Having arrived at the airport fairly early as I was worried about the traffic jam in Jakarta, I had about four hours to kill before I was even able to check in. Having been there so early, I decided to sit in one of those lounges and kill time while have my lunch. There are so many lounges here at the airport and I chose the Indosat Lounge which is located quite close to the Domestic Departures but neighbouring all the other lounges.
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| Indosat Lounge |
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| Smoking Area |
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| Interior of the Lounge |
The lounge was very packed when I arrived. The entrance fee was IDR 60,000.00 which I felt was fairly cheap. I chose to sit at the smoking area. They had some food to offer but I think the variety compared to the other lounges was much lesser. I guess the low price definitely contributes to this but nevertheless, it was still fairly sufficient. Come to think about it, how much can one actually eat in a single seating. They also provided massage services here at an additional charge. Having got my place, I decided to head over and pick up some food.
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| Black Coffee |
There were a number of drinks offered from a variety of coffee, tea and bottled drinks. I chose the above Black Coffee which was off a Nescafe vending machine. It was quite good. I would rate the above coffee at 8/10 .
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| Bread & Butter |
I then moved on to the bread station to get some bread. They had sliced loaf, some butter, jam, honey, kaya and also a toaster if you wanted to toast the bread. Not bad a variety but the counter was not so clean. After tasting the spread, I realised that it was not butter but margarine.The bread too was quite dry. Nevertheless, it was still nice. I would rate this at 6.5/10 .
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| Fried Noodles |
Next, I went for some fried noodles. They were simple noodles with very little vegetables and no meat inside. But it tasted quite okay. I would rate these noodles at 6.5/10 .
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| Indonesian Cakes |
They also offered two varieties of Indonesian cakes. One was a tapioca cake and another was had sweet shredded coconut as it's filling. Both were just average. I would rate them at 5.5/10 .
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| Rice & Potato Curry |
This one was really nice. The potato curry was very thick and there were loads of potato inside. It was also not at all spicy. I would rate this dish at 8/10 .
Besides this, they also had another Beef Stalk Soup. As I do not eat beef, I decided to skip that and that was pretty much the food that was offered. I know that it surely is much less compared to the other lounges but I think for the price it was acceptable. I spent the next few hours reading a book here and then went on to check in and clear immigration. I have also included more photographs below of the airport right up to the waiting gate.
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| Duty Free Shopping |
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| Duty Free Shopping |
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| Duty Free Shopping |
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| Travelator to the gates |
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| My Ride Home |
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| Another Aircraft Visible From My Gate |
Address: Terminal 2, International Departures, Soekarno Hatta International Airport,
Jalan Raya Bandara, Tangerang, Indonesia.
Opening Hours: 24 Hours Daily
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