CIPTA HOTEL PANCORAN

I've been staying in Cipta Hotel Pancoran whenever I visit Indonesia for a while now. The quality has been consistent ands the staff has always been friendly and accomodating. The free internet quality has gone down, though, with constant disconnection. And the water pressure in the bathroom could also be adjusted higher.

A good deal and location but the reading light was broken and the A/C was loud and not very cold. It’s in the little things

Stayed here for one night because the location was perfect for work. I'm not sure of any other reason to stay in this part of Jakarta but I don't know the city well. The room was comfortable and clean, I was pleased to see a filtered water dispenser in the hallway too. It's a shame bottled water was also left in my room - they could leave reusable bottles in each room and direct guests to refill at the dispenser in the hallway. Also note there are no irons in the hotel rooms and it's not even possible to borrow one on request! I had to go to work with an unironed shirt. The staff were friendly and polite. There were not many vegetarian options on the menu at the restaurant but they were accommodating and made me a vegetarian mee goreng, which was nice. The buffet breakfast was not too bad, with bread, butter and jams plus non-vegetarian hot dishes. Note that the hotel only accepts credit cards for transactions of IDR 100k and above. My dinner was IDR 48k so I had to pay in cash. Overall I have given 4 stars as although the hotel is quite basic it is good value.