Large rooms in a hexagon shaped hotel around a court yard with stained glass windows in the sitting areas near the elevators. Once grand hotel going to seed with the rest of the old port district. The basin mark referred to in other reviews is silicon poorly applied for good reason; to hold an enormous washbasin in place and stop... more

The hotel looked very nice on the website and we thought that being a 3* would be alright but it was awful. The furniture was from the 80ies and the bathroom was disgusting. Definitely not recommended!!! more

I stayed at the Batavia for two weeks and it was wonderful. The staff were very friendly, very helpful and very courteous. They couldn't do enough for me. My room was clean and quiet. Yes, I had to get a taxi to go out but they are so cheap in Jakarta and always reliable. The swimming pool was very nice... more

I am pretty experienced traveller and have been in many hotels but this hotel has the crappiest service I ever experienced. Apart from the dirty room with cigarette burns on the table next to the bed, broken sink, dirty bathroom, dust, run-down curtains the sound from outside was horrible. At a patio imitating the glass pyramids in Egypt they have... more

Had to attend a business meeting in Jakarta with the venue fixed at Batavia Hotel. For convenience, decided to book a room there for 3D 2N. Check-in was smooth at around 11pm on 18 April 2009. In my opinion, the hotel in its glorious days would have been a sight to behold but due to poor up-keeping and the deteriorating... more

Exactly! I totally agreed with the previous comment! I didn’t see this earlier on; else I will never ever stay at that place!! I don’t mind it’s far away & need to take a cab to go to anyway else, but at least, not these in the room…. 1) Carpet is dirty 2) Floor trap is stuck 3) Ceiling is... more

We stayed at that hotel fortunatelly only 2 nights. On their website you have got a chance to see great impressive building and even more beautifull rooms well furnished..... that's not true unfortunatelly. The true about the rooms is visible on pictures, but even if rooms doesn't look nice you expect cleanles at least. Our room was horrible and totally... more