How can I make my tour easy and less expensive in Jakarta?
I want to visit Jakarta. I want to spend a little money because I have no more money to make my tour expensive. I need a middle class local hotel within $ 10 per night. Can any one help me to inform the hotel address ?
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Even in the outskirts of Jakarta you wont find a hotel for 10 Dollar. A cheep unrated hotel about 20 km away from the center may cost 20 Dollar. And then you have a problem with transportatin to the center. Not for the prices, traffic in Jakarta is a nightmare. It is pretty easy to be a few hours on the road to go somewhere.
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trust me, its not TTHAT expensive there i think you'd actually be able to live off for like 100$ for a week!
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You can go to a street called Jalan Jaksa (Jaksa street). It's a narrow street in the downtown area, famous for its cheap hostels. Plus because it's basically in the heart of the city, it's quite easy to go places. I'm not quite sure about the price, but it's probably ranging somewhere between a little below $10 to $20. from the airport just take a DAMRI bus (Rp15,000 or 20,000) to Gambir central train station. Just ask directions to Jalan Jaksa, it is within walking distance, around 20-30 minutes depending on your walking speed and the accuracy of the directions. You can also find a lot of small and cheap eateries ("warung" in Indonesian) also mid range pubs and cafes. for more info click http://www.jalanjaksa.com/ Transports around Jakarta can be dirt cheap or expensive. You can take the regular bus for Rp2,500 (approx $0.22). You can also take the more comfortable air-con bus for Rp6,000 ($0.53). Other means of transportation includes - Transjakarta bus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransJakarta), the lanes are within walking distance from Jalan Jaksa, for Rp3,500 ($0.31) you can go around the city and back if you don't leave the bus shelters. The buses go in their dedicated lanes, so they will not get caught in traffic jams. - Bajaj (three wheeled auto rickshaw) which only operates in limited areas, from Rp5,000 to Rp20,000 or more, depends on the distance and how hard you can bargain. - Motor taxi (known locally as Ojek), starting from Rp5,000, depending on distance and bargain. - Taxi, several range of fares. Use from Express cab company (white paint) for a cheaper fare, blue bird group (blue paint for a more expensive fare) - trains. ranges from Rp1,000 to Rp2,000 (to Bogor) for economy trains or Rp5,500 for air con trains, or Rp9,000-11,000 for express trains. the nearest train station, Stasiun Gondangdia, is about 15-20 minutes walk from Jalan Jaksa.
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there no hotel in $10 range.the best is $30-$45 range.its better to take a hotel which is safe.jalan jaksa is quite ok.i usually stay in formulae 1 hotel in menteng.its abt $40.safe and within range of any place to go.
