As I wrote previously, I was making my first trip back to Jakarta for many, many years. And for this trip, I was flying Singapore Airlines SQ966 (here is the Singapore Airlines, Singapore to Jakarta trip report).

Having successfully negotiated the flight, the airport and the taxi ride (plus traffic), I finally arrived at the Mulia Hotel, Jakarta.

I lived in Indonesia and Jakarta many many years ago, and have always been looking for a reason to come back. But given the choice of Bali or Jakarta, Bali always won out (here is the trip report to and from Bali in October 2015, the report on the Novotel which I stayed at during that trip, and sightseeing recommendations).

I had two concerns: first was the obvious; the infamous traffic. The second was a place to stay. So in the end, I asked some colleagues where were good places, and the Mulia came up many times. A number of other hotels were also suggested, but Mulia was the one hotel that everyone seemed to agree on. Unfortunately that meant that my expectations were already set extremely high so I was just hoping that I wouldn’t be disappointed.

What is there to tell you about the Mulia before I get into the nitty gritty of the review itself?

The Mulia has another hotel in Bali, unsurprisingly called the Mulia Bali. Below is the view onto the beach from the Mulia Bali. Wow it really is something. Though it is really really hot under the sun so could be a bit uncomfortable for some of you.

I never stayed the Mulia Bali but I really enjoyed the experience of wandering around and seeing such a well run and well maintained hotel. It’s a pretty impressive hotel, though pretty expensive. There are a number of good youtube videos on the hotel. I am planning a visit to Bali in the coming year so might consider this for that trip.



Stay tuned! More to come!!!