificate at check-in. Suits business trips and families over solo minimalists chasing glass-tower sameness.