The Mega Anggrek is part of the ‘Mega’ Hotel network. A local hotel business which guarantees that their hotels will be..well, actually there’s no guarantee of what the hotel would be like except that there’s hot water, air conditioner, and a decent, acceptably comfortable bed. The rest is varied. The room might be small as a phone booth or as large as the boss’s office. Might be a bath tub, might not be a bath tub. That’s why you should ask carefully of the details before checking in.
Mega Anggrek is one of the ‘upscale’ hotels of the Mega group, which means that in the rooms you’ll get cable TV, a bathtub, an up to date air conditioner, and a big room. The Interior of the hotel is not very special, dominated in shades of beige and white. A small, comfy chair, a dresser and a simple round table . The Bathroom is clean and the lobby is pleasantly spacious.
‘Anggrek’ means ‘orchid’, and probably this is what the hotel is like, pretty and simple without too much fuss. You won’t be getting a shower of petals but you won’t be pricked by any thorns either from this hotel which is located conveniently near the Taman Anggrek Mall in the western part of Jakarta. To say that this is the only middle-class hotel in the area is quite true, because the other hotels are either twice the price of Mega Anggrek or half the price yet with the risk of a police raid. The facilities in the Mega Anggrek include a swimming pool, a function room, beauty salon and a sauna. An entertainment center, including bar and karaoke, is also available in case you can’t sleep before belting out a few tunes. The Mega Anggrek recently also provides luxury apartments.
Breakfast is served in a buffet manner with plenty of options, from croissants and soups to the all-time Indonesian favorite for breakfast: fried rice. They even served éclairs in the morning! As for the view, there isn’t much to see, really, because there are so many highways in the area and the hotel is right beside one.
Not many are aware of the existence of this sensible and comfortable hotel. If you are not planning to spend thousands on a few nights of accommodation then the Mega Anggrek should be as pretty as a daisy, we mean, an orchid.
Hotel Mega Anggrek
Arjuna Selatan St. No.4A
Kemanggisan Village, Palmerah
West Jakarta City 11480
Ph. (+62-21) 5363044
Fax: (+62-21) 53670044