I have been to Jakarta a few times, but never had an opportunity to stay at the Mandarin Oriental, so this time, when looking for a place for a short break, I decided on the Mandarin, and boy, what a lovely visit it turned out to be.
It was like the hotel had passed around a secret message to treat me and my wife like VVIPs... our Deluxe room got upgraded to a suite and every single interaction we had with the hotel staff: Carissa in the French Restaurant, Albert at the Concierge, the ladies at the entrance who insisted on waving us good-bye each time we got into a cab, the security gentleman who apologized each time he had to scan us... the list is endless... I have to say that if this is the quality of people at the Jakarta Mandarin, then they have a head-start over almost every hotel I have ever stayed in... THANK YOU guys...you made our visit very special!!!!