Artotel Thamrin

Top choice in Jalan Jaksa Area


You can't miss this building – it's covered in an enormous pink, white and black illustration. Eight Indonesian artists were each given one floor of this hip hotel and told to go wild. The results are striking. As well as the decorative murals – ranging from cartoonish to graffiti to minimalist chic – rooms feature luxe furnishings, large comfy beds and oodles of amenities.

There's an international restaurant Double Chin on the ground floor, a spa, a rooftop bar and a gallery on the mezzanine level.


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