With the Vertigo Club packed with clubbers that night, a friend suggested, “Let's go downstairs… to the X Lounge.” We then went down to the 16 th floor of Plaza Semanggi using the glass stairway connecting the two nightspots, and headed for the lounge. It's like enjoying two clubs for the price of one; guests can buy a drink at either Vertigo or X Lounge and then party or chill out in either establishment. Hip R&B grooves welcomed me to the X Lounge; guests were dressed in casual hip hop threads. With their baggy jeans and oversized shirts, their look was very different from the Vertigo crowd. The music was different, too. Vertigo plays progressive beats while X Lounge has R&B grooves and on other nights, it's the other way around.
The place is cozy and painted in muted browns. Look outside the window and take a glimpse of the Jakarta skyline, although the lights and the height might give you quite a spin. The soft lighting sets the mood for a relaxed and genteel evening; a place for a glass of wine instead of a bottle of beer, for a luxurious Cuban cigar instead of the usual cigarette. X Lounge provides more than 700 brands of wine and champagne, neatly arranged in its wine cellar, which can store up to 5,000 bottles. X Lounge is open from 4 pm until midnight on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and until 4 am during Fridays and Saturdays.
The atmosphere at the X Lounge is friendlier and is perfect for meeting new acquaintances. Who knows? You might meet a potential date for next Friday night.
X Lounge
Plaza Semanggi, 16 th Floor, Jl. Jend Sudirman, Kav.50, South Jakarta, Indonesia
Tel: + 62 21 25536756