Sadturday

Halo! How was your weekend? I hope it went great. Mine was not fun at all. It was dead boring. I was very bored at home, everybody was yelling at each other, arguing over some silly stuff. I felt like I needed to get out of the house, away from these people, before I got depressed or overthinking about anything. My mood wasn’t good at all. I thought being alone was what I actually needed. So, I checked in at Artotel, Jakarta. Once in a while, I need this. I need some time on my own. It’s allowing me to focus on myself. No pressure, no stress, and no worries. Just me, enjoying my staycation.

Anyway, I really enjoyed my staying at Artotel. It’s actually my second staying, just a few weeks after the first one. What I like about this hotel is their mural art. The building itself has "tattoos" around it. It’s a tattooed building! That’s how I see Artotel, haha. I really like this hotel because the exterior design isn’t like any other "normal" building, haha. Awesome artwork!!

image by hotels.com

So, coming to stay at Artotel is like there’s a surprise waiting for you. You never know which room they put you in and you can only guess. I think you can request for any room you like, but I always love surprise so I let them decide for me. It’s quite exciting actually because every room has a different style, different artwork. I took only few photos of my room. It’s not so big, but it’s clean and very comfortable. I like it; the good smell when I walked into the room and also the art on the wall. It’s a 🐋 whale!!

This is a nice place to stay if anyone of you are visiting Jakarta. It’s right in the heart of the city center. It’s so easy to access from anywhere in Jakarta. There’s a Transjakarta bus to get you to Monas if you’d like to see the monument or National Museum that's located right across the monument. Get a Flazz Card or e-money card if you want to get on the bus.

The location of this hotel is just perfect. There’s Sarinah where you can shop for clothes, food, groceries, or even souvenirs. There are many good restaurants around and there’s also Starbuck’s Coffee across the Sarinah Plaza. Feeling bored and want to see a movie? Don’t worry, there’s a movie theatre too! You won’t regret staying here.

This is my second staying at Artotel and no disappointment. The room was ready when I arrived. It didn’t even take time too long to check in and check out. Staff was friendly. Well, as you all may know, I'm very shy and awkward. Staying at this hotel, being surrounded by nice friendly people, makes me feel welcomed. I love friendly and smiling staff.

What’s even more surprising to me about the hotel is that they have many variety of food for breakfast! Well, for 3 star hotel, their breakfast is great and tasty as well. You guys should come and experience the wonderful experience yourself. It’s value for money and nice as well. The manager has done very good job. If you’re not staying at this hotel, you can still have breakfast here. You only need to pay 127. So cheap!!

Oh, there are 2 other shopping place around, Grand Indonesia mall and Plaza Indonesia. Take the bus if you like or just walk. I decided to walk instead. I wanted to enjoy the sunny afternoon. It felt so good to walk along Jalan Thamrin, to see all those tall buildings and just enjoy my afternoon walking. It took 20 minutes for me to reach Plaza Indonesia. I stopped by at the plaza because I was so thirsty. I bought myself a tall cup of chocolate at Starbuck’s, then moved on to Grand Indonesia, right across the plaza.

Actually, I’m not into Thai food but that night, just before I went back to my hotel, I decided to eat at Greyhound. It was almost 9.30 p.m and I wasn’t so hungry actually. I was just not ready to go back to my hotel and end the day. I was tired, but I was still sad and my mood was still ruined too. I actually wanted to go to Fatahillah Museum. I wanted to see how it looks like at night, but it’s a long way to go there and I was all lone. I wasn’t brave enough to go on my own at night. So, I left and went back to the hotel after I finished my meal😔

I ordered this that night.
It’s the only Thai food I know that’s not spicy, haha..
Thai Braised Beef Noodle Soup With Beef Balls, 85

The desert!
Tub Tim Krob Greyhound Style, 48

Orange Juice 48

So, I actually didn’t plan to buy anything. I just wanted to go for a walk and get this stress out of my chest, but heck, I ended up buying this at Zara. It’s not expensive, but I don’t really need this. Silly me. I just keep buying stuff I don’t need when I’m on stressed mode. 😑Bah! Buying stuff doesn't make you happy, it's actually what you do with it that does (unless it's something that you really need or want). Buying things makes me feel better. I guess I'll just sell this or give it away, haha.

So, that’s it for today. I guess I’ll see you next time.