WILLTOP HOTEL
Address: Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta No.44 PO.Box 7996 JKPMD. Jakarta
Contact: Tel: (62-21) 532 8682, 535 7573 Fax: (62-21) 535 7853, 536 4671
Description: This hotel is literally just across the road from the church complex. The rooms are smaller and not as luxurious as some of the other hotels but the prices are cheaper. Check out the website for more details - http://www.asiatravel.com/indonesia/willtop/.
Cost: Approximately Rp.290.000 (A$50) Twin share, including breakfast. Rp.250.000 (A$40) not including breakfast.

GOLDEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL (HOTEL GOLDEN)
Address: Jl. Angkasa No. 1 (Gunung Sahari) Jakarta, Indonesia 10720
Contact: Tel: (62-21) 532 8682, 535 7573, Fax: (62-21) 536 4671, 535 7853
Description: Only 5-minutes drive from the church building and also very close to three trade centres, a superstore shopping complex (department stores) and the theme-park. http://www.asiatravel.com/indonesia/golden/.
Cost: Approximately Rp.290.000 (A$50) Twin share, including breakfast, Rp.250.000 (A$40) without breakfast.

IBIS MANGGA DUA HOTEL AND APARTMENTS (*Recommended)
Address: Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta No.73 Jakarta - 10730 Indonesia
Contact: Tel: (+62) 21 6250101, Fax: (+62) 21 6250505
Description: Just three-minutes walking distance from three of the large trade centres. About 5-minutes to the church by car. A very nice hotel with lots of facilities. More details on the website - http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/0475/fiche_hotel.shtml.
Cost: Approximately Rp.360.000 ($A60) Twin share, including breakfast. Rp.280.000 (A$45) without breakfast.
Apartments: Fully furnished and very nice apartments.
Cost of Apartments: 2-Bedroom – Rp.395.000 (A$60), 3-Bedroom – Rp.515.000 (A$80). Approximate prices.

DUSIT MANGGA DUA (*Recommended)
Address: Jl. Mangga Dua Raya Jakarta 10730, Indonesia
Contact: Tel: (62-21) 612 8811, Fax: (62-21) 612 8822, E-mail Address: resvdmj@dusit.com
Description: This is a very nice hotel, directly connected to three trade centres with around 4000 shopping outlets. The hotel is approximately 5-mins drive from the church building. There is a lot of helpful information available on the website - http://jakarta.dusit.com/.
Cost: Approximately Rp.550.000 (A$90) Double or twin-share, including breakfast.

QUALITY SUITE APARTMENTS
Address: Sunda Kelapa
Description: Fully furnished apartments. This building is around 20-30 minutes drive from the church but is also very close to a large number of attractions and malls.
Cost: 1-Bedroom – Rp.240.000 (A$40), 2-Bedroom – Rp.285.000 (A$45), 3-Bedroom – Rp.390.000 (A$60). Approximate prices.

SHERATON MEDIA JAKARTA (*Recommended)
Address: Jl. Gunung Sahari 3, Jakarta, 10720, Indonesia
Contact: Phone: (62) (21) 626 3001, Fax: (62) (21) 626 3011
Description: This Sheraton hotel is just 5-mins drive from the church also and offers typical Sheraton standard accommodation. For more information see the website at http://www.sheraton.com/jakarta. This is definitely a lot more up-market than any of the other hotels listed.
Cost: Approximately Rp.590.000 (A$95) Double or twin-share, not-including breakfast.

Other tips:
- A twin-share room typically comes with 2 single beds consisting of 2 mattresses each so if you are happy being a little less comfortable then you should easily fit 4 people into a single room by separating the mattresses.

02. Airline Tickets

The Indonesian international airline is Garuda Indonesia (http://www.garuda.co.id), however a huge number of other international airlines fly in and out of Jakarta.

Online tickets through the official airlines websites are usually more expensive than organising them through a travel agent so it is recommended that you purchase your tickets from another source.

03. Communications to/in/from Jakarta

(A) Translation
- We can organise translation into English for you when you arrive here. Just speak to one of the church leaders and we will be glad to assist you in this area.

(B) SMS/Telephone/Email
- Organising a mobile phone sim card in Indonesia for using sms messages is easy. You simply bring a SIM compatible phone (No CDMA’s) and purchase a pre-paid SIM card in Jakarta. SMS messages are typically around Rp.350 each to anywhere in the world. Telephone calls from mobile to mobile within Jakarta are also very low cost relative to western nation prices.
- International calling cards can be bought for calling back home to anywhere in the world.
- Internet access is not particularly common in Indonesia because it is still relatively expensive so don’t expect many opportunities to sit down and read or write emails.

(C) Snail Mail
- Postcards and other letters can be sent to or from Jakarta but take an average of 7-15 days to be delivered depending on the destination.

04. Currency Exchange

Currency exchange into the Indonesian Rupiah is best done in Indonesia. It is a good idea to change a small amount of your local currency into Rupiah for use at Jakarta airport upon arrival if necessary. You can change money at Foreign Exchange booths in most cities.

There are many money changers in Indonesia that will give you a much better exchange rate than you will find outside of Indonesia or you can use ATM’s to withdraw cash (from your linked credit account) when you arrive in Indonesia at close to the prevailing exchange rate. For the current exchange rate check http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic.

05. Food and Eating

Food is very different in Indonesia. An average Asian style meal costs between Rp.5,000-20,000. For a western style meal the cost is more like Rp.20,000-50,000. There are a huge variety of different fruits and vegetables. Food is available almost anywhere in Jakarta and stores are open till late every day of the week. Just one piece of advice … if your stomach is not accustomed to the water or the general food conditions in Indonesia then be prepared for a bit of stomach ache. There shouldn’t be any problems if you are wise choosing the places where you eat.

06. Malls/Trade Centres/Markets

There are plenty of malls within 30-minutes drive of the church - Mega Mal, Taman Anggrek Mal, Golden Truly department store, Mal Kelapa Gading … The mall experience is part of what Jakarta is all about. For a detailed article on Jakarta malls, go to http://www.expat.or.id/info/malls.html.

There are also quite a few trade centres nearby. Three that are located within 5-minutes of the church are: ITC (International Trade Centre), WTC (World Trade Centre) and Mangga Dua Mal which are all interconnected. The style of shopping that you find in these places is very different to anything that you can find in Sydney. Each store is usually around 4m x 4m in size and there are around 4000 shops in the three adjacent buildings. You will find some great prices on all clothing, jewellery, electronics and just about anything else …

The markets can be a whole lot of fun. You will need to know some of the local language if you want to try and bargain for the goods. There are small street markets just about everywhere at the right time and on the right days.

07. Other Attractions

The church is located in the heart of the China-town district of Indonesia. The president’s palace and National Monument are about 10-minutes drive, the airport is about 30-minutes drive, the city centre is about 15-minutes drive, the Ancol funpark is about 10-minutes drive … There are so many things to see within a very small radius around the church building. For more information check out http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/jakarta/places.html.

08. Passport Information

Probably the only consideration will be that your passport must be valid for at least 6-months after the date of your departure from Indonesia. You will need to check this with the Indonesian Embassy in your country.

09. Transport around Jakarta

The forms of public transport are trains, buses, bajai’s and taxis, all of which are very readily available. It is definitely not advisable for westerners to go out walking on the streets, especially at dark places/times.