Service at this hotel was excellent overall and the food at the main restaurant for breakfast and dinner was nicely prepared. The variety of delicious Indonesian dishes was a pleasant surprise to this first time visitor. In this part of town (South Jakarta) this seems to be the best hotel and with the horrendous Jakarta traffic, proximity to your destination is quite important. Rooms are nicely sized, very clean and comfortable. Bathrooms could use a bit more care, but not bad for a humid climate I suppose.

I would recommend this hotel and plan to stay there again.

I spent 3 weeks staying here while on contract for my company and was hugely impressed.
the Hotel was beautifully laid out in European style and a lot more compact than some of the huge hotels you find in Jakarta.the rooms were comfortable ,spacious and very clean. The staff were among the best trained and friendly I have ever met and the food was superb to boot.
I have been travelling globally for over 5 years now and this hotel rates in my top three. i can only think that its small size pool would explain a 4 star status. i cannot recommend grand mahakam highly enough !

I stayed in this hotel for 10 days and it's been a great experience.

POSITIVE (+):
* very nice and clean rooms, good housekeeping
* perfect buffet breakfast, separate non-smoking area (where the buffet is so very convenient)
* friendly staff, eager to speak English and always helpful
* nice club/disco in basement
* security
* cable/satelite TV channels
* close to shopping mall (Blok M)

NEGATIVE (-):
* location (area), quite dirty but so is most of Jakarta
* swimming pool very small and deserted (on 6th floor)
* many weddings which can make it rather busy & crowded
* iron (+board) on request

The Negatives are minor, this is definitely a good hotel.