Hotel Borobudur Jakarta

I am a regular customer at the Borobudor since 1981. Please file me as a VIP because I ised to work on the Palapa B2 Satellie program and staryed for months at the Borobudor from 1981 till 1983. Recently stayed for a week in 2023 and 2025, Prior to that a week in 2018. I love this hotel as one of the traditional old charm hotels in SE Asia with great rooms, staff and food. Yu need to add a convenience shop to buy eatables, soda and other things sold at a grocery store like fruits, so that I don't have to order through room service. Of course, the Oxtail Soup is my favourite and also my Indonesian froends come to enjoy the soup.

I LOVED the festive decor that greeted us in the lobby during New Year. The beautiful softly lit outdoors and pool area contain many places to stroll or relax. The pool seems huge compared to most hotels. We really enjoyed the dining options. The dinner AND breakfast buffets were absolutely outstanding. There were cuisines of many different cultures, and everything we sampled was fresh and delicious. We'd requested a quiet room, and it was so. We also used the spa services and enjoyed great deep tissue and Swedish massages. The spa building is behind the hotel, and a staff person pointed us in the right direction. The spa staff was lovely and professional. The location was a bit away from the city center, but close to a nice park, and a short walk to the Istiqlal Mosque. Getting taxis was also painless.

Location and breakfast

Very big hotel in a Borobudur theme. Reception formal but pleasant. Room spacious. OK bed. Bathroom and shower good. Outstanding breakfast buffet with both western style food as well as Indonesian specialties. I liked the tumis tahu taugé very much. The garden around the hotel is beautiful.

Large territory, many services, unfortunately, it was raining, and some places were inaccessible without an umbrella. Goord restaurant both for breakfast and for dinner.