Originally Posted by
camsean
I agree service at the Sheraton Media can be patchy but they have always looked after me. In my last 4 stays I have been upgraded to a Towers suite 3 times and a Towers room once. Also the hotel itself is grander and more impressive than Le Meridian and the gym and pool are much nicer.
Because I am resident in Indonesia I also pay the local rate, which is 500,000rp including breakfast, or about US$55 so the upgrades are even more amazing.
Camsean, I've stayed at the Sheraton Media over 50 times, and not once was I upgraded to a tower suite. Only when I insisted did they finally upgraded me to a suite. Frankly, not worth the hassle. How did you get the upgrade to suite, all I got was tower room which is basically the same as regular room, same size only slightly better toiletries.
Only good for a mattress run.
LM has much better lounge, but rooms are really old and tired. In severe need of the total renovation. Lobby looks like a flash back to the eighties. Got upgraded quite often though.
A lot of better hotels in Jakarta, but not *wood props. St. Regis will be built a couple years from now.